Wiggins makes 9-of-10 shots in 28-point outing to lead Heat over Grizzlies 136-120
...Norman Powell finished with 25...
Tyler Herro finished with 14 points, Bam Adebayo added 13, while Kasparas Jakucionis and Jaime Jacquez Jr. each scored 12 for the Heat. Miami’s Kel’el Ware had 11 points and 15 rebounds.
The "Heat" crushed Memphis on the glass 57-35, offensive: 17-9, defensive 40-26.
Powell overcame a 2-of-7 performance at the free-throw line by converting 10-of-16 from the field, including 3-of-8 on 3-pointers.
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After leading by five at halftime, the Heat pulled away when they outscored the Grizzlies 39-26 in the third quarter. Powell and Jakucionis each scored nine in the period. Jacquez’s bank shot with 1:19 remaining in the quarter gave the Heat their first 20-point lead at 109-89.
"Heat's largest lead was 24.
Despite committing 18 turnovers, the Heat finished with 36 assists.
The 18 t.o.s led to 30 Memphis points. Cannot remember when we last gave up 30 points on turnovers. They had 13 for 21.
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Memphis stayed within distance in the first half by connecting on nine 3-pointers.
The Grizzlies again were without star guard Ja Morant (left elbow sprain), who missed his 13th consecutive game. Santi Aldama, Cedric Coward and Kyle Anderson are all dealing with knee issues and also sat out for Memphis.
Davion Mitchell (illness) and Nikola Jovic (back) didn’t play for the Heat.
The "Heat" have won three straight and four of five, all against bite teams, Lizards, Moronis, Katrinas, Pigeons, Memphibians. In mid-November when we were New Miami, before the league caught on, we had the breathtaking run that resulted in a 13-6 record and such inflated hopes, winning six in a row over Mamdani City, Peaceniks, at Male Cows, at Seven Foot Sixers, over Dallas and Male Deer.
Miami is 31-27, .534 --> 44-38 (our avg. record for a 12th consecutive year), in seventh place, two-thousandths of a percentage point behind Seven Foot Sixers, who got blown away tonight in Katrina, in the sixth and final playoff spot. We are fifth in the Least in cumulative point difference.
