Herro, Heat dominate short-handed Spurs 112-95 to end skid

Published Feb. 3, 2022 9:31 p.m. ET

Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tyler Herro scored 24 points, Bam Adebayo added 18 points and 11 rebounds and the Miami Heat dominated the short-handed San Antonio Spurs 112-95 on Thursday night to snap a three-game losing streak.

Jimmy Butler added 17 points and Duncan Robinson had 14 for the Heat, who had won five of six prior to the skid.

The Heat (33-20) led by as many as 26 points, allowing Butler to sit out the fourth quarter.

Derrick White, who also sat out the fourth quarter, had 22 points for San Antonio.

The Spurs struggled to score without injured starters Dejounte Murray and Jakob Poeltl, as well as Jock Landale and Keita Bates-Diop. Tre Jones, who had 16 points, was the only other player in double figures.

Miami outscored San Antonio 54-36 in the paint and held the Spurs to a season-low 38% shooting from the field.

San Antonio (19-34) has one home game remaining before embarking on a nearly monthlong road trip necessitated by the San Antonio Livestock & Rodeo using the AT&T Center. The Spurs have lost three straight.

Miami built a 13-point lead in the second quarter after both teams started sluggishly.

The Spurs missed their first three shots and committed one turnover before White hit a 3-pointer three minutes into the game.

San Antonio matched a season low with 19 points on 6-for-23 shooting. Miami didn’t fare much better, shooting 8 for 20 in scoring 21 points.

White had 19 points in the first half to keep the Spurs from facing a larger deficit.

Miam’s bench outscored San Antonio’s 31-10 in first half.

Kyle Lowry and Butler were each assessed a technical foul within 24 seconds late in the first quarter for complaining. Lowry was whistled with 4:26 remaining in the period as he sat on the bench and Butler exited the court for a substitution after receiving his. There were 46 personal fouls called in addition to three technicals.

TIP-INS

Heat: P.J. Tucker had eight points in 24 minutes after being listed as day-to-day because of a knee injury. … Miami has won three straight over San Antonio, last losing Jan. 19, 2020. … F Markieff Morris remains out while reconditioning a neck injury after experiencing whiplash on a blow to the back by Nikola Jokic on Nov. 8. … The Heat are 15-14 on the road. Robinson entered the game averaging 11.7 points and three 3-pointers per game.

Spurs: Murray missed the game with a sprained left wrist and Doug McDermott sat out with a sprained right ankle. … Poeltl and Landale are in concussion protocol after each was hit in the head Tuesday against Golden State. … Thaddeus Young made his initial start of the season after not appearing in 22 of the previous 25 games. He had seven points and eight rebounds in 24 minutes, the most since logging 24 minutes on Nov. 16. … San Antonio also scored 19 points in the first quarter at Philadelphia on Jan. 7.

UP NEXT

Heat: At Charlotte on Saturday.

Spurs: Host Houston on Friday.