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Heat’s comeback attempt falls short, drop to Cavs in Game 2, 121-112

Tyler Herro’s game-high 33 points weren’t enough to overcome Donovan Mitchell’s clutch shot making, as Heat fall into a 0-2 hole with the series shifting to South Florida. (Photo via Miami Heat/X)

The Miami Heat battled in Game 2 against the Cleveland Cavaliers. A 19-point Cavs lead evaporated into a 2-point game late in the fourth quarter, but Miami’s run wasn’t enough to hold off the East’s top seed.

Donovan Mitchell hit a barrage of difficult clutch buckets down the stretch. After a pedestrian 10 points at halftime for the superstar, he closed the second half with 20 points. As true stars usually do, Mitchell stepped up when his team needed him the most.

The game started to get out of reach in the second period, where Cleveland had the 43-27 advantage.

However, the Heat never let their foot off the gas. They would go on to give the Cavaliers a run for their money in the fourth quarter, headlined by Tyler Herro’s game-high 33 points, six rebounds and five assists on 14 of 24 shooting overall.

Miami also got some nice boosts from each of Davion Mitchell, Haywood Highsmith and Nikola Jovic.

Davion Mitchell, who was promoted to the team’s starting point guard in favor of Alec Burks, dropped a crucial 18 points on 78% from the field in his first career postseason start. Niko Jovic also saw his first bit of game action in months since suffering a fractured hand earlier this season— and he made some huge hustle plays off the bench.

It was clear that Jovic had to shake off some shooting rust, as the versatile forward struggled with just 1 of 8 shooting from 3-point range. He missed a pair of open corner triples in the final minutes of the game that could’ve put the Heat in better position to secure the upset.

Haywood Highsmith on the other hand, was scorching from beyond the arc. He put together 17 points on 5 of 6 from 3-pointers, all coming in important fashion throughout the game. Highsmith has struggled to keep up with the Cavalier’s wing players defensively, but he has shot the ball well as of late.

All three of Bam Adebayo, Andrew Wiggins and Kel’el Ware were virtually no-shows offensively to round out Miami’s starting unit.

Adebayo still submitted a well rounded double-double game with 11 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists. But the struggles from Wiggins were concerning, to say the least.

The newly acquired forward put up a dud of just 10 points on 30% shooting.

Despite the Heat loss, they still shot the ball very well as a team overall. They went 52% from the field, and 36% from deep. Cleveland shot just 48%, but the disparity came with their 3-point shooting— where the Cavaliers shot it at a clip of nearly 50%. Miami has had no answers defensively in containing the shooting prowess of the Cavs.

Additionally, the Heat had the edge in the assists and rebounding categories, but suffered five more turnovers than Cleveland. They played well enough to steal this win, but ultimately failing to secure pivotal defensive stops let this one slip away.

With the series shifting to Miami Saturday, coach Erik Spoelstra in his squad will look to avoid falling into the impossible to recover 0-3 hole.

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ManilaHeat

Since no Heat game today, rooting for Indy and Magic. Indy to sweep so we’ll not be alone if it happens to us also lol. And Magic so Celts will be tired and bruised going to the next rd.

heat for life

indy to sweep to piss off the greek all the way to so beach

ManilaHeat

Yes pls

heat for life

greek for bam jjj jovic?

ManilaHeat

Ooh tough one….Wiggs maybe?

heat for life

ok wiggs jjj jovic

Reality Czech

Plus ‘29 and ‘31 top 5 protected picks, yes.

SunManFromDogBone

I would do this trade in a NY minute. I’ve always liked DeRozan. Despite his age, he is durable and has some miles/years left on his odometer. Plus he is a closer.

