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Published 10:19 IST, August 11th 2020

Jimmy Butler brings the heat, as Miami lose in on No. 4 seed with 114-92 win

Jimmy Butler returned to the Miami lineup from a foot injury and scored 19 points, Derrick Jones scored 18 off the Miami bench and the Heat kept T.J. Warren largely in check on the way to a 114-92 win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.

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Jimmy Butler returned to the Miami lineup from a foot injury and scored 19 points, Derrick Jones scored 18 off the Miami bench and the Heat kept T.J. Warren largely in check on the way to a 114-92 win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.

Butler also had 11 rebounds, five assists and four steals.

Tyler Herro scored 17 while Duncan Robinson and Jae Crowder each added 14 for Miami, which snapped a two-game slide.

The Heat took control for good in the third quarter, blowing open what was a tie game with a 35-17 run.

Goran Dragic scored 11 and Bam Adebayo added 10 for Miami.

For Indiana, Victor Oladipo scored 14, while Warren and Malcolm Brogdon added 12.

Updated 10:19 IST, August 11th 2020