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Heat vs. Rockets Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Heat vs. Rockets NBA game on December 29, 2024 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
FINAL
NBA
FINAL
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104
100
Dec 30, 12AM Toyota Center
Dec 30, 12AM Toyota Center
In-Play ProbabilitiesIn-Play
Game PredictionsPre-Game
Best Bets | TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heat | 31 | 22 | 28 | 23 | 104 |
Rockets | 27 | 23 | 32 | 18 | 100 |
Live Probabilities
Spread
Over / Under
Moneyline
Win %
96%
4%
Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heat | 31 | 22 | 28 | 23 | 104 |
Rockets | 27 | 23 | 32 | 18 | 100 |
Q4 00:01 Dillon Brooks makes three point pullup jump shot
Q4 00:06 Cam Whitmore makes three point pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)
Q4 00:12 Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
Q4 00:47 Nikola Jovic makes three point jump shot (Haywood Highsmith assists)
Q4 1:11 Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot
Q4 1:28 Tyler Herro misses two point driving floating jump shot
Q4 1:47 Jalen Green misses three point pullup jump shot
Q4 1:56 Tyler Herro makes two point fadeaway jump shot
Q4 2:11 Alperen Sengun misses two point tip layup
Q4 2:15 Dillon Brooks misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
Play by Play
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
ALL
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
End of 4th Quarter.
+3
Dillon Brooks makes three point pullup jump shot
104-100
Aaron Holiday personal foul (Take) (Bam Adebayo draws the foul)
+1
Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2
103-97
+1
Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2
104-97
+3
Cam Whitmore makes three point pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)
102-97
Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Aaron Holiday personal foul (Away from play) (Alec Burks draws the foul)
+1
Alec Burks makes regular free throw 1 of 1
102-94
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Instant replay
Ime Udoka technical foul
+1
Nikola Jovic makes technical free throw 1 of 1
101-94
+1
Nikola Jovic makes technical free throw 2 of 2
101-94
Heat lineup change (Bam Adebayo, Alec Burks, Haywood Highsmith, Nikola Jovic, Jaime Jaquez Jr.)
Rockets lineup change (Cam Whitmore, Dillon Brooks, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun, Aaron Holiday)
Tyler Herro ejected from the game (Other)
Ben Sullivan technical foul
Ben Sullivan technical foul
+1
Nikola Jovic makes technical free throw 1 of 1
104-100
Jalen Green technical foul
Amen Thompson technical foul
Terry Rozier technical foul
Tyler Herro technical foul
Ben Sullivan technical foul
Terry Rozier ejected from the game (Other)
+1
Nikola Jovic makes technical free throw 1 of 1
100-94
Jalen Green ejected from the game (Other)
Terry Rozier technical foul
Ime Udoka ejected from the game (Other)
Amen Thompson technical foul
Amen Thompson ejected from the game (Other)
Jalen Green technical foul
Tyler Herro technical foul
Ben Sullivan ejected from the game (Other)
Amen Thompson personal foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul)
Rockets lineup change (Dillon Brooks, Jabari Smith Jr., Amen Thompson, Alperen Sengun, Jalen Green)
Rockets 60 second timeout
Rockets turnover (5-second violation)
Fred VanVleet technical foul
+1
Tyler Herro makes technical free throw 1 of 1
99-94
+3
Nikola Jovic makes three point jump shot (Haywood Highsmith assists)
98-94
Fred VanVleet ejected from the game (Other)
Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound
Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot
Rockets lineup change (Dillon Brooks, Fred VanVleet, Amen Thompson, Alperen Sengun, Jalen Green)
Bam Adebayo kicked ball violation
Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound
Tyler Herro misses two point driving floating jump shot
Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
Jalen Green misses three point pullup jump shot
+2
Tyler Herro makes two point fadeaway jump shot
95-94
Rockets lineup change (Dillon Brooks, Jabari Smith Jr., Fred VanVleet, Amen Thompson, Jalen Green)
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
Alperen Sengun offensive rebound
Alperen Sengun misses two point tip layup
Dillon Brooks misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
Tyler Herro misses two point stepback jump shot
+2
Dillon Brooks makes two point driving layup (Fred VanVleet assists)
93-94
Jalen Green defensive rebound
Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot
Alperen Sengun turnover (bad pass) (Bam Adebayo steals)
Amen Thompson defensive rebound
Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul)
+1
