Overview
- Coming off the bench Thursday, Ware posted 16 points, 11 rebounds, seven blocks and five steals vs. Brooklyn, becoming the first Heat player with a 15-10-5-5 game and the first NBA player to do it as a reserve.
- In the same game he became the first in franchise history with seven blocks and five steals, a league feat last recorded by Josh Smith in 2007.
- Ware had logged 11 points, 13 rebounds and five steals two days earlier against the Nets, giving him back-to-back games with five steals.
- Miami extended its winning streak to four by beating Charlotte on Friday, snapping the Hornets’ six-game run as Tyler Herro delivered 33 points, nine rebounds and nine assists without a turnover; Ware added 10 points, four rebounds, four blocks and a steal.
- Spoelstra said he is encouraged by Ware’s recent play after the center was pressed into larger minutes when Bam Adebayo faced foul trouble, while injuries kept Andrew Wiggins (patellar tendinitis), Norman Powell (right groin) and Simone Fontecchio (left groin) out.