Coming off a double-overtime win in Washington DC the night before, the Spurs entered Miami down their top three players, and no one would have blamed them for getting blown out. However, the Spurs came out red hot in the first quarter and overcame a few other horrific stretches to fight back and make the top seed in the East fight down to the bitter end, but they Spurs ultimately fell just short in the 129-133 loss to the Heat.
Devin Vassell, Lonnie Walker and Keita Bates-Diop all had 22 points, and Tre Jones added a career high 19 points in a starter’s role.