Tyler Herro makes regular free throw 1 of 2
93-92
Tyler Herro misses regular free throw 2 of 2
Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound
Haywood Highsmith blocks Fred VanVleet's three point pullup jump shot
Bam Adebayo personal foul (Fred VanVleet draws the foul)
Fred VanVleet offensive rebound
Jalen Green misses three point stepback jump shot
Amen Thompson offensive rebound
Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot
+3
Haywood Highsmith makes three point jump shot (Tyler Herro assists)
92-92
Tyler Herro defensive rebound
Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot
Heat misses two point jump shot
Amen Thompson shooting foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul)
+1
Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 1 of 2
88-92
+1
Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 2 of 2
89-92
Rockets lineup change (Dillon Brooks, Fred VanVleet, Amen Thompson, Alperen Sengun, Jalen Green)
Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound
Alperen Sengun misses two point driving finger roll layup
Jaime Jaquez Jr. offensive rebound
Haywood Highsmith turnover (traveling)
Rockets 60 second timeout
Heat lineup change (Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo, Terry Rozier, Haywood Highsmith, Nikola Jovic)
Rockets lineup change (Jabari Smith Jr., Fred VanVleet, Amen Thompson, Alperen Sengun, Jalen Green)
Tyler Herro misses three point running pullup jump shot
Tyler Herro defensive rebound
Alperen Sengun misses three point jump shot
Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
Terry Rozier misses two point running finger roll layup
Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
Jalen Green misses three point pullup jump shot
+2
Tyler Herro makes two point stepback jump shot
87-92
Tyler Herro defensive rebound
Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
Dillon Brooks misses two point tip layup
Dillon Brooks offensive rebound
Jalen Green offensive rebound
Fred VanVleet misses two point pullup jump shot
Rockets offensive rebound
Haywood Highsmith personal foul (Loose ball) (Alperen Sengun draws the foul)
Rockets lineup change (Dillon Brooks, Jabari Smith Jr., Fred VanVleet, Alperen Sengun, Jalen Green)
Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot
Terry Rozier turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
Heat lineup change (Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo, Terry Rozier, Haywood Highsmith, Jaime Jaquez Jr.)
+2
Fred VanVleet makes two point driving layup (Alperen Sengun assists)
85-92
Cam Whitmore defensive rebound
Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot
Alperen Sengun turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
Bam Adebayo personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul)
Alperen Sengun offensive rebound
Cam Whitmore misses two point turnaround jump shot
Dillon Brooks defensive rebound
Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot
Heat lineup change (Bam Adebayo, Alec Burks, Terry Rozier, Nikola Jovic, Jaime Jaquez Jr.)
Heat 60 second timeout
+3
Fred VanVleet makes three point pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)
85-90
Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
Alec Burks misses three point jump shot
Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround hook shot
+2
Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point putback layup
85-87
Jaime Jaquez Jr. offensive rebound
Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point layup
+3
Fred VanVleet makes three point running pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)
83-87
Fred VanVleet defensive rebound
Fred VanVleet blocks Terry Rozier's two point driving layup
Nikola Jovic defensive rebound
Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot
Fred VanVleet offensive rebound
Cam Whitmore misses two point running layup
Cam Whitmore defensive rebound
Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot
Dillon Brooks blocks Nikola Jovic's two point driving layup
Heat offensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Kel'el Ware shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul)
+1
Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2
83-83
+1
Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 2 of 2
83-84
Cam Whitmore defensive rebound
+2
Kel'el Ware makes two point layup (Nikola Jovic assists)
83-82
Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
Kel'el Ware misses regular free throw 1 of 1
+2
Haywood Highsmith makes two point reverse layup (Nikola Jovic assists)
81-82
Instant replay (Request: Ruling Upheld)
End of 3rd Quarter.
Rockets lineup change (Cam Whitmore, Dillon Brooks, Fred VanVleet, Amen Thompson, Alperen Sengun)
Heat lineup change (Alec Burks, Terry Rozier, Kel'el Ware, Nikola Jovic, Jaime Jaquez Jr.)
