Miami Heat trail as San Antonio Spurs pile up bench points at Kaseya Center

The San Antonio Spurs moved to 54-18 and the Miami Heat moved to 38-34 after a 136-111 game at Kaseya Center on 7:00 PM EDT.

First quarter

The Miami Heat opened with 31 first-quarter points while the San Antonio Spurs answered with 38 points in the opening quarter.

The Heat finished with 11 steals, and the Spurs countered with 33 assists as the early pace tilted toward San Antonio’s ball movement.

Second quarter

The Heat scored 27 points in the second quarter, and the Spurs matched that stretch with 38 points to take control by halftime.

The Heat shot 40 percent from the field in the game, and the Spurs shot 48 percent while generating 60 points in the paint.

The Heat got 20 fast-break points, and the Spurs produced 19 fast-break points while keeping the game’s possession count at 108.8 for Miami and 111.32 for San Antonio.

Third quarter

The Heat put up 23 points in the third quarter, and the Silver and Black added 32 points in the same quarter to widen the gap.

The Heat recorded 29 assists, and the Spurs paired that with 71 total rebounds that created 25 second-chance points.

The Heat committed 12 turnovers, and the Spurs turned 15 Miami giveaways into 16 points off turnovers as part of the game-changing plays Miami Heat vs San Antonio Spurs.

Fourth quarter

The Heat scored 30 points in the fourth quarter, and the Spurs closed with 28 points while leaning on 68 bench points.

Bam Adebayo scored 18 points in the previous game, and Tyler Herro added 18 points while Norman Powell finished with 21 points as Miami searched for steady offense against 9 Spurs blocks.

Kel'el Ware pulled 7 rebounds in the previous game, and the Heat finished this night with 44 total rebounds while the Spurs secured a biggest lead of 30.

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