Category: Miami Heat

MIAMI – Rarely on this court have opposing players or teams been superior to LeBron James. Then again, rarely — in fact, not ever — have the Miami Heat put up these types of numbers. Wednesday night’s 134-93 victory over James and the Los Angeles Lakers at Kaseya Center was that dominant and that decisive — the third-largest margin of victory in the franchise’s 37 seasons. “We came out today with great energy and you can see what can happen,” Heat center Bam Adebayo said. It proved to be a record night. With Tyler Herro powering the victory with a 31-point performance that included 9-of-16...

BOSTON – All the perspective you need about this one is this: Thomas Bryant was first off the bench, with Dru Smith shortly thereafter given the keys to run the offense. No, this is not how the Miami Heat envisioned the approach to the first meeting of the season against the Boston Celtics. But with injuries decimating the rotation, that’s what they got in Monday night’s 108-89 loss at TD Garden. Unable to keep pace with Jaylen Brown or the Celtics’ 3-pointers, the Heat found themselves overmatched against a Celtics roster that was without Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis, Al Horford and...

TORONTO — What you want when the next four are against the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns and Cleveland Cavaliers is some sort of cushion. The Miami Heat squandered the opportunity Sunday night with a 119-116 loss at Scotiabank Arena to the lowly Toronto Raptors, a loss that dropped them to 9-9. On this night, even mediocrity proved to be a struggle, which is all that might have been required against an opponent that improved to 6-15. Instead, the Heat proved unable to double up on Friday night’s 121-111 victory over the Raptors at Kaseya Center, dominated in the paint by...

This is who the Miami Heat have become. Living on the edge. Seemingly every night. A night after coming up short following a rally from 22 down at home against the Milwaukee Bucks, Erik Spoelstra’s team this time coughed up a 20-point third-quarter lead, to again find itself in yet another game decided at the wire. This time, survival. Barely. And, so, a 98-94 victory Wednesday night over the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center, an 8-8 record at Thanksgiving, and an exhale, thanks, in part, to the late contributions of guard Tyler Herro and a muted triple-double from center Bam Adebayo.....

MIAMI – This is why the Miami Heat put their 2023 offseason on hold. Because they were on Dame Time. Dame Time arrived Tuesday night at Kaseya Center. Scoring 25 of his 37 points in the first half, Lillard helped push the Milwaukee Bucks past the Heat 106-103 at Kaseya Center, on a night the Bucks were without sidelined forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. Yes, a fight to the finish from 22 down in the third period. But, in the end, not enough for the Heat to keep pace with Lillard and the Bucks. It was two summers ago, ahead of his desired departure from the rebuilding Portland Trail Blazers...