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GAME PREVIEW: Heat set for second night of back-to-back against first seed Cavaliers

After a dominating offensive performance from the Miami Heat last night in their win over the Phoenix Suns, they will now play host to the top seed Cleveland Cavaliers. It will be the second night of a back-to-back for both teams, and the Cavs enter the Kaseya Center tonight sporting a 21-3 record— good for […]

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NBA insider labels pair of Western Conference contenders as trade destinations for Jimmy Butler

With yet another underwhelming Miami Heat season finding themselves at a 9-10 record, trade rumors are quickly approaching. And unsurprisingly, Jimmy Butler is at the thick of these speculations. The Heat star is in the midst of his sixth season in South Beach, but averaging his lowest amount of points, rebounds and assists of his

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Should the Miami Heat explore a Jimmy Butler position change to point guard?

Coach Erik Spoelstra has made a career out of experimenting with lineup changes and adjustments. His more recent move included a tweaked starting five of Tyler Herro, Duncan Robinson, Jimmy Butler, Haywood Highsmith and Bam Adebayo. Terry Rozier and Nikola Jovic originally were rounding out the Herro, Butler and Adebayo trio, until struggles from both

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GAME PREVIEW: Heat face challenge vs reigning champion Celtics on second night of a back-to-back

Following a tough loss in hand of the Toronto Raptors, the Miami Heat find themselves in the second half of a back-to-back against an Eastern Conference powerhouse tonight. They will travel for another road game against the defending champion Boston Celtics. Boston is currently sporting a 16-4 record and sitting at the second seed in

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Tyler Herro’s 31 points isn’t enough as Heat fall short to Raptors 119-116

The Miami Heat fumbled their chance to take advantage of another Toronto Raptors matchup, who came into the night with a 5-15 record. They battled till the end, but continue to struggle with late game execution, losing 119-116. Miami now drops back to a .500 record at 9-9 and fall to the sixth seed again

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GAME PREVIEW: Heat will travel to Toronto for back-to-back matchups vs Raptors

In what will be the second straight matchup against the struggling Toronto Raptors, the Miami Heat head on the road looking to sweep the two-game stretch. After winning four of their last five games, and 5-2 over their last 7, Miami has climbed back into the East’s 5th seed. It will be crucial to continue

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GAME PREVIEW: Heat to host Raptors for first of a two-game set between eachother

Thanksgiving Eve gave Heat Nation a bounce back win against the Charlotte Hornets to be thankful for. The now 8-8 Miami Heat climbed back into the .500 mark, and now have a chance to eclipse that tonight against the visiting Toronto Raptors. It will be the final NBA cup matchup prior to teams heading to

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Tyler Herro leads the way in Miami’s 98-94 bounce back win in Charlotte

With the Miami Heat’s near 20-point comeback attempt against the Milwaukee Bucks falling short in the previous game, they found themselves on the other side of containing a large lead the next night. In a back-to-back set that saw the Heat travel to face the Charlotte Hornets, they got the job done. But it wasn’t

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GAME PREVIEW: Heat head on the road to face Hornets on second night of back-to-back

The Miami Heat will have a short amount of time to reflect on Tuesday night’s loss, as they head immediately on the road to face the Charlotte Hornets in the second night of a back-to-back. The time off from the week prior has put the team in a schedule that includes one-two days in between

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