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The Milwaukee Bucks try to start another of those pesky winning streaks tonight in Fiserv against the Oklahoma City Thunder. As we’ve all been patiently waiting for, it’s NBA Rivals Week, so who better for the Bucks to lock horns with than the Pacers, Celtics, Heat, Suns Thunder! Of course, this extremely bitter rivalry was […]
The Miami Heat got themselves back in the win column on the second matchup of a West Coast back-to-back against the Sacramento Kings. They earned the bounce back victory with a final score of 130-117 on Tuesday night. Miami got a balanced attack offensively from four starters in Ban Adebayo, Normal Powell, Andrew Wiggins and […] The post Heat bounce back and take down Kings, 130-117 appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
This is our GAMETHREAD: Chat live about the game here! Injury Report: Sacramento Kings: Miami Heat: Starting 5: Sacramento Kings: 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 […] The post NBA GAMETHREAD: Miami Heat (22-21) @ Sacramento Kings (12-31) appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
The Golden State Warriors were dealt a significant blow on Monday night when small forward Jimmy Butler suffered a season-ending ACL tear, according ESPN’s Shams Charania . Golden State had been trending up prior to the injury and walked away with a win against the Miami Heat even after Butler went down in the third quarter. The Warriors have won seven of their last 10 contests, and, at 24-19, are suddenly within range of a top-six seed in the Western Conference. But losing their sec...
The Golden State Warriors’ fringe hopes of making an actual run for title glory (likely requiring a trade for some size) were likely dashed on Monday night when six-time All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler suffered a torn ACL after an awkward landing in a win over the Miami Heat, Butler has already been ruled out for the rest of the season, per ESPN’s Shams Charania . Before the injury, the Warriors had actually been trending upward. After Butler departed midgame, the Warriors went on to beat ...
After the now 22-21 Miami Heat’s discouraging second half effort in a loss to the Golden State Warriors, they will aim to respond against the Sacramento Kings on the road for the second half of a back-to-back. The Kings have been one of the league’s biggest disappointments this season. Despite a roster that has Domantas […] The post GAME PREVIEW: Heat play Kings in Sacramento for second leg of a back-to-back appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
The Miami Heat (22-21) are 3.5-point favorites as they look to break a four-game road losing streak when they visit the Sacramento Kings (12-31) on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at Golden 1 Center. The matchup airs at 10 p.m. ET on FDSSUN and NBCS-CA. The point total in the matchup is set at 237.5. Before you place an informed wager on the contest, check out the best bets available in Tuesday’s game based on our computer predictions. How to Bet on Heat vs. Kings Pick the Heat (-3.5) to Cov...
It was going to be hard to top the Miami Heat’s previous performance in their upset win over the OKC Thunder. Unfortunately, they were unable to build off that statement game during Monday’s late night matchup against the Golden State Warriors, losing with a final score of 135-112. This game was truly a tale of […] The post Heat lose 135-112 after being unable to contain Warriors second half surge appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Ex-Miami Heat and current Golden State Warriors star forward Jimmy Butler exited Monday’s game early with a right knee injury. He will not return, per the team. Butler suffered the injury in the third quarter against his old team trying to catch an entry pass against Davion Mitchell. He came down awkwardly, immediately grabbing his […] The post Ex-Heat star exits early with right knee injury against Miami appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Injury Report: Golden State Warriors: Miami Heat: Starting 5: Golden State Warriors: 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 (22-20) @ Golden State Warriors (24-19) appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
While the Miami Heat are a middling 8-8 over their last 16 games, one of the brighter spots on the team has been rookie Kasparas Jakucionis. After having played just 54 combined seconds over the team’s 26 games, the rookie point guard has slowly but steadily earned a larger role. He was thrust into the […] The post Why Erik Spoelstra believes Kasparas Jakucionis has ‘earned’ larger role appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Votes for the 2025-26 NBA All-Star Game for starters only were released this week, less than one month away from the actual game on Feb. 15 in Inglewood, Calif. Including the final results tally, there were three sets of fan voting numbers that were released. Fan voting accounts for 50 percent of it, while players […] The post How each Heat player finished in All-Star starter voting appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
This has somehow been the most injury plagued season of Tyler Herro’s entire seven-year career with the Miami Heat, which has already been filled with an assortment of availability issues throughout. Herro has appeared in just 11 of the Heat’s first 42 games during this 2025-26 campaign thus far. And that figure is likely to […] The post Tyler Herro is unlikely to rejoin Heat for entire five-game road trip due to rib injury appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
