The Heat were saved by Tyler Herro and Alec Burks after being down 17 points, giving the Magic its third home loss of the season. The crew was outrebounded by nine and had 20 turnovers, but successful deep shooting from five players made up for it. Jimmy Butler (return to competition conditioning) and Josh […]
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander plus Jalen Williams took over on offense, and Isaiah Hartenstein was the most dominant big man on the floor, leading the Thunder to a dub at Kaseya Center. In the first quarter, the Heat’s long-range bombs were missing, save for two, but Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo carried the offense with fastbreak […]
Fortunes can change in the NBA in a matter of weeks. The public and yours truly was almost done burying the Milwaukee Bucks for their poor start, but they’ve since become one of the hottest teams in the league, thanks to beating up on a bunch of bad squads. On top of that, they are […]
Jimmy Butler’s best performance of the season and Tyler Herro’s late-game heroics were not enough to save the Heatles in the Motor City. They failed to be a factor from long range. And Tim Hardaway Jr. was the hottest weapon out of the holster in overtime. The first quarter was close, thanks to Jimmy […]
The Heat overcame a 16-point-first-half deficit to defeat the Raptors, winning four in a row for the first time this season. The defense cranked up in the second half, plus Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo took over. To start, the hungry Raptors scored 20 points in the lane in the first quarter on fastbreak […]
The Heat successfully defended their home court against the hottest team in the league. The crew sliced up the visitors in the half-court. Tyler Herro outplayed five All-Stars, binging on Cleveland’s defense with outside jumpers and strikes to the lane. And Duncan Robinson had his fifth night of the season downing at least four trifectas. […]
The Heatles handled the short-staffed Suns, improving to an 11-10 record. Tyler Herro flirted with a triple-double. Jimmy Butler’s nine straight points in the fourth quarter delivered the knockout blow. And Bam Adebayo erupted in the second half for one of his top showings of the season. In the first half, Adebayo struggled, missing […]
The Heatles beat down the Purple and Mold in their most lopsided win of the season. Bam Adebayo outdueled Anthony Davis. And Tyler Herro went on another rampage. The Heat’s protections forced four turnovers and blew up three attempts by AD in the lane. But the ancient LeBron James got anything he wanted, such […]
The depleted Heat went on tour to face the undermanned Celtics, getting smacked around and thrown to the curb. The champs mowed down coverages. Luke Kornet turned into Goliath, derailing smaller men with six blocks. And Bam Adebayo had another disappearing act. Boston’s Payton Pritchard, Derrick White and Jaylen Brown did most of the […]
The Heat failed in their comeback against the Raptors in Toronto, going 1-1 in the home and away miniseries and falling back to a .500 record (9-9). Tyler Herro’s first-quarter flurry couldn’t save the Heat from being pushed to the edge of Jurassic Park in a double-digit deficit early. He had 13 points on […]
