Prayers up for Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra and his family, as the breaking news hit early on Thursday morning of a reported fire that severely damaged his home in Coral Gables, Florida. The story was initially covered by local Florida news, and later confirmed by several other media outlets. Although there were thankfully […]
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During the first half of Wednesday night’s 122-112 loss to the Denver Nuggets, the Miami Heat were dealt a massive blow with Bam Adebayo exiting the game with a left foot injury. Adebayo was injured after taking a step during a pitch back to guard Norman Powell in transition. He hobbled off the court and […]
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Behind another dominant performance from three-time MVP Nikola Jokic, the Denver Nuggets slammed the door on the Miami Heat Wednesday evening with a 122-112 win inside Ball Arena in Denver, Colo. Jokic tallied his fifth triple-double of the season, dropping an absurd 33-point, 15-rebound, 16-assist statline across 37 minutes, shooting 12-of-18 from the floor and […]
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This is our GAMETHREAD: Chat live about the game here! Injury Report: Miami Heat: Denver Nuggets: Starting 5: Miami Heat: Denver Nuggets: 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! Subscribe to our YouTube channel here!
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The Miami Heat are capping off their four-game west coast road trip on Wednesday night against multi-time league MVP Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. Miami will look to split the difficult trip 2-2, but a Nuggets matchup may be the team’s toughest one yet this season. The Heat have historically always struggled to play […]
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Coming off a catastrophic sophomore slump, even Hollywood’s best screenwriter couldn’t have written a better script for third-year Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. entering the 2025-26 season campaign. Through seven games, Jaquez is averaging 19.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, shooting 60.3 percent from the floor with an absurd 65.3 true […]
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Coming off a catastrophic sophomore slump, even Hollywood’s best screenwriter couldn’t have written a better script for third-year Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. entering the 2025-26 season campaign. Through seven games, Jaquez is averaging 19.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, shooting 60.3 percent from the floor with an absurd 65.3 true […]
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Only two Miami Heat players (not named Terry Rozier, who’s been on leave since Oct. 23) on the team’s 15-man roster have yet to appear in a game so far this season. One of them, guard Tyler Herro, underwent foot surgery in September and won’t be returning until mid-November, at the earliest. The other is […]
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Bam Adebayo has long been one of the NBA’s best defenders, no matter how you slice the pie. The nine-year veteran has finished top-5 in Defensive Player of the Year voting five times, including a top-3 finish in 2023-24. Adebayo, 28, has always been incredibly versatile in scheme. Despite being an undersized center, Adebayo’s one […]
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When the Miami Heat pulled off the under the radar acquisition of Norman Powell from the LA Clippers over the summer, it seemed like a brilliant move from the start. All it cost in a three-team deal between the Heat, Clippers and Utah Jazz to add Powell was aging veterans that had inconsistent roles last […]
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After the Miami Heat dropped two games in a row, following a three-game win streak, they finally get back into the win column again. Miami secured the huge bounce back victory and another statement win over the LA Clippers during a late night West Coast matchup on Monday. It was the second leg of a […]
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The Miami Heat will be getting back a key piece to their lineup Monday night against the Los Angeles Clippers, the second night of a back-to-back. After missing three games with a groin strain, guard Norman Powell will make his return, the team officially announced moments before Monday’s contest. Powell, 32, is averaging 24.0 points, […]
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This is our GAMETHREAD: Chat live about the game here! Injury Report: Miami Heat: LA Clippers: Starting 5: Miami Heat: LA Clippers: 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! Subscribe to our YouTube channel here!
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The Miami Heat, missing two of their best scorers, are in the midst of a two-game losing streak and hope to stave off the Los Angeles Clippers in the second night of a back-to-back on Monday. Currently at 3-3, the Heat enter the evening with the 10th-best offense and third-best defense. Miami’s bench has been […]
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The Miami Heat’s difficult four-game road trip, in which they have began 0-2, doesn’t get any easier on Monday. On the second night of a back-to-back, they will face a 3-2 LA Clippers squad— another top Western Conference squad. The Clippers’ star duo of James Harden and Kawhi Leonard are both available heading into the […]
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Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers bested the Miami Heat, 130-120, Sunday evening inside Crypto.com Arena. The Heat did not lead the entire evening, falling into an 18-point first half deficit that it could not climb out of despite cutting the Laker lead to two points with over 10 minutes left in the fourth […]
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The Miami Heat continue their four-game road-trip Sunday evening against the Los Angeles Lakers inside Crypto.com Arena at 9:30 p.m. EST! This is our GAMETHREAD: Chat live about the game here! Miami Heat Injury Report: Los Angeles Lakers Injury Report: Miami Heat Starting 5: Los Angeles Lakers Starting 5: Broadcast Info: *** To check out […]
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As the Miami Heat enter arguably their most rigid portion of their 82-game schedule, they have the No. 9-ranked offense with top-7 marks in both effective field goal percentage and true-shooting percentage. There is still plenty of basketball left to be played, but against three solid defenses — the Orlando Magic (who have underperformed), New […]
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After one week, the Miami Heat’s offense were already breaking previously-set franchise records. Through five games, they are No. 9 in offense and No. 7 in both effective field goal percentage and true-shooting percentage. The uniqueness with it is that it’s come without arguably their best offensive player in Tyler Herro, who averaged 23.9 points […]
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The Miami Heat’s three-game winning streak came to an end on Thursday night against the rising San Antonio Spurs to open up a four-game road trip. Now the focus will shift to securing a bounce back win against another difficult foe in the LA Lakers. LA has yet to see LeBron James take the floor […]
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One of the Miami Heat’s biggest takeaways after five games is not only their new up-tempo style, but how quickly they have jelled through the first five games of the season. Acquired in July in a three-team trade, guard Norman Powell has been an essential part of their surge. You could go a step further […]
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We are officially one week through the NBA season, with the Miami Heat in the midst of a four-game road trip at 3-2! There is still way too much basketball left to be played, but what are a few of our takeaways? Let’s examine! Pace, pace, pace!: Erik Spoelstra-led teams have never finished top-15 in […]
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The San Antonio Spurs snapped the Miami Heat’s three-game win streak Thursday night with a 107-101 win. The Spurs are off to a 5-0 start for the first time in franchise history, while the Heat drop to 3-2 in the first leg of this four-game road trip. Miami had chances to capitalize after a 17-1 […]
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The Miami Heat (3-1) hit the road again in this young NBA season to take on the San Antonio Spurs (4-0) at the Frost Bank Center on Thursday night. Norman Powell (groin) remains out for Miami, but Nikola Jovic (hip) is available and will be coming off the bench. Miami Heat: San Antonio Spurs: Starting […]
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Despite the Miami Heat looking super impressive to start the 2025-26 season, they are now kicking off a difficult four-game west coast trip. Winners of three straight and sporting a 3-1 record, Miami will begin their road trip with a matchup against rising superstar Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs are a […]
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