One of the Miami Heat’s biggest takeaways after five games is not only their new up-tempo style, but how quickly they have jelled through the first five games of the season. Acquired in July in a three-team trade, guard Norman Powell has been an essential part of their surge. You could go a step further […]
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We are officially one week through the NBA season, with the Miami Heat in the midst of a four-game road trip at 3-2! There is still way too much basketball left to be played, but what are a few of our takeaways? Let’s examine! Pace, pace, pace!: Erik Spoelstra-led teams have never finished top-15 in
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The San Antonio Spurs snapped the Miami Heat’s three-game win streak Thursday night with a 107-101 win. The Spurs are off to a 5-0 start for the first time in franchise history, while the Heat drop to 3-2 in the first leg of this four-game road trip. Miami had chances to capitalize after a 17-1
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The Miami Heat’s offense through one week is off to a record-breaking start after scoring 144 points twice for the first time in franchise history. They lead the league in pace with the third-best offense, third-best defense. Obviously, we’re just four games into the season, but they’ve executed on both ends as well as anyone
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Even though his salary will still count against the Miami Heat’s salary cap books, they will not be paying Terry Rozier while he’s on leave of absence, ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania and AP’s Tim Reynolds first reported Wednesday. According to Charania, his paycheck — as well as Chauncey Billups’ — will be “withheld and
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Coming off three consecutive seasons with a bottom-10 offense, the Miami Heat have been shredding opponents like Grady A cheese through the first week of action. Despite missing Tyler Herro — who has yet to appear in a game this season after undergoing foot surgery earlier this summer — and Norman Powell (groin), the Heat
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It’s still very early, but Miami Heat guard Norman Powell has been a revelation through three games, so much so that he’s been the primary engine to the NBA’s 10th-best offense through nearly one week of action. But the fun doesn’t stop there. While it may not seem so on the surface, Powell’s Heat tenure
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The Miami Heat offense has been a breath of fresh air through three games. Against the Orlando Magic, Memphis Grizzlies and New York Knicks, the Heat have posted the league’s 12th-best offense with the ninth-highest effective field goal percentage and eighth-best true shooting percentage. So far, they have operated at the league’s fastest pace, a
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While we’re only days removed from the start of the season, the Miami Heat are in the middle of arguably the toughest stretch of games they’ll endure all season. It won’t get any easier over the next 10 games, but they’ve fared well against the Orlando Magic, Memphis Grizzlies and New York Knicks, respectively. Through
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Despite a late scare from Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks, the Miami Heat earned a 115-107 win in their home opener Sunday evening inside Kaseya Center. Back-to-back Norman Powell buckets put the Heat up 18 with 6:10 left. The Knicks quickly cut the deficit to five — 110-105 — with 1:32 remaining. But
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