Heat beat the Nets 106-95 to snap a 5-game losing streak

NEW YORK (AP) — Norman Powell scored 24 points, Kel’el Ware had 22 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks, and the Miami Heat snapped a five-game losing streak with a 106-95 triumph implicit the Brooklyn Nets connected Thursday night.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 19 points and Bam Adebayo had 17 rebounds contempt battling foul occupation arsenic the Heat won for conscionable the 2nd clip successful December. They came into the period with 13 wins, tied for their astir ever earlier December, but had gone 1-5 since.

Michael Porter Jr. scored 28 points for the Nets, who went acold aft equaling the astir lopsided triumph successful franchise past successful their past game. Nic Claxton added 16 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists.

Brooklyn bushed Milwaukee 127-82 connected Sunday but changeable nether 39% from the tract successful this 1 and was conscionable 11 for 49 (22%) from 3-point range.

Still, Miami’s pb was conscionable 86-82 with nether 5 minutes remaining. Ware made a 3-pointer and Jaquez followed with consecutive baskets to widen the Heat pb to 93-82 with 4:01 left.

The Nets missed 10 of their 13 3-point attempts successful the 4th quarter.

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Heat: Visit Boston connected Friday.

Nets: Host Toronto connected Sunday.

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