Heat to use COVID-19-sniffing dogs to screen fans
The Miami Heat are bringing back some fans, with help from some dogs.
The Heat will use coronavirus-sniffing dogs at AmericanAirlines Arena to screen fans who want to attend their games. They' ve been working on the plan for months, and the highly trained dogs have been in place for some games this season where the team has allowed a handful of guests — mostly friends and family of players and staff.
Starting this week, a limited number of ticket holders will be in the seats as well, provided they get past the dogs first.
The first Heat game with ticket holders is set for Thursday against the Los Angeles Clippers. Monday is the first day that season ticket holders will be able to start securing their seats.
The Heat have sold out 451 consecutive games, the sixth-longest streak in NBA history. Sellouts obviously aren't happening this year. The Heat will keep attendance under 2,000 for now, or less than 10% of the arena' s typical capacity.
Curry now 2nd all-time in 3-pointers
Stephen Curry made five 3- pointers for the Warriors Saturday night to give him 2,562 in his career — passing Reggie Miller for second place in NBA history. Ray Allen is first with 2,973.
“That's pretty dope,” Curry said. “We got our head beat tonight, but I was trying to still enjoy it. After I made the third one, I knew that was a big one, and then to make that fourth one in the third quarter was pretty special. Something I' ve been looking forward to for a very long time.”
Curry finished with 24 points, seven rebounds and seven assists to lead Golden State. Andrew Wiggins and James Wise man each scored 13.
Donovan Mitchell had 23 points, seven rebounds and six assists as Utah routed t he Warriors 1 2 7 - 1 08 on Saturday night for their eighth straight victory.
RAPTORS 107, PACERS 102:
OG Anunoby delivered with jab after jab Sunday. He scored a season-high 30 points, grabbed eight rebounds, defended well and made three of four free throws in the final minute to give the surging Raptors a victory over Indiana.
Late Saturday NUGGETS 120, SUNS 112:
Jamal Murray's difficult, off-balance 3-pointer at the end of regulation forced overtime and Denver outlasted Phoenix in two overtimes. Nikola Jokic scored 29 points and grabbed 22 rebounds while Murray added 26 points.
LAKERS 101, BULLS 90:
Anthony Davis dominated with a season-high 37 points against his hometown team, LeBron James added 17 points and 11 rebounds and Los Angeles beat Chicago on Saturday. The defending NBA champions improved to 9-0 on the road and a league-best 13-4 overall.
NETS 128, HEAT 124:
Kevin Durant scored 31 points, Kyrie Irving took over late and had 28 and Brooklyn overcame Bam Adebayo's career-high 41 points to beat Miami on Saturday night.
ROCKETS 133, MAVERICKS 108:
Eric Gordon scored a season-high 33 points, DeMarcus Cousins had his best game for Houston with 28 points and 17 rebounds and Houston beat Dallas on Saturday night. John Wall had seven points and eight assists after missing five straight games with right knee soreness.
SIXERS 113, PISTONS 110:
Joel Embiid had 33 points and 14 rebounds, and his two free throws with 7.2 seconds left helped Philadelphia seal a victory over Detroit on Saturday night. Ben Simmons added 20 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the 76ers, and he made a couple big free throws of his own in the final minute.
TIMBERWOLVES 120, PELICANS 110:
Naz Reid scored 20 points to lead a balanced offensive effort and Minnesota beat New Orleans on Saturday night. Anthony Edwards scored 18 points and Jared Vanderbilt set career highs with 16 points and 11 rebounds for Minnesota, which snapped a four-game skid.