What happened: Golden State defeated the Miami Heat 120-100 at Chase Center to improve to 6-3 on the season. Under associate head coach Frank Vogel, the Warriors have posted the league's fourth-best defensive rating across their past four games. Stephen Curry sparked a second-half breakaway after Golden State erased an early 10-point deficit.

Why it matters: Draymond Green and Al Horford anchored the interior defense, holding Miami to 35.9 percent shooting from the field over the final three quarters. The surge lifts Golden State to seventh in the Western Conference standings as Steve Kerr's rotation stabilizes after early-season perimeter lapses. Miami fell to 3-6 and 10th in the Eastern Conference following consecutive road games.

What to watch: Golden State looks to extend its winning streak as Vogel continues integrating his defensive structure. Miami returns home aiming to halt a slide that has dropped the Heat to 3-6.