The Miami Heat continue their West Coast road trip tonight with a visit to the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center, looking to build on Wednesday night’s thrilling victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.
Miami enters the matchup at 3-5 after escaping with a dramatic 117-116 victory over the Clippers, thanks to a game-winning three-pointer from Klay Thompson. The former Warriors star finished with 30 points, delivering his best performance of the season at just the right time.
Now Thompson returns to the building where he helped Golden State win four NBA championships, adding another interesting chapter to tonight’s matchup. Andrew Wiggins will also face his former team after playing an important role in the Warriors’ 2022 championship run.
The Heat will have their work cut out for them, however.
Golden State enters the game at 5-3 and riding a five-game winning streak, with Stephen Curry continuing to lead the way. The Warriors have been particularly dangerous from beyond the arc, presenting another challenge for Miami’s inconsistent defense.
Making matters more difficult, the Heat are playing on the second night of a back-to-back after an overtime battle against the Clippers, while the Warriors have enjoyed two days of rest.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is available despite dealing with a wrist injury, giving Miami another opportunity to develop its chemistry around the two-time MVP and Bam Adebayo.
Can the Heat overcome tired legs, slow down Curry and make it two straight victories in California?
STARTING LINEUPS
Miami Heat
- Davion Mitchell, PG
- Klay Thompson, SG
- Andrew Wiggins, SF
- Giannis Antetokounmpo, PF
- Bam Adebayo, C
Golden State Warriors
- Stephen Curry, PG
- Brandin Podziemski, SG
- Will Richard, SF
- Yaxel Lendeborg, PF
- Draymond Green, C
INJURY REPORT / PLAYER AVAILABILITY
Miami Heat
- Giannis Antetokounmpo — AVAILABLE (right wrist sprain)
- Keshad Johnson — AVAILABLE (hamstring)
- Tre Donaldson — OUT (G League/two-way assignment)
- Vladislav Goldin — OUT (G League/two-way assignment)
Golden State Warriors
- Jimmy Butler III — OUT (right ACL surgery)
- Moses Moody — OUT (left patellar tendon surgery)
- Gui Santos — OUT (left knee tendinitis)
- Kristaps Porziņģis — OUT (not with team)
GAME INFO
Matchup: Miami Heat (3-5) at Golden State Warriors (5-3)
Date: Thursday, November 5, 2026
Time: 10:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM PT
Location: Chase Center — San Francisco, California
TV: NBA TV / WPLG Local 10 (South Florida) / NBC Sports Bay Area
Radio: 560 AM WQAM / 104.3 FM (South Florida)
The Heat are coming off one of their most exciting victories of the young season, but tonight presents another difficult test against a surging Warriors team.
Will Klay Thompson deliver another memorable performance against his former team?
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Only bright spots for me tonight are Conwell, Mitchell, and Pelle.
im done for tonight rc
That’s the best news I’ve had all night
take starters out dumbot games ova
dramond best player with no skills.smartest player in nba
once quitter back whats yaxels role rc
Starting pf
i want to see pelle throw hands one day hes gotten killed out there by the bros
foul on pelle there rc
Looked like ball was off Green. Foul?
did niko take eric out to dinne rlast night
Having turds again
cant wait til ty and bam play against each other thats the game of the year for me,this is not a champ team no way
niko very productive minutes smh
masseys been a diff maker offense defense rebounding impressive 1/4
Who?
u watching the game the big from gsw rc
clogging middle rebounding scoring
You might wanna check that again. there is nobody on that team with that name
massey outburst
steve kerr is a bull dont remember him much as a spur
pelles 100% hustle he starts hitting js that could really help us
jovic dont drive to hoop son pls
conwells a bright spot
spobots as good as his players.
Like every coach in every sport
kerr took over for mj same players turned them into champs.the same college coaches win everywhere saban meyer harbaugh
jovic in we got this rc
did gardner say something to spos new gf
lendenborg very aggressive player
after 10 games 500 team give or take few games.need more or wait til next year
def a foul jon
klay forces lots shots
teams tired try gard dumbot
bobby p plays no d cant shoot it anymore useless so far
bobby p been a bust so far same hardaway
b2b tough gig legs get tired especially older players wheres the gard richard dumbot
On that note I’m gonna call it a night. Too bad we can’t play teams that are 1-5 every night….might win some games that way.
middle of th epack team beat the bad teams lost to the good ones giannis cant be happy
games over b2b ok sac next then utah 2 very winnable games
Feels like this one’s gonna be over in a hurry. Miami’s offense has been awful this quarter.
uh oh curry gets going were fd
does wigg get paid by mickey way hes playing
goaltending def
havent seen quitter yet wplg whats his hairstyle
when bam has something bad happen to him on offensive end he sulks alot doesnt hustle back thats unacceptable
I have seen that too and it pisses me off. Heat then play 4 vs 5.
passive bam there had layup smh
klay gets pass after last nights shot
Wiggins, Portis, and Hardaway a combined 1-10. Fugly
They’re lucky Steph was ice cold in the first half. If he stays cold, Miami has a chance
Not pretty, but even at the half. Not bad against a solid team on our back to back. Of course, we’ve seen some second half disasters. Hopefully not tonight.
curry 2 for 10
heat playing bad last few minutes here
need to get klay off spobot run some plays for him
conwells d not as good as pelle his offense is better though
comeon klay wtf sloppy
yaxel nice minutes
niko is not overdribbling not doing much not killingus with tos.bad player
pay him gotta play him
That’s a 4pt shot here