Golden State Warriors vs Miami Heat player stats and box score (Mar. 25) | 2024-25 NBA season

The Miami Heat defeated the Golden State Warriors 112-86 on Tuesday at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. Jimmy Butler returned to South Beach to face his former team for the first time after their well-publicized saga ended in a trade that sent the six-time NBA All-Star to Golden State in a package that included Andrew Wiggins.

Bam Adebayo led Miami with 27 points and eight rebounds. He shot 9-for-18, including 2-for-3 from the 3-point line. Tyler Herro finished with 20 points and seven assists on an efficient 7-for-10 shooting (4-for-4 from beyond the arc). Alec Burks scored 17 points on 6-for-8 shooting, including 5-for-7 on 3-pointers.

Kel'el Ware added 14 points and 10 rebounds on 7-for-11 shooting, while Wiggins had 10 points, five rebounds and five assists on 4-for-13 shooting. Davion Mitchell contributed 12 points, five rebounds and seven assists off the bench.

Jonathan Kuminga scored 15 points on 4-for-10 shooting off the bench. Brandin Podziemski added 14 points and four assists (6-for-16), while Gui Santos scored 13 off the bench on 5-for-8 shooting.

In his homecoming, Butler had 11 points and six rebounds on 5-for-12 shooting. Buddy Hield added 10 points on 3-for-8 shooting.

Golden State suffered its second consecutive loss and dropped to 41-31. They are now 16-5 in 21 games with Butler. They still hold the sixth and final guaranteed playoff spot in the Western Conference, with a half-a-game lead over the LA Clippers.

On the other hand, Miami won its second straight game after snapping a 10-game losing streak in Sunday's 122-105 win against the Charlotte Hornets. The losing skid was the franchise's longest since the 2007-08 season. They are 10th in the Eastern Conference with a 31-41 record and are one game behind ninth-placed Chicago Bulls (32-40).

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Golden State Warriors vs. Miami Heat player stats and box score

Golden State Warriors player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Gary Payton II	4	7	2	2	0	2	2-2	0-0	0-0	-21
Jimmy Butler III	11	6	2	1	0	0	5-12	0-2	1-1	-19
Draymond Green	2	5	3	0	0	3	1-4	0-3	0-0	-23
Moses Moody	7	1	2	0	0	0	3-13	0-9	1-1	-23
Brandin Podziemski	14	3	4	2	0	1	6-16	2-6	0-1	-4
Buddy Hield	10	3	0	0	0	1	3-8	2-5	2-2	-5
Jonathan Kuminga	15	2	2	2	0	1	4-10	1-3	6-9	-13
Quinten Post	3	1	3	0	0	4	1-5	1-4	0-0	-15
Gui Santos	13	3	0	0	0	0	5-8	3-6	0-0	-2
Kevon Looney	3	5	2	1	1	0	1-1	0-0	1-2	0
Pat Spencer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	-3
Kevin Knox II	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-1
Trayce Jackson-Davis	4	1	0	0	0	0	2-2	0-0	0-0	-1

Miami Heat player stats and box score

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Andrew Wiggins	10	5	5	2	3	2	4-13	2-4	0-0	2
Bam Adebayo	27	8	1	1	1	3	9-18	2-3	7-9	23
Kel'el Ware	14	10	0	0	1	2	7-11	0-1	0-0	4
Alec Burks	17	2	0	1	0	1	6-8	5-7	0-0	5
Tyler Herro	20	3	7	0	0	2	7-10	4-4	2-2	33
Haywood Highsmith	0	6	3	1	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	25
Davion Mitchell	12	5	7	1	0	2	5-8	2-2	0-1	14
Kyle Anderson	7	3	3	2	0	2	3-3	1-1	0-0	24
Pelle Larson	5	0	0	0	0	1	2-4	1-2	0-0	0
Jaime Jaquez Jr.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Nikola Jovic	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Love	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Duncan Robinson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Rozier	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Golden State Warriors vs. Miami Heat game summary

At the end of the first quarter, the Miami Heat had a 28-22 lead over the Golden State Warriors. Bam Adebayo had 11 points and four rebounds on 3-for-6 shooting.

Miami increased its lead to 17 heading into the halftime break, 57-40. Adebayo led the Heat with 16 points (5-for-10) and six boards at the half. Tyler Herro and Alec Burks added 12 and 11 points, respectively, on a combined 8-for-10 shooting, including 5-for-6 on 3-pointers.

On the flip side, Buddy Hield scored 10 points off the Warriors bench on 3-for-6 shooting (2-for-4 from the 3-point line).

Golden State outscored Miami 30-26 in the third quarter to trim Miami's lead to 13 heading into the final frame, 83-70. However, the Heat held the Warriors to just 16 points in the fourth, as they extended their lead to as high as 28. Miami won its 31st victory this season.