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GAME PREVIEW: Heat return home, look to climb back from 2-0 deficit against Cavaliers

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The series has shifted back to South Florida, with the Miami Heat hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers for Game 3 Saturday at 1:00 p.m. EST inside Kaseya Center, hoping to avoid an insurmountable deficit. For the most part, in different ways, the Heat was competitive in their first two games of their first-round series–including coming back […]

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Tyler Herro throws shots back at Darius Garland ahead of Game 3

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After the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 121-112 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday, Cavaliers guard Darius Garland let the whole world know what their game plan was and will continue to be: Attack Tyler Herro and the rest of the Heat’s weaker defenders. Through two games, the Cavaliers’ backcourt had great success attacking the Heat’s first-time

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Cavs’ Darius Garland makes it abundantly clear how they want to attack Heat

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After the Cleveland Cavaliers set a playoff record for made 3s in one quarter and led by as much as 19 Wednesday night, Miami crawled back to make it a one-possession game late. Though it was not enough to overcome Donovan Mitchell’s stout play late, as the Cavaliers secured a 121-112 win in Game 2,

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NBA players still believe Heat are a top-5 organization after drama-filled season

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The Miami Heat have consistently been one of the best organizations in the NBA, but it has not been smooth sailing for them this season. Before it even started, the Heat were trapped in quicksand with the Jimmy Butler drama clouding over their head like a summer afternoon in South Florida. They eventually traded Butler

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2024-25 Miami Heat-Cleveland Cavaliers First-Round Series: Game 2 Best Bets

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The Miami Heat are looking to rebound (figuratively and literally) in Game 2 against the Cleveland Cavaliers after their 21-point loss to open the series. We’re back with our best bet series–going 3-0 straight-up on Easter Sunday! We are 7-2 since the start of the play-in, so let’s keep the hot streak going, shall we?!?

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Tyler Herro isn’t worried about a possible extension this offseason

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I don’t mean to sound like a broken record, but there weren’t many bright spots during the 2024-25 Miami Heat regular season and postseason, mired by drama with the team’s best player (at the time) and inconsistency. However, one of the bright spots was Tyler Herro’s emergence as a lead creator, experiencing career-highs in multiple

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Heat stars discuss Kel’el Ware’s Game 1 struggles against Cavaliers: ‘He has to go through it’

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Like we delved into ahead of the Miami Heat’s first-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, this one was a very good litmus test for Heat first-round rookie Kel’el Ware. The 7-foot big had a successful regular season, but right away, the rookie was going to get a taste of his first postseason against one of

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6 glaring statistics from Game 1 loss to Cavaliers that Heat must fix

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The No. 8-seeded Miami Heat dropped their inaugural game of the 2024-25 NBA Playoffs to the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday, 121-100. It was far from a perfect performance from the Heat, who made history last week by being the first team in NBA History to win two play-in games on the road. It’s just

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Tyler Herro’s shortcomings were exposed in Game 1 versus Cavs

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The 2024-25 postseason is a big one for Miami Heat All-Star Tyler Herro. Knotted between the months-long melodrama that was the Jimmy Butler situation, Herro was experiencing perhaps his greatest year-to-year growth as a pro. He modified his shot diet for the betterment of the offense (that didn’t improve relative to its placement to the

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