The Miami Heat (3-1) hit the road again in this young NBA season to take on the San Antonio Spurs (4-0) at the Frost Bank Center on Thursday night.
Norman Powell (groin) remains out for Miami, but Nikola Jovic (hip) is available and will be coming off the bench.
Miami Heat:
- Nikola Jovic (hip) — AVAILABLE
- Norman Powell (groin) — OUT
- Tyler Herro (foot) — OUT
- Kasparas Jakucionis (groin) — OUT
- Terry Rozier (not with team) — OUT
San Antonio Spurs:
- De’Aaron Fox (hamstring) — OUT
- Kelly Olynyk (heel) — OUT
- Luke Kornet (ankle) — OUT
- Jeremy Sochan (wrist) — OUT
- Lindy Waters (eye) — OUT
Starting 5:
Miami Heat:
- Davion Mitchell, G
- Pelle Larsson, G
- Andrew Wiggins, F
- Bam Adebayo, F/C
- Kel’el Ware, C
San Antonio Spurs:
- Stephon Castle, G
- Devin Vassell, G
- Julian Champagnie, F
- Harrison Barnes, F
- Victor Wembanyama, C
Broadcast Info:
Spanish Radio: WAQI 710 AM & The HEAT Spanish Radio Network (José Pañeda)
Tipoff: 8:30 PM EST
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun (Eric Reid & John Crotty)
Radio: AM 560 Sports WQAM & The HEAT Radio Network (Jason Jackson)
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didnt see much of game another game played down here.the way the other team played should have watched heaters.ibelieve if ware played w/o bam on ct hed be a 20 12 guy.but bam ware doesnt work..lakers playing w/o bron luka could be a w.clippers are old could be a w.denv most likely an l.
Yup, Bam had 31 to Ware’s zero, but let’s get rid of Bam. Um, no. Ware and Jovic were bad tonight. If we had gotten anything from either one, we may have won. Ware was on the court a lot without Bam, so no excuse.
It seems Doncic will be back by the weekend. If he’s still gimpy, we can pull that out. I believe we can beat the Clippers.
ware no pts wow.hes a mystery rc i just dont see the want to be good.in him.against some of the bigger teams ware gonna need him .jovic again wow he hasnt really looked good this year yet.he does lots of things but nothing to good,jack of all trades master of none.those groin injuries are tricky rc not sure when powell will be avail but those injuries just lingersometimes so it depends how bad the groin is strained.
Ware played well in the past vs Wemby. Not today. You’re right, Jovic has done some good things so far – initiating the offense, passing. Has defended okay. But, overall, not enough. He has to improve soon or continue to lose minutes, especially when you look how well Simone and Pelle are doing. Simone looks taller than his 6’7”, plays decent defense, drives, rebounds. When everyone is healthy, the rotation might be something like Ware, Bam, Wiggins, Powell, Herro, Jaquez, Davion, Simone, Dru, Pelle, Jovic, Kaspar, Keshad. Unless there is a trade or relief from the league for Rozier. But, all this said, the team is so much more fun to watch than last season.
its fun when u win not when u lose.style of play means crapeola if your not winning.only difference i see is pushing pace more.gotta get our best player back in lineup.and i dont mean ty.need jjj to keep prodcuing like first 4 games looks like he had little bit of an off night.the biggest issue before season looked like bench but becuase of jjj and simone that has been a strength.but next 3 games against 3 tough west coast teams will tell us more about our team.
Let’s win the back to back LA games!
Yes pls…70-12 still reachable lol
best heat cheerleader in the world no better
Wemby is a great player. SA has a very good defense. They are at home. Imagine when Fox comes back. Much to learn from this game.
Turd appeared shouldn’t have mentioned that sorry
Nothing to be ashamed of. We gave them a good fight. We need our two offensive stars back. Without them there is too much dependence on Bam and Wiggins. Simone stepped up but that was not enough tonite against a good team.
We learned a lot about our team tonite. Simone is for real. Nico is not. Ware can go on a walkabout. But, we have noone like him so we just have to hope he continues to grow. Our team is very close and a good team this year. We should see how Tyler does with this group. If he enhances it we could be good enough. But, more likely, we need someone else too. And the league owes us that.
I’m still very impressed as several players had just okay games like Davion and Jaime and we still can be very confident in their play as we have a good nucleus and the running style still seems like a smart tactic.
Go Heat, good effort tonite!
Okay, you promised you wouldn’t jump to conclusions. Ware and Jovic stunk tonight, but doesn’t mean they won’t be better next game.
I know you are right but I can’t help myself so please indulge me. When it turns out to be true, you can thank me later….
