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Tuesday night was fascinating for me as a sports fan. I started my night by watching my college’s depressingly bad basketball team lose to Northwestern to end its season in the Big Ten tournament, then switched the channel to watch Team USA lose in embarrassing fashion to Italy in the World Baseball Classic. At the […]
After playing nine of their last 10 games at home, the Bucks are back on the road tonight taking on the Miami Heat at Kaseya Center. Losers by 15 to the Suns, Milwaukee will need every bit of juice it has against a Miami team that has won six on the trot, including a 150-129 […]
Two nights after witnessing history, the Miami Heat look to secure their seventh-straight win Thursday night, hosting the Milwaukee Bucks inside Kaseya Center at 7:30 p.m. EST. Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game will forever live in basketball lore no matter how many people try to discredit or claim it’s “unethical.” Though what got lost in the […] The post GAME PREVIEW: Bam Adebayo, Heat seek seventh-straight win against Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA...
Bam Adebayo scored 83 points in Miami Heat’s win over the Washington Wizards, recording the second-highest single-game scoring performance in NBA history.
Every once in a while, Sports have a beautiful way of captivating us, shocking us, making us question whether what we’re watching is real, or merely a simulation programmed in our minds. That was the case Tuesday night between the Miami Heat and Washington Wizards. None of the 19,700 fans in attendance entered Kaseya Center […] The post Hanifan: Nobody should care how Bam Adebayo scored 83 points appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Bam Adebayo erupted for 83 points against the Washington Wizards, and led the Miami Heat to an easy 150-129 victory. It was Washington’s ninth consecutive defeat. Adebayo’s scoring outburst was both unexpected and historic. His career high entering the night was 41, and he had 30 games in his career with 30 points or more. […]
It still doesn’t feel quite real, but Miami Heat big Bam Adebayo just had one of the best games any of us will ever witness. Adebayo scored 83 points, passing Kobe Bryant for the second-highest scoring game in NBA History, just 17 points shy of Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point record. Adebayo etched his name into basketball […] The post A’ja Wilson drops hilarious reaction to Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Yes, the Miami Heat’s recent success in the win column improved to a six-game winning streak and winners of nine of their last 11 overall Tuesday night over the visiting Washington Wizards. They have also improved to a 37-29 overall record and sit in sole possession of the sixth seed in the East and officially […] The post Bam Adebayo etches his name into basketball history in Heat’s 150-129 win over Wizards appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Did we just see that?! Yes. Yes we did. I had to wipe my screen 83 different times to make sure I wasn’t hallucinating. This random Tuesday in March wasn’t just any Tuesday in March. Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo reached basketball immortality in the Miami Heat’s 150-129 win, scoring 83 points and becoming […] The post Bam Adebayo scores 83 points, passes Kobe Bryant for second-highest scoring game ever appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
In one of the more shocking performances in a long time, Bam Adebayo passed Kobe Bryant for the second-most points all-time in a single game, pouring in 83 points for the Heat in their win over the Wizards on Tuesday. With the game well out of hand down the stretch, Bam took a number of […]
Another game, another loss. The Washington Wizards lost to the Miami Heat, 150-129 on Tuesday night. Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo scored a franchise-record 83 points, shooting 20-of-43 from the field and making 36-of-43 free throws tonight. He even made 7-of-22 three pointers. Adebayo, by scoring 83 points has the NBA’s second highest scoring game […]
Miami Heat big Bam Adebayo etched his named in the history books earlier tonight, scoring a whopping 83 points against the Washington Wizards. The momentous total places him second, behind only Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point feat in 1962 when he represented the Philadelphia Warriors against the New York Knicks. Adebayo now sits ahead of Kobe Bryant’s […]
He didn’t quite get to 100, but Bam Adebayo just did the best Wilt Chamberlain impression the NBA has ever seen. In the Miami Heat’s 150-129 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday, Adebayo racked up 83 points on 20/43 shooting (7-22 on 3s and 36/43 on free throws), marking the second-most points ever scored […]
