While the Miami Heat did not capture a victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday, there was one surprise standout off the bench: Second-round rookie Pelle Larsson. Larsson played 25 minutes in place of Jaime Jaquez Jr., who missed Monday’s one-point loss with a stomach illness. He tallied a career-high 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting […]
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While both have played six minutes apiece, the Miami Heat have yet to give their rookies–Kel’el Ware and Pelle Larsson–serious run through three games to begin the 2024-25 regular season. While that was to be expected, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra offered encouraging updates regarding their two 2024 draftees’ development ahead of Wednesday’s game against
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The Miami Heat picked up two crucial wins against inferior opponents–the Charlotte Hornets and Detroit Pistons–after getting blasted on opening night by the Orlando Magic. Despite completely modifying their shot profile, the Heat still rank No. 18 in offense, including No. 20 in both effective field goal and true shooting percentage. The overall shot-making hasn’t
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The Houston Rockets may not be the Oklahoma City or any other “top tier contenders” in the Western Conference, but that won’t push them away from potentially making noise in a loaded West. After signing Fred VanVleet and Dillon Brooks to sizable contracts last offseason, Houston was expected to go big-game hunting in the offseason.
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A couple games into the season and the Heat finds itself in a place it’s grown a home in…sitting at .500. Still, the offense was firing on all cylinders vs the Hornets and the Heat look to continue that growth vs the Pistons. Miami’s bounce back game was hardly the talk of the town this
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The day has finally arrived! After months of wait, Dwyane Wade’s statue was unveiled to the public Sunday evening in front of Kaseya Center. Here is the first look: https://x.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1850660481771393085 https://x.com/mph_824_/status/1850660515435151392 Here is the official live stream of the event, where you could hear Udonis Haslem, Pat Riley, Ziaire Wade and Dwyane speak! Wade’s state
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Los Angeles Clippers forward P.J. Tucker did not begin the 2024-25 season with the actual team. Instead, Tucker is away from the team, and his agency was reportedly granted permission to facilitate a trade with the hope that he can get moved to a team that can contribute to winning, according to Bleacher Report’s Chris
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They may have started with a flesh slate Wednesday night, but the Miami Heat’s 116-97 loss to the Orlando Magic reflected many of the same issues we have seen over the last two seasons–both offensively and defensively. It’s just one game over a long 82-game season, sure. It was an uninspiring effort from the Heat,
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The Miami Heat entered training camp clearly wanted to modify a shot profile that was the chief reason why it ranked in the bottom-third in offensive efficiency over the last two years. Miami led the league in mid-range frequency last year while sporting the third-worst rim frequency. Through four preseason games with the regulars, however–a
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The Miami Heat finalized their roster Saturday morning, just hours after their preseason finale against the Memphis Grizzlies. One of the omissions to the final 17-man group–which included 14 players on standard contracts, plus three two-way players–was point guard Isaiah Stevens, who went undrafted during the 2024 cycle. While Stevens didn’t put up gaudy numbers
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