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A tied game before the breakthrough
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Golden State beat Miami 120–100 at home on November 5 for its sixth consecutive win. Stephen Curry supplied 29 points, but the final margin hides how competitive the opening half was: the teams went to the break tied at 53.
Miami had led 29–26 after the first quarter. This was a win Golden State had to build, first catching its opponent and then turning its second-half opportunities into a decisive advantage.
The third quarter changes the picture
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The Warriors outscored the Heat 38–23 in the third and entered the fourth ahead 91–76. That fifteen-point swing accounts for most of the eventual winning margin.
NBC Sports Bay Area highlighted Curry warming up after halftime and Green connecting the offense. That combination offers a useful replay focus: after the shooter attracts attention, where does the ball go next?
Six threes, eleven assists and plenty of help
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Curry made six of twelve threes and Green handed out eleven assists. Golden State recorded 36 assists as a team and won the bench-scoring battle 53–27. This was more than a star finding his shot.
The promise lies in that shared responsibility. If the stars do not have to finish every possession, the defense needs more answers than simply following Curry, while scoring from the reserves gives the rotation room to breathe.
Miami had contributors, too
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Davion Mitchell produced 22 points and eight assists; Giannis Antetokounmpo added 20 points and fourteen rebounds. Miami had scoring and rebounding contributions, but could not carry its first-half competitiveness through to the finish.
Golden State shot 52.5% against Miami’s 40.7% and led paint scoring 50–32. Perimeter shooting is only part of this story: getting close to the rim and finishing those chances mattered as well.
Watch the connections as well as the shots
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Start a replay with the third quarter, then return to the exchange of leads and responses before halftime. Spectacular shots are fun; the passage from a tie to a double-digit lead tells the fuller story.
Follow Green’s passing and the reserves’ scoring as another thread. Looking one pass before the finish makes it easier to appreciate how Curry’s production connects with the rest of the attack.
What needs to travel into the next game
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The schedule at the time of the report had Orlando visiting Golden State next, with Miami heading to Sacramento. The Warriors’ test is sustaining offense through substitutions; the Heat’s is connecting their intensity across both halves.
Six straight wins deserve celebration. The bigger hope is that passing, paint finishes and bench contributions still provide a route to victory on a colder shooting night.