Heat acquire: F DeMar DeRozan, G Terence Davis
Kings acquire: G Terry Rozier, F Jaime Jaquez Jr., 2029 first-round pick

https://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/miami_heat_acquire_six_time_all_star_in_blockbuster_trade_proposal/s1_16619_42104803

Last edited 19 days ago by SunManFromDogBone
heat for life

how bout a sandiego second

SunManFromDogBone

Can I get an Amen!

heat for life

how bout awomen

SunManFromDogBone

Ok mang

ManilaHeat

I don’t think they’ll accept that offer but its good…for Miami. Ware, Bam, Wiggs, DeMar, Tyler starting 5?

Hothothoopsfan4life

Playin team again

ManilaHeat

The best play-in team

heat for life

your postings are playin every time mr negativity.sunmans are champ level every year ,.rc’s are 4 -6 seed.since he finally conceded uncs defense suks and burks better all round player.2qbn postings are not playoff level he thinks heat run on duncan jovic had a positive impact last game.and duncs better defender than pelle or burks.

Reality Czech

Definitely

SunManFromDogBone

Excellent article in si.com which pretty much summarizes everything some of us have been saying about the current state of affairs. Here’s a taste:

Miami Heat’s Next Two Games May Help Pat Riley Determine Future
“Every big name who is potentially available before the 2025-26 season rolls around has been linked to South Florida because Miami is always a player as a destination where superstars want to play. Kevin Durant, Zion Williamson, Trae Young and DeMar DeRozan are linked to the Heat through the rumor mill because the front office does have coveted young talent to entice teams with. Rookies Kel’el Ware and Pelle Larsson and 21-year-old forward Nikola Jovic have promising futures. Pair them with some contracts to make the salaries mesh, and boom, Butler’s replacement is on his way. It’s far more complicated than that, but Riley is also under pressure to deliver a winner since the Butler divorce sparked cries for the legend to step aside.”

P.S. Sorry I didn’t include website because it takes too long for approval to post.

ManilaHeat

Memphis major choke. In a playoff game.

Reality Czech

Unbelievable

Hothothoopsfan4life

I mean that’s what happens when your ss gets intentionally injured ja doesn’t get hurt it’s a blowout

heatforlife

dorts the bam of the west

SunManFromDogBone

More like a Highsmith on steroids.

heat for life

bams little bit of cheap shot artist he has dusty rhodes flying elbow down

SunManFromDogBone

Dayam! OKC came back from 29 down to beat Memphis in Memphis 114-108. Now up 3-0.

heat for life

ja and quitter hurt karmas a bitch

Hothothoopsfan4life

So we hate ja cause of what? Oh sunman says he doesn’t like him and everyone here follows him like loyal dogs

Alien

Loyal dogs …lol! Very well scripted

In case you have not noticed there are so many “merry go join the wagon train” here on HHH. Even the main cheer leader has irrational basis for not liking players based on his mood swings.

heatforlife

ruff ruff

Reality Czech

I don’t buy this premise. While SM writes the most in depth analysis comments here, we don’t agree on everything and many others disagree with him on a given issue. I have at times disagreed with you, then agreed on other points. While I may disagree with hhh4l or Zac on many points, I also find common ground with each of them as well. It’s how this forum works. Except for scores and statistics, everything else is opinions. The one common element here is we all want the Heat to be successful.

heatforlife

ja should not be in nba should be banned gun toating thug

heatforlife

im a sunman 4 life,aka smfl new name for me

SunManFromDogBone

Thangya vera mush smfl (formerly known as h4l)

heat for life

or maybe notahothoopsf4l which one do u like better going forward. ill be the ron artest of hhh

SunManFromDogBone

I have never said I didn’t like him. Quit making up shit. You must be mixing me up with someone else. Did you ever stop to think that maybe it’s you we don’t like? Asking for a friend.

