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Injury Report:
Miami Heat:
- Jimmy Butler (Head; Illness (Non- Covid) — AVAILABLE
- Tyler Herro (Right Foot; Medial Tendinitis) — OUT
- Kevin Love (Right Heel; Bruise) — OUT
- Josh Richardson (Right Shoulder; Surgery) — OUT
- Jamal Cain (G League – On Assignment) — OUT
- Alondes Williams (G League – On Assignment) — OUT
Denver Nuggets:
- Vlatko Cancar (Left Knee; Surgery) — OUT
- Hunter Tyson (G League – On Assignment) — OUT
- Braxton Key (G League – On Assignment) — OUT
- Jalen Pickett (G League – On Assignment) — OUT
Starting 5:
Miami Heat:
- Terry Rozier, G
- Duncan Robinson, G
- Jimmy Butler, F
- Nikola Jovic, F
- Bam Adebayo, C
Denver Nuggets:
- Jamal Murray, G
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, G
- Michael Porter Jr, F
- Aaron Gordon, F
- Nikola Jokic, C
Broadcast Info:
- Tipoff: 7:30 PM EST
- TV: ESPN, 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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too small, too weak, too undertalented…..blow it up!
true true true trade who?
Trade herro for a 2 way pf/c that can space the floor.
ty is not tradeable for anything real good,injuries no d.
You trade him for Collins and a late first or 2nd. Also I agree he’s injury prone, but his d has gotten somewhat better.
utah has a ty already jordon clarkson and they got that george kid ty not needed in utah
Says who? Ainge always wanted herro, ever since he came out of Kentucky. Jordan Clarkson is decent but he’s gonna turn 32 soon. Also herro is younger and can still grow. Furthermore herro is a better shooter, and Clarkson defensive rating is at 123.6 , while herro’s own is at 115. Lastly George is a pg, they can put herro at sg, then move sexton to 6th man role.
ainge helping riley out not gonna happen
You don’t know that, especially if it’s for the right price. Herro would up improve there sg position. Also don’t forget wade is a part owner for the jazz ,so he can be the middle ground. They could have a starting lineup of George, herro hendrix, markkennan,and Kessler.
ainge and riley hate each other that would trump d wade
I wouldn’t blow it all up yet, I would rather we retool at pf/c position. Then if that doesn’t work next season, then I would blow it up.
LOSING STREAKS SUCK!
just not enough talent and jimmys old.oh well life goes on
Yes, reality is that we are about a 45 win team at best, a little over .500. But, until we are bounced out, there will always be the possibility of what happened last year. Funny thing is I would take this team over last years except one factor, a somewhat less dominant Jimmy.
caleb martin is showing why he was on a 10 day contract ,
jokic took game off rest that big body
next year ahtletic bigs with size needed,ob toppin was avail.not no mo.pat gets an f last few years.roziers decent pick up just to fjn small this team
Another close loss, that is not a moral victory at all.
do we get a 1/2 win
No moral victories, especially when Jimmy plays like ass.
This team looks like 2nd round exit.
I would take that but it may be optimistic.
Ik it’s a tad bit optimistic, but I basing it off if we can get the 5th seed and play the magic or knicks. Also we have the 2nd easiest schedule, so it should be possible.
Loss to the Wiz, makes it hard to have that kind of confidence.
Ikr lol, but we still gotta have faith, since we made it to the finals last year as a play- in team. Also we’re not in the wild west .
to small to unathletic jimmy to old man not looking like a playoff run this year
gordon rebound over caleb jokic over bam fk this midget team
Game over , too much size.
Absolutely correct! Changes in that regard are sorely needed in the offseason as many have pointed out.
The offseason doesn’t come soon enough sadly. The small ball Era is over, spo needs to move on with the times. Also Riley needs to get a really good pf/c that can space the floor.
We have to get some stops right now or it’s over.
one reggie jackson spurt all it took,
when is the last time a heat player scored over 30.
The jazz game when Jimmy went off.
Ask Google
Jimmy against Utah. Here’s another – when was the last time Miami beat a good team? I’m gonna say February 13th.
I think Miami is 2-9 against the top 3 teams in each conference. Certainly isn’t inspiring confidence that they below.
Jimmy with a trash game tonight.
energy and effort just not there anymore
Saving it for the playoff, bam need to make a jump next year in scoring.
detroit game cant get here fast enough
Gotta give it to Spo, he plays his guys even when they don’t have it. Bam the prior 3 games, Jimmy tonight.
On to the Pistons…
He’s so stubborn. That’s one of his weaknesses.
2 best players gotta play them why play jovic or mills
i mean….if you dont play Bam and jimmy. who else is he gonna play. Thomas bryant?
heat team just not good enough,jims old just aint got it
reggie jackson just buried us
game slipping away
Game still winnable
is delon wright injured
I don’t think so.
We need to knock down more 3s.
I don’t understand why patty getting more mins then Wright, especially if he just got on the team.
It’s a mistake. Mills just did an ole on Watson.
It definitely is a mistake, I think spo plays him more because he respects him more since he played against us in the finals when he was a spur .
get 40 yr old mills out jeez
jjj been bad tonight
Mavs been hot ever since beating us.
This seems like a game we have a shot at. Going to be tough, but we can do it.
We can win this if bam stays aggressive and either Jimmy or rozier have a really good 4th quarter.
Down 1 and we only made 4 3s, while Denver made 8.
dunc bam very good that qtr
I LOVE AGGRESSIVE BAM! FINALLY BREAKING OUT THAT SLUMP.
with jimmy not a ss anymore bam is young enough to do this the whole game
If bam gets a 3pt shot, he would be our lead scorer. Maybe 22 – 25 points a game.
all star bam back been gone for a while
If bam ever fully develops a consistent 3pt shot, we would become way more dangerous.
bam spurt go
Bam picking up steam.
Need bam to pick up the scoring if we want to win this.
Correct, and he heard you
Bam with a 3 lol
Bam with a 3 seconds before I was gonna knock him for his lousy 6 points, lol
hes doing good job on joker
We need him to score to have a chance
bam doing nice job on joker
Jimmy got so many commercials 😳
Rozier was looking like wade with that euro.
There were some here that questioned why we were happy to get Rozier. Some of those same people are on the bandwagon now. Better late than never, I guess.
I never understood why some of the people questioned it. He’s instant upgrade over Lowry, even in his bad games.
double joke let kcp shoot
Add me to the list that does not get Wright being on the bench. One player ahead of him that shouldn’t be is HH. HH is the oppo of our no d players, no O, and Wright can do almost anything better than HH. We have to use our best or we will lose. And if we use our best players, we actually could beat the Nuggets.
Honestly I rather play Wright over patty.
Me too. Patty does have a nice three ball, but time has taken its toll on him.
hh d is so goodon ddont mind him getting minutos.he can shoot and score just doesnt look to score to much 30.hed be in my rotation.patty mills would not be in it.he was playing with duncan parker
jamal cain more nba ready than shnozic
I agree but won’t get heavy pt until next year or year after.
hes as good as hh on d.great cutter to the rim.better player than jovic
Only down 6 while shooting 13 percent from 3.
jim doesnt even get shot off wtf
jimmy just aint got it no more good player yes great no
Again, true. But, he still has that will. He is still a magnificent player to get to root for. When all is said and done he will have been my all time favorite Heat player.
what d wade is the miami heat 30,butlers a 5 year rental
My view is that Wade had great players with him. Jimmy carried us much more on his back. Maybe I am just a Jimmy fan.
terry wtf was that pass jeez
spobot the jovic experiment is ova
hh lockdown d on murray