Who won Miami Heat vs Houston Rockets?

The Miami Heat beat the Houston Rockets 104-100 on December 29, 2024.

Tyler Herro scored 27 for the Miami Heat; Dillon Brooks scored 22 for the Houston Rockets.

Miami Heat at Houston Rockets

2024-25 · Regular season Sun, Dec 29, 2024 · 7:00 pm EST · All results that day · Miami Heat vs Houston Rockets head-to-head · Miami Heat schedule · Houston Rockets schedule

Final

Away

Houston Rockets

100

Venue: Toyota Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Miami Heat beat the Houston Rockets 104-100 on the road on Sunday, December 29, 2024 at Toyota Center. Tyler Herro had 27 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists for the Miami Heat. Dillon Brooks had 22 points, 4 rebounds and 0 assists for the Houston Rockets.

The Miami Heat led 53-50 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 23-18. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Alperen Sengun (double-double, Houston Rockets), Bam Adebayo (double-double, Miami Heat). Bench points: Miami Heat 31, Houston Rockets 18. Nikola Jović had 18 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Miami Heat vs Houston Rockets?: The Miami Heat beat the Houston Rockets 104-100 on December 29, 2024.
Who led the scoring?: Tyler Herro scored 27 for the Miami Heat; Dillon Brooks scored 22 for the Houston Rockets.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Miami Heat	31	22	28	23	104
Houston Rockets	27	23	32	18	100

Game leaders

Miami Heat

Points: 27 Tyler Herro
Rebounds: 10 Bam Adebayo
Assists: 9 Tyler Herro

Houston Rockets

Points: 22 Dillon Brooks
Rebounds: 18 Alperen Sengun
Assists: 6 Fred VanVleet

Bam Adebayo double-double (12 PTS, 10 REB) · Alperen Sengun double-double (18 PTS, 18 REB)

Miami Heat
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Terry Rozier starter	38:12	14	5	0	1	1	2	6-19	0-8	2-2	1	-3
Haywood Highsmith starter	37:33	15	8	2	3	1	3	6-9	3-6	0-0	1	+10
Tyler Herro starter	36:58	27	6	9	0	0	3	10-17	3-7	4-7	2	+13
Bam Adebayo starter	34:17	12	10	1	3	0	2	4-12	0-1	4-6	5	-1
Kevin Love starter	14:00	5	6	1	0	0	1	1-7	0-1	3-4	1	-13
Nikola Jović bench	30:58	18	7	6	0	0	0	5-9	3-5	5-5	1	+18
Alec Burks bench	17:55	4	0	0	0	0	2	1-5	1-5	1-1	1	-2
Jaime Jaquez Jr. bench	16:24	2	3	0	0	0	0	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	-7
Kel'el Ware bench	13:43	7	7	2	0	1	1	3-3	0-0	1-3	2	+5

Not available: Dru Smith, Josh Richardson, Duncan Robinson

Houston Rockets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Dillon Brooks starter	39:40	22	4	0	0	1	1	8-20	5-12	1-1	2	+8
Fred VanVleet starter	38:14	16	7	6	3	2	3	6-17	4-10	0-0	4	+4
Alperen Sengun starter	34:47	18	18	6	1	1	5	8-14	0-1	2-2	4	+4
Jalen Green starter	34:18	19	3	2	0	0	1	6-20	1-8	6-7	2	-10
Jabari Smith Jr. starter	26:17	7	3	0	0	0	2	2-8	2-5	1-1	2	-4
Amen Thompson bench	31:46	5	5	5	1	0	0	2-4	0-1	1-2	3	-17
Steven Adams bench	12:29	4	9	3	0	0	0	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	-6
Cam Whitmore bench	11:31	7	3	0	0	0	0	3-7	1-2	0-0	0	+6
Aaron Holiday bench	10:58	2	0	2	0	0	0	1-4	0-1	0-0	3	-5

Not available: Jae'Sean Tate, Tari Eason

Team statistics
Miami Heat	Stat	Houston Rockets
20/28 (71%)	Free throws	11/13 (84%)
27/51 (52%)	2 pointers	25/57 (43%)
10/33 (30%)	3 pointers	13/40 (32%)
37/84 (44%)	Field goals	38/97 (39%)
52	Rebounds	52
37	Defensive rebounds	33
15	Offensive rebounds	19
21	Assists	24
14	Turnovers	12
7	Steals	5
3	Blocks	4
14	Fouls	21
12	Max points in a row	9
18:43	Time spent in lead	22:49
8	Biggest lead	12

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Houston Rockets ahead)

Largest margin: 10 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 13
Times tied: 8
Largest lead · Miami Heat: 8 Q4 0:34
Largest lead · Houston Rockets: 12 Q3 5:19
Longest run: 12-0 Miami Heat · Q1 9:29 to Q1 7:08

