National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Miami 104, Brooklyn 98
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials: #34 Kevin Cutler, #33 Sean Corbin, #41 Ken Mauer
Attendance: 19600

Heat 104, Nets 98: Dwyane Wade continued his stellar play with 28 points and nine assists and Miami shot lights out early to complete a four-game season sweep over visiting Brooklyn.

Chris Andersen matched a career high with 18 points and added a season-high 14 rebounds for the Heat, who got point guard Goran Dragic (17 points) back after missing two games with a bad back but played without center Hassan Whiteside (suspension). Miami made its first nine shots of the game to jump Charlotte by one-half game for the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference.

Deron Williams had 18 points and Brook Lopez added 15 and 14 rebounds for the Nets, who dropped their fifth straight and fell 3 1/2 games behind the Heat. Jarrett Jack scored 18 off the bench as Brooklyn opened a four-game road trip by committing 21 turnovers - 10 by point guards Williams and Jack.

Andersen converted three dunks among his 10 first-quarter points and Miami didn't turn it over en route to a 34-23 lead after the first. Another Andersen hoop pushed the bulge to 18 with 3:45 left in the half but Brooklyn closed within 62-51 at the half.

Williams capped a 9-0 run with a 3-pointer and layup to get the Nets within six midway through the third, but the Heat responded with an 11-2 run and led 82-67 heading into the fourth. Jack scored eight straight Nets points closing the deficit to 98-93 with a minute left before Wade drove, kicked to a wide-open Mario Chalmers, who ended hopes of a comeback by draining a 3-point dagger from the right wing with 41.6 seconds left.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Heat didn't commit their first turnover until 1:43 left in the first half and finished with 11. … Wade has scored 25 or more points in five straight games, tallying 115 points on 40-of-83 shooting from the field and 32-of-37 from the line. ... Williams, who shot 6-of-10, connected on just 10-of-40 from the field for 37 points in his last four games.
Top Game Performances
 
Brooklyn   Miami
Jarrett Jack 18 Scoring Dwyane Wade 28
Jarrett Jack 4 Assists Dwyane Wade 9
Brook Lopez 14 Rebounds Chris Andersen 14
Jarrett Jack 7 Free Throws Made Dwyane Wade 8
Deron Williams 2 Steals Henry Walker 4
Brook Lopez 1 Blocks Chris Andersen 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Brooklyn 98 43.8 6-17 28-39 15 44 2 8 21
Miami 104 45.7 6-21 24-38 23 39 3 14 11
Upcoming Games
  • Miami will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Heat have a W/L % of .310 after a win and .571 after a loss.
  • Brooklyn will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Nets have a W/L % of .480 after a win and .342 after a loss.