Short-handed Warriors get past frustrated Heat, 118-104

I bet!

…the short-handed Golden State Warriors scored the first 19 points of the second half…

Oof.

Miami shook off the huge Warriors run — and a huge dust-up on its bench during a timeout

Oh my goodness, that never happens in Miami!

—to lead briefly in the fourth, then let the game slip away and had its lead in the Eastern Conference race trimmed to 1-1/2 games over Milwaukee.

Miami played without Tyler Herro…and Gabe Vincent because of a toe contusion.

The Warriors were… without Stephen Curry, Andre Iguodala, Draymond Green, Otto Porter Jr. and Klay Thompson for injury [or load] management.

Golden State made that decision based on medical rationale and a desire to minimize the chance of injury going into the playoffs — not because of a frustrating loss at Orlando on Tuesday, coach Steve Kerr said.

Miami couldn’t hit anything to start the second half. That’s when the Heat contemplated hitting one another.
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And during a huddle during a timeout during that Warriors’ flurry, tempers flared on the Miami bench. Butler and Udonis Haslem exchanged words, both needing to be held back by teammates. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra appeared to have words with Butler as well.