The Miami Heat grabbed their fifth straight victory to hold on to the top seed in the East, but it was a tough battle to the end against the Brooklyn Nets in a close 115-111 decision at the FTX Arena on Saturday night.
Despite holding a 21-point late in the third quarter sparked by a 16-3 run coming out of halftime, the Heat simply couldn’t contain Kyrie Irving in the fourth quarter and he led a furious late rally that cut the lead first to four points and then to a single digit twice before faltering in the closing seconds.