While the NFL has done its best to invade Christmas Day, it will always belong to the NBA. The league’s annual five-game slate is usually packed with the best and most intriguing matchups. In the midst of a dreadful nine-game stretch, the Miami Heat do not play on Christmas Day this year. But let’s not […]
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to those who celebrate! While it wasn’t exactly formal, exactly one year ago today, Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler not-so-subtly requested a trade away from the organization. The relationship between and the organization continued to deteriorate over the next several weeks, which ultimately led to him being moved in early
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Suddenly, after a 14-7 start to the season, the Miami Heat look at themselves in the mirror at 15-15, dropping to the No. 8 seed in the East after fighting for a top-3 seed earlier in the season. Their most recent outing was arguably their worst game of the season, losing 112-91 to the Toronto
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Over a long, grueling 82-game season, there will be peaks and valleys for all 82 teams, to varying degrees. For the Miami Heat, it’s been a tale of two starts. Through the first 21 games, the Heat were off to a world-beating 14-7 start. Simply, they were playing at a breakneck pace with an above-average
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Growth isn’t linear for any young player, and no player has been a better example of that than Miami Heat big man Kel’el Ware. However, the 7-footer has taken a sizable leap in just his second season. Through 29 games, he’s averaging 12.5 points and 10.7 rebounds on 66.1 percent true shooting. After recording 15
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The New York Knicks lit the nylon on fire en route to a 132-125 win over the Miami Heat Sunday evening. No, it wasn’t literally on fire. But metaphorically, it was burnt to a crisp after the final whistle blew, behind Jalen Brunson’s masterful 47-point, eight-assist performance. Collectively, the Knicks shot 55.3 percent from the
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While he entered the NBA with 15 career double-doubles in two years in college at Indiana and Oregon, Miami Heat big man Kel’el Ware still had strides to make in that department with his motor and body positioning, as well as getting stronger in his core. He was still a work-in-progress. But the talent and
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Less than 48 hours ago, Miami Heat rookie Kasparas Jakucionis had played just a total of 54 seconds as a rookie — which came in a 17-point blowout against the Los Angeles Clippers earlier this month. Due to myriad backcourt injuries, however, he received his opportunity. On Thursday against the Brooklyn Nets, he played eight
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Even through all the ups and downs, third-year Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. has fit seamlessly into the team’s new free-flowing, up-tempo offense. Jaquez is currently fifth on the team in scoring off the bench, averaging 15.4 points on 51.2 percent shooting and 56.4 percent true shooting. He’s been one of the league’s best
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Coming off their 11-point win over the Brooklyn Nets, the Miami Heat enter Friday’s second night of a back-to-back against the Boston Celtics down multiple rotation players, including guards Tyler Herro and Pelle Larsson. Well, they will be without two more key starters — guard Davion Mitchell (ankle) and wing Andrew Wiggins (back) — the
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