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Nikola Jovic will not need surgery, to be re-evaluated in four weeks with fractured hand

Miami Heat forward Nikola Jovic will not need surgery after fracturing his second metacarpal in Sunday’s loss to the Milwaukee Bucks and will be re-evaluated in four weeks, the team announced Tuesday. The team also disclosed that he was evaluated by the chief of hand surgery Dr. Elizabeth Ann Ouellette in collaboration with the Heat’s […]

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Nikola Jovic fractures right hand in first half versus Bucks

2 Comments / News / Matt Hanifan

Nikola Jovic fractured his right hand in the first half of Sunday’s 120-113 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, the team announced. The team announced that he fractured his second metacarpal in his right hand. He only played in 15 minutes, scoring seven points with two rebounds. We don’t know the timetable for return. But for

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Heat’s crowded wing rotation is a good problem to have

Leave a Comment / Analysis / Matt Hanifan

The Miami Heat, who own the sixth-easiest strength of schedule the rest of the way, are looking to build a rhythm after a poor end heading into the All-Star break. They are in the midst of a season-long four-game losing streak and dipped to three games below .500 for the first time this season at

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Erik Spoelstra has an important Terry Rozier decision he must make

31 Comments / Analysis / Matt Hanifan

At this point last year, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was recovering from a sprained knee suffered on Super Bowl Sunday against the Boston Celtics. He was just finding his footing in the rotation, but was set to return not long after the All-Star Break. Upon his return in late Feb., Rozier averaged 19.0 points,

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Heat to only have 10 available against Mavericks on Thursday

5 Comments / News / Matt Hanifan

We are officially one day until the 2024-25 All-Star Break, though the Miami Heat will be in action Thursday on the second night of a back-to-back against the Dallas Mavericks. Over the last two games, several Heat players–first-time All-Star Tyler Herro, Duncan Robinson, Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Duncan Robinson–have dealt with an apparent stomach bug

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Projecting the Miami Heat rotation with new additions

1 Comment / Analysis / Matt Hanifan

The Miami Heat return home for a one-game stint against the Boston Celtics. Better yet, the Heat’s three new deadline acquisitions–Andrew Wiggins, Kyle Anderson, and Davion Mitchell–whom they acquired last week are available to make their team debuts. It’s still fuzzy what the rotation will look like on Monday and beyond, but what can it

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Tyler Herro, Heat roll past Trail Blazers 119-98

49 Comments / Game Recaps / Matt Hanifan

The Miami Heat’s dominant two-way performance fueled their 119-98 win over the Portland Trail Blazers Saturday evening inside Moda Center in Portland, Ore. The Heat buried 19 3-pointers, shooting 47.8 percent from the floor (compared to Portland’s 37.9 percent) from the floor with a 124.0 offensive rating (82nd percentile), according to Cleaning The Glass. Portland,

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Heat offer encouraging update regarding Nikola Jovic’s broken nose

8 Comments / News / Matt Hanifan

Miami Heat forward Nikola Jovic suffered a reduced septum in the first quarter of Tuesday’s game against the Detroit Pistons, playing only three minutes before exiting. https://x.com/FanDuelSN_Heat/status/1856494073366098224 Though Jovic isn’t expected to miss any time with the injury. According to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel, the Heat are expecting him to play

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Five Stars: Heat 95, Timberwolves 94

1 Comment / Five Stars, Game Recaps / Kevin Kraczkowski

The Five Stars series allows us to put a spotlight on the players who most impacted the game in a positive manner (for their respective team). Using the GameScore metric, We’re able to track our top performers throughout the entire season. See the bottom for the current “standings.” First Star Nickeil Alexander-Walker (12.7) Nickeil spent

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Miami Heat: New look starting 5 has been worst lineup in NBA to begin 2024-25

17 Comments / Analysis / Matt Hanifan

We’re still four games into a grueling 82-game season for the Miami Heat, but first impressions matter. The Miami Heat opened the 2024-25 season with a new starting 5 that didn’t play a single possession last season: Terry Rozier, Tyler Herro, Jimmy Butler, Nikola Jovic and Bam Adebayo. It’s still way-to-early in the NBA season,

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