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The Good, Bad And Ugly: 2025-26 Miami Heat Regular Season

There’s still one game left in the 2025-26 regular season, but the Miami Heat will either finish 9th or 10th at the conclusion of Sunday’s game versus the Atlanta Hawks. It’s also not too early to start peeling back the onion that was the Heat’s regular season … which likely made some of us cry […] The post The Good, Bad And Ugly: 2025-26 Miami Heat Regular Season appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

Hawks Reacts Survey Results: The backup center solution

These are the results to the Hawks Reacts survey posted earlier this week. Just yesterday, the Hawks clinched their 50th playoffs appearance in franchise history after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers. The team will have one final regular season game Sunday against the Heat, but then they will turn their focus to either a series against the New […]

The Wizards are officially the worst team in the 2025-26 NBA season

Yesterday, the Washington Wizards lost to the Miami Heat, giving them a nine game losing streak. They are 17-64 with one more game left to go. The Indiana Pacers have 19 wins, so that makes them officially … the worst team in the 2025-26 NBA season. That also means that the Wizards are winners with […]

Heat quickly finalize final roster spot with G-League guard

It did not take one day for the Miami Heat to fill their final open roster spot. In fact, it barely took over 12 hours. Hours after officially releasing guard Terry Rozier, the Miami Heat converted two-way guard Jahmir Young to a two-year non-guaranteed deal, the Miami Herald’s Anthony Chiang first reported Friday evening. After […] The post Heat quickly finalize final roster spot with G-League guard appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

Heat secure final road win of season in Wizards rout

Even without two of their top scorers, the Miami Heat cruised to a 140-117 win over the unabashedly tanking Washingtyon Wizards in their final road game of the season on Friday. Miami, who already clinched its fourth-straight play-in berth earlier this week, completed its season sweep over Washington, who has now lost 64 games in […] The post Heat secure final road win of season in Wizards rout appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

GAMETHREAD: Miami Heat (41-39) @ Washington Wizards (17-63)

Injury Report: Washington Wizards: Miami Heat:   Starting 5: Washington Wizards: Miami Heat: Broadcast Info: *** To check out our other content, click here. Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Twitter/X here! Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Instagram here! Check out Hot Hot Hoops on Facebook here! Subscribe to our YouTube channel here! The post GAMETHREAD: Miami Heat (41-39) @ Washington Wizards (17-63) appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

GAME PREVIEW: Heat to play their final road game of the 2025-26 regular season versus Wizards

The Miami Heat will look to avoid coming up empty handed on this final three-game road trip of the season in the second night of a back-to-back in Washington. They are coming off two terrible losses to the Toronto Raptors, but can at least go into the play-in tournament with two straight wins with a […] The post GAME PREVIEW: Heat to play their final road game of the 2025-26 regular season versus Wizards appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

Miami Heat officially release Terry Rozier, open up roster spot

As widely anticipated, the Miami Heat officially released Terry Rozier on Friday ahead of the 5:00pm NBA deadline today to waive a player on an expiring contract. In perhaps the shortest Heat press release ever, it reads: MIAMI, FL – The Miami HEAT announced today that they have waived guard Terry Rozier III. Rozier III […] The post Miami Heat officially release Terry Rozier, open up roster spot appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

Heat drop another in Toronto 128-114 and suffer 0-4 season sweep versus Raptors

The Miami Heat have failed to compete with the Toronto Raptors all season long, as they were handed their second straight loss to them on the road on Thursday night— this time with a final score of 128-114. The Heat have now lost 10 of their last 13 games. They are on track to finishing […] The post Heat drop another in Toronto 128-114 and suffer 0-4 season sweep versus Raptors appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

Wizards vs Heat preview: Two teams kneeling out the clock

The Wizards are hosting the Miami Heat in game 81 of the season Friday night. Here’s the preview: Game info When: 7 p.m. EST on Friday, Apr. 10 Where: Capital One Arena How to watch: Monumental Sports Network Injuries ESPN has not published either team’s injury report. It is safe to assume that a lot […]

NBA GAMETHREAD: Miami HEAT (41-38) @ Toronto Raptors (44-35)

