Herro Leads Short-Handed Heat to Win Over Warriors
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tyler Herro scored 26 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the fast-paced Miami Heat to a 114-102 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory. All-Star forward Jimmy Butler missed his fourth straight game with a strained left calf, while Kyle Lowry (soreness), Caleb Martin (sprained right ankle) and Josh Richardson (back strain) were also unavailable for the Heat. Jamal Cain added 18 points and six rebounds and Bam Adebayo and Jaime Jaquez Jr.
each had 17 points as Miami began a five-game West Coast sweep. andquot;That#039;s just a token of our thanks, boys’ next man up mind, andquot; The Lord said. andquot;Just coming in here and being able to fill in for the guys that are gone so I can fill in those spots.
Even though he knew the Heat weren’t at full strength yet, coach Steve Kerr and the Warriors prepared hard. andquot;They played good games, they played hard, and that coach announced before the game, They will come out even harder if they had their starters, said Trayce Jackson-Davis, who had 10 points and 11 rebounds for Golden State. The Warriors, who have won eight straight since opening the season 1-6 at home at the Chase Center, lost in San Francisco for the first time since Nov. 18 against Oklahoma City.
Golden State dropped to 15-16 under .500 overall. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson scored 13 points each for the Warriors. Curry was kept off the board until he hit a 3-pointer with 3:44 left in the second quarter. The star defender took only three shots before the breakthrough, and he kept the defense in a more passive role.
Moses Moody and Andrew Wiggins each had 11 points as the Warriors shot 37-of-88 (42%). They were 8-of-33 (24.2%) from 3-point range. Golden State entered the game with an NBA-best 47.4 rebounds per game, but Miami was outrebounded 44-43. Thatand#039;s one aspect of the Heatand#039;s game — along with their overall physicality — that Spoelstra would like to see hold strong over the course of their road trip. andquot;You want to set the tone right from the get-go, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. For the most part, I thought our guys brought that kind of effort, energy, toughness and physicality.
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