I don’t like players who are quitters, dirty, whiners, floppers, arrogant or disloyal. Most are very good players (but also big a-holes). Here’s a few on my list:

  • Quitter Butler
  • Dillon Brooks
  • Draymond Green
  • Morris Brothers
  • Jason Tatum
  • Joel Embiid
  • LeBron James
  • Kevin Durant
  • Jalen Brunson
  • James Harden
  • Karl Anthony Townes
  • Luka Doncic
  • Trae Young
  • Marcus Smart
  • Rudy Gobert
ManilaHeat

Lots of common for us just a couple differently…I like Tatum and Luka but not that much, will like them totally if they wear Heat jersey haha!

ManilaHeat

I’m not enjoying the games Heat is having. For some stretches, yes. But I’m having fun reading comments here. Haha! Side entertainment.
Oh…and atm Griz spanking OKC. Hope Heat can do that next game too

heat for life

tie game

ManilaHeat

Wow! Thunder tied the game less than 2min to go! Deficit almost 30pts. Major choke

SunManFromDogBone

More harsh truth for Miami Heat fans…

Miami Heat fans have been spoiled by the “Playoff Jimmy” years, (2020-2023). We expect to somehow slay Goliath in every series. It doesn’t work that way, with or without Butler. Let’s be totally realistic, Miami’s never-say-die attitude and willingness to give it all they have is the only reason the team got within 2 points of Cleveland in the 4th quarter last night. In reality, Miami has no business expecting to be able to win a series against the best team in the Eastern Conference.

FACTS:

Overall, Cleveland has a far better team than Miami.

  • Cleveland had the best record in the Eastern Conference at 64-18, while the Heat had the 6th worse record at 37-45 (27 games behind the Cavaliers).
  • Cleveland was the #1 scoring team in the NBA at 121.9 points per game. Miami was the #22 scoring team in the NBA at 110.6 points per game.
  • Cleveland had the #8 scoring defensive rating in the NBA at 112.2 while Miami was #9 at 112.9.
  • Cleveland’s core group has been playing together for two or more seasons. Miami’s core group started playing together after the trade deadline.
  • Miami had difficulty beating Atlanta 112-110 in overtime to make it into the playoffs. Cleveland is in an altogether different tier.

WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED:

Rather than focusing on Miami’s shortcomings, maybe we should all try to find the things we have learned from this series.

  • Miami’s young players are gaining experience.
  • It is clear the team’s future rests with the younger (under 30) players.
  • It is clear that D-Mitch, Herro, Bam and Ware are the future of the team. The jury is still out on the players on rookie contracts and the G Leaguers.
  • Whether this offseason, by the trade deadline, or next offseason, it is clear that the other veteran players should not be part of the team’s long term plans. They should be traded, if possible for younger players and/or draft picks, bought out or not extended when their contracts expire.
  • The team needs a #1 scorer/closer (preferably a small forward) who is also a good defensive player. Maybe someone like Giannis Antetokounmpo?

Meanwhile, let’s accept that this is not our year. Let’s continue to root for the Heat and try to enjoy the playoffs. At minimum, we can enjoy seeing our younger players getting their feet wet and gaining valuable experience. Although it appears we may soon be nearing the end of the season, it’s not the end of the world.

GO HEAT!!!

Alaska Emily

*sigh* Okay, I guess we won’t sweep the team that comes out of the West in the finals. You’re right, they’ll probably beat us in six. This isn’t our year.

SunManFromDogBone

I saw this proposal in Sports Illustrated.
Heat receive: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bobby Portis, AJ Green
Milwaukee Bucks receive: Tyler Herro, Andrew Wiggins, Kel’el Ware, Nikola Jovic, conditional 2029 and 2031 first round picks, 2028 and 2030 first round pick swaps

Reality Czech

I am not a fan of that trade, particularly the inclusion of Ware.

