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Heat early season woes continue, drop fourth in a row to Mavericks 113-109

Just four games into what was supposed to be an exciting new Miami Heat season, this team has already hit panic mode. Miami finished Monday night’s matchup at home against the Dallas Mavericks still winless— dropping to 0-4 on the year so far and the first team in the league to get their fourth loss.

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GAME PREVIEW: Heat back home still searching for first win against visiting Mavericks

The Miami Heat are heading into week 2 of this new Giannis Antetokounmpo-led 2026-27 campaign— yet remain winless. They are one of four teams in the Eastern Conference that have gotten off to an 0-3 start. Off the back of a terrific Davion Mitchell performance in Miami’s last game versus the Charlotte Hornets, the Heat

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Giannis Antetokounmpo

1 stat suggests Heat are off to worst 2-game start in franchise history

Two games are just two games. But one key stat suggests the Miami Heat are off to the worst two-game start in franchise history to begin the Giannis Antetokounmpo era. Coming off two blowout losses to the Minnesota Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons, the Miami Heat have a minus-42 point differential. According to Stathead, that point

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Heat Timberwolves

3 key numbers from Heat’s blowout loss to Timberwolves in opener

The Minnesota Timberwolves took care of business against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Miami Heat in their season opener with a 131-106 win. What were a few key numbers highlighting why the Heat struggled? Let’s examine! 14 – Combined 3-point makes from Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball On a night headlined by Antetokounmpo’s debut with the

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Miami Heat

How Heat’s rotation should look on opening night v. Timberwolves

We’re just over two days away from the Miami Heat’s season opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Rotations in today’s NBA are extremely flexible based on matchups, scheme, game flow and who’s available, among many other factors. It’s difficult to be set on the same nine or 10 guys each night. The good news for the

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Miami Heat

Heat release 4 players, finalize roster ahead of opening night

The Miami Heat made their final roster cuts ahead of the 2026-27 season. Less than 24 hours after their final tune-up of the preseason, they released four players: Ezra Ausar, Kylor Kelley, Gabe Madsen and Bez Mbeng, the team announced. All four of those players were on Exhibit 10 contracts, meaning they will likely sign

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Giannis Antetokounmpo

5 preseason takeaways from Heat after finale v. Magic

The Miami Heat wrapped up their preseason Friday night against the Orlando Magic, losing 136-115. Miami was without Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bam Adebayo and Pelle Larsson, who missed the Heat’s final three preseason games with an undisclosed illness. Still, it was a successful night for the Heat’s young guns. Ryan Conwell led the way with 21

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Giannis Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo doesn’t receive first-place vote for MVP from NBA Execs

Giannis Antetokounmpo has made quite the first impression for Miami Heat fans everywhere. The Miami Heat have wrapped up four of their five preseason games, with the finale coming Friday against the Orlando Magic. And if there’s any one single takeaway to ride home with, it’s that Antetokounmpo has a chip on his shoulder and

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Heat earn third preseason win versus Nets in near-triple-double Giannis performance

Another preseason game, another electric Giannis Antetokounmpo outing— as the Miami Heat’s new superstar shows out in limited minutes in a win over the Brooklyn Nets, 144-128. Miami improves to 3-1 in the preseason after the victory, with just one final matchup until the official start of the 2026-27 regular season. Several Heat players played

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