Thompson scores 28, Golden State runs away in 2nd half to top Miami 113-92
MIAMI (AP) Jonathan Kuminga controlled an offensive rebound midway through the third quarter and slapped the ball out to Stephen Curry, who connected on a 3-pointer from the “C” in the Heat Culture logo painted across midcourt.
The Golden State bench roared in approval.
So did tons of fans. And this wasn't in San Francisco. It was in Miami.
The Warriors' trend of having more wins on the road than at home continued on Tuesday night. Klay Thompson returned to the starting lineup and scored 28 points, Kuminga added 18 and the Warriors pulled away in the second half to beat the still-shorthanded Miami Heat 113-92.
“Our assist to turnover ratio was really good," Thompson said, scanning the postgame stat sheet that showed the Warriors with 30 assists and 12 total turnovers. “That's always a great indicator of if it's a good night at the office.”
The Warriors are 18-19 at home and now 19-15 on the road; they're on pace to be the second team in NBA history to finish with a winning record overall while having a sub-.500 record at home.
“You walk into any arena in the league on the road and there’s automatically blue and yellow jerseys all over the place," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “Steph’s got so many fans across the country and a lot of people cheer for him no matter where we are.”
Curry and Andrew Wiggins each scored 17 for Golden State, which led by two at the half and then led by as many as 22 points in the fourth.
Bam Adebayo scored 24 points for Miami, which played without leading scorer Jimmy Butler - sidelined by an illness. The Heat also were without Tyler Herro (foot) for a 16th consecutive game, Kevin Love (heel) for a 14th consecutive game and Duncan Robinson (back) for a fourth game in a row.
Haywood Highsmith and Terry Rozier each scored 15 points for the Heat. Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 12 and Nikola Jovic had 11. Miami fell to 2-16 when it scores less than 103 points.
“It helps when they're missing their elite scorers,” Thompson said.
Thompson was 11 for 20 from the floor, 6 for 14 on 3-pointers and had his highest-scoring game since Feb. 15 for the Warriors.
Miami was within 87-81 early in the fourth; Golden State outscored the Heat 26-11 the rest of the way.
“We could never get it to the moment of truth,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “And you have to credit Golden State.”
The Warriors (37-34) moved a full game ahead of idle Houston in the race for 10th - and the final play-in spot - in the Western Conference.
“We’ve got a lot of work to do,” Warriors center Kevon Looney said.
Miami (39-33) remained seventh in the Eastern Conference, tied with Philadelphia but one spot over the 76ers because of a head-to-head tiebreaker. The loss also left Miami 1 1/2 games behind Indiana in the race for the sixth, and last guaranteed playoff spot, in the East.
UP NEXT
Warriors: Visit Orlando on Wednesday.
Heat: Host Portland on Friday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Draymond Green vs. Bam Adebayo (Terry Rozier gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 | | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:28 |  | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point jump shot (Andrew Wiggins assists) | 3-3 |
| 11:07 | | Nikola Jovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:04 | | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 | | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point layup (Stephen Curry assists) | 5-3 |
| 10:39 | | +2 | Nikola Jovic makes two point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 5-5 |
| 10:27 | | Stephen Curry misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Stephen Curry offensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:19 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | Patty Mills misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:07 | | Draymond Green defensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | Draymond Green turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:47 | | Jonathan Kuminga personal foul (Nikola Jovic draws the foul) | ||
| 9:44 | | Draymond Green personal foul (Patty Mills draws the foul) | ||
| 9:35 | | Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:32 | | Draymond Green defensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | Andrew Wiggins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | Stephen Curry personal foul (Nikola Jovic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:58 | | Nikola Jovic misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:56 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 8:53 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:50 | | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point driving layup | 7-5 |
| 8:30 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 8:30 | | Warriors defensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 | | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point cutting layup (Klay Thompson assists) | 9-5 |
| 7:59 | | Jonathan Kuminga blocks Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s two point driving layup | ||
| 7:59 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | Terry Rozier misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:47 | | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point pullup jump shot | 11-5 |
| 7:16 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point layup | ||
| 7:14 | | Draymond Green defensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point running layup (Stephen Curry assists) | 13-5 |
| 7:11 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:58 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Nikola Jovic assists) | 13-7 |
| 6:41 | | +2 | Stephen Curry makes two point jump shot | 15-7 |
| 6:22 | | +3 | Nikola Jovic makes three point jump shot (Patty Mills assists) | 15-10 |
| 6:16 | | Bam Adebayo kicked ball violation | ||
| 6:02 | | +3 | Andrew Wiggins makes three point pullup jump shot | 18-10 |
| 5:44 | | Caleb Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:41 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | +2 | Caleb Martin makes two point driving layup (Nikola Jovic assists) | 18-12 |
| 5:21 | | Andrew Wiggins turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 5:08 | | Patty Mills misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:06 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 4:57 | | Stephen Curry misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:55 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | Bam Adebayo kicked ball violation | ||
| 4:30 | | +2 | Stephen Curry makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 20-12 |
| 4:18 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 20-14 |
| 4:12 | | Brandin Podziemski misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:10 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | Caleb Martin misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:51 | | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 3:48 | | Chris Paul offensive foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | ||
| 3:48 | | Chris Paul turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:25 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point hook shot (Caleb Martin assists) | 20-16 |
| 3:12 | | Chris Paul turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 3:02 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point driving hook shot (Caleb Martin assists) | 20-18 |
