The Brooklyn Nets defeated the Miami Heat, 102-101, at FTX Arena on Sunday evening.

The Nets (27-13) and Heat (21-20) opened the game putting on an offensive showcase for the South Florida faithful, as Brooklyn held a narrow 66-64 lead at intermission following a fast-paced first half. The third quarter would then turn out to be the diametric opposite, with defense taking center stage during a period where only 31 total points were scored and Miami built a three-point advantage. Kevin Durant would also leave the game for the visitors with under a minute remaining in the period with a knee injury, but the Nets would battle back from as much as a nine-point deficit in the final period and notching the winning basket on a Royce O'Neale putback off a Kyrie Irving misfire with 3.2 seconds left.

Irving led the Nets with 29 points, supplementing them with six assists, two rebounds and one steal. Durant finished with 17 points, five boards, two assists, one steal and one block. Seth Curry furnished 14 points, four rebounds, one steal and one block. Nicolas Claxton generated a 13-point, 11-rebound double-double that included three blocks. T.J. Warren supplied 10 points, three rebounds, one assist and two steals.

Jimmy Butler paced the Heat with 26 points, adding eight rebounds, one assist and two steals. Tyler Herro compiled 24 points, four rebounds and two assists. Bam Adebayo totaled 10 points, eight boards, two assists and one block. Haywood Highsmith and Max Strus produced 10 points apiece as well while totaling three rebounds and three assists, respectively.

The Nets return home to host the Boston Celtics on Thursday night, while the Heat remains home and hosts the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night.