"Prior to the injury, Butler had put up 17 points on 6 of 11 shooting in 19 minutes. In his absence, the Warriors received a balanced attack following halftime from each of Steph Curry, Brandin Podziemski, Buddy Hield and Quentin Post. Podziemski finished with a team-high 24 points for the Warriors. As for Miami, Norman Powell dropped 21 points on 7 of 16 from the field."
"Kel'el Ware dominated in his 18 bench minutes with an efficient 15 points on 70% shooting. However, Bam Adebayo's rough night offensively was too much to overcome. Following his Eastern Conference player of the week honors after bouncing back from an 11-game slump, Adebayo put up a goose egg in this one- totaling just 4 points on an abysmal 1 of 13 from the field."
"Other than Powell, Wiggins and Ware, that struggle offensively was felt throughout the entire rotation. Miami just ran out of gas after Butler's exit and didn't adjust well, as Golden State ran away with a 65-46 second half advantage. The biggest disparities of this game was the Heat's inefficiency and turnovers. Miami limped to just 39% shooting and 29% from 3-point range as a team, compared to Golden State's 52% a"
Golden State defeated Miami 135-112 after a 65-46 second-half advantage. Jimmy Butler scored 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting in 19 minutes before suffering a knee injury later announced as a season-ending torn ACL. Brandin Podziemski led the Warriors with 24 points while Steph Curry, Buddy Hield and Quentin Post contributed in a balanced attack. Miami received 21 points from Norman Powell, 18 from Andrew Wiggins and 15 efficient bench points from Kel'el Ware. Bam Adebayo struggled, finishing with 4 points on 1-of-13 shooting. Miami shot 39% overall and 29% from three, while Golden State shot 52%.
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