Alperen Sengun offensive rebound
+2
Alperen Sengun makes two point putback layup
79-82
Aaron Holiday misses two point driving floating jump shot
+2
Tyler Herro makes two point driving floating jump shot
79-80
Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
Kel'el Ware shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul)
+1
Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2
77-80
Jalen Green misses regular free throw 2 of 2
+3
Nikola Jovic makes three point running jump shot (Tyler Herro assists)
77-79
Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
Amen Thompson offensive rebound
Kel'el Ware blocks Alperen Sengun's two point driving hook shot
Rockets 60 second timeout
Rockets lineup change (Jabari Smith Jr., Amen Thompson, Alperen Sengun, Aaron Holiday, Jalen Green)
+2
Kel'el Ware makes two point alley-oop dunk (Tyler Herro assists)
74-79
Nikola Jovic defensive rebound
Jalen Green misses two point pullup jump shot
+2
Kel'el Ware makes two point cutting layup (Tyler Herro assists)
72-79
+2
Amen Thompson makes two point driving layup
70-79
+3
Alec Burks makes three point jump shot (Tyler Herro assists)
70-77
Aaron Holiday personal foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul)
+2
Aaron Holiday makes two point driving layup
67-77
Steven Adams defensive rebound
Alec Burks misses three point jump shot
Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot
Steven Adams offensive rebound
Jalen Green misses two point driving layup
Dillon Brooks shooting foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul)
Heat offensive rebound
Tyler Herro misses regular free throw 1 of 2
+1
Tyler Herro makes regular free throw 2 of 2
67-75
Rockets lineup change (Steven Adams, Dillon Brooks, Amen Thompson, Aaron Holiday, Jalen Green)
Tyler Herro defensive rebound
Aaron Holiday misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
Steven Adams offensive rebound
Jalen Green misses three point stepback jump shot
Kel'el Ware turnover (traveling)
Rockets lineup change (Steven Adams, Dillon Brooks, Jabari Smith Jr., Aaron Holiday, Jalen Green)
Heat lineup change (Tyler Herro, Alec Burks, Kel'el Ware, Haywood Highsmith, Nikola Jovic)
+2
Jalen Green makes two point pullup jump shot (Amen Thompson assists)
66-75
+3
Heat makes three point jump shot
66-73
Rockets lineup change (Steven Adams, Dillon Brooks, Jabari Smith Jr., Amen Thompson, Jalen Green)
Fred VanVleet offensive foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
Fred VanVleet turnover (offensive foul)
+2
Nikola Jovic makes two point hook shot
63-73
Heat lineup change (Tyler Herro, Terry Rozier, Kel'el Ware, Haywood Highsmith, Nikola Jovic)
+3
Jalen Green makes three point running pullup jump shot
61-73
Heat 60 second timeout
Steven Adams defensive rebound
+2
Heat makes two point jump shot
63-70
Kevin Love misses two point floating jump shot
+2
Jalen Green makes two point pullup jump shot
61-70
Bam Adebayo personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul)
Heat lineup change (Tyler Herro, Terry Rozier, Kel'el Ware, Haywood Highsmith, Kevin Love)
Rockets lineup change (Steven Adams, Dillon Brooks, Jabari Smith Jr., Fred VanVleet, Jalen Green)
+3
Tyler Herro makes three point jump shot (Haywood Highsmith assists)
61-68
Haywood Highsmith offensive rebound
Kevin Love misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
Kevin Love defensive rebound
Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot
Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
Bam Adebayo misses two point hook shot
Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound
Dillon Brooks misses two point running layup
Jump ball. Fred VanVleet vs. Tyler Herro (Jabari Smith Jr. gains possession)
Tyler Herro turnover (lost ball) (Fred VanVleet steals)
Tyler Herro shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul)
+1
Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2
58-67
+1
Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2
58-68
Heat misses two point jump shot
Fred VanVleet shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)
Heat offensive rebound
Kevin Love misses regular free throw 1 of 2
+1
Kevin Love makes regular free throw 2 of 2
58-66
Alperen Sengun turnover (lost ball) (Terry Rozier steals)
Fred VanVleet defensive rebound
Terry Rozier misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
Heat 60 second timeout
Instant replay
Instant replay
Dillon Brooks technical foul (Double)
Bam Adebayo technical foul (Double)
+3
Dillon Brooks makes three point running pullup jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists)
57-66
Tyler Herro turnover (bad pass) (Fred VanVleet steals)
+2
Jalen Green makes two point driving layup
57-63
+2
Tyler Herro makes two point driving floating bank jump shot
57-61
Tyler Herro defensive rebound
Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
Dillon Brooks defensive rebound
Haywood Highsmith misses three point jump shot
+3
Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)
55-61
Bam Adebayo turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
Jalen Green misses three point pullup jump shot
Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
Kevin Love misses three point jump shot
+2
Dillon Brooks makes two point running layup
55-57
Bam Adebayo shooting foul (Dillon Brooks draws the foul)
+1
Dillon Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 1
55-58
Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
Alperen Sengun blocks Terry Rozier's two point driving reverse layup
Terry Rozier offensive rebound
Bam Adebayo misses two point pullup jump shot
+3
Dillon Brooks makes three point pullup jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists)
55-55
Haywood Highsmith offensive rebound
+2
Haywood Highsmith makes two point tip layup
55-52
Tyler Herro misses two point driving floating jump shot
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
+2
Jalen Green makes two point running layup
53-52
Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
Terry Rozier misses three point running jump shot
Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound
Rockets misses two point jump shot
Alperen Sengun turnover (lost ball) (Bam Adebayo steals)
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot
Rockets offensive rebound
End of 1st Half.
