National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Miami 102, Brooklyn 89
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 1, 2012
Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials: #74 Curtis Blair, #45 Brian Forte, #48 Scott Foster
Attendance: 19961

Heat 102, Nets 89:
Dwyane Wade scored a season-high 34 points and added seven assists while LeBron James had 21 points and nine rebounds as host Miami rallied from a 14-point, second-quarter deficit to defeat Brooklyn and stretch its winning streak to six.

Ray Allen tallied 13 points and Norris Cole added 12 as the Heat improved to 8-0 at home and defeated the Nets for the 12th consecutive time. Miami held Brooklyn to 30 second-half points after trailing 59-50 at halftime.

Andray Blatche had 20 points, Gerald Wallace had 13 and nine rebounds and Joe Johnson scored 12 points for Brooklyn, which saw its five-game winning streak come to an end. The Nets were without center Brook Lopez (foot) for the second consecutive contest.

Brooklyn led 73-65 midway through the third quarter after a basket by Wallace. Miami rolled off the next 10 points and took its first lead of the entire contest on a dunk by James that made it 75-73 with 3:08 left in the quarter.

The Heat held the Nets without a point for a stretch of 7:20 in the final quarter to open up an 11-point lead. A 3-pointer by Cole boosted the advantage to 102-87 with 1:05 to go as Brooklyn was just 2-of-15 from the field over the final 12 minutes.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Miami’s eight consecutive home wins to start the season is a franchise record … Brooklyn PG Deron Williams had 10 of his 12 assists in the first half. … Heat F Shane Battier (knee) missed his second straight game.
Top Game Performances
 
Brooklyn   Miami
Andray Blatche 20 Scoring Dwyane Wade 34
Deron Williams 12 Assists Dwyane Wade 7
Gerald Wallace 9 Rebounds LeBron James 9
Andray Blatche 4 Free Throws Made Dwyane Wade 5
Deron Williams 2 Steals Mario Chalmers 3
Kris Humphries 2 Blocks Chris Bosh 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Brooklyn 89 44.0 6-28 17-27 20 38 4 6 19
Miami 102 51.3 7-20 15-19 20 35 3 12 10
Upcoming Games
  • Miami will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Heat have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Brooklyn will play their next game at home against Oklahoma City. The Nets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.