National Basketball Association
Washington 107, Miami 86
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, December 1, 2014
Where: Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials:
#40 Leon Wood, #77 Karl Lane, #24 Mike Callahan
Attendance:
15150
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Wizards 107, Heat 86: Rasual Butler matched his season high with 23 points off the bench as Washington used some hot perimeter shooting to knock off visiting Miami.
John Wall added 18 points and matched his season high with 13 assists for the Wizards, who made their first seven 3-point attempts before finishing 10-for-19. Marcin Gortat backed up his 24-point, 13-rebound performance on Saturday with 15 points and 10 rebounds for Washington.
Chris Bosh scored 17 of his 21 points in the first half for the Heat, who managed 37 points in the second half and finished under 100 for the eighth straight game. Dwyane Wade added 20 points on 9-for-13 shooting in his second game back in as many nights after missing seven with a hamstring injury.
The Heat shot 60 percent from the floor in the first half but the Wizards shot 63.2 and made all seven of their 3-point tries while building a 64-49 lead. Bradley Beal was limited to five first-half minutes due to foul trouble but still scored all eight of his points in that stretch and Butler, his replacement, scored 13 while Beal sat.
Miami called timeout after the Wizards scored eight straight points early in the second half to extend the lead to 72-51. The Heat responded with eight straight points of their own but couldn’t get back within single digits as Washington took an 81-66 lead into the fourth and cruised from there.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Since starting 1-for-6 from the floor Sunday against the Knicks, Wade is 19-for-25. … Washington PF Nene missed his fourth straight game with plantar fasciitis. … The Heat dropped to 4-2 in the second game of back-to-backs this season.
Top Game Performances
Miami |
|
Washington |
Chris Bosh 21 |
Scoring |
Rasual Butler 23 |
Josh McRoberts 4 |
Assists |
John Wall 13 |
Chris Bosh 8 |
Rebounds |
Marcin Gortat 10 |
Luol Deng 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Rasual Butler 4 |
Norris Cole 2 |
Steals |
Drew Gooden 2 |
Chris Bosh 2 |
Blocks |
Marcin Gortat 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Miami
|
86 |
45.8 |
2-22 |
18-30 |
12 |
33 |
2 |
5 |
11 |
Washington
|
107 |
54.2 |
10-19 |
19-24 |
29 |
42 |
3 |
7 |
14 |
Upcoming Games
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Washington will play their next game at home against L.A. Lakers. The Wizards have a W/L % of .700 after a win and .667 after a loss.
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Miami will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Heat have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .571 after a loss.