Heat lineup change (Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo, Terry Rozier, Haywood Highsmith, Kevin Love)
Rockets lineup change (Dillon Brooks, Jabari Smith Jr., Fred VanVleet, Alperen Sengun, Jalen Green)
Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
Terry Rozier misses three point pullup jump shot
+3
Fred VanVleet makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)
53-50
Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
Bam Adebayo misses two point fadeaway jump shot
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Haywood Highsmith offensive rebound
Haywood Highsmith misses three point jump shot
Nikola Jovic offensive rebound
Tyler Herro misses three point pullup jump shot
Nikola Jovic defensive rebound
Jalen Green misses two point pullup jump shot
Haywood Highsmith offensive rebound
+2
Haywood Highsmith makes two point putback layup
53-47
Bam Adebayo misses two point driving finger roll layup
Jalen Green offensive foul (Haywood Highsmith draws the foul)
Jalen Green turnover (offensive foul)
Rockets lineup change (Dillon Brooks, Fred VanVleet, Amen Thompson, Alperen Sengun, Jalen Green)
Nikola Jovic personal foul (Loose ball) (Alperen Sengun draws the foul)
Heat 60 second timeout
Alperen Sengun offensive rebound
Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot
+3
Haywood Highsmith makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jovic assists)
51-47
+2
Jalen Green makes two point fadeaway jump shot
48-47
Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
Bam Adebayo offensive rebound
Fred VanVleet shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul)
+1
Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2
48-45
Bam Adebayo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
Bam Adebayo misses two point driving reverse layup
Heat defensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Fred VanVleet misses two point pullup jump shot
Haywood Highsmith turnover (out of bounds step)
Terry Rozier defensive rebound
Jalen Green misses two point driving finger roll layup
Bam Adebayo offensive rebound
Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul)
Bam Adebayo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
+1
Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2
47-45
Heat offensive rebound
Nikola Jovic misses three point jump shot
Amen Thompson offensive rebound
Tyler Herro shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul)
Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
Rockets offensive rebound
+1
Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
46-45
Heat lineup change (Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo, Terry Rozier, Haywood Highsmith, Nikola Jovic)
Fred VanVleet misses two point driving layup
Fred VanVleet defensive rebound
Tyler Herro misses three point jump shot
+2
Alperen Sengun makes two point layup (Fred VanVleet assists)
46-44
Fred VanVleet defensive rebound
Rockets personal foul
+1
Tyler Herro makes regular free throw 1 of 2
46-42
Tyler Herro misses regular free throw 2 of 2
Rockets lineup change (Jabari Smith Jr., Fred VanVleet, Amen Thompson, Alperen Sengun, Jalen Green)
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
+3
Rockets makes three point jump shot
45-42
+2
Bam Adebayo makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Nikola Jovic assists)
45-39
Rockets lineup change (Dillon Brooks, Fred VanVleet, Amen Thompson, Alperen Sengun, Jalen Green)
Fred VanVleet turnover (bad pass) (Haywood Highsmith steals)
Jalen Green personal foul (Loose ball) (Alec Burks draws the foul)
+2
Tyler Herro makes two point running reverse layup (Nikola Jovic assists)
43-39
Nikola Jovic defensive rebound
Jalen Green misses three point jump shot
+2
Bam Adebayo makes two point hook shot (Tyler Herro assists)
41-39
+2
Fred VanVleet makes two point pullup jump shot (Steven Adams assists)
39-39
Terry Rozier turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
Rockets 60 second timeout
Rockets lineup change (Steven Adams, Dillon Brooks, Fred VanVleet, Amen Thompson, Jalen Green)
Heat lineup change (Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo, Alec Burks, Haywood Highsmith, Nikola Jovic)
Terry Rozier defensive rebound
Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot
+2
Terry Rozier makes two point driving floating jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists)
39-37
Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound
Aaron Holiday misses three point stepback jump shot
Amen Thompson defensive rebound
Terry Rozier misses three point running jump shot
Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
Dillon Brooks misses two point driving layup
Bam Adebayo offensive foul (Charge) (Dillon Brooks draws the foul)
Bam Adebayo turnover (offensive foul)
+2
Steven Adams makes two point floating jump shot (Amen Thompson assists)
37-37
Steven Adams defensive rebound
Nikola Jovic misses three point jump shot
Alperen Sengun offensive foul (Nikola Jovic draws the foul)
Alperen Sengun turnover (offensive foul)
Rockets lineup change (Steven Adams, Dillon Brooks, Fred VanVleet, Amen Thompson, Aaron Holiday)
Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Nikola Jovic draws the foul)
+1
Nikola Jovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2
36-35
+1
Nikola Jovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2
37-35
Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
Terry Rozier blocks Cam Whitmore's two point cutting dunk
Alec Burks turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
+2
Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup
35-35
Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
Alec Burks misses three point jump shot
Heat lineup change (Bam Adebayo, Alec Burks, Terry Rozier, Nikola Jovic, Jaime Jaquez Jr.)
Dillon Brooks personal foul (Nikola Jovic draws the foul)
+2
Alperen Sengun makes two point driving finger roll layup (Aaron Holiday assists)
35-33
+2
Terry Rozier makes two point driving layup (Kel'el Ware assists)
35-31
Amen Thompson defensive goaltending violation
+2
Cam Whitmore makes two point dunk (Amen Thompson assists)
33-31
+2
Nikola Jovic makes two point driving layup (Kel'el Ware assists)
33-29
Kel'el Ware offensive rebound
Nikola Jovic offensive rebound
Heat misses two point jump shot
Nikola Jovic offensive rebound
Nikola Jovic misses two point tip layup
Alec Burks misses three point pullup jump shot
+2
Amen Thompson makes two point driving dunk (Aaron Holiday assists)
31-29
Amen Thompson misses three point bank jump shot
Rockets offensive rebound
End of 1st Quarter.
Rockets lineup change (Cam Whitmore, Dillon Brooks, Amen Thompson, Alperen Sengun, Aaron Holiday)
+2
Terry Rozier makes two point stepback jump shot
31-27
Nikola Jovic defensive rebound
Amen Thompson misses two point driving floating jump shot
Alec Burks offensive foul (Aaron Holiday draws the foul)
Rockets 60 second timeout
Instant replay (Challenge: Ruling Overturned)
Alec Burks turnover (offensive foul)
Rockets challenge timeout
+2
Alperen Sengun makes two point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists)
29-27
+2
Terry Rozier makes two point driving floating bank jump shot
29-25
Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point jump shot
+3
Nikola Jovic makes three point stepback bank jump shot
26-25
Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (Nikola Jovic draws the foul)
Rockets lineup change (Cam Whitmore, Jabari Smith Jr., Amen Thompson, Alperen Sengun, Aaron Holiday)
Heat lineup change (Alec Burks, Terry Rozier, Kel'el Ware, Nikola Jovic, Jaime Jaquez Jr.)
+1
Nikola Jovic makes regular free throw 1 of 1
27-25
+2
Cam Whitmore makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Amen Thompson assists)
23-25
Haywood Highsmith turnover (bad pass) (Amen Thompson steals)
Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
Cam Whitmore misses three point stepback jump shot
Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound
Fred VanVleet misses two point pullup jump shot
Steven Adams defensive rebound
Tyler Herro misses three point running jump shot
Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Haywood Highsmith steals)
Steven Adams shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
Kel'el Ware misses regular free throw 1 of 2
Heat offensive rebound
+1
Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-23
+2
Steven Adams makes two point tip layup
22-23
Steven Adams offensive rebound
Fred VanVleet misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
+2
Tyler Herro makes two point driving layup
22-21
Heat 60 second timeout
Rockets lineup change (Cam Whitmore, Steven Adams, Jabari Smith Jr., Fred VanVleet, Amen Thompson)
Heat lineup change (Tyler Herro, Kel'el Ware, Haywood Highsmith, Nikola Jovic, Jaime Jaquez Jr.)
