Heat surge past the Nets 126-110 as Brooklyn’s skid reaches 10

MIAMI (AP) — Tyler Herro scored 25 points, Bam Adebayo added 21 and the Miami Heat beat Brooklyn 126-110 on Thursday night, sending the Nets to their 10th consecutive loss.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 18 for the Heat (34-29), who have won six of eight and moved five games over .500 for the first time since the first week of December. Pelle Larsson and Kel'el Ware each had 16 points for Miami — with Ware adding 11 rebounds and seven blocked shots.

The Heat also improved to 15-5 on March 5 — or “305 Day,” as it is called in Miami, a nod to the city's primary area code. No active NBA franchise has a better record on that date.

Michael Porter Jr. scored 27 points for Brooklyn, which also lost at Miami on Tuesday. Noah Clowney scored 17, Nic Claxton had 16 and Ziaire Williams finished with 15 for the Nets. Brooklyn briefly led in the third quarter, but gave up 66 points in the second half.

Miami had a 54-34 edge in bench scoring and shot 53%.

The Nets are the sixth team to have a losing streak of 10 or more games this season, joining Sacramento (16), Washington (14), Indiana (13), Chicago (11) and Dallas (10). It's the longest slide for Brooklyn since the 2021-22 team dropped 11 straight.

Miami was without Norman Powell (right groin strain), Nikola Jovic (lower back) and Simone Fontecchio (left groin strain). For Brooklyn, rookie Egor Demin (left plantar fascia) missed his third consecutive contest.

Nets: Visit Detroit on Saturday.

Heat: At Charlotte on Friday.

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Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) shoots during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets, Thursday, March 5, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro falls to the court as Brooklyn Nets guard Terance Mann, right, defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, March 5, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Brooklyn Nets guard Terance Mann (14) loses control of the ball as Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, March 5, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Brooklyn Nets guard Nolan Traore (88) goes to the basket as Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) and guard Pelle Larsson (9) defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, March 5, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo, front, goes for a loose ball against Brooklyn Nets forward Noah Clowney (21) and guard Terance Mann (14) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, March 5, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vitek Vanecek stopped 16 shots in his 100th career win and Dylan Guenther assisted on two Utah goals as the Mammoth beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 on Thursday night.

Nick Schmaltz and Clayton Keller scored in the second period for the Mammoth, and Michael Carcone added an empty-net goal at 18:12 of the third.

Vanecek earned his first shutout of the season and the 11th of his career. The 30-year-old had four shutouts during the 2021-22 with the Washington Capitals.

Utah has won two straight games and five of its last seven while completing a two-game season sweep of the Flyers.

Dan Vladar made 20 saves for Philadelphia and slipped to 19-10-6. The Flyers had their three-game winning streak halted.

After a scoreless first period, the Mammoth outshot the Flyers 14-7 in the second period and took a lead they never relinquished.

Schmaltz opened the scoring at 1:38 of the second with a power-play goal on a shot from a tough angle to the right of Vladar. Guenther and Sean Durzi assisted on Schmaltz’s 24th goal of the season.

About seven minutes later, Keller stretched the lead to two goals with his 19th of the season. Guenther picked up his 25th assist when his feed from along the boards sent Keller in all alone, and he beat Vladar with a shot between the pads from close range at 8:03.

Keller leads the Mammoth in points with 61 (19 goals, 42 assists). Schmaltz is next with 24 goals and 33 assists for 57 points, followed by Guenther's 53 points (28 goals, 25 assists). The Mammoth have scored 94 goals away from home this season.

Veteran defenseman MacKenzie Weegar, who was acquired by Utah from Calgary on Wednesday, was not available due to visa processing. The Mammoth recalled defenseman Dmitri Simashev from Tucson of the AHL.

The Flyers were without Forward Travis Konecny (upper-body injury) and defenseman Nick Seeler (lower-body injury).

Mammoth: At Columbus on Saturday in the third game of a five-game trip.

Flyers: At the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.

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Utah Mammoth right wing Dylan Guenther shoots the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)