After what has been a season to forget for the Miami Heat, they have put themselves in jeopardy of losing a season-worst five games in a row. They have already lost five of their last six, along with limping to a 4-11 record in 15 matchups since trading Jimmy Butler.
It has been an unfortunate series of events to go through all these losses. The roster on paper has the names and talent to at the very least be a playoff team. Unfortunately, the product on the court has displayed the opposite.
And it won’t get any easier, as the Heat will face six playoff contenders over the next seven games. This includes opponents like the Boston Celtics, New York Knicks and of course— Butler’s Golden State Warriors on March 25.
For now, they are set to host the visiting LA Clippers inside Kaseya Center on Wednesday evening.
The Clippers are coming off a 127-120 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans yesterday, and will travel for the second night of a back-to-back in South Florida.
James Harden and Kawhi Leonard star duo is expected to be available for the Clippers against Miami. However, their official injury report has not released yet.
Can the Heat put an end to the suffering? Let us know in the comments!
Injury Report (at the time of this publishing):
Miami Heat:
- Terry Rozier (chest) — PROBABLE
- Alec Burks (back) — QUESTIONABLE
- Nikola Jovic (hand) — OUT
- Dru Smith (achilles) — OUT
- Josh Christopher (g-league) — OUT
LA Clippers:
- NOT YET SUBMITTED.
Projected Starting 5 (subject to change):
Miami Heat:
- Davion Mitchell, G
- Tyler Herro, G
- Andrew Wiggins, F
- Bam Adebayo, F/C
- Kel’el Ware, C
LA Clippers:
- Kris Dunn, G
- James Harden, G
- Kawhi Leonard, F
- Nicolas Batum, F
- Ivica Zubac, C
Broadcast Info:
- Tipoff: 8:00 PM EST
- TV: Fanduel Sports Network 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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Miami Heat fans have learned a tough lesson about their team this seasonThe Heat need a wakeup call. (FANSIDED 03/02/25)
“The most frustrating thing for me this season is that Pat Riley hasn’t said much to the media about the Butler situation and why they didn’t trade him in the offseason when anyone who follows this team could see it was time for a change.
Spoelstra’s press conferences have also been pretty disappointing. If you’ve watched him over the years, you know he doesn’t share much information, often talking about the process and focusing on the main goals. This season, his press conferences have been some of the most frustrating sound bites I can remember.
As I mentioned earlier, Miami has blown several double-digit leads this year. Spoelstra has made comments like, “This is an opportunity for all of us to face our demons and get past this. This is not comfortable for any of us. But I see something amazing on the other side.”
While that’s nice to hear early in the season, I don’t want to hear it anymore when they keep making the same mistakes. I think that’s pretty much the definition of insanity. I don’t want to be a downer, but it’s hard not to feel frustrated with how the season is going.”
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double digit leads to crappy teams btw.after 60 games u are who u are dennis green
your postings are incredible mine are nothing compared to yours.i am the duncan robinson of hhh one trick pony only good at negative comments
LMAO. Stick with me kid. I’ll fix that brain of yours one way or another. It’ll just take time. Remember: “If you can think positively during negative times, you’ve already won!” 😉
Miami’s next 9 games are against the Clippers, Celtics, Grizzlies, Knicks, Pistons, Rockets, Hornets, Warriors and Hawks. It’s conceivable the (29-35) Heat can lose 7 or more of those games, which would bring the season’s record to 31-42. Not exactly the record of a contending team. Now we will find out what this team is made of. If pride and determination don’t motivate them, nothing will.
“You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only option”
~ Bob Marley ~
exactly. But positive score could be a good sign.
Yes. Right now a win or any other good sign whatsoever will be welcome.
when tyler herro and bam are your 2 dawgs u are a playin team.when u have a motivated jimmy u have a chance to win it all.oh what a ss would do for this mediocre team.one fkn player can take this team to another level or two.these games the only reason to watch is to see the g leaguers and pelle,i love pelles tenacity not sure about his offense.the rest dunc hh burks jovic can take a hike.im looking for a better jjj next year
Although Johnson has been treated like a G Leaguer by Spo, he has actually been on a standard NBA contract since December 26, 2024. I’m more than ready to see him get a shot at playing a few games before the end of the season in order to see what he can do at the NBA level. I have a gut feeling he is going to be a natural.