NBA Round up - Nets cool sputtering Heat as Sixers seize NBA East lead

Slumping Miami surrendered the NBA Eastern Conference lead on Saturday after a weak performance in a 110-95 home loss to Kevin Durant and the suddenly sizzling Brooklyn Nets.

Durant scored 23 points, Seth Curry added 17 and Andre Drummond had 13 points and 11 rebounds in Brooklyn's seventh victory over nine games.

The Heat suffered a season-high fourth consecutive loss and fell to 47-28, percentage points behind the Philadelphia 76ers 46-27 for the top spot in the East.

"We're not concerned in the sense of panicking but yeah, we have to fix some stuff," Heat guard Kyle Lowry said. "This is one of those games where you really have to say, 'All right we need to figure some things out.' They took it to us tonight."

Bam Adebayo led Miami with 14 points while star forward Jimmy Butler had only seven points on 2-of-9 shooting.

"We have to find ways to get more shots and less turnovers," Lowry said. "On the defensive end we need to figure out where we're going to be at all times. We still have some indecisiveness."

The Nets forced 21 Heat turnovers in improving to 39-35, staying three games behind sixth-place Toronto and the last automatic East playoff spot.

"It's disappointing," Miami's Tyler Herro said. "At this point in the year we want to be playing our best... We'll continue to work and figure it out before the playoffs."

Brooklyn guard Kyrie Irving had 11 points on 4-of-11 shooting. Irving makes his season home debut Sunday when the Nets entertain Charlotte. New York City Covid-19 safety rules kept the unvaccinated star from playing in home contests before a recent change exempted athletes from the protocol.

"I'm looking forward to the opportunity," Irving said. "We want to build something here, a legacy, something sustainable,