+2
Dillon Brooks makes two point cutting layup (Steven Adams assists)
20-21
Steven Adams offensive rebound
Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot
Steven Adams offensive rebound
Jalen Green misses two point stepback jump shot
+2
Tyler Herro makes two point pullup bank jump shot
20-19
+3
Dillon Brooks makes three point jump shot (Steven Adams assists)
18-19
Heat lineup change (Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo, Terry Rozier, Haywood Highsmith, Jaime Jaquez Jr.)
Rockets defensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot
Kevin Love defensive rebound
Steven Adams misses two point turnaround hook shot
Heat misses two point jump shot
+2
Terry Rozier makes two point running layup
18-16
Jalen Green defensive goaltending violation
Terry Rozier defensive rebound
Dillon Brooks misses two point floating jump shot
Kevin Love misses two point driving layup
Kevin Love offensive rebound
Heat turnover (shot clock violation)
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Rockets 60 second timeout
Rockets lineup change (Steven Adams, Dillon Brooks, Fred VanVleet, Amen Thompson, Jalen Green)
+2
Alperen Sengun makes two point running layup (Fred VanVleet assists)
16-16
Fred VanVleet defensive rebound
Fred VanVleet blocks Terry Rozier's two point driving layup
Alperen Sengun offensive rebound
+2
Alperen Sengun makes two point tip layup
16-14
Rockets misses two point jump shot
Tyler Herro turnover (bad pass) (Fred VanVleet steals)
Tyler Herro defensive rebound
Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
+3
Haywood Highsmith makes three point jump shot (Tyler Herro assists)
16-12
Fred VanVleet turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound
Bam Adebayo misses three point jump shot
Terry Rozier defensive rebound
Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
+2
Terry Rozier makes two point running finger roll layup
13-12
Kevin Love defensive rebound
Jalen Green misses three point pullup jump shot
+2
Bam Adebayo makes two point pullup jump shot (Tyler Herro assists)
11-12
Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point running jump shot
Alperen Sengun defensive rebound
Terry Rozier misses three point stepback jump shot
Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot
Jalen Green offensive rebound
Jalen Green misses two point driving finger roll layup
+3
Tyler Herro makes three point stepback jump shot (Kevin Love assists)
9-12
Dillon Brooks turnover (bad pass) (Bam Adebayo steals)
+2
Bam Adebayo makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Tyler Herro assists)
6-12
Terry Rozier shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul)
+1
Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 3
4-10
+1
Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 3
4-11
+1
Jalen Green makes regular free throw 3 of 3
4-12
Rockets misses three point jump shot
+2
Kevin Love makes two point putback layup
4-9
Heat misses two point jump shot
Kevin Love offensive rebound
Kevin Love offensive rebound
Kevin Love offensive rebound
Kevin Love misses two point tip layup
Bam Adebayo misses two point pullup jump shot
+2
Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup
2-9
Dillon Brooks defensive rebound
Haywood Highsmith misses three point jump shot
+3
Fred VanVleet makes three point jump shot (Jalen Green assists)
2-7
Fred VanVleet shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)
+1
Kevin Love makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-4
+1
Kevin Love makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-4
+1
Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1
0-4
Kevin Love shooting foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul)
+3
Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists)
0-3
Kevin Love misses two point jump shot
Rockets defensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Haywood Highsmith steals)
Kevin Love turnover (lost ball) (Alperen Sengun steals)
Heat lineup change (Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo, Terry Rozier, Haywood Highsmith, Kevin Love)
Bam Adebayo vs. Alperen Sengun (Kevin Love gains possession)
Rockets lineup change (Dillon Brooks, Jabari Smith Jr., Fred VanVleet, Alperen Sengun, Jalen Green)
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Heat vs. Rockets: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Heat vs. Rockets
- Date: Sunday, December 29, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- Venue: Toyota Center
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Rockets favored at -8.5
- Total (Over/Under): 215
- Moneyline Odds: Heat +280, Rockets -335
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Heat: 26%
- Rockets: 74%
Dimers.com's predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Projected Final Score
Our predicted final score for this NBA matchup is Heat 104-112 Rockets.
This prediction is based on each team's average score following 10,000 game simulations.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Heat a win probability of 26%, while the Rockets have a win probability of 74%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Rockets are more likely to beat the Heat in the NBA game at Toyota Center on Monday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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