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Winderman’s view: Heat humiliation spoke volumes, what will voices in charge say next?

MIAMI — Observations and other notes of interest from Monday night’s 138-83 NBA playoff loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers: – Eventually there will be more context to this moment and this season. – Eventually there will be more context to Erik Spoelstra referring to all his team had to endure during the regular season, references that clearly went beyond losses. – Eventually there will be candor about, even at 37-45, a roster maxing out what was available with those two play-in wins. – And eventually most should come to appreciate how missing the lottery actually was beneficial, since it means...

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Heat flail to the finish, swept out of playoffs in record 138-83 romp by Cavaliers

MIAMI – In the end, cold, hard realities caught up to the Miami Heat,  their season ending with Monday night’s 138-83 thrashing at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers at Kaseya Center. The reality of a 37-45 team attempting to win a playoff series against a team that finished 27 games ahead of the standings. The reality of postseason life in the void of Jimmy Butler, who, despite his Heat shenanigans, finds himself in the thick of the Western Conference playoff race with the Golden State Warriors. The reality that a team led by Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo can only go so far with a marginal...

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Heat’s Kevin Love announces the passing of his father, former NBA player Stan Love

MIAMI — Away from the team for the playoffs and several weeks prior, Miami Heat center Kevin Love on Sunday night posted on Instagram the passing of his father, former NBA player Stan Love. The Heat for weeks have been listing Love as being away from the team due to personal reasons, declining further details. Stan Love, 76, played in the NBA and ABA from 1971 to 1975 with the Baltimore Bullets, Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs. The brother of Beach Boys singer Mike Love, Stan Love was an All-Pac-8 player at Oregon, selected No. 9 in the 1971 NBA draft by the Bullets. In a heartfelt...

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Winderman’s view: Bid for a 3-for-all comes up short for Heat in Game 2 vs. Cavaliers

CLEVELAND — Observations and other notes of interest from Wednesday night’s 121-112 NBA playoff loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers: – By the time Bam Adebayo launched his fifth 3-point attempt midway through the second period, it was clear the Heat would try to win this one over the top. – But when it came to over-the-top 3-point shooting, there was no keeping up with the Cavaliers early on. – Especially during the second-period barrage by Cleveland that afforded the Cavaliers needed breathing room. – With an NBA-playoff record 11 3-plinters in that quarter. – Eleven. – As in 33 points alone...

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Heat fight to finish behind Herro’s 33 but fall to 0-2 series deficit with 121-112 loss in Cleveland

CLEVELAND – For weeks, as their play-in fate became as much of a reality as that of the Cavaliers being the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, all the Miami Heat wanted was an opportunity to get to Cleveland. Now the question is whether they can get back. Far more competitive than in Sunday night’s opener of this best-of-seven Eastern Conference opening-round series, the Heat this time fought to the finish in a 121-112 loss Wednesday night to the Cavaliers at Rocket Arena. Still, the Heat only make it back to the shores of Lake Erie for a Game 5 next Wednesday if they win one of the next...

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Dave Hyde: Heat play hard, but can they get a game (or two) off Cleveland?

You can’t scare them. You can’t break them. You can’t unnerve or unhinge them. Related Articles Cavaliers wear down overmatched Heat in 121-100 rout in series opener Winderman’s view: Tyler Herro looking for a friend, as Heat stumble in Cleveland The Miami Heat showed that again on the road Sunday. You can out-talent them, though. Cleveland showed that in its 121-100 win in Game 1 of their best-of-seven playoff series. “Let’s have fun, Spo,’’ Cleveland star Donovan Mitchell said just before tip-off to Heat coach Erik Spoelstra as a...

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Winderman’s view: Tyler Herro looking for a friend, as Heat stumble in Cleveland

CLEVELAND — Observations and other notes of interest from Sunday night’s 121-100 NBA playoff loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers: Related Articles Cavaliers wear down overmatched Heat in 121-100 rout in series opener Dave Hyde: Heat play hard, but can they get a game (or two) off Cleveland? – For years, the question seemingly was how to get Jimmy Butler help. – Does it now turn to how to get Tyler Herro help? – When it comes to shot creation for the Heat, there is Herro and …? – Sunday it basically was a case of there being no bad shots...

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Cavaliers wear down overmatched Heat in 121-100 rout in series opener

CLEVELAND — The Oklahoma City Thunder set the standard for No. 1 seeds earlier in the day, when in their Western Conference playoff opener against the Memphis Grizzlies they went up by 56 points and won by 51. Related Articles Dave Hyde: Heat play hard, but can they get a game (or two) off Cleveland? Winderman’s view: Tyler Herro looking for a friend, as Heat stumble in Cleveland Four hours later, against that backdrop, the Miami Heat took the court against the East No. 1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers, a team second only to the Thunder in...

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Winderman’s view: One with meaning for the Heat, stepping up when needed

ATLANTA — Observations and other notes of interest from Friday night’s 123-114 overtime NBA play-in victory over the Atlanta Hawks: – Cliche’, yes. – But the Heat wanted it more. – And, in the end, it showed. – For some, a No. 8 seed stands as a consolation prize. – As in, why put yourself through a best-of-seven gauntlet against the Cavaliers, faced with overwhelming odds? – A reasonable supposition. – But for the Heat this was different. – And not for making the playoffs from the No. 10 lottery seed. – But rather because to the Heat this was something tangible. – A climb from the...

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Heat play-in rollercoaster leaves them with 123-114 OT victory over Hawks and playoff berth

ATLANTA – For a moment Friday night, as the final buzzer sounded at State Farm Arena, the Miami Heat no longer felt like a 37-45 team, one that finished in 10th place in its conference and endured a 10-game losing streak. No, at that moment, when the 123-114 overtime victory over the Atlanta Hawks was complete, the feeling was of a mission accomplished, of a season salvaged, of meaning, finally, attached to this whirlwind. Erik Spoelstra’s team is going to the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, no need for lottery Ping-Pong balls, with games still to be played. “I know how badly our...

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