The Miami Heat (15 - 9) defeated the Brooklyn Nets (7 - 18) 104 - 98 on Wednesday night. This game was tight throughout and the Nets had yet another close loss. It was a second quarter in which Brooklyn allowed 33 points and scored just 20 of their own that very well may have decided this game. Miami shot 53 percent from the field and outrebounded the Nets 44 - 35 in the win. There were only 18 combined turnovers, so it was a well - played, clean game all - around. Dwyane Wade shot just 3 - for - 16 in his most previous game, but was spectacular here. He went 13 - for - 17 from the field to accumulate 28 points, five rebounds, two assists and three blocks in the win. When Wade is playing like this, the Heat are a hard team to beat. Hassan Whiteside had been struggling lately but had a nice game here, tallying 20 points and 13 rebounds. Goran Dragic also continued his recent good form, as he totaled 16 points, five assists, three rebounds and two steals in the victory. This four - headed monster of Wade, Whiteside, Dragic and Chris Bosh is a scary combo and they should be able to compete with anyone if all four are on their game. Miami will look to keep up the momentum when they host the Toronto Raptors on Friday in their next game. The Nets haven’t been as bad as their 7 - 18 record would indicate and they just ca n't seem to close games out late. They played poor defense here as well, as they allowed 53 percent shooting and drew just 12 turnovers in the loss. Brook Lopez led the team with 25 points, but Jarrett Jack was the best player on Wednesday. Jack tallied 22 points and 10 assists and continues to show that he's a legitimate starting point guard in this league. Brooklyn will have another tough task, when they travel to Indiana to take on the Pacers in their next game on Friday.
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