Warriors’ third-quarter surge sweeps aside Heat

Result

Golden State Warriors beat the Miami Heat 120–100 in a completed NBA regular-season game on 6 November, overturning a 53–53 half-time deadlock with a 38–23 third quarter. Source 1

The Warriors entered the fourth quarter 91–76 ahead after that decisive burst, then added 29 more points to Miami’s 24 to finish with a 20-point margin. Source 1

Miami had taken the opening period 29–26, but Golden State answered 27–24 in the second before the game’s defining quarter changed the direction of the contest. Source 1

Stat story

Golden State’s offence moved the ball consistently, producing 36 assists to Miami’s 27, while the Warriors also led the rebounding count 45–39 and blocked nine shots to the Heat’s five. Source 2

The Warriors made 16 three-pointers from 41 attempts, a 39% return, while Miami made 13 of 44, recorded as 30%. Source 2

Both sides had turnover issues, with Golden State committing 19 and Miami 22, but the Warriors’ extra passing, rebounding advantage and rim protection gave their third-quarter scoring surge a firm statistical base. Source 2

Golden State also converted 20 of 25 free throws, compared with Miami’s 17 of 23, maintaining the advantage created after the interval. Source 2

Stars and setbacks

Stephen Curry led Golden State with 29 points in 27 minutes and 57 seconds, making six three-pointers from 12 attempts and all five of his free throws. Source 3

Draymond Green supplied 11 assists and five rebounds in 27:25, although he scored two points, while Yaxel Lendeborg added 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists across 30:23. Source 3

Golden State’s supporting scoring included 13 points from Georges Niang, 10 apiece from Will Richard and Brandon Williams, and nine each from Brandin Podziemski and Gary Payton. Source 3

For Miami, Davion Mitchell scored a team-high 22 points and delivered eight assists, while Giannis Antetokounmpo posted 20 points and 14 rebounds and Bam Adebayo recorded 18 points and 10 rebounds. Source 3

Those individual contributions did not erase Miami’s third-quarter deficit, and the Heat could not cut into the Warriors’ advantage over the final 12 minutes. Source 1

Standings impact

The regular-season standings listed Golden State at 5–3 from eight games, eighth in the Western Conference and second in the Pacific Division after this result. Source 4

The same table placed the Warriors in a play-off-position designation at the time of the update. Source 4

Temporal Read

This was a finished game rather than a live situation: Golden State used the third quarter to turn an even contest into a controlled victory, then preserved the advantage through the fourth. Source 1

The clearest read from the box score was the combination of Curry’s scoring with a broader Warriors contribution: 36 assists, a six-rebound edge and four more blocks than Miami. Source 2Source 3

Miami had multiple 18-point-or-better scorers, but Golden State’s 38-point third period remained the separation that decided the final score. Source 1Source 3