Scoring plays

Q1 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Miami Heat	Houston Rockets
11:17	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	0	3
11:17	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw	0	4
11:04	Miami Heat	Kevin Love Free throw	1	4
11:04	Miami Heat	Kevin Love Free throw	2	4
10:54	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 3-pt field goal	2	7
10:17	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	2	9
9:53	Miami Heat	Kevin Love 2-pt field goal	4	9
9:45	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green Free throw	4	10
9:45	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green Free throw	4	11
9:45	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green Free throw	4	12
9:29	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	6	12
9:08	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 3-pt field goal	9	12
8:13	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	11	12
7:47	Miami Heat	Terry Rozier 2-pt field goal	13	12
7:08	Miami Heat	Haywood Highsmith 3-pt field goal	16	12
6:18	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	16	14
6:01	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	16	16
5:14	Miami Heat	Terry Rozier 2-pt field goal	18	16
4:23	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 3-pt field goal	18	19
4:02	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	20	19
3:40	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal	20	21
3:21	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	22	21
2:51	Houston Rockets	Steven Adams 2-pt field goal	22	23
2:40	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware Free throw	23	23
1:35	Houston Rockets	Cam Whitmore 2-pt field goal	23	25
1:12	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović 3-pt field goal	26	25
1:12	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović Free throw	27	25
0:54	Miami Heat	Terry Rozier 2-pt field goal	29	25
0:41	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	29	27
0:03	Miami Heat	Terry Rozier 2-pt field goal	31	27

Q2 · 24 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Miami Heat	Houston Rockets
11:50	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	31	29
11:20	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović 2-pt field goal	33	29
11:13	Houston Rockets	Cam Whitmore 2-pt field goal	33	31
10:51	Miami Heat	Terry Rozier 2-pt field goal	35	31
10:40	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	35	33
10:03	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	35	35
9:17	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović Free throw	36	35
9:17	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović Free throw	37	35
8:39	Houston Rockets	Steven Adams 2-pt field goal	37	37
7:20	Miami Heat	Terry Rozier 2-pt field goal	39	37
6:35	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 2-pt field goal	39	39
6:17	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	41	39
5:53	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	43	39
5:11	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	45	39
4:56	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 3-pt field goal	45	42
4:37	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	46	42
4:22	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	46	44
4:00	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	46	45
3:45	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	47	45
3:00	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	48	45
2:46	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 2-pt field goal	48	47
2:32	Miami Heat	Haywood Highsmith 3-pt field goal	51	47
1:39	Miami Heat	Haywood Highsmith 2-pt field goal	53	47
0:32	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 3-pt field goal	53	50

Q3 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Miami Heat	Houston Rockets
11:19	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 2-pt field goal	53	52
10:46	Miami Heat	Haywood Highsmith 2-pt field goal	55	52
10:40	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 3-pt field goal	55	55
10:13	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal	55	57
10:13	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks Free throw	55	58
9:37	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	55	61
8:57	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	57	61
8:41	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 2-pt field goal	57	63
8:25	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 3-pt field goal	57	66
7:45	Miami Heat	Kevin Love Free throw	58	66
7:33	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green Free throw	58	67
7:33	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green Free throw	58	68
6:13	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 3-pt field goal	61	68
5:50	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 2-pt field goal	61	70
5:19	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 3-pt field goal	61	73
5:03	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović 2-pt field goal	63	73
4:39	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 3-pt field goal	66	73
4:26	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 2-pt field goal	66	75
3:25	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	67	75
2:42	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday 2-pt field goal	67	77
2:19	Miami Heat	Alec Burks 3-pt field goal	70	77
2:09	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	70	79
1:53	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	72	79
1:32	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	74	79
1:03	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović 3-pt field goal	77	79
0:46	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green Free throw	77	80
0:32	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	79	80
0:20	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	79	82
0:00	Miami Heat	Haywood Highsmith 2-pt field goal	81	82

Q4 · 23 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Miami Heat	Houston Rockets
11:46	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	83	82
11:34	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	83	83
11:34	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	83	84
10:26	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 3-pt field goal	83	87
10:00	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	85	87
9:17	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 3-pt field goal	85	90
8:10	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 2-pt field goal	85	92
6:57	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	87	92
5:18	Miami Heat	Terry Rozier Free throw	88	92
5:18	Miami Heat	Terry Rozier Free throw	89	92
4:47	Miami Heat	Haywood Highsmith 3-pt field goal	92	92
3:44	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	93	92
2:47	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal	93	94
1:56	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	95	94
0:48	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović 3-pt field goal	98	94
0:48	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	99	94
0:36	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović Free throw	100	94
0:36	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović Free throw	101	94
0:34	Miami Heat	Alec Burks Free throw	102	94
0:06	Houston Rockets	Cam Whitmore 3-pt field goal	102	97
0:04	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	103	97
0:04	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	104	97
0:02	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 3-pt field goal	104	100

2024-25 season series

After this game: Miami Heat 1-0. Final series: tied 1-1.

Dec 29: Miami Heat 104 at Houston Rockets 100 (this game)
Mar 21: Houston Rockets 102 at Miami Heat 98

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Houston Rockets 100-104 Miami Heat — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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