Miami Heat 84-101 Toronto Raptors Points: DeMar DeRozan (40) Assists: Goran Dragić (7) Rebounds: Hassan Whiteside (14) The Miami Heat continued their quest for a playoff spot when they received the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night. DeMar DeRozan and a ferocious post-trade-deadline defense leaded the way for the Raptors to get a 101-84 victory. Mid-Range …
Read More »From Guaranteed Lottery to Playoff Contender: What Exactly Happened in Miami?
Only two short months ago, the Miami Heat were destined for top five pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. On January 13th, the Heat were 11-30 and had just lost 18 of their past 22 games. Then the impossible happened. They went on a 13-game winning streak and have clawed …
Read More »Heat Bounce Back With Win Over Phoenix
Miami’s back in playoff position in the Eastern Conference after a Tuesday night win against the Phoenix Suns 112-97. Hassan Whiteside enjoyed a record-setting game, now having more rebounds in one season than any player in Miami Heat history. His 23-point, 14-rebound performance was overseen, after needing 13 stitches post-game …
Read More »Debate Sparks Between NBA and its Players over Rest Through the Season
Lately, resting players in the NBA has become the subject of debate for prominent NBA figures. With the long NBA season continuing to wind down before the 2017 playoffs, multiple teams with big names are choosing to rest key players in bigger match ups in order to preserve their energy. …
Read More »Heat Defeat Pelicans To Welcome Back Dragic
Last night, the Miami Heat defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 120-112. The game marked Goran Dragic’s return from the eye injury he received previously against the Toronto Raptors. Dragic doesn’t seem to have missed a beat however, leading his team with 33 points. The game was a high scoring affair that was …
Read More »Miami Heat Fall to Pacers and Fall in East Standings
On Sunday Miami Heat fought hard against the Indiana Pacers, but fell short after going cold in the final three minutes of the game, resulting in a final score 102-98. This loss now has the Heat struggling to move into playoff position as they stand at No. 9 in the …
Read More »Heat Back to Winning Ways After Defeating 76ers
After falling to the Dallas Mavericks earlier this week 96-89, the Miami Heat returned back to South Beach to get the win over the Philadelphia 76ers. The Heat defeated the 76ers Wednesday night with a final score of 125-98 at the American Airlines Arena. https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/837158761575768064 The Heat went on a …
Read More »RECAP: Heat Fire Hosed by Dallas
Last night the Dallas Mavericks handed the Miami Heat their third loss in 19 games. Traveling from American Airlines Arena, and into American Airlines Center, Miami fell on the road 96 – 89. With the passing of the All Star break, each game is critical to the team’s success due to playoff …
Read More »Heat Stand Pat This NBA Transaction Season
This NBA trade and transaction season swept the nation, but did not reach the southeastern tip of Florida. In five weeks, the Miami Heat went from second to last in the East Standings to a 13-game winning streak. The NBA trade deadline ended last night and the Heat decided to …
Read More »Magic Rout Heat in Miami
On Saturday, the Heat’s 13-game win streak came to an end after a tough loss in Philadelphia to the 76ers. But last night they had a chance to keep their eight-game home win streak alive against their in-state counterparts in the Orlando Magic. Miami failed to defend their court and suffered …
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