Hothothoopsfan4life

That’s what they do here and what this fanbase turned into one of hopes and dreams and morale victories, can’t tank for better players because that’s not heat culture but can fantasize about players who not coming here. He wrote that novel about harsh truth and didn’t included that this boils down to Mia should’ve just tanked and not made the playoffs this year….something even Barry Jackson said but sure experience beats talent nowadays I guess. Gotta whale hunt instead of drafting one, now stuck in purgatory playin games and drafting in the teens from now on

Reality Czech

Eh, SM is pragmatic. He wanted the picks as much as you or I did. He is just dealing with things as they are right now, not as we would’ve liked them.
As I’ve said, I’ll be curious to see who Dallas, now drafting in our #11 spot, chooses and who was available. If, by any chance, they get lucky with ping pong balls and get a top 4 pick, I’ll probably throw a bottle at the tv.

SunManFromDogBone

When they were playing like dogshit I couldn’t wait for the season to end so Miami could get the lottery pick and Golden State’s pick. Once D-Mich, Wiggins and Slo-Mo came on board and the team eventually started to wake up out of their long funk, I wanted to see them win as much as possible and develop confidence.

The worst thing Spo could have done would have been to tank. The Heat will still get a pick next year. If they aren’t very good, who knows, they may get a lottery pick after all. By then, in addition to this year’s draft pick and next year’s, they will also be free of several contracts which should free up cap space needed to recruit a #1 scorer/closer.

SunManFromDogBone

I’m old school. In life, you don’t take shortcuts or lose your way into success. You don’t intentionally quit or give up. You work hard and develop habits to get you to the top that will keep you there after you arrive. But that’s just me.

Hothothoopsfan4life

Mia don’t have talent. Hard work is why they are forever a playin team

SunManFromDogBone

Hard work got them to the NBA Finals in 2020 and 2023. With that work ethic, the addition of D-Mitch and development of Ware and others, plus 2025 and 2026 draft picks and just one good closer, anything is possible.

“Some men see things as they are and say why? I dream things that never were and say why not?”
~ George Bernard Shaw ~

SunManFromDogBone

I’m not for or against. I posted it because it would give Miami a ss, which they currently do not have. At some point, they will need to trade for one or recruit one via free agency or be stuck in play-in purgatory for a long time.

There are too many good young teams for Miami to compete with otherwise and others that will be coming up after tanking and obtaining high draft picks. In the East alone, 7 teams have lottery picks. Two of them Brooklyn (4) and Washington (2) have multiple first round picks. In addition, the 7 Western lottery teams have a total of 11 first round picks.

heatforlife

dav greek bam portis rc better than current team

Reality Czech

You’re making me laugh h. I didn’t day it wouldn’t be a better team, just that I didn’t like that particular trade.

heat for life

ok dav portis bam greek hh better than current team.will put hh in instead of u cause i hear u got dunc d genes in u

Reality Czech

Yeah, compared to me, Duncan is Davion. Davion is known as ‘off night’. My nickname was ‘gtf off the court!’

SunManFromDogBone

I like “Get off me Holmes” better.

heatforlife

rcs is bball related thats what i say every night when a certain player 55 enters the ct

Alaska Emily

I don’t think I’ll ever be in favor of a move that blows up the team, unless we’re really and truly in garbage-fire-rebuild mode. Like, by the time we got rid of Hassan and Deon and Justise, we’d really seen that iteration of the team to its conclusion. Maaaaaybe I’d have been willing to hang on to Justise a bit longer, but I’m not upset we dealt him when we did.

But I will always hold that the Shaq trade was a mis-step. We had a fantastic young core that could have seen us through the next ten years. Hell, it may have saved Odom’s career if we’d kept him. I wish we could have seen a core of Wade, Odom, Caron, and UD, and I don’t care if that team wouldn’t have ever won a championship. It would have been a more meaningful team than the Shaq version that self-destructed after three years.

So I want to keep Tyler. And I want to keep Wiggins. I will acknowledge that it’s a league of moves and that Ware and Jovic are movable parts, but I’m reluctant to give them up, too. How long have we been asking for a true point guard, and we finally got Mitchell.

I don’t want big, spashy trades, even if they make the team better on paper. I’m invested in *these guys.* I want to see *these guys.* I like *these guys.*

SunManFromDogBone

I also want to keep our core together while developing our young players. That’s why I’ve repeatedly said that the team will not truly be able to fully re-tool/upgrade until several contracts expire at the end of the 2025-2026 season. Meanwhile, the team has a draft pick in June, continued development of the young players this summer and decisions to make about who stays and who goes before, during sand after next season. During the interim, if, by chance, a great trade opportunity falls into Miami’s lap along the way, they need to be in a position to seriously consider pursuing it.

heat for life

how do u get a ss .do they still have ufa where a dude can just say im taking my talents to s beach or do u have to trade for one.and match salaries rc help me your my apron guy

SunManFromDogBone

Either / or.

heatforlife

if we bring a ss via fa then we would be over the apron.so we’d have to cut a player or 2 or trade them to get under apron?

Reality Czech

Yes, basically. The most likely way for this team would be a package including Wiggins, Rozier or Duncan for salary matching, a young player (not Ware), and a future pick or 2.

SunManFromDogBone

Or wait a year when several players will come off the books. Meanwhile develop the young players and make decisions about who to keep going forward.

heat for life

blow up team i aint watching dog doo heat teams thank pat havent been to many poo poo teams in 3 decades.for 30 years i sit my lazy ass on comfy recliner tuly believing my team can win.f tanking make some good moves were back to parade days with rc and 30 in july.im really curious what rc looks like btw lol

SunManFromDogBone

I can join you guys on Zoom or Facetime.

Reality Czech

Curiosity satisfied? 😆

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SunManFromDogBone

Damn. All this time I thought I was the “Rico Suave” of HHH. Nice hat.

OK, your turn heat. I want to see what a white guy from the Bronx looks like. Ain’t never seen one.

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Reality Czech

I figured you and I could reform the band

SunManFromDogBone

I’ve been told I look like a bass player. Maybe we can have heat on vocals.

SunManFromDogBone

I hear his voice is a cross between Michael Jackson and Frankie Valle.

Reality Czech

Yeah, he makes a lot of falsetto comments 😂

heatforlife

honesty(billy joel)

SunManFromDogBone

😂

heatforlife

cross between sr vaughn and ronnie van zandt. rc could be chuck mangione with short hair.for lead singer id say i resemble barry gibbs.we can be called the heat gees

SunManFromDogBone

Sunman and the Heat Czechs. Got a ring to it.

Reality Czech

I’ve got the goods! We’re ready!

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SunManFromDogBone

Me too.comment image?v=1616674479

SunManFromDogBone

Actually I do a mean Billy Gibbons/La Grange. Deep voice. Especially the part that goes:
Have mercy
A haw, haw, haw, haw, a haw
A haw, haw, haw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLB0Gog-2GM

Reality Czech

Perfect

heatforlife

im white not from bronx close though rc in reality wow look like an east coast sunman dont know how to do pic posting im old school.got a flip phone. but u guys are about my age.judging by your guys pics we might have few other things in common besides the heat

Reality Czech

I believe SM and I are both older (and, of course, wiser lol) than your youthful 68.

heatforlife

dam love our generation(the who) to crape with anything after the 70s

SunManFromDogBone

I had older siblings and cousins, so my music goes back to the late 50’s – early 60’s. early Rock & Roll, Motown, Classic Rock, Country Western, Folk, R&B, Pop, etc. I enjoy all kinds of music…except polka.

heatforlife

yes hopefully we’ll meet by kaseya arena prob have a diff name by then in july during the parade.i can see why u like boma looks like your on a safari

Reality Czech

Actually, that photo was taken when we were in Disney.

vagibugi

You will probably be Niko Snozich.. After Niko Jovic will hit the game ending three in game seven finals against Dallas.
I n this case I m coming to on parade.

vagibugi

This forum is full of good looking oldtimers.

Reality Czech

Haha! The oldtimers part is definitely right.

SunManFromDogBone

Except some of them smell funny. Don’t want to name names.😂

Bout30man

Perfect thread that logically expresses everything we are all feeling. That giant slaying that took place just two short years back still looms large in our thinking and expectations.

Alaska Emily

I’m not sure if that was a dig at me or not, but in case it was, I should clarify that I was self-parodying a little bit above. That said, I genuinely don’t know what to expect from this version of the Heat yet, and I really want to see it. They’ve proven themselves capable of putting together huge wins against strong opponents.

But does that mean that this version of the team will always be streaky, sometimes making big wins and sometimes losing in blowouts, or is there some point where they’ll just click together and find consistency and give the Clevelands and Bostons of the world a run for their money? If that’s possible, can it happen before this series is over?

I am *not* genuinely predicting a win for round 1, especially not when we’re 2 games in the hole. But I don’t count Miami completely out just yet. I dunno, maybe say there’s a 50% chance they can flip that switch, and if they do that, then a 25% chance they win the series. So that’s like a 12% chance, total. I think I’d be comfortable predicting that Miami has a 12% chance.

But I want to see this group of guys through. Even if we get swept. Even *when* we get swept? I’m rooting for them not because I actually think they’re going to win, but because I want to see more of them. I believe in this team.

Bout30man

I was not thinking about your comment, only responding to Sun. BTW, I knew you were kidding.

SunManFromDogBone

I hope Miami wins every game they play. That’s why I watch every game and take the season one game at a time. However, I am a realist. Before the series, Cleveland was a -4000 favorite to win and Miami was a -1500 underdog. That means Cleveland had a 97.56% chance of victory.

Miami doesn’t have the personnel or depth to compete with the NBA’s elite teams or even the second tier teams. Playoff Jimmy is gone for good and there is no one on the horizon to take his place. I accept that. It is what it is. I try to think strategically about solutions to improve the current situation, including thinking outside the box. Meanwhile, like you, I root for the guys and hope for the best.

heat for life

if bam would ever mentally decide i can be a ss think he has it in him.problem is he doesnt want to be great.look at fg att and disappearing acts in 4th qtr.for a week or two he was shaking and baking and making shots looking like a ss.that was a 2 week tease though.bank accts mighty fine

SunManFromDogBone

Bam, Jovic and Highsmith all have the physical potential to take their games to the next level. They just don’t have enough self-confidence to be all they can be.

heatforlife

bam has shown it.but really doesnt give a crape bank acct looking good hh once in a blue moon dont think he has the talent though handle very limited. .ic in europe would be a ss not here

heat for life

your to smart for me. what is a capital capitol letter?

SunManFromDogBone

W? What did I win?

heatforlife

nothing yet is it capitol or capital thats ? for our brain of hhh not u lebron..i ask u to get me or show me how to get a ss.stay on your side of the postings

SunManFromDogBone

Lots of money, good weather, loose women and no state income tax should be enough.

heat for life

for 3/4 of ther year we were playing the gambler ineffective jjj unc pelle shnozic and the quiter.this is a diff team now dav was not there either was wiggy or slomo.cut the waste with the above stiffs play ty and the bros .forget about the team before the quitter trade diff team now.play ty and the bros thats fn it dumbot

InsuranceMan

In no world do we get Giannis and keep our core and feel like we can find a better fit with bam

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SunManFromDogBone

Heat’s failed comeback vs Cavs reveals harsh truth about series The margin for error is next to none. (allucanheat)

“If the Heat want any chance of competing in this series, they cannot afford to have lapses that put them in a double-digit deficit against a juggernaut on both sides of the ball. The story of the series has been the Heat having a quarter where they get thoroughly outplayed, and it ultimately costs them the game.

On top of that, Miami cannot afford a bad performance from two of Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro and Andrew Wiggins. Herro had his struggles in Game 1 but was much better in Game 2. Meanwhile, Adebayo and Wiggins combined for 21 points on 6 of 19 shooting — not good enough.

