Overview
- Andrew Wiggins scored 28 on 9-of-10 shooting, surpassing 15,000 career points early in the third quarter.
- Norman Powell added 25 and Tyler Herro contributed 14 off the bench, while Kel’el Ware posted 11 points and 15 rebounds as Miami logged 36 assists.
- With Davion Mitchell (illness) and Nikola Jovic (back) sidelined, rookie Kasparas Jakucionis started in Miami’s 10th different lineup in as many games.
- The Heat outscored Memphis 39-26 in the third to pull away for their third straight win, moving to 31-27 and eyeing a climb out of the play-in per Powell and Herro.
- Short-handed Memphis played without Ja Morant and others; GG Jackson scored a season-high 28, Jaylen Wells had 25, and a late scuffle led to ejections for Myron Gardner and Scotty Pippen Jr.