| 3:02 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:54 | | Warriors turnover (8-second violation) | ||
| 2:43 | | +2 | Nikola Jovic makes two point cutting layup (Bam Adebayo assists) | 20-20 |
| 2:22 | | +2 | Brandin Podziemski makes two point floating jump shot (Jonathan Kuminga assists) | 22-20 |
| 1:55 | | +3 | Haywood Highsmith makes three point jump shot (Caleb Martin assists) | 22-23 |
| 1:31 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point stepback jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 24-23 |
| 1:22 | | +3 | Bam Adebayo makes three point pullup jump shot (Caleb Martin assists) | 24-26 |
| 0:54 | | Brandin Podziemski misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:54 | | Nikola Jovic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:29 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 0:10 | | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:08 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Caleb Martin misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Brandin Podziemski assists) | 26-26 |
| 11:22 | | Thomas Bryant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:20 | | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:10 | | Thomas Bryant defensive rebound | ||
| 10:56 | | Delon Wright misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:51 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:37 | | Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | +3 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes three point jump shot (Delon Wright assists) | 26-29 |
| 10:07 | | +2 | Brandin Podziemski makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Kevon Looney assists) | 28-29 |
| 10:07 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. shooting foul (Brandin Podziemski draws the foul) | ||
| 10:07 | | Brandin Podziemski misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:05 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 31-29 |
| 9:42 | | +2 | Caleb Martin makes two point reverse layup (Delon Wright assists) | 31-31 |
| 9:24 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point stepback jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 34-31 |
| 9:23 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:04 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Brandin Podziemski steals) | ||
| 8:57 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point running layup (Klay Thompson assists) | 36-31 |
| 8:57 | | Warriors delay of game violation | ||
| 8:34 | | +3 | Haywood Highsmith makes three point jump shot (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 36-34 |
| 8:10 | | +2 | Kevon Looney makes two point pullup jump shot (Jonathan Kuminga assists) | 38-34 |
| 8:02 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Chris Paul steals) | ||
| 7:57 | | +2 | Brandin Podziemski makes two point running finger roll layup | 40-34 |
| 7:42 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point jump shot (Caleb Martin assists) | 40-36 |
| 7:25 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:22 | | Thomas Bryant defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | Delon Wright misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:08 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | Kevon Looney misses two point layup | ||
| 6:53 | | Thomas Bryant defensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | Thomas Bryant turnover (3-second violation) | ||
| 6:28 | | Andrew Wiggins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:24 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | Gary Payton II personal foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 5:58 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 40-38 |
| 5:50 | | Patty Mills personal foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | ||
| 5:43 | | Draymond Green misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 5:40 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | Terry Rozier misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:26 | | Haywood Highsmith offensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | +2 | Caleb Martin makes two point driving layup (Haywood Highsmith assists) | 40-40 |
| 5:15 | | Terry Rozier shooting foul (Moses Moody draws the foul) | ||
| 5:15 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:15 | | +1 | Moses Moody makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-40 |
| 5:15 | | Moses Moody misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:13 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 5:02 | | +3 | Haywood Highsmith makes three point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 41-43 |
| 4:44 | | Gary Payton II misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 4:42 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | +2 | Caleb Martin makes two point running finger roll layup (Bam Adebayo assists) | 41-45 |
| 4:27 | | Terry Rozier blocks Gary Payton II's two point layup | ||
| 4:27 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 4:17 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (lost ball) (Draymond Green steals) | ||
| 4:06 | | +3 | Moses Moody makes three point jump shot (Draymond Green assists) | 44-45 |
| 3:50 | | Terry Rozier misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:47 | | Draymond Green defensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | +2 | Moses Moody makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 46-45 |
| 3:30 | | Andrew Wiggins personal foul (Caleb Martin draws the foul) | ||
| 3:23 | | +2 | Patty Mills makes two point jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 46-47 |
| 3:09 | | Andrew Wiggins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:04 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 2:45 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:44 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 2:43 | | Heat turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 2:26 | | Bam Adebayo blocks Draymond Green's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:20 | | Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound | ||
| 2:20 | | +2 | Haywood Highsmith makes two point running finger roll layup | 46-49 |
| 2:20 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:09 | | Stephen Curry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:06 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 1:49 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:47 | | Stephen Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 1:37 | | Moses Moody offensive foul (Charge) (Caleb Martin draws the foul) | ||
| 1:37 | | Moses Moody turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:27 | | Draymond Green personal foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 1:15 | | Terry Rozier misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:13 | | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:01 | | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point driving hook shot | 48-49 |
| 0:48 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 48-51 |
| 0:41 | | Chris Paul turnover (lost ball) (Haywood Highsmith steals) | ||
| 0:40 | | +2 | Haywood Highsmith makes two point layup | 48-53 |
| 0:32 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (Draymond Green assists) | 51-53 |
| 0:17 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point turnaround hook shot (Haywood Highsmith assists) | 51-55 |
| 0:02 | | +2 | Draymond Green makes two point layup (Chris Paul assists) | 53-55 |
| 0:01 | | Nikola Jovic misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |