{"id":8804,"date":"2024-12-31T05:06:28","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T05:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/nba-tyler-herro-helps-miami-heat-beat-houston-rockets-before-being-ejected\/"},"modified":"2024-12-31T05:06:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T05:06:28","slug":"nba-tyler-herro-helps-miami-heat-beat-houston-rockets-before-being-ejected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/nba-tyler-herro-helps-miami-heat-beat-houston-rockets-before-being-ejected\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA: Tyler Herro helps Miami Heat beat Houston Rockets before being ejected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Tyler Herro played a key role in helping Miami Heat rally from a 12-point deficit to beat the Houston Rockets before being ejected in the final minute.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Herro scored a game-high 27 points and nine assists as Miami won 104-100 in Texas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The 24-year-old was one of four players ejected in a heated final 47.4 seconds after being involved in a skirmish with Amen Thompson, Terry Rozier and Jalen Green.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Miami Heat sit sixth in the Eastern Conference with the Rockets third in the Western, despite back-to-back losses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Elsewhere, <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Oklahoma City Thunder<\/b> strengthened their grip on top spot in the Western Conference after beating second-placed Memphis Grizzlies 130-106.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a game-high 35 points to help Oklahoma extend their winning run to 11 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Minnesota Timberwolves<\/b> made it three wins on the bounce and held off a fightback to beat the San Antonio Spurs 112-110.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Victor Wembanyama registered 34 points for the Spurs with Donte DiVincenzo scoring a season-high 26 points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Indiana Pacers<\/b> earned revenge against NBA champions the Boston Celtics as Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points in a 123-114 win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Celtics claimed a comfortable 142-105 victory when the two sides met on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Cole Anthony drove for a lay-up with 1.3 seconds remaining to complete a huge comeback win for <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Orlando Magic <\/b>against Brooklyn Nets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Hosts Orlando trailed 17 points in the fourth quarter before rallying to record a 102-101 triumph.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Toronto Raptors slumped to a 10th successive loss against the visiting <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Atlanta Hawks<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Trae Young collected 34 points and 10 assists as Atlanta won 136-107.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/basketball\/articles\/cz0r25rez8go\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tyler Herro played a key role in helping Miami Heat rally from a 12-point deficit to beat the Houston Rockets before being ejected in the final minute. Herro scored a game-high 27 points and nine assists as Miami won 104-100 in Texas. 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