Amid the Jimmy Bluter controversy, the Miami Heat managed to add another victory thanks to Jaime Jaquez and Bam Adebayo, beating Stephen Curry’s Golden State Warriors 114-98.
Stephen Curry scored 31 points, Trayce Jackson-Davis added 19 and Draymond Green contributed seven points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. The Warriors were booed by the home crowd and many frustrated fans left Chase Center early to play a second straight game.
Nikola Jovic hit consecutive baseline 3-pointers midway through the fourth quarter on his way to 20 points and Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 18 as Miami won in back-to-back road games after a 123-118 double-overtime loss Monday in Sacramento.
Buddy Hield had 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists off the bench for a Warriors team that took a 30-point beating from the Kings on Sunday.
Jimmy Butler missed the third game of his seven-game suspension for conduct detrimental to the team. While Brandin Podziemski missed his fifth straight game with right abdominal tightness and Gary Payton II sat out his seventh straight game with a left calf strain he injured on Christmas Day against the Lakers. Coach Steve Kerr expects both guards to participate in the upcoming four-game road trip and return to play. Related Stories
The Heat continue their West Coast road trip at Utah on Thursday night, while Golden State travels to face Detroit on Thursday night.
