Tyler Herro had a confident answer when asked about a scuffle between him and Houston Rockets guard Amen Thompson.

The Miami Heat star said Thompson was upset that Herro was having such a good game as the Rockets lost 104-100. Herro had 27 points and nine assists in the win.

"Just two competitors going at it, playing basketball," Herro said. "...Just a physical game. Guess that's what happens when someone's scoring, throwing dimes, doing the whole thing. I'd get mad too."

The fight occurred with just 35 seconds left in the game when Miami led 99-94. Along with Herro and Thompson being ejected, Terry Rozier, Jalen Green and Rockets coaches Ime Udoka and Ben Sullivan were ejected.

Thompson had five points, five assists and five rebounds in the game, a somewhat disappointing game, at least compared to Herro.

Herro has emerged as the Heat's No. 1 option this season and it's leading to a career year for the sixth-year player. He's posting 23.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game, all of which are career-highs.

Based on his comments after the fight with Thompson, Herro seems to have plenty of confidence amid the big season.

While Herro and the Heat walked away victorious on Sunday, Thompson's Rockets can rest knowing they're having a better season thus far. Miami improved to 16-14 on the year after taking down Houston, but the Rocket sit in third place in the Western Conference amid a 21-11 start.

The Heat and Rockets could both be without key players in the coming week depending on the NBA's punishment for those ejected on Sunday. It's unclear what kind of fines or suspensions Herro, Thompson and others could be facing, but the league handed out a few suspensions earlier this week after a fight between players on the Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks.

The NBA suspended Mavericks forward Naji Marshall for four games and Suns center Jusuf Nurkić for three games. The league also suspended P.J. Washington for one game for being involved in the altercation.