Ware yes. Jovic, I’m going to say no. I saw a play where he tried to drive and do a crossover dribble and come from the other side, but his handles were so poor he got stuck. Because of that, he has a lot of trouble penetrating. He’s also does a poor job rebounding, mostly doesn’t fight for the ball. He only makes his three at a good percentage when he has an open look. If there is any defensive pressure on him he usually misses. He’s just not good enough, too lanky, not high on the finesse or strength axii. He can play fairly well with the Europeans but not the NBA.
Ware is more complex. With him it’s effort. And even though he doesn’t always play hard, even at his worst, he always helps a little more than hurts. We have no one like him, giving us rim deterrence, and rebounding when noone else would get the ball. I still like him and think he will continue to improve but he’s not there yet, sort of plays well every other game.
We have a lot of good players, I don’t mind Jovic staying with us as I guess there is still a chance he improves. But, for now, he should be further down the rotation and we need another big in his place as an eighth or ninth man.
The Heat weren’t at their best, credit the Spurs defense. But man the free thrown disparity is pretty impressive. +12 free throws….cant lose the rebound battle, the turnover battle, and the free throw battle (though these refs had a rough night imo).
Ref’s been whistle-happy against visiting team. Just watch Lakers, OKC, opponents lol
Just like after our first loss, I remain very encouraged with the makeup of this team
Me too. I still think we are a little better than I expected. Powell, Jaime and Simone are probably the biggest revelations.
I expected Powell, but not the other two.
87 seconds left and Heat still in it even though they played pretty sloppy
That’s a killer
Spurs, Wemby sending Heat back to reality
After the Spurs timeout, Miami seems to have fallen apart. Very sloppy.
Damn, Wemby traveled
Bam 3-11 from deep! WTF!!! If he’s ourr best 3 point shooter we are f’d!!!
Bam’s been pretty great tonight, but 11 three’s is too many. I don’t care how wide open they are.
True. We could beat the Hornets without Powell but we may be one scorer short tonite and because of that we aren’t getting as good of looks.
But, it’s not over.
17-1 run
Back in it! What a gutsy run!
Wemby starting to look a bit exhausted. Settling for jumpers, no hustling back. Maybe the Spurs got tired first?
Hope so!
No way last year’s team Is in this game
Agree. Last years team couldn’t move the ball past half court in 7 seconds most of the time. Felt like everything was ugly one on one basketball.
WOW!
They just need to get close then get running and pull away..
Fighting back. Nico and Ware may get glued the bench for the rest of tonight
Nice run. Plenty of time
There’s still time to get going and steal this game…or charge it to experience?
If they take away this three pointer, I think I will throw the remote at the TV
Definitely missing Powell this game.
No rhythm at all. Sleepwalking. Better straighten it out today cuz they have Lakers, Clippers and Nuggets next. SA does have a good team. Could have definitely used Powell tonight
5 of our 9 players have scored 0,0,2,4,&5. Not a winning formula
Seems like everyone has forgotten how to move the ball, and we’re back to ugly half court one on one basketball. That might be okay sometimes, but extra rough missing your two best scorers.
Ugly.
Totally disjointed
Shots not falling
Why is Jovic forcing shots from baseline? He still hasn’t learned how to let the game come to him.
That is exactly his problem. He forces things.
Bam, Ware and Jovic having rough nights from 3.
Ware and Jovic having a rough night from everywhere
Jaquez too
Wiggins having a great game
Castle gets away with a lot of contact on both ends.
Need second unit in there. Players looking out of sync and not focused. They stopped moving.
Everything going wrong, it happens sometimes for a stretch, just have to work thru it. If we had one more scorer right now, it would help.
No, no, no…..turd lurking
Ugly start to the 3rd
Totally out of sync to start the third
It’s gonna come down to second units. Someone other than Simone has to step up
JJJ not himself?
and Ware?
at least Bam got going, more pls
also Wiggs
Looks like a playoff game.
Someone call Kash Patel on these refs already.
Yup. And despite it, the Heat players are playing their butts off.
Free throws 6 to 15
I miss coach Pop. One reason I was happy Spurs getting Wemby.
My favorite non Heat coach. Somebody around here doesn’t like him though.
Huwaat?! I guess few people doesn’t like him but I don’t know someone…
Yes. You. Do. 😆
why would hfl like an opposing coach hes trying to beat my team .i dont like 31 coaches and my coach at times also
Bam out playing Wemby so far. I would not have expected that.
I see Miami’s pace and depth wearing Spurs out in second half.
Or the refs wearing Heat out ☹️
No shit!
See any signs of the Spurs getting tired?
Heat = Spurs
even steven
I may have to dial back my disdain for Wiggins. The couple attacks straight at Wemby have been impressive.
And right on time they have the Wiggins video