Category: Miami Heat

MIAMI — Jimmy Butler was back in attack mode. Luka Doncic was missing for the opposition. It was an advantage the Miami Heat needed. It was an advantage the Heat seized. With Butler scoring 33, including the tying basket at the end of regulation and a key basket in overtime, the Heat outlasted the Dallas Mavericks 123-118 in overtime Sunday night at Kaseya Center. “The efforts are starting to get a little bit more consistent,” coach Erik Spoelstra said. With the victory, the Heat moved back to .500, at 7-7, and ultimately had enough to offset 27 points from Dallas guard Kyrie Irving. “I...

MIAMI – The Miami Heat easily could have tapped out in this one, suffocated into an early 19-point deficit, exhausted by a schedule that had them playing on the second night of a back-to-back set the day after concluding a six-game trip, against a team coming off of two days of rest. But sparked by the return of Jimmy Butler after a four-game absence, Erik Spoelstra’s team dug deeper, got unexpected contributions from unexpected contributors and pushed past the Philadelphia 76ers 106-89 Monday night at Kaseya Center. Playing in the injury absences of Terry Rozier and Jaime Jaquez Jr., the...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Miami Heat weren’t looking for anything ostentatious Sunday, seeking nothing more than closing their six-game trip at .500 and evening their overall record at .500. Ultimately, even that degree of modesty proved out of reach Sunday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, falling 119-110 to the Indiana Pacers in the teams’ rematch of the Heat’s Friday victory. So a 2-4 trip and a 5-7 record a dozen games in, with a schedule that hardly eases, with the Philadelphia 76ers, Dallas Mavericks and Milwaukee Bucks up next. Like those three opponents, the Heat continue to struggle to gain...

INDIANAPOLIS — This time it didn’t matter whether Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra had a timeout left at the end (he did). In need of bounceback after Tuesday night’s horrendous overtime loss in Detroit — decided on a technical foul for Spoelstra calling a timeout he did not have — the Heat got exactly that with a 124-111 victory Friday night over the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Again playing in the injury absence of Jimmy Butler, the Heat got contributions across the board in moving to 2-3 on the six-game trip that ends with a Sunday rematch back on the Pacers’ court. A game...

DETROIT — Erik Spoelstra called timeout. His team did not have one. That is how the Miami Heat lost Tuesday night to the Detroit Pistons. So despite Tyler Herro’s 40 points, despite a fourth-quarter rally, despite a go-ahead basket with 1.8 seconds to play, this 123-121 overtime loss will be remembered for none of that. It will be the game the Heat lost when they first allowed a tying, wide-open dunk with 1.1 seconds to play . . . and when Spoelstra then walked on the court to settle his team. At a time the Heat coach couldn’t. No timeouts remaining. So a Malik Beasley free throw. And that...

MINNEAPOLIS – The good teams find a way. The Miami Heat found a way to be just that on Sunday night. Again competitive against a quality Western Conference opponent, the Heat this time found a way to finish, pushing past the Minnesota Timberwolves 95-94 Sunday night. On a night when the Heat lacked much in the way of offense, they found points when needed most, with forward Nikola Jovic, on a night he was moved to the bench, closing the scoring on a driving layup that turned into a 3-point play with 7.8 seconds to play. After compelling competitive losses to the Sacramento Kings and Phoenix...