The NBA announced that Bam Adebayo has been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from Monday, January 12 through Sunday, January 18. After a rough stretch of games, he followed that with a dominant stretch that helped guide the Miami Heat to a 2–1 record with notable wins against the […] The post Bam Adebayo named East Player of the Week after dominant stretch for Heat appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
In the Miami Heat’s previous game, they secured the greatest win of the entire 2025-26 season against the reigning champion OKC Thunder at home. They are the only team in the league that has defeated both number one seed’s in each conference, as Miami upset the Detroit Pistons nearly two weeks prior. Now they will […] The post GAME PREVIEW: Heat to begin five-game West coast trip versus Jimmy Butler’s Warriors appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
There will plenty of eyes on the Miami Heat ahead of the 2025-26 NBA Trade Deadline. They are currently 22-20 in the East with sole possession of the conference’s No. 8 seed. More importantly, they are hoping to avoid the play-in for the fourth-straight year. After a 14-7 start, the Heat crashed back to Earth […] The post Why Heat should target this Pelicans big ahead of trade deadline appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
There’s the old sports cliché that is, “It’s not about how you start, it’s about how you finish.” But in the NBA, even though your closing lineup is arguably more important, you always want to start games as strong as possible to keep them competitive. You want to stay within striking distance, hoping you’re not […] The post Is it time for Heat to make this lineup change? appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Myron Gardner hasn’t seen the hardwood often for the Miami Heat this season. The undrafted rookie — who spent the two previous seasons in the Orlando Magic organization — had played a total of 68 minutes heading into this weekend. The 6-foot-5 guard had played more than five minutes thrice, including twice since the start […] The post Heat captain gushes over Myron Gardner’s ‘kid energy’ after win over Thunder appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
It’s been an uneven season for Miami Heat three-time All-Star Bam Adebayo Nursing multiple injuries, Adebayo was averaging 12.4 points on 39.9 percent shooting and a dismal 45.7 percent true shooting over a 13-game stretch from Dec. 6 to Jan. 11. The 6-foot-9 big man clearly didn’t look like himself. But he was healthy enough […] The post How Bam Adebayo made history in Heat’s win vs. Thunder appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Six days ago, the Miami Heat held an eight-point second half against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Paycom Center. Though they let it slip, getting outscored 64-38 over the next 18:42, making an ill-fated comeback attempt before losing, 124-112. On Saturday, the Heat met the reigning champions again, this time in Miami, Fla., albeit without […] The post Bam Adebayo, Heat outlast Thunder, 122-120 appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
The Miami Heat host the reigning-champion Oklahoma City Thunder, their second game in less than a week! What are your predictions and thoughts ahead of Saturday’s game?! Let us know in the comments! Here is our game thread! Injury Report (at the time of this publishing): OKC Thunder: Miami Heat: Projected Starting 5 (subject to […] The post GAMETHREAD: Oklahoma City Thunder (35-7) @ Miami Heat (21-20) appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
After the Miami Heat’s 119-114 loss to the Boston Celtics earlier this week, head coach Erik Spoelstra found himself entangled in some controversy. When asked about why second-year center Kel’el Ware was limited to just nine minutes, Spoelstra hinted that Ware was “subconsciously” playing poorly to get more minutes. “He needs to get back to […] The post Erik Spoelstra backtracks Kel’el Ware comments: ‘I didn’t articulate that in a great way.’ appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA ...
After the Miami Heat’s 119-114 loss to the Boston Celtics earlier this week, head coach Erik Spoelstra found himself entangled in some controversy. When asked about why second-year center Kel’el Ware was limited to just nine minutes, Spoelstra hinted that Ware was “subconsciously” playing poorly to get more minutes. “He needs to get back to […] The post Erik Spoelstra backtracks Kel’el Ware comments: ‘I didn’t articulate that in a great way.’ appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA ...
Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro will miss the team’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder with toe and rib injuries, the team announced roughly two hours before the 8 p.m. EST tip-off. Herro has been battling a nagging toe injury for much of the last two months. He returned from an 11-game absence with the […] The post Heat will be without star guard vs. reigning-champion Thunder with toe, rib injuries appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
With 19 days until the 2025-26 NBA Trade Deadline, the fun is only beginning! The Washington Wizards kicked off trade season last week by trading for Trae Young. And there appears to be another disgruntled guard out West — Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant — whose value may not be much higher, if at all. […] The post Report: Heat will likely include Terry Rozier’s expiring for Ja Morant appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .