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NBA GAMETHREAD: Atlanta Hawks (17-23) @ Miami HEAT (24-17)

This is our GAMETHREAD: Chat live about the game here!

Injury Report:

Miami Heat:

    • Jamal Cain (G-League) — OUT
    • R.J. Hampton (G-League) — OUT
    • Jaime Jaquez Jr. (groin) — OUT
    • Kevin Love (knee) — AVAILABLE
    • Duncan Robinson — QUESTIONABLE
    • Dru Smith (knee) — OUT

Atlanta Hawks:

  • Kobe Bufkin (G-League) — OUT
  • Mouhamed Gueye (back) — OUT
  • De’Andre Hunter (knee) — OUT
  • Vit Krejci (shoulder) — OUT
  • Wesley Matthews (calf) — OUT
  • Trae Young (illness) — OUT

Starting 5:

Miami Heat:

  • Kyle Lowry, G
  • Tyler Herro, G
  • Jimmy Butler, F
  • Nikola Jovic, F
  • Bam Adebayo, C

Atlanta Hawks:

  • Dejounte Murray, G
  • Bogdan Bogdanovic. G
  • Saddiq Bey, F
  • Jalen Johnson, F
  • Clint Capela, C

Broadcast Info:

  • Tipoff: 8:00 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)
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SunManFromDogBone
  • If you take Jaquez away this is a very mediocre team.
  • Lowry is worthless. Even a retired Dragic could do better.
  • As I’ve said before, Jovic has potential but he isn’t ready yet. He still needs considerable experience, maturity and seasoning.
  • Did I mention that Caleb has a low BBIQ? He’ll opt out this offseason.
  • Jimmy seems to think he can coast when he wants and turn it on when he wants. 10 shots a game isn’t going to cut it. Sorry Jimmy, it doesn’t work that way. I don’t see a max extension in his future.
  • Time to go with your best Spo. Leave the liabilities on the bench.
  • Time to make some trades Pat.
Bout30man

Good comments. I agree with all but Jimmy. He can’t attack the basket as readily like he used to. It’s not by choice he isn’t shooting as much, it’s cause they double him and it stops him a little now.
I also am wondering about Caleb. We have not seen the player that won us game seven against the Celtics. Not sure why.
Most of all, I agree about the trades. I know it’s wrong to say this but I don’t give a crap about 2026. I want to win now. I believe that one good two way player, a Murray or Rozier or the equivalent (but no need for a whale), and good health, and we are good enough to compete with the best.

vagibugi

Well ,that hurts. Playing with the fire all night.

heat for life

jimmy andbam need to take the most shots but every night its ty

Bout30man

Jimmy always misses the last shot.

heat for life

24 mins for turtle think spo was thinking more about ud tribute

Big_guy305

Shameful loss on ud night smh. This loss on spo, Lowry was trash, but getting all those minutes in the 4th smh. We need to make a trade and Lowry has to be in it. Losing to a Trae less hawks was terrible.

ManilaHeat

That’s just it. They’re better with Trae absent. At least vs Heat. And this game. Only

Big_guy305

Either way, it’s no excuse, we’re only missing jjj, and we got Jimmy, herro, and bam. This should of been a win, all Ik is that we need to make a trade, and Lowry wasn’t worth all that money we gave him smh. In the words of hfl I blame Spobot lol.

heat for life

the use of personnel is the only way a coach influences a game .spos use of lowry cost us this game

Big_guy305

Spo should of known better smh .

heat for life

duncs 3rd leading scorer in 4th in nba and hes playing lowry just about the whole 4th.

Big_guy305

I get spo wanted d from Lowry, but he couldn’t provide offense or defend Murry. Duncan deserved to play all of Lowrys 4th quarter mins.

heat for life

hes to short to challenge shots occasionally he swipes a ball away useless player

Big_guy305

Locksmith should had more minutes then Lowry

Bout30man

Lowry is just ok on d, he isn’t good anymore.

Reality Czech

That is entirely untrue. Developing players, reviewing film with players, drawing up plays. As has been shown, the coach calls 50-70% of all plays via hand signals. And more.
Spo was the reason for this awful loss tonight. But, try as you might to make your opinion a fact, it doesn’t work for anyone that understands the game and coaching.

Bout30man

I agree. JJJ would have helped in this game, but not Toronto. We are barely an above .500 team, and that’s fully healthy. And no one is fully healthy this time of year or later. Don’t want to alienate anyone, but our relative strength should be clear to everyone now.

Bout30man

You are right. We lost to a below average team. And , you are right to point at Lowry. He is our weak link, and he gets PT like he is a contributor. HFL deserves credit for his nickname Turtle. Fits him well. The trade for Lowry has been a disaster.

heat for life

dragic and precious no biggy 30

Reality Czech

We would not have been worse off if we kept them. And it would’ve cost less.

