Golden State Warriors vs. Miami Heat Game Player Stats and Box Scores for March 26, 2024

The Golden State Warriors vs. Miami Heat matchup tonight features two teams holding Play-in Tournament spots, but the Warriors are in a more precarious position. They risk dropping out of the top ten, especially with the Houston Rockets closing in on them.

This game is a chance for the Warriors' veterans to step up and bounce back after suffering two straight losses. They fought hard in the first quarter, remaining within striking distance as they entered the second quarter, trailing by only two points, 26-24.

The second quarter remained as tightly contested as the first, with both teams matching each other, bucket for bucket.

Klay Thompson turned back the clock with his first-half performance, scoring 15 points on an efficient shooting clip while Jonathan Kuminga provided a strong contribution with eight points. Steph Curry was also a factor, adding seven points although he has struggled from downtown so far, making only 25.0% of his attempts from beyond the arc.

Meanwhile, Bam Adebayo had a strong opening half on the boards and on offense. He led the Heat in scoring with 13 points and 6 rebounds while Haywood Highsmith and Caleb Martin stepped up, scoring 13 and 8 off the bench, respectively.

With Jimmy Butler being sidelined for tonight's game, the Heat needed their other players to step up in the second half as the game remained tightly contested with a score of 55-53 in favor of the Heat.

With momentum on their side, Golden State kept their foot on the gas and didn’t look back. They did all the right things on both ends of the floor and led by the 4:30 mark of the fourth quarter by 15 points (100-85).

As exciting as it might have been, there was no comeback in store for the Heat as the Warriors maintained their tight grip on the lead. By the final buzzer, the Warriors had secured the victory 113-92.

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Golden State Warriors vs. Miami Heat game player stats and box scores

Golden State Warriors game stats

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Andrew Wiggins	17	7	1	0	2	1	7-12	1-5	2-2	+17
Jonathan Kuminga	18	7	3	0	1	1	8-13	0-2	2-3	+21
Draymond Green	4	9	8	2	0	1	2-5	0-1	0-0	+9
Klay Thompson	28	5	2	0	1	1	11-20	6-14	0-0	+25
Steph Curry	17	2	6	0	0	1	7-15	3-10	0-0	+19
Brandin Podziemski	6	5	1	1	0	1	3-5	0-2	0-1	-4
Gary Payton II	2	0	0	1	1	0	1-3	0-0	0-0	-3
Kevon Looney	7	6	1	0	0	0	3-5	0-0	1-2	+7
Chris Paul	0	2	7	2	0	3	0-2	0-1	0-0	+1
Moses Moody	9	0	1	0	0	1	3-3	2-2	1-2	-2
Gui Santos	5	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	1-1	0-0	+5
Jerome Robinson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+5
Lester Quinones	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+5
Dario Saric	DNP

Miami Heat game stats

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+-/
Jamie Jaquez Jr.	12	2	1	0	0	2	4-10	1-4	3-4	-24
Nikola Jovic	11	6	4	0	0	0	4-11	2-7	1-2	-11
Bam Adebayo	24	9	5	1	1	1	10-21	1-3	3-4	-4
Patty Mills	2	0	1	0	0	1	1-5	0-2	0-0	-8
Terry Rozier	15	4	2	0	1	1	7-18	1-6	0-0	-15
Caleb Martin	10	5	6	0	0	0	4-12	0-4	2-2	-4
Haywood Highsmith	15	6	2	2	0	0	6-7	3-3	0-0	-1
Delon Wright	0	3	3	0	0	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	-6
Thomas Bryant	0	3	0	0	0	1	0-3	0-2	0-0	-12
Jamal Cain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-5
Alondes Williams	3	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	1-1	-5
Cole Swider	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	-5
Orlando Robinson	0	1	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-5

The Warriors remain 10th in the West, the Heat remain outside of a guaranteed Playoff spot

With their season in peril, the Golden State Warriors veteran core stepped up to avoid falling into a 36-35 record which would tie them with the Houston Rockets.

Klay Thompson looked like an All-Star once again and he did so in a timely manner as the Warriors managed to keep a tight grip on the final Play-in spot in the Western Conference. Golden State's fans would definitely like to see this type of performance from their veterans for the remainder of the season.

Meanwhile, the Heat's loss means they are now tied with the Philadelphia 76ers with a 39-33 record. This also reduces their chances of overtaking the Indiana Pacers, who are 41-32, for the final guaranteed playoff spot.

With a few more games remaining on the schedule, the playoff landscape could still change and the results of tonight's Golden State Warriors vs Miami Heat game will directly affect that.