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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 .

Heat receive unfortunate injury update ahead of Wizards game

Moments before Saturday’s game between the Miami Heat and Washington Wizards, Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro was ruled out due to personal reasons, the team announced. As a result, Heat forward Simone Fontecchio will move into the starting lineup for Herro. This will be Herro’s 48th missed game of the season — and his first […] The post Heat receive unfortunate injury update ahead of Wizards game appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

GAMETHREAD: Washington Wizards (17-59) @ Miami Heat (40-37)

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: Washington Wizards (17-59) @ Miami Heat (40-37) appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

GAME PREVIEW: Heat host tanking Wizards in penultimate home game of season

With just eight days left in the regular season, the Miami Heat host the Washington Wizards in their penultimate home game of the 2025-26 regular season. Tip-off will be at 3:00 p.m. EST. The Heat are losers of eight of their last 10, including a 147-129 loss to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. Boston shot […] The post GAME PREVIEW: Heat host tanking Wizards in penultimate home game of season appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

10 Takeaways from the Celtics Dismantling of the Bucks

1. Historic First Half Offense After dropping a franchise record 53 points on the Miami Heat in the game before, the Celtics came into this matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks and dropped 43 more. Boston scoring 96 points in back-to-back first quarters is a new NBA record, beating the previous mark set by the Denver […]

Wizards at Heat preview: Washington plays Miami Saturday afternoon

The Washington Wizards have about 9 percent change to win this game. This sort of says it all about the Wizards since the All-Star Break. Let’s hit the preview! Game Info When: Saturday, April 4 at 3 p.m. ET Where: Kaseya Arena, Miami, FL How to watch: Monumental Sports Network or NBA League Pass (the […]

Sixers face bigger test vs. Timberwolves

With just six games left in the season for the Sixers, the middle of the Eastern Conference is as tightly packed as ever. There are still only four games between the rolling five-seed Hawks (44-33) and 10-seed Heat (40-37) and the Sixers’ position in sixth is up for plenty of change over the next 10 […]

Boston Celtics Daily Links 4/2/26

Herald Celtics playoff scenarios: Five potential first-round opponents for Boston Jayson Tatum delivers triple-double, Jaylen Brown sparks historic first quarter as Celtics beat Heat Globe Jayson Tatum reacts to Duke’s buzzer-beater loss to UConn: ‘I was sick’ Heat coach Erik Spoelstra credited Celtics’ ‘exceptional level of shot-making’ Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum star in blowout Celtics […]

Erik Spoelstra is shrinking his rotation, and that’s not a good thing

The Miami Heat’s most recent loss to the Boston Celtics felt like an all-too-common occurrence. Miami surrendered 147 points, their second time allowing 147 or more over the last week, on 58.3 percent shooting with 21 made Celtic threes. Once prided on its defensive fortitude, the Heat displayed an episodic collapse on that end of […] The post Erik Spoelstra is shrinking his rotation, and that’s not a good thing appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

2025-26 Miami Heat Power Rankings Roundup: April

If I’ve learned one thing from this season — or even the last 2-3 years — is that time flies, even when you’re not having fun. It felt like yesterday when the somewhat new-look Miami Heat torched the Memphis Grizzlies in the second game of the season. Fast forward over five months later, the Heat […] The post 2025-26 Miami Heat Power Rankings Roundup: April appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

Comments from the Other Side - Heat 4/1/26

It's always good to beat the Heat.   Heat fans have certainly come down a peg from how puffed up they were during the Heatles era.   It's so funny how they went from the Celtics have no answer for Bam to wanting him gone and calling him pathetic.   It really surprises me how much they don't like Spoelstra.  He's a top 15 all time coach.  Describing Scheierman as the guy with the mullet and the stache cracked me up for some reason. My favorites are in bol...

10 Takeaways from the Celtics Season Sweep of the Heat

1. Incredible Scoring Night Coming off a rough loss against the Atlanta Hawks, the Celtics were almost completely healthy in their matchup against the Miami Heat and they played arguably their best offensive game of the season. Boston scored 147 points on the Heat in this game, the second most points they’ve scored in a […]

How Celtics sharpshooter Sam Hauser snapped slump by scorching the Heat

Before Wednesday night, Boston Celtics sharpshooter Sam Hauser was mired in a 3-point slump that spanned two months. He shot 33 percent last month and 37.5 percent in February — well below his career 41 percent. Then, in the first quarter against the Miami Heat, he caught fire. Hauser shot a perfect 6-for-6 to begin, […]

Celtics’ offense too much for Heat to handle in 147-129 blowout loss

After a nice bounce back win against the Philadelphia 76ers earlier in the week, the Miami Heat failed to keep it going with the Boston Celtics in town on Wednesday. Boston stormed into Kaseya Center and picked apart the Heat defense on route to a 147-129 loss for Miami. The loss is the Heat’s third […] The post Celtics’ offense too much for Heat to handle in 147-129 blowout loss appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

Celtics ride dominant first quarter to 147-129 win over Heat

The Celtics scored 53 first quarter points in route to a 147-129 point win over the rival Miami Heat. It was a night that included a 43 point game from Jaylen Brown, a triple-double from Jayson Tatum and 15 point and 10 rebound game from Neemias Queta. The Celtics had everyone available, outside of Nikola […]

NBA GAMETHREAD: Boston Celtics (50-25) @ Miami Heat (40-36)

Injury Report: Boston Celtics: Miami Heat:   Starting 5: Boston Celtics: 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 NBA GAMETHREAD: Boston Celtics (50-25) @ Miami Heat (40-36) appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

Boston Celtics (50-25) at Miami Heat (40-36) Game #76 4/1/26

Boston Celtics (50-25) at Miami Heat (40-36)Wednesday, April 1, 20267:30 PM ETTV: ESPN, NBCSB, FDSN SunRegular Season Game #76 Road Game #39Radio: 98.5 Sports Hub, WQAM 104.3, Sirius XMKaseya Center The Celtics continue their road trip with a stop in Miami to take on the Heat. This is the 4th, and final, game between them […]

Boston Celtics Daily Links 4/1/26

Globe Celtics at Heat preview: Boston continues its road trip in Miami The Celtics have seven games left. The sooner they clinch the No. 2 seed in the East, the better. The Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla may think NBA Coach of the Year is a ‘stupid award,’ but should win it anyway Celtics Blog Jayson Tatum’s […]

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Celtics Daily Links 4/1/26

Globe Celtics at Heat preview: Boston continues its road trip in Miami The Celtics have seven games left. The sooner they clinch the No. 2 seed in the East, the better. The Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla may think NBA Coach of the Year is a ‘stupid award,’ but should win it anyway Celtics Blog Jayson Tatum’s latest honor has nothing to do with basketball, but it means everything Celtics secure fifth straight 50-win season — can this core chase the franchise record? Your guide to the Celtics’ ...