The Miami Heat persevered in a low-scoring 99-96 nailbiter over their intrastate rival Orlando Magic Friday evening inside Kaseya Center in Miami, Fla. After two consecutive Paolo Banchero pull-up mid-range shots over Josh Richardson and Jaime Jaquez Jr., Bam Adebayo’s pull-up jumper on a BLOB followed by two crucial Haywood Highsmith free throws put the […]
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We are less than one month from the Feb. 8 NBA Trade Deadline. While there’s only been one big trade–Toronto sending OG Anunoby to the New York Knicks for Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett in a five-player swap–plenty of scuttlebutt has swirled leaguewide, and it won’t slow down any time soon. One team looking to
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The Miami Heat possessed a four-point lead at halftime over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second half with both teams playing very high octane offense. But the Thunder didn’t look back after an 11-0 run to open the second half, earning the 128-120 victory. The Heat, losers of now four of their last six,
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Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra, widely regarded as one of the NBA’s top coaches, has signed a long-term extension with the franchise that will make him one of the highest paid in the sport, NBA insider Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press and Heat insider Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel were
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Guard Alondes Williams made history Sunday–not with the Heat squad, but with the Sioux Falls Skyforce, the Miami Heat’s G-League affiliate. Williams, 24, scored 55 points in Sunday’s 138-130 comeback victory over the Salt Lake Stars, breaking the franchise’s single-game scoring record, previously set by Scotty Hopson (52 points) in the 2014-15 season against the
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A third-quarter surge fueled the Phoenix Suns’ 113-97 victory over the Miami Heat Friday, as the Heat ended their five-game West Coast road trip 2-3. The Heat shot 36.4 percent in the second half–and 4-of-22 (18.2 percent) from 3-point range–getting outscored 51-42, including 32-20 in the third quarter after Miami entered halftime down seven. For
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Ever since Bam Adebayo took over as the Heat’s full-time starting center in 2019-20, the Heat have had issues filling the backup big spot. Adebayo played alongside Kelly Olynyk and Meyers Leonard that season en route to their infamous NBA Finals run in the bubble. Days after drafting Precious Achiuwa–who was thought to be the
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Fan voting for the 2023-24 NBA All-Star game, scheduled for Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. EST in Indianapolis, Ind., tipped-off on Dec. 19. The NBA released the first of three voting results Thursday, and Miami Heat superstar wing Jimmy Butler and big Bam Adebayo played inside the top 6 of the Eastern Conference frontcourt members.
Finding, developing, nurturing and maximizing talent in a talent-laden NBA is far easier said than done. One organization that’s perfected the practice is the Miami Heat, who have mass-produced myriad success stories with undrafted players and previously underdeveloped talent looking for new homes. Even through the draft, the Heat have knocked it out of the
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Happy New Year! While we are over one-third of the way into the 2023-24 NBA season, it’s always good to reflect and explore the past! Earlier this week, we looked at the Miami Heat’s best moments of 2023–from Jan. 1 until Dec. 31. Today, we talk about … lineups! In honor of 2023, we looked
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