Butler’s dunk at end gives Heat 97-95 win over Rockets

Published February 10, 2023 10:08 PM

By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Basketball Writer

MIAMI (AP) — Gabe Vincent threw an alley-oop inbounds pass to Jimmy Butler for a dunk with 0.3 seconds remaining, giving the Miami Heat a 97-95 win over the Houston Rockets 97-95. Tyler Herro had 31 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Heat, who won despite scoring only 39 second-half points. Bam Adebayo scored 20 points, Butler had 10 of his 16 points in the fourth and Max Strus added 14 for Miami. Jabari Smith Jr. scored 22 points for the Rockets. Kenyon Martin Jr. had 17 and Alperen Sengun added 12 for Houston. Jalen Green had 11 points, including a game-tying layup with 0.7 seconds left.

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