Bout30man

It’s the salary, not the players. He makes an outrageous amount and is untradeable. He has no value except as a salary throwaway, but he kept us from making moves to get guys who would have helped. And, IMHO, Precious would have helped more, not much more, but Lowry has helped that little. I thought he was a mistake from the day we acquired him. I turned off when he missed all those games for personal reasons.

ManilaHeat

Yeah I guess this one is on Spo

Big_guy305

Lowry is waste of space, he barely shoots, and doesn’t provide nothing offensively. That trade wasn’t good, and he needs to be TRADED….pathetic night from as always.

ManilaHeat

Well congrats birdies…but sorry you still suck feel sorry for the fans

heat for life

murray young might be the best bc in bball

ManilaHeat

Kyrie and Luka

heat for life

in the east?

ManilaHeat

Bos. Two way bc

heat for life

holiday and white not better than tre dejounte

heat for life

murray reminds me of russ

heat for life

jjj missing hurts true ill sleep better

ManilaHeat

This hurts more than the Raptors loss. Sorry UD…ur team sucked these past few games vs mediocre teams.

heat for life

not sure bout that down by 37 to toronto

Reality Czech

Disagree. This was in front of the entire Heat royalty..

heat for life

spo blew it playing jovic and lowry.start locksmith over jovic dont play turtle hes so useless

Reality Czech

Horrible ending! Shameful coaching by Spo leaving Lowry in the 4th 9+ minutes!!! And then Martin doesn’t get a shot off?? I’d like to apologize to UD for what just happened.

heat for life

me to sorry ud this team sucked tonight vs a bad team

heat for life

whats lowrys line 2 pts 2 assists 0 rebounds

heat for life

why would atl trade murray are they crazy

heat for life

caleb 2 secs what r u dribbling for

Bout30man

Another bad night in south Florida sports. Two heartbreakers.

heat for life

dolphin seasons over

heat for life

hockey not a major sport down here 30 maybe in the northeast

heat for life

tys a good player murray better

Bout30man

That might be right. But, not by much. Murray shot 9-22. Then again, a player who can make a last second shot is very valuable. It separates the very good from the good.

heat for life

bad d caleb

heat for life

jimmy shoots a 3 gonna break my tv

Bout30man

Wow, be nice to get that guy. Probly just a pipe dream.

ManilaHeat

They’d be keeping Murray and trade Young instead

Reality Czech

I definitely wouldn’t want Young in a Heat uniform.

Reality Czech

If they want, as has been reported, 2 first round picks and a player or 2 (Lowry for cap relief + Jovic. Or Duncan), the Heat should do it. Murray is the equivalent of a first round pick in the 10-15 range, and can give you at least 5 good years. As opposed to the Lowry contract that I was against from the beginning.

Bout30man

I agree. They will ask a lot. I think most of us can agree, JJJ absence can’t be used to forgive the last two games and the Heat doesn’t have enough. If they want to win now, they have to mortgage the future. They will ask for one player, maybe Jovic or HH, but they will want two firsts. And, if we want to win now, we have to do it.

heat for life

wow murray caleb no challenge

ManilaHeat

Murray showing off

ManilaHeat

Awshhhhhoooot!!!

heat for life

j rich man let him shoot dum foul

heat for life

locksmith out of rotation seems

Reality Czech

Awful foul

heat for life

why wouldnt ud be a coach for us

Reality Czech

Thank you Herro

heat for life

ud night had to be a ty prayer

Bout30man

What a shot by Ty!

heat for life

is it possible to just waive lowry in football u can do that

ManilaHeat

Tyleeeeeeerrrr!!!!

ManilaHeat

One more score and a D! Go Heat!!

Bout30man

Five quick points for Jimmy.

heat for life

slow motion jim

ManilaHeat

After ouch…its yey Jimmy!

Reality Czech

2 minutes, FINALLY makes the change.

heat for life

too late

ManilaHeat

too late what? 🙄

ManilaHeat

Ouch jimmy

heat for life

father time got jim

Bout30man

Slowing down but still an A player. He carried this team way beyond where we otherwise should have gotten twice. That won’t happen again. But, with more help, he could still be a champion.

heat for life

dunc in

heat for life

whens last time jimmy scored

ManilaHeat

With Shakira I think lol

Reality Czech

lol!!!

heat for life

lowry over mr 4th qtr dunc what is spo smoking

heat for life

lowry played whole 4th

Reality Czech

Ridiculous

ManilaHeat

Last moments in Heat uni maybe? Lol

Reality Czech

Fingers crossed

heat for life

at least no interviews on

Reality Czech

Duncan, Martin, Highsmith. Please put any one of them in instead of 2 points Lowry. Inexcusable.

heat for life

team needs something this aint gonna cut it.oh wait jjj not playing take that back

ManilaHeat

Lots of time gonna go down the wire again

heat for life

ugly bball deserve an l

ManilaHeat

JRich!!!

Reality Czech

I’m having a major hfl moment – why the hell is Lowry in the game in the 4th quarter???? For his 2 points?

heat for life

scratching my head to

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