With only 11 active Miami Heat players heading into Tuesday’s contest against the tanking Washington Wizards, you likely expected a less-than-fruitful night, barring strong play from the Heat’s young players. Well, you just witnessed history. Miami Heat big Bam Adebayo broke the first-quarter record in points scored with 31, the most in a single first […] The post Bam Adebayo made history in first half vs. Wizards appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Injury Report: Washington Wizards: Miami Heat: Starting 5: Washington Wizards: Miami Heat: Broadcast Info: *** To check out our other content, click here. Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Twitter/X here! Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Instagram here! Check out Hot Hot Hoops on Facebook here! Subscribe to our YouTube channel here! The post GAMETHREAD: Washington Wizards (16-47) @ Miami Heat (36-29) appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
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If there’s one muscle the Miami Heat has continuously flexed, it’s their ability to draft. While the greatest player in franchise history — Dwyane Wade — arrived via the draft, one of the Heat’s fatal flaws was their ability to consistently hit on draft picks. In fairness, Miami didn’t have many first-round picks, but still […] The post It’s not too early to say the Miami Heat nailed the 2024 NBA Draft appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
The Miami Heat will resume their homestand on Tuesday evening in a matchup against the tanking 16-47 Washington Wizards. This recent home stretch will conclude with seven of the Heat’s last eight games on inside Kaseya Center, where Miami sports a 21-11 record. This will be the first time the Heat face Trae Young in […] The post GAME PREVIEW: Surging Heat continue homestand with hosting Wizards appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
The Miami Heat have emerged as a legitimate playoff threat over the past few weeks. They are riding a five-game win streak and winners of 8 of their last 10; now at a 36-29 record overall. This recent postseason push has catapulted Miami up the East standings, as they are currently tied with the Orlando […] The post Heat’s Tyler Herro earns Eastern Conference Player of the Week honors appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Right after being named February’s Western Conference Player of the Month and Defensive Player of the Month, Victor Wembanyama has been named the Player of the Week. Per a Spurs press release: The NBA today announced that Victor Wembanyama has been named the NBA’s Western Conference Player of the Week for the week ending March 8, joining Tyler Herro (Miami Heat) in the Eastern Conference. This […]
The Washington Wizards are on the road tomorrow night and will play the Miami Heat. Game info When: Tuesday, Mar. 9 at 7 p.m. ET Where: Kaseya Center, Miami, Florida How to watch: Monumental Sports Network, League Pass Injuries: For the Wizards, Kyshawn George (elbow), Tristan Vukcevic (thigh), Jamir Watkins (ankle), Anthony Davis (hand, groin), Cam Whitmore (shoulder), Alex […]
It may not be a first-round pick, but the Miami Heat are receiving a 2026 second-round pick from the Charlotte Hornets as compensation as a result of the Terry Rozier dispute, Associated Press’ Tim Reynolds first reported Monday. ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania confirmed the report shortly thereafter. According to the Miami Herald’s Anthony Chiang, […] The post Heat receive 2026 second-round pick amid Terry Rozier dispute appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Less than 48 hours after a critical eight-point win over the Charlotte Hornets, the Miami Heat stacked their fifth-straight win, this time against the top-seeded Detroit Pistons, earning a 121-110. The final score is deceiving; the score was closer than the game indicated. Heat led by as many as 29 points and were ahead by […] The post Heat cruise past Cade Cunningham, Pistons, 121-110 appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
The Miami Heat return home to host the top-seeded Detroit Pistons, led by Cade Cunningham, an MVP candidate, on Sunday at 6:00 p.m. EST! Check out our game-thread below! Injury Report (at the time of this publishing): Detroit Pistons: Miami Heat: Projected Starting 5 (subject to change): Detroit Pistons: Miami Heat: Broadcast Info: Come back […] The post GAMETHREAD: Detroit Pistons (45-17) @ Miami Heat (35-29) appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
For the first one-and-a-half seasons, the Miami Heat’s big man duo of Bam Adebayo and Kel’el Ware struggled to find rhythm together on either end. Last season, their two most frequent lineups ranked in the 42nd and 39th percentile in NET, including the 41st and 18th percentile offensively, according to Cleaning The Glass. There were […] The post This Heat duo is beginning to take off appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .