The NBA regular season continued on January 1, and in the end, the Heat defeated the Rockets 120-110. While the Heat won 5 consecutive victories, they gave the Rockets 6 consecutive losses!

At the beginning of the first quarter, both sides fought against each other, and they fought back and forth until they tied 24-24. The Rockets made a slight lead with a three-pointer, and Guy quickly made a three-pointer in a row to lead the team to overtake the score 11-0! After each scored 3 points, Hero scored another three-pointer to help the Heat end the first quarter with 11 points 41-30.

After the second quarter, the Heat scored 18-2 and instantly opened the gap! Tate and Gordon quickly worked together to narrow the score difference 13-2. After a match in the second half, the Heat led by 14 points 74-60.

在侧面变化之后，双方出现并彼此得分，但是半季度后得分之间的差额仍然为14分。 Herro made a layup and Lowry opened the free throw slightly, and the Rockets quickly responded with a 7-0 wave to narrow the gap. The Heat were not willing to be outdone and then scored 10-3 to widen the gap. Brooks' three-pointer and Martin dunked to stop the bleeding and finally finished the three quarters. The Heat led by 100-87 and ended with 13 points.

The final quarter started, and both sides felt bad, and the Rockets scored 8-1 intermittently to narrow the score difference. At the critical moment, Butler stood up and scored 2+1 to stabilize the situation! Tate scored 5 points in a row and tried to catch up, but the Heat defeated another 7-0 wave! The two sides then scored points, the Heat kept firmly in the double-digit lead, and the Rockets were ultimately unable to make the comeback.