It’s tough for the Heat to play near-perfect basketball against the best team in the Eastern Conference, but the truth is that’s what the Heat need to do if they want to earn victories in this series. The Heat will have a chance to get back in the series Saturday afternoon, when the Heat host Game 3 at Kaseya Center.”

heat for life

whenu give a guy max $$ that means hes good just about every game.bams gotta give us at least 20 wiggins has to play better hes very capable as rc has pointed out he went for 40 when we were rocking .no need for pelle jovic unc.here not your 8 best players.burks is a proven nba journeyman type player who shoots it good usually and plays ok d.hes a better opt than 15 mil no d guy theres no tomorrow play the right fn players we can do this or take cleve to 6or 7 .pls no sweep or gentlemans sweep spobot

heat for life

if we lose game 3 just lose game 4 and get off season talk underway asap

heat for life

if wiggins can give us 25 a night and spo plays the all bros lineup and ty we win.anything else happens we lose

heat for life

attack their weak defendersgarland quotes attack tyler ok.how bout us attacking strus then

heatforlife

slo mo and burks are better options than shnoz and unc.i think niko could be an average player but hes coming off a thumb injury and still has splint on there.dum to overuse him.what did slomo say to spo that pissed him off.remember those 2 miracle 3s slo mo obviously spobot didnt.just wrong use of personnel by eric again.play the 7 bros and ty the so called great 8 .

vagibugi

I m proud on this team. They fought hard till the end.
Great game from Herro, Mitchell and HH.
I disagree with critics playing Jovic. I believe he brought a lot on the table, playmaking, rebounding, he played defense well. Its easy to be seen, that the team played better when he was on the floor. He is rusty, therefore those missed 3p and costly TO.
If anything, we would need Dunc on his place at the end, to hit those 3p. Wiggins wasnt effective, so it was a good decision that he was on bench.

2qbn

Great comment.

Reality Czech

Maybe they kept Jovic in a little too long, but he was right in the middle of that furious comeback to make a game out of it.

SunManFromDogBone

I didn’t blame Jovic for his poor three point shooting or turnovers. I blamed Spo for playing him so many minutes during crunch time although he was rusty after being out of the line-up for two months. Two airballs should have told Spo something. That wasn’t fair to Niko. He should have played him instead when the Heat was getting blown out in Game 1. Last night was a good way to screw up a young guy’s head who is now probably blaming himself for the loss.

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heatforlife

if he isnt i am and dumbot to for over using him.if hes subbed out properly for anybody else we win that game.where the f was slomo what did he say to spos new gf.what a solid smart non spectacular player he is.slo mo has the highest iq of any heater easily.just like sun has the best postings of any hhhr.mine are not on target all the time.need some practice time with postings

Bout30man

This loss did leave us with some hope for the next game. The comeback did show we aren’t too far behind an excellent opponent. The use of Nico could be the place we get a little bit more help that we need to have a chance.
Great game from Ty.

2qbn

I agree. I thought Niko impacted the game even with missing the 3’s, which was to be expected. We needed to play him in that game so he can try to get back into a groove at home. I liked Pelle getting in there for 10 minutes. That was also good to see. Hope to see JJJ at home, to be honest.

Bam and Wiggins needed to do more, though. I expect them to at home.

heatforlife

yeah he helped and hurt us the story of his career and my posting career

heat for life

hold on their 30 the over use of nico is why we lost.the non use of slo mo is baffling just a smart solid vet that does everything.if u switch out nico for slo mo thats a w.ty was gr8 whole game gained alot of respect for him after that nightmarish first game.dav was gr8 4th qtr not much before that,hh shot it gr8 always brings lockdown d.wiggy struggled but should be a closer dum spo not to play him in 4th.bam was ok not max player.wares lost hardly playable thomas bryants a better player right now.pelle dunc should not be playing at all.go with the guys that won 6 in a row dumbot.pelle not ready for prime time yet.like his future gotta shoot it better hopefully.dunc d should never step on ct at least max can guard a little bit.the new guys make us better the way quitter was loafing but were going home soon.its a pat failure hes resposible for this mediocrity

2qbn

The use of Niko is not why we lost, but not shocked you would come to that conclusion. I loved him out there battling after sitting two months. Bam and Wiggins went 6-19. That was the game.

