This is our GAMETHREAD: Chat live about the game here!
Injury Report:
Miami Heat:
- Kyle Lowry (illness) — OUT
- Caleb Martin (ankle) — OUT
- Jimmy Butler (toe) — OUT
- Cole Swider (g league) — OUT
- Dru Smith (knee) — OUT
Houston Rockets:
- Victor Oladipo (patellar tendon) — OUT
- Dillon Brooks (right oblique) — OUT
- Tari Eason (leg) — OUT
- Nate Hinton (g league) — OUT
- Nate Williams (g league) — OUT
- Jermaine Samuels Jr. (g league) — OUT
Starting 5:
Miami Heat:
- Tyler Herro, G
- Jaime Jaquez Jr, F
- Haywood Highsmith, F
- Nikola Jovic, F
- Bam Adebayo, C
Houston Rockets:
- Fred VanVleet, G
- Jalen Green, G
- Jabari Smith Jr., F
- Jae’Sean Tate, F
- Alperen Sengun, C
Broadcast Info:
- Tipoff: 7:30 PM EST
- TV: Bally Sports Sun (Eric Reid, John Crotty)
- Radio: AM 560 Sports WQAM & The HEAT Radio Network (Jason Jackson)
- Spanish Radio: WAQI 710 AM & The HEAT Spanish Radio Network (José Pañeda)
meh, it could have gone either way. if only we had jimmy or at kyle, or if only duncan hit 3 more 3pointers which he usually does, then we could have won
okc to young to win it all they can use a vet or two
need jimmy for these boys
cant teach height chets a beast
59 percent from the field is painful.
tys a good offensive player dunc on ct jovic love not the quickest most athletic guys
Okc definitely gave us the work.
think the expression is the business
Nope both are expressions, difference is my expression is more newer age.
okc inexperience been sloppy end of game
Bad 3, should’ve took that first open look.
ty ty ty wtf jeez
We’ve been shaky from the ft line the past 3 or 5 games.
Still got a chance…
2 possession game!
Still fighting
dunc better get his shot together hes been off last 5 games
yep
Okc a great young team, they will be really good for many years to come, when we faced them in the finals, they had: Kd, Westbrook, and the beard. Now they have Sga,Chet, and Williams.
61% shooting need some 2 way players
Tha is the big weakness, along with injuries.
I wanted to win this, but knew we would probably lose because we’re missing too much, combined with okc being a top 5 scoring team , and being a top 5 team in the NBA currently. If we had Jimmy, I think the outcome would be different.
we dont so it doesnt matter
availability is the greatest ability jim mandich quote
Yes missing 3 contributors. Okc 18 -5 when they score over 120, plus we’ve been shaky from ft.
u watch the really good players and compared to our best players big difference
dunc 1 basket tonight in there for his d
chets really good a 3 and than a 2
Jaquez says not so fast okc.
HH should be in the game over Robinson.
Yes
ball game
Holmgren and the doubles affecting bam.
right under basket passes out to 32% shooter
Jaylin a stud for okc.
against the best teams need our best player
Gotta cut down the lead.
Thunder are a really good team for a reason.
Hope these fts don’t bite us back later on. Locksmith with a career high in scoring and 3s made. We definitely needed all his points.
Sga relentless
Locksmith ballin !
Jaquez 3 better then holmgren tonight!
holmgren is so skinny like to see him versus jokic
Gotta keep up the scoring pace with these young fellas.
heat d blows every night
louisville usually a good team sht record this year patino coached there for a wile
talking to my buddy watching canes game sorry
oh man, okc is for real. after a decade of tanking, they are coming up
3rd best team in the league.
denver boston milw are better
Okc better than bucks, and have better record.
have they played each other let me ck
havent played yet
Great game so far, except for that last call. jovic was cooking in that 2nd quarter, and in his bag. Locksmith playing his best game offensively in a while, love to see it. Just gotta clamp down on D, 60 percent from the field is too much.
put in jalen ramsey and christian wilkins
duncan is the eli apple of the heat
Delete your account asap
I agree to a certain extent, Robinson can get better, but Apple can’t.
Might need them, okc is number 1 in the league in fg percentage.
Great competitive first half
Jaquez!! Coast to coast!
jovic more of a pg than pf
Point forward
Yup. Seems pretty obvious to me that he can definitely play next to Bam and his size is certainly more pf. But, he could also play pg. Very versatile skill set. Can play everything except, imo, center – at least not regularly.
Eric is right about the Bam Jovic combo
magic jovic
dunc free lancing on d all the time
We keep scoring, but so does the Thunder, can’t get away.
what cant niko do
Oh yes!
okc shooting 71% and losing
dunc 7 for 28
dolphins are the exact opposite of heat owner front office
jeez when jim and caleb back hope niko still gets pt
Right now feeling good we didn’t trade him and JJJ. Jovic getting pt and confidence now could pay off by the time playoffs come around