The Miami Heat visit the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night for the second game of a back-to-back set. Check out our game thread below! Injury Report: Toronto Raptors: Miami Heat:  Starting 5: Toronto Raptors: Miami Heat: Broadcast Info: ****************************** To check out our other content, click here. Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Twitter/X here! Follow Hot Hot […] The post NBA GAMETHREAD: Miami HEAT (41-38) @ Toronto Raptors (44-35) appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

What needs to happen for Heat to earn top-8 seed

Earlier this week, the Miami Heat — begrudgingly — punched their ticket to the play-in for the fourth-straight year. Though a 7-seed was still an attainable scenario. However, that’s no longer the case. As a result of the Magic’s 12-point win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, the Heat can no longer finish the regular […] The post What needs to happen for Heat to earn top-8 seed appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

GAME PREVIEW: Heat to rematch Raptors in Toronto hoping for a bounce back win

The Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors will face off for the second consecutive matchup tonight in a 7:00 PM EST tip-off. Toronto has been a problem for Miami, and they will be eyeing a perfect 4-0 regular season sweep with another win over the Heat. In the previous outing on Tuesday, Scottie Barnes and Brandon […] The post GAME PREVIEW: Heat to rematch Raptors in Toronto hoping for a bounce back win appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

Heat get dismantled by Raptors 121-95, officially settle for play-in spot

Another inconsistent season has led to a destined fourth straight year as a play-in team for the Miami Heat, which was made officially official in a blowout loss to the Toronto Raptors 121-95. Miami came out completely flat with discouraging effort on both ends of the floor to open up the first of a two-game […] The post Heat get dismantled by Raptors 121-95, officially settle for play-in spot appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

Heat officially lock themselves into play-in, again

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: The Miami Heat will officially be in the play-in. OK, I see that I have been stopped. But that’s because the Heat have now officially clinched a play-in berth for the fourth-straight year as a result of their 121-95 loss to the Toronto Raptors. As a result, they […] The post Heat officially lock themselves into play-in, again appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

NBA GAMETHREAD: Miami HEAT (41-37) @ Toronto Raptors (43-35)

The Miami Heat visit the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday. Check out our game thread below! Injury Report: Toronto Raptors: Miami Heat:  Starting 5: Toronto Raptors: Miami Heat: Broadcast Info: ****************************** To check out our other content, click here. Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Twitter/X here! Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Instagram here! Subscribe to our YouTube channel here! The post NBA GAMETHREAD: Miami HEAT (41-37) @ Toronto Raptors (43-35) appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT...

Heat’s door shouldn’t be closed on their Giannis Antetokounmpo dream amid latest report

The Miami Heat trading for Giannis Antetokounmpo was reportedly close to being a done deal at the trade deadline. In a recent report from ESPN’s Shams Charania, he iterated that the Milwaukee Bucks “seriously considered” the Heat’s offer, which was built around Tyler Herro, Kel’el Ware, salary filler and multiple draft picks: “Team sources said […] The post Heat’s door shouldn’t be closed on their Giannis Antetokounmpo dream amid latest report appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA...

GAME PREVIEW: Heat to open final three-game road trip of season in Toronto

After a few days off, the Miami Heat will be back in action to kick off the final road trip of the season— starting with a back-to-back set of matchups versus the Toronto Raptors. Toronto is currently in the Eastern Conference’s sixth seed at 43-35 overall. These two games could be crucial and potentially set […] The post GAME PREVIEW: Heat to open final three-game road trip of season in Toronto appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

Jaylen Brown just earned another award after strong play for Celtics

Jaylen Brown has been named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the third time this season after leading the Celtics to a 3-1 week. The Celtics tallied wins over the Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, and Toronto Raptors, while averaging 31 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 5.8 assists per game. The Celtics’ only loss came in […]

Will Riley Shines In Yet Another Washington Blowout

The Washington Wizards had a strong defensive effort, holding Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo to 69 points fewer than he scored the last time these teams faced each other. Editor’s Note: The Wizards allowed more than 150 points for a second straight game and the 15th time in franchise history. Kevin’s Note: Hey, their defensive […]

Heat score season-high 152 points in 16-point rout over Wizards

Nearly one month ago, Miami Heat big Bam Adebayo set the single-season scoring record against the Washington Wizards, scoring 83 points, the second-most for any player in any game in NBA History. This time, the Heat, collectively, nearly set another scoring record against the same opponent. In their 16-point rout over the Wizards inside Kaseya […] The post Heat score season-high 152 points in 16-point rout over Wizards appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .