The Golden State Warriors' loss to the Miami Heat on Tuesday, Jan. 7, left them with a .500 record. Steve Kerr's team got off to a strong start to the 2024-25 season but has failed to build on that early momentum.

The Miami Heat head to the Chase Center to face the Golden State Warriors in a non-conference matchup. The Heat are 17-17, which puts them in ninth place in the Eastern Conference. The Warriors are 18-17, which puts them in eighth place in the Western Conference.

He is expected to miss several weeks.Gary Payton II is out with a left calf strain and Brandin Podziemski is out due to right abdominal injury management. The Heat have five players listed on the injury report: Jimmy Butler,

The Warriors were awarded a technical free throw after Jackson-Davis and Terry Rozier had to be separated early in the fourth quarter, and Curry drained it to cut the deficit to 87-86. But the Heat immediately answered with a trio of tres — none closely contested — to push the lead back to 10 and pull away for good.

Bam Adebayo had 19 points, nine rebounds and five assists with two timely dunks down the stretch, and the Miami Heat snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Golden State Warriors 114-98.

Stephen Curry had an unfortunate stat line for the first time in his NBA career while the Golden State Warriors continue to struggle.

Steph Curry finished the win with 17 points, ten rebounds, six assists and two steals while shooting 5/21 from the field in 36 minutes of playing time. The two-time MVP also made NBA history as he became the 36th player to reach 6,