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Sun Jan 30, 2005 · 2:00 PM
Houston RocketsRockets
96
away
Chemistry Steady
Miami HeatHeat
103
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Chemistry Steady

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Houston RocketsRockets 25 22 21 28 96
Miami HeatHeat 25 33 22 23 103

After Action Report

The Heat fended off the Rockets 103-96. The Heat won despite a cold shooting night — grit beat polish. Heat's high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim; the Heat steamroller is in full effect right now. The Heat locker room is humming, and it showed. Heat's rotation plan looked deliberate, and the right guys made the most of their roles. Survive-and-advance type win.

What tipped it

  • Heat · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
  • Heat · Buzzsaw An 8+ game winning streak — they cannot be stopped (until the league catches up).
  • Heat · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.