Slo-Mo is fine, but I prefer using Niko as he is absolutely one of their best 5 and he will be with the team. Slo-Mo, along with Duncan and/or Wiggins, could be in a trade package. Could be. That being said, I’m not against a few mins for Slo Mo, but lord have mercy in now way was not playing him the reason we lost. That is just bonkers talk.

heat for life

slo mos a better player than niko right now he doesnt make dum decisions like niko always does.niko not ready yet for prime time,at the end he was the reason we lost .turnovers everything was short on his shots he was awful.wiggins should always be in there at the end.bam is so disappointing theres more there just dont get it.glad u loved him out there u must be a cavs fan i guess

2qbn

Niko will be on the team next year and possibly the year after that. If not, that means he was in a trade and we would want his value to be high. Plus, they said this was for the young guys to get experience. That checks that box.

And I remind you, the team went on a 10 game losing streak right after he was hurt. Not all losses because of him, but he was absolutely their 6th man, was playing as good as good as ever on the Heat since being drafted, and that was a blow to the team. His presence was felt last night positively as he was in the lineup that made the comeback.

Any who, please continue to find the smallest thing and blaming everything on that.

PS: I wanted two draft picks.

vagibugi

exactly.

heatforlife

he was playing good until crunch time where he cost us the game

SunManFromDogBone

Not his fault. It was Spo’s.

vagibugi

Niko was better then expected. If he could it 2 more 3p, he would have an excellent game. He was better then Bam and Wiggins.

2qbn

100%

I am excited for how he will play at home with the crowd, but that 1PM start in Miami on a Saturday is not my favorite for a rowdy crowd.

heat for life

better than bam nah better than wiggy thats a push.wiggys an overall much better player

heatforlife

NIKO 4FOR 12 33%

heatforlife

BAM took 9 fn shots f him.

Reality Czech

I always find it curious how someone can malign one of the players that was instrumental in making it a close game because he faltered in the end. They were down like 17 and got it down to 2! Should he have gone to the bench when he began making turnovers? Sure. But he didn’t lose the game for us because without him in there in the 4th, it’s not a game at all.
And Bryant better than Ware? I’ll put that in the same far fetched notion of ‘we can beat anyone in the east’.
While I admired the wild effort in the 4th that nearly pulled a rabbit out of the hat, I take zero pleasure in the likelihood of my team losing 0-4, 1-4, or even 2-4 on national tv. I would’ve been more excited analyzing which 2 picks we could get to really upgrade my favorite team.

heat for life

wares got big upside dont think it canhappen with bam though.niko had a few nice moments not the main reason we got back in game.ty dav hh ya think in the end he was terrible dont know what game u were watching.spo left him in to long .if spo uses the right players 7 bros and ty we can beat anybody in east i believe.

Reality Czech

So far, we’ve beaten nobody. And when Jovic had 11/5 in his first few minutes, when the comeback began. Sure, the others were integral, but it started about then.

heatforlife

yes rc hes always up and down though,very rarely always get good minutes with him.slo mo for me a better option just a heady solid nba vet knows how to play the nba game.niko still adjusting to the speed of these bros.hes got a ways to go to be average player.thers only so many lukas and jokers in the world.im hoping he dwevelops right now gotta play slo mo although he might not be here next year.right now is about right now.

heat for life

bost gsw minus steph brown proz were still impressive wins.blowing people out not just winning theres a difference.the great 8 no pelle snoz unc we’re good spos got short memory go with those 8 best shot to win rc

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