Miami Heat at Houston Rockets
· National Basketball AssociationDurant passes Jordan, then Thompson tips in the winner in Rockets' 123-122 victory over Heat
Durant’s shot for the win bounced off the rim and Thompson tipped it in to give Houston the thrilling victory. Durant has 32,294 points in his career, two more than Jordan.
Miami trailed by eight before using a 9-2 run, with a 3 from Simon Fontecchio, to get within 119-118 with 46.3 seconds to go. Reed Sheppard made a shot in the lane to push the lead to 121-118 with 12.7 seconds left.
Bam Adebayo made two free throws after that before Jabari Smith Jr. was called for goaltending on a layup by Fontecchio to put the Heat on top 122-121 with 5.4 seconds remaining and set up the wild ending.
Adebayo had 32 points and tied a career high with 21 rebounds for the Heat, who dropped their fourth straight. Adebayo’s big rebounding night came after he had the second-highest scoring game in NBA history when he scored 83 points in a win over the Wizards on March 10.
The Rockets were up by two when Durant made consecutive 3-pointers to make it 117-109. He moved past Jordan on the second and briefly lifted his arms in triumph after draining the shot.
The Heat were up by 11 early in the fourth before Houston used a 15-0 run, with two 3-pointers from Jabari Smith Jr. and one each from Sheppard and Aaron Holiday, to take a 106-102 lead with less than seven minutes remaining.
Fontecchio snapped a four-minute scoring drought for Miami after that, but Holiday hit another 3 seconds later to leave the Rockets up 109-105 midway through the quarter.
Rockets: Begin a four-game road trip Monday night at Chicago.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 122 - 123 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 122 - 123 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
(00:00) [Heat] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) | 122 - 123 |
| 4th 0.2 |  |
Amen Thompson makes tip shot | 122 - 123 |
| 4th 0.2 | |
Amen Thompson offensive rebound | 122 - 121 |
Statistics
 MIA |
 HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 47-92 | FG | 45-86 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 16-41 | 3PT | 16-35 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 12-16 | FT | 17-21 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 31 | Assists | 33 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 58 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 19 | Fouls | 16 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 8 |
| 16 | Lead Changes | 16 |
| 40 | Percent Led | 53 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant, F | Out | May 1 |
| Steven Adams, C | Out | Jan 28 |
| Fred VanVleet, G | Out | Sep 22 |
Miami Heat Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Herro, G | Out | Apr 27 |
| Bam Adebayo, C | Out | Apr 14 |
| Dru Smith, G | Out | Apr 13 |
| Nikola Jovic, F | Out | Apr 13 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 18,055 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
46 | 36 | .561 | - | L1 |
 Orlando |
45 | 37 | .549 | 1 | L1 |
 Charlotte |
44 | 38 | .537 | 2 | W1 |
 Miami |
43 | 39 | .524 | 3 | W2 |
 Washington |
17 | 65 | .207 | 29 | L10 |
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
- | 20 | L1 | 0.75609756 | 62 |
 Houston |
10 | 30 | W1 | 0.63414633 | 52 |
 New Orleans |
36 | 56 | L2 | 0.31707317 | 26 |
 Dallas |
36 | 56 | W1 | 0.31707317 | 26 |
 Memphis |
37 | 57 | L8 | 0.30487806 | 25 |
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