The Miami Heat held on to defeat the New York Knicks 98-96 Tuesday night, spoiling Derrick Rose’s return to the Knicks after being traded from the Detroit Pistons. The Heat, improving to 10-14, played strong fourth-quarter defense, allowing only 14 fourth-quarter points to outlast the Knicks. New York had a …
Read More »Miami comes up short against the Washington Wizards 103-100
The Miami Heat fell to the Washington Wizards 103-100 on Wednesday night. Miami is now (7-14) on the season after recording their second consecutive loss. Tyler Herro led the Heat with 20 points and chipped-in two rebounds. Right behind him was Jimmy Butler with one assist short of a double-double. …
Read More »Heat Fall to Hornets in Overtime
The Miami Heat (7-13) dropped a close match against the Charlotte Hornets (10-11) on Monday night. The Hornets 129-121 comeback victory can be largely credited to Charlotte’s Malik Monk. Monk came off the bench to score a career-high 36 points including nine 3-pointers. One of those nine being the shot …
Read More »Clippers Hand Heat 5th Straight Loss, 109-105
The Miami Heat (6-12) fell to the Los Angeles Clippers (14-5) 109-105 on Thursday, despite having fans in the arena for the first time since March. Shrinking Roster Hurting Miami The return of Tyler Herro helped the Heat jump to an early 18-point lead, but the absence of seven other …
Read More »Miami on four-game losing streak, falls to the Denver 109-82
The Miami Heat fell to the Denver Nuggets 109-82 on Wednesday night and are now on a four-game losing streak. The Heat are (6-11), falling five games below .500. Miami did not reach the double figures until after ten minutes of play. They started the game 0-13 from behind the …
Read More »Nunn scores 28 to guide Heat in win over Raptors
The Heat had four players unavailable Wednesday night against the Raptors. But Kendrick Nunn stepped up and saved the day with season highs in scoring and rebounding. Jimmy Butler and Avery Bradley each missed their fifth straight game due to coronavirus protocol. Tyler Herro sat out his third consecutive game …
Read More »Heat defeat Pistons, Magic fall to Knicks
Florida NBA teams took the courts Monday night for a couple of weekday matchups. The Orlando Magic (6-8) dropped their sixth straight game, falling to the New York Knicks 91-84 on the road. While the Miami Heat (5-7) took a needed 113-107 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Heat Comeback Victory …
Read More »Embiid, Sixers Survive Depleted Heat, 137-134.
The City of Brotherly Love only yielded heartbreak for the Miami Heat. With both teams missing several key players, the Philadelphia 76ers held on in overtime to survive against the defending Eastern Conference Champions. Early game-of-the-year candidate Pregame, the Heat-Sixers matchup looked dissimilar to the closely contested games seen in recent …
Read More »Florida NBA Round Up
Orlando Magic The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Orlando magic 121-99 last night. These two teams have a history, being Eastern Conference rivals last season. Both teams entered the matchup 6-4. Magic Center Nikola Vucevic put up a fight immediately, scoring ten points in the first twelve minutes of the game. …
Read More »Heat Determined to Prove Last Year Wasn’t a Fluke
Fresh off a surprising run to the NBA Finals in the bubble last season, the Miami Heat are out to prove that they are a legitimate contender. The Heat stormed through the Eastern Conference in the bubble, losing just three games. LeBron James and the Lakers were ultimately too much …
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