The Miami Heat may have dropped a close game to the in-state rival Orlando Magic on opening night 125-121, but there were still several positives to serve as a blueprint moving forward. For starters, coach Erik Spoelstra’s goal of running offense at a faster pace came to fruition. Miami put up 39 points in the […]
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The Miami Heat had the Orlando Magic on the ropes for the first 45 minutes of Wednesday’s season-opener inside Kia Center, but weren’t able to shut the door, losing 125-121. There were both positives and negatives to take away from it — with one positive being the team’s offensive production, despite its late struggles. However,
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You hear that? The sneakers squeaking on the hardwood? The sweet sound of a “swish” through the nylon? The dribbling, communication and trash talk between the lines? Miami Heat basketball is back like it never left — even though it was for nearly six months. The Heat tip off Wednesday night against the Orlando Magic
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In early October, the Miami Heat signed fourth-year forward Nikola Jovic to a four-year, $62.4 million extension, the first-and-only extension the organization’s handed out this offseason. It was also one of 13 rookie-scale extensions signed. The deadline for those deals was on Monday evening, one night ahead of opening night around the NBA. Outside of
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The Miami Heat are entering the 2025-26 trying to correct their offense, which has been a bottom-third unit each of the last three seasons. That may be difficult without Jimmy Butler, but the Heat are intentionally trying to push the pace and play faster — getting more bites at the apple. It helps they also
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The Miami Heat enter the 2025-26 NBA season without much expectation, being projected to win 37.5 games by the consensus projected win totals for a myriad of sports betting markets. Miami is coming off a 37-45 season, its worst in a decade. So them going under their projected total would not be ideal. Will they?
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The Heat are entering the new 2025-26 season without their starting lineup being made official yet. Tyler Herro’s absence opens a spot for Davion Mitchell to step up in the backcourt. But even with Herro’s injury creating a hole, that’s not even the biggest question mark—especially for fans and analysts closely following roster changes and
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Whether it’s their 127-119 combined record or their middling 0.7 NET Rating over the last three combined seasons, the Miami Heat are in a state of mediocrity. They lost Duncan Robinson to the Detroit Pistons this offseason. But they added Simone Fontecchio, Norman Powell and re-signed guard Davion Mitchell. Refreshed and revived, the Heat aim
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The Miami Heat are winless through five preseason games. Does that matter? No. The Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t record a single win in four preseason games last year; the Bucks went 0-5 in 2022-23; the Los Angeles Lakers went 0-6 in 2021-22. The current iteration of the Heat aren’t those teams, and vice versa. The point
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Another preseason game, another loss for the Miami Heat. In an overtime matchup against the Atlanta Hawks on the road, Miami was unable to close it out— losing 119-118 and dropping to a league worst 0-5 on the preseason. The Heat starters got some extra playing time in this outing. Norman Powell lead with 17
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