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Injury Report:
Miami Heat:
- Norman Powell (groin) — AVAILABLE
- Andrew Wiggins (hip) — AVAILABLE
- Nikola Jovic (hip) — AVAILABLE
- Jaime Jaquez Jr (hip) — AVAILABLE
- Dru Smith (hip) — AVAILABLE
- Terry Rozier (not with team) — OUT
- Vlad Goldin (G-League) — OUT
- Kasparas Jakucionis (G-League) — OUT
Milwaukee Bucks:
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (adductor strain) — OUT
- Kevin Porter Jr (knee) — OUT
- Taurean Prince (neck) — OUT
- Alex Antetokounmpo (G-League) — OUT
Starting 5:
Miami Heat:
- Davion Mitchell, G
- Tyler Herro, G
- Norman Powell, F
- Andrew Wiggins, F
- Bam Adebayo, C
Milwaukee Bucks:
- Ryan Rollins, G
- Gary Trent Jr., G
- AJ Green, G/F
- Kyle Kuzma, F
- Myles Turner, C
Broadcast Info:
- Tipoff: 7:30 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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~ Al Davis ~
“Win pretty, win ugly, just win.”
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“I’d rather win ugly than lose pretty.”
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“It’s not like we have not had close games. We’ve just been able to win them, and as a result, the reality sometimes doesn’t set in that you’re weak in certain areas or you’re not doing certain things well. … When you win, sometimes it overshadows a poor performance.”
~ Mike Krzyzewski ~
Annoying game. I think Spo used this game for testing lineups. Starting lineup is flawed, but not because Powell and Herro playing together, because of Wiggins playing PF. Ware or even Nico in his place would be the right solution.
Bucks exploited mismatches regularly.
It is an excellent observation and you are right that the Bucks exploited the mismatches. And a lot of the Bucks finishing push came from guard play and Rollins, who is quite a talent. But it also was partly due to Wiggins lack of size that was problematic when he has to guard a far taller player.
But, first, Wiggins scored some big baskets, seems to be a player who contributes in crunch time, and is unquestionably a big plus over minus. He also made several big defensive plays. There are plenty of teams that wish they had Wiggins and will gladly pay his big salary. We would miss him so much if we didn’t have him.
The only viable solution with our roster right now, is putting Ware in with Bam at times. Any other move and we don’t win this very close game. But, really we need another big, a Collins, or a Kuzma, or that type.
I will only say that I am trying to be nice but things are like they are for good reason. Spo knows who should play and why.
Yes, the lack of size was a problem, nothing else.
Niko would be an ideal PF if he made the commitment to give 100% the way Ware and Jaquez have done. There is no half-way. To be successful, a player must make the commitment to go “all in” without fear of consequences. Once that commitment is made, the consequences have a way of taking care of themselves.
Maybe. Against this opponent he would probably fare better in defense then Wiggins.
edwards vs sga espn
brandon ingram great great pickup
watching this toronto indiana game i think toronto might be 2nd best team in east .i got heat as best
2qbn was right were gonna need tyler herro some nights
The Heat had just enough. We have so many good players that some can be off and others pick up the slack.
I don’t know if the Bucks played really well without Giannis or what, but they did give us all we could handle.
It’s always interesting to watch players react to crunch time, who comes thru and who can’t buy a basket. The Heat got some pretty even distribution in the last five minutes. Powell, Bam, Ty and Andrew all had important moments.
i just wish dav would try to score a little more 2 pts took 2 shots 29 minutos not good
800 wins spo wow congrats
3 hrs of great entertainment couldnt ask for more ty eric and rc
You were right about something else – where is Manila?
its in the phillipines lol.not sure few options banned from site unlikely.effected by typhoons hope not.lakers fan now maybe luka effect.long vacation hope so
13-6 now. Great win, hard fought.
No matter who is out for the other team, 6 in a row is impressive. The previous 2 seasons, this is exactly the kind of game we would lose.
yes to many good players if powell is off which was the case herro is there .herro off powells gonna be there and so on to many good players to pick up after someothers are off
26 12 52 24 i see a 50 win team
wheww lucky there need wolf in closing time spo
YES!!!!!
rollins wow killing dav there
this rollins guy got game
great d wiggy
wow kelel out no way
trents on fire guard his ars
my fav announcer all time jon madden
f this cup sht adam cts suk btw
nice drive wiggy left hand too
so many good players wiggy howd u miss that one
here we go got separation
wemby ware pretty much same type players?same exact builds.think ware can be as good
a fresh ty is about as good as it gets offensvely been saying that for a while.
Highlight reel stuff by Ty!
Holy cow, Herro!
phil rizzuto
Along with Reid, one of my favorites
ralph kiner?
I liked him. Mel Allen too.
no fonzi interesting hes played poorly lately
jovic is avail interesting hes player 12
id say #1 offensive player is herro but as season wears on that changes
Herro is playing very well.
hes a professional scorer at playoff time not as much
It does not mean it will always be like that. In the last playoffs, all Cleveland had to do was to guard him because nobody else could score.
Lol if you’re a star/superstar you score on whoever is in front of you. Time to stop the excuses for Tyler’s poor playoff showings he’s averaging 14 ppg in the playoffs not just last year for his career
pelle hanging on rim thats usually a t
ty bad d dam
key play dru 30 likes that
ty bad d run out was to wild led to ez alley oop
Hell of a game.
rc did jjj do this one time least year lol
keshots energy athleticism strength should be in .id take keshot over pelle
thyere playing w/o a top 3 player comeon heat
bam ware spobot comeon
dav to much of passing mode tonight think he can drive for layups
bad coaching not having ware in
great d ty
if wares not playing at least 30 minutes thats wrong
Yes, that was Herro D
with bam your playing a pf with sf 3 guards
diff looking team w/o wolf man ware.
wolf man jack time
Powell struggling
groins tricky injury hes def not 100%
tyler turners your guy there oops
powell not 100% healthy