Rockets preseason lost to the Heat 106-113 at home.
Jaylen Green opened a three-pointer with a bukkake Jimmy Butler and Lowry provided consecutive assists. Adebayor and Butler dunked and received empty shots. Wood made another three-pointer and scored a jumper. Butler took a strong low position and connected with Lowry again. Lowry relied on passing frequently to plan fast breaks. He got 7 assists and 4 steals in the first quarter. The Rockets relied on Green and Kevin Porter's dry three-pointers to bite the score. However, Green broke through with Adebayor's big caps, Duncan Robinson and Hiero fired from the outside, leading the Heat 34-26 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Jaylen Green hit the third three-pointer, but Taylor-Hiro gave off, three-pointer, middle distance, Butler 2+1! The Heat led 52-35 by 17 points. Jaylen Green made three free throws and then finished the four-pointer, but Duncan Robinson responded with two consecutive long shots, and the Heat led 62-48 by 14 points in the first half.
Lowry had 2 points, 10 assists, 4 steals and 5 rebounds. Hiero had 12 points, Adebayor had 15 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks, Duncan Robinson had 14 points and Butler had 9 points.
Rockets Jaylen Green scored 16 points and 2 steals on 4 of 12 shots.
In the second half, the Heat removed Adebayor, Butler, Tucker and Lowry. Hero took over the offense and scored 12 points in a single quarter. Duncan Robinson added two three-pointers. Strus made a mid-range shot and the Heat took a 91-70 lead in the three quarters. In the fourth quarter, the Rockets substitutes Martin Jr., Shen Jing, and Christopher played eye-catchingly, and the Rockets caught up to a 10-point difference. Then Armoni Brooks made 3 three-pointers,At one point, the difference was reduced to 6 points. Okapala stopped the bleeding with a three-pointer, and Yultseven made a stable shot. The Heat led by 11 points in the last 2 minutes. Martin Jr., Xam and Christopher had a 6-0 climax, and the score difference came to 5 in the last minute. Drew Smith steadily made all the free throws, and the Heat finally retreated away from home.
Hiero scored 24 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists in 7 of 13, Robinson 20 points, Adebayor 15 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks, Lowry 2 points, 10 assists, 5 rebounds and 4 steals, Butler 9 points.
Green scored 6 of 15 with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals, Porter scored 3 of 10 with 12 points, 4 assists and 4 turnovers, Wood had 13 points, 8 rebounds, and Tays 10 points, Martin Jr. had 10 points and 8 rebounds, and Christopher had 12 points.
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