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GAME PREVIEW: Heat host East contender New York Knicks in home opener

The Miami Heat opened their season by splitting two games on the road. Now they will head back home to South Florida to host the East contending New York Knicks, in what will be their toughest matchup yet. The Knicks are 2-0 already on the season, and have done so with key pieces of their […]

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Heat dominate Grizzlies in record setting win, earn first victory of season 146-114

First win of the 2025-26 season. Franchise record for most points scored in a half (86). Eight players score in double-digits. 76 bench points… All is true following the Miami Heat’s dominant 146-114 win on Friday night, running Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies off their home floor. The Heat respond from coming up just

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Jimmy Butler says ‘chaos’ he caused in Heat exit has paid off for him, throws shade at organization

The Jimmy Butler era in Miami Heat history is one that will not be forgotten. From underdog NBA Finals runs, to the star’s messy trade request out of South Beach— his six-year tenure with the franchise left its mark with both the ups and downs. Miami is entering their first full season without Butler since

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3 Early positive takeaways from the Heat’s first game of the season, 2 negatives

With the start of the 2025-26 NBA season officially underway, Miami Heat basketball is back.  Although the Heat played well in their season opener against the Orlando Magic, especially at the start, their encouraging outing did not result in a win. In fact, Miami has lost 11 games in a row dating back to their

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NBA places immediate leave for Terry Rozier following gambling arrest

With just over two days into the 2025-26 NBA season, there have already been several storylines headlining the league. Arguably the biggest one came early on Thursday morning, when it was announced that the FBI had arrested three names with ties to illegal gambling probes and even mafia involvement. Those names included Portland Trail Blazers’

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GAME PREVIEW: Heat aim to bounce back in Memphis versus Ja Morant and the Grizzlies

Following the Miami Heat’s close opening night loss in Orlando, they will remain on the road to travel and face the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night. Miami looked encouraging throughout most of the game in their previous loss. However, late-game turnovers and giving up offensive rebounds led to them falling just short. Going back to

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Norman Powell shows he is exactly as advertised in impressive Heat debut

The Miami Heat may have dropped a close game to the in-state rival Orlando Magic on opening night 125-121, but there were still several positives to serve as a blueprint moving forward. For starters, coach Erik Spoelstra’s goal of running offense at a faster pace came to fruition. Miami put up 39 points in the

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Heat should give Kel’el Ware starter minutes before making lineup call

The Heat are entering the new 2025-26 season without their starting lineup being made official yet. Tyler Herro’s absence opens a spot for Davion Mitchell to step up in the backcourt. But even with Herro’s injury creating a hole, that’s not even the biggest question mark—especially for fans and analysts closely following roster changes and

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Heat fall to Hawks in OT, 119-118, drop to 0-5 on the preseason

Another preseason game, another loss for the Miami Heat. In an overtime matchup against the Atlanta Hawks on the road, Miami was unable to close it out— losing 119-118 and dropping to a league worst 0-5 on the preseason. The Heat starters got some extra playing time in this outing. Norman Powell lead with 17

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Heat remain winless in preseason, lose to Magic 120-104

Following the Miami Heat’s 120-104 preseason loss on Sunday, they became the only team in the league to have an 0-4 record for this year’s preseason. Yes, preseason doesn’t really matter besides to just experiment with lineups and combinations. Starters don’t usually play more than 15-20 minutes. In this game’s case, each of Bam Adebayo,

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