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Heat’s early 19-point lead wasn’t enough to close out the Celtics, lose 119-114

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Despite the Miami Heat coming out scorching offensively, they were unable to take care of business against the visiting Boston Celtics. Miami saw an early 19-point lead, including a 64-54 edge by halftime, vanish in the second half— particularly in the fourth quarter. The Heat got throttled in that final period, as Boston had the […]

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GAME PREVIEW: Heat host rival Boston Celtics looking to pick up two straight wins

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The Miami Heat are back in action Thursday night, as they will play host to Jaylen Brown and the rival Boston Celtics inside the Kaseya Center. After a slow start to the season, the Celtics currently sit at the third seed in the Eastern Conference with a 24-15 record. As Jayson Tatum has been sidelined

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The Miami Heat are viewed as an “attractive landing spot” for Ja Morant and his camp

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Another year, another season with the Miami Heat being linked as a potential destination to acquire a disgruntled star. And the most recent has now been Ja Morant.  With Giannis Antetokounmpo’s fate on the trade market still uncertain, Morant could be a much cheaper pivot to fall right into Pat Riley’s lap. The two-time All-Star’s

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Bam Adebayo fourth quarter take over ignites Heat to 127-121 win versus Suns

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Now THAT was some exciting Miami Heat basketball. After returning home from a disappointing road trip and three-game losing streak, the Heat close out the visiting Phoenix Suns with a much needed 127-121 win. Miami will improve to a 21-19 record, as Phoenix drops to 24-16. The Heat were led by a resilient and dominant

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GAME PREVIEW: Heat back home to host Suns amid three-game skid

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The Miami Heat have lost four of the last five games and are currently in the midst of one of the most difficult stretches this season. And it isn’t getting any easier. After three consecutive double-digit road losses to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Indiana Pacers and OKC Thunder, respectively— the Heat are back home. However, they

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3 reasons why Heat taking a gamble on Ja Morant could pay off

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Ja Morant trade rumors have begun to heat up, literally and figuratively. ESPN’s Shams Charania recently reported that the Memphis Grizzlies are officially fielding offers on the disgruntled Morant ahead of the February 5 trade deadline. And of course, the Miami Heat have been linked to the former All-Star point guard. According to ClutchPoints’ Brett

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Bam Adebayo and Norman Powell share thoughts on adapting to new starting lineup 

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After the Miami Heat got embarrassed by the depleted and last place Indiana Pacers on Saturday, it showed that this group has a lot of work to do. And if there’s any good time to attempt to put in that work, it’s now— as the roster is finally fully healthy.  The problem with the Heat’s

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GAME PREVIEW: Heat will attempt to snap two-game losing skid against Thunder in OKC

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If the previous two embarrassing blowout losses were too difficult for the Miami Heat, they need to brace themselves for their most difficult matchup they could face this season versus the reigning NBA champion OKC Thunder on the second leg of a road back-to-back. It will be the final game of the Heat’s winless road

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Heat reach lowest point of season after 123-99 blowout loss to last seed Pacers

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Despite the roster getting fully healthy, the Miami Heat suffered their most embarrassing loss of the season to the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night. They got throttled with a final score of 123-99, and were never in control even from the very beginning of the game. The Heat started the game in a 28-10 hole,

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