Even on his nights off, Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler makes headlines for comments with a potentially deeper meaning.

Playing in a larger role, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra was encouraged by what he saw from rookie Kel'el Ware to help spark a win over the Spurs.

Miami Heat center Kel`el Ware is making huge improvements in his first season. Coach Erik Spoelstra said it's more from a standpoint outside of basketball. Ware is putting in work behind the scenes. "It's not just what's going on,

Besides Adebayo and Jaquez, the team was led by Nikola Jovic who had a team-high 20 points off the bench and also showed some impressive play-making four assists and six rebounds. The Heat's All-Star hopeful Tyler Herro had an off-game with nine points as he was playing with a knee contusion.