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(Reuters) – The Miami Heat beat the Houston Rockets 101-99 on Thursday night in the NBA after Irishman Eric Gordon threw a three-pointer gun with the badge.
Erik Gordon of the Houston Rockets (jersey number 10) during his team's game against the Miami Heat on Thursday. (Reuters photo of USA Today Sports).
Dwyane Wade did not take advantage of the opportunity to give Heat a four-point lead 3.8 seconds from the end and the attack came back to visitors.
The ball went to Gordon, who failed to prevent the Rockets' winning streak from winning five consecutive games.
It was the first time that he had beaten Rockets since February 15, 2017, losing to me last season.
Heat used his second match in two nights after beating 136-118 on Wednesday at the Washington Wizards.
Things got worse for Rockets when Chris Paul came out of his thigh muscle.
Despite a good start and a 16-point lead, the Rockets slid past the Heat Uprising, which took the lead for the first time in the third quarter.
The difference went to 11 points for Heat before the return of the Rockets, but the owner, who won the title three times in 2006, 2012 and 2013, won the third consecutive victory.
Josh Richardson was the top scorer with 22 points and his teammate Hbadan Whiteside got 17 rebounds.
James Harden maintained his lead with the Rockets despite the loss and ended the match with 35 points and 12 badists.
The Heat are ninth in the East Division with 14 wins in 30 games.
The rockets slipped to ninth place in the West with 16 wins and 15 losses.
The Western Division finalist last season kicked off the season with a win in six games, but won eight wins in 10 games.
The Rockets have once again suffered four straight losses and seven in nine games before winning five straight wins.
Prepared by Shadi Amir for publication in Arabic
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