"The Miami Heat's contest against Golden State wasn't supposed to be much of a contest at all. The Warriors rested half their team, including you know who, and were on the back end of a back-to-back. Throw in the fact that Wednesday also ended a long road trip for the Warriors, and there is a reason why Miami was a heavy favorite."
"But Miami continued to shoot itself in the foot with its complete inability to finish at the rim, combined with a complete lack of care for the basketball. In the 1st half, the Heat weren't a complete disaster from three (7-20), but still just shot 39% overall from the field. Combined with nine turnovers and four missed free throws, the high-flying Miami offense had just 49 points at the half."
"The third quarter might have been even worse as the Heat looked like a bad 14 seed in the NCAA Tournament who simply couldn't make a shot. Miami only turned the ball over twice in the quarter and shot 3-8 from three, but still managed just 23 points total off 30% overall shooting. The Heat just couldn't get Golden State's defense moving to open up the lane, and everything felt like a chore at the rim."
Golden State rested half its team and played on the back end of a back-to-back, making Miami a heavy favorite. Miami repeatedly failed to finish at the rim and displayed a complete lack of care for the basketball, shooting 39% in the first half with nine turnovers and four missed free throws for just 49 points. Jaime Jaquez Jr. continued a slide, going 2-9 in the first half. The third quarter yielded only 23 points on 30% shooting as the Heat could not open lanes. Norman Powell scored 17 fourth-quarter points and Miami forced turnovers to pull away late.
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