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The Cleveland Cavaliers entered their second straight game against the Miami Heat without Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley or Jaylon Tyson. That didn’t matter. This resilient crew pulled off a win on the road by rallying together and playing hard for 48 minutes. Jarrett Allen came up big. The only member of the core […]
From Fear The Sword | 24 days ago | 2 reads
At the time of the acquisition, we viewed the Norman Powell three-team trade as a win for the Miami Heat, who only had to sacrifice Kyle Anderson and Kevin Love, two players who were viewed as fringe rotation players (at best). Through 11 games, it’s paid dividends. The Heat couldn’t have asked for a better […] The post The Heat’s trade for Norman Powell continues to look better by the day appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
From Hot Hot Hoops | 24 days ago | 2 reads
The Miami Heat have been publicly high on Nikola Jovic and his potential ever since the European forward was drafted back in 2022. It was reported that Jovic was kept off limits in summer trade talks to acquire Kevin Durant, which ultimately led to the Phoenix Suns doing business elsewhere. And then the Heat doubled […] The post Nikola Jovic’s early season struggles make Heat’s extension decision questionable appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
From Hot Hot Hoops | 24 days ago | 3 reads
Following the Miami Heat’s most exciting win of the 2025-26 season on Monday, they will again host the Cleveland Cavaliers on the second leg of a back-to-back set between each other. Although it will be a rematch, the Cavs will look drastically different in this one. They are resting both All-Star starters Donovan Mitchell and […] The post GAME PREVIEW: Heat host Cavaliers for second straight game searching to extend win streak appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
From Hot Hot Hoops | 24 days ago | 3 reads
In case you may have missed it, the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers were involved in a 140-138 overtime thriller on Monday, capped by Andrew Wiggins’ game-winning lob as time expired after Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell tied it with a tough contested 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left. Roughly 48 hours after one of the most […] The post Cavaliers resting multiple All-Stars against Heat on Wednesday appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
From Hot Hot Hoops | 25 days ago | 2 reads
Members of the Cleveland Cavaliers organization have said that their priority is to be ready for the playoffs. That means that they aren’t chasing every last regular-season win like they’ve done in the past. As such, they will be resting a few key players on the front end of a back-to-back in addition to receiving […]
From Fear The Sword | 25 days ago | 1 read
Let’s try this again. The Cleveland Cavaliers play their second straight game in Miami, this time with a wildly different lineup. Who: Cleveland Cavaliers (7-4) at Miami Heat (7-4) Where: Kaseya Center — Miami, FL When: Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 7:30pm EST TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio, FanDuel Sports Network App, NBA League Pass Point spread: […]
From Fear The Sword | 25 days ago | 3 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers went 1-2 this week. After starting with a win over the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland fell to the Miami Heat and Orlando Magic to bring their overall record to 5-5 on the season. Despite the down week, there were a number of good individual performances, including from this week’s […]
From Blazer's Edge | 25 days ago | 3 reads
The Cleveland Cavaliers snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Hey, at least this isn’t something they do very often. LOSER – Defending for 0.4 seconds Let’s get this out of the way. The Cavs somehow, after playing a game in which they had no business winning, found themselves on the verge of forcing a […]
From Fear The Sword | 26 days ago | 3 reads
The NBA just wrapped up its craziest night yet of the regular season. Both the Heat and Magic walked away victorious thanks to a spectacular buzzer-beating play. The first of the night came in Orlando, where Desmond Bane had his first signature moment as part of the Magic organization. Tied with the Portland Trail Blazers at 112 apiece with 1.9 seconds left, he ran toward Franz Wagner to retrieve the inbound. Despite having All-Defensive Team forward Toumani Camara draped all over him, Ba...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 26 days ago | 1 read
The Cavaliers, the last time they were in South Beach, were a number one seed. A team at the peak of their powers in the midst of executing the biggest score discrepancy in a four-game series. Now, in the 2025-2026 season, the Cavaliers look to be a team finding a consistent identity and searching for […]
From Fear The Sword | 26 days ago | 3 reads
First Half: Miami struggled to get it going to start this one, going scoreless for the first two minutes and missing its first 6 shots. It was Andrew Wiggins who would get Miami on the board, but they appeared out of sorts, turning the ball over and playing porous defense on the other end. Cleveland […] The post Heat beat Cavs in OT 140-138 off Wiggins’ spectacular lob game-winner appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
From Hot Hot Hoops | 26 days ago | 4 reads
This is our GAMETHREAD: Chat live about the game here! Injury Report Miami Heat: Cleveland Cavaliers: Starting 5: Miami Heat: Cleveland Cavaliers: 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: Cleveland Cavaliers (7-3) @ Miami HEAT (6-4) appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
From Hot Hot Hoops | 26 days ago | 2 reads
Welcome to the Week in Review: a Monday feature that looks back at the week that was for the San Antonio Spurs, takes a look at the week ahead, and more. Enjoy! Week 2: The Spurs extended their start to a franchise-best 5-0 with home wins over the Raptors and Heat but came back down to […]
From Pounding The Rock | 26 days ago | 4 reads
The Cleveland Cavaliers are in Florida for consecutive games against the Miami Heat. Tonight’s game starts at 7:30 PM. Who: Cleveland Cavaliers (7-3) at Miami Heat (6-4) Where: Kaseya Center — Miami, FL When: Monday, Nov. 10 at 7:30pm EST TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio, FanDuel Sports Network App, NBA League Pass Point spread: Cavs -7.5 […]
From Fear The Sword | 26 days ago | 2 reads
As part of this brutal beginning stretch on the Miami Heat’s 2025-26 schedule, they will face yet another difficult challenge against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night. It will be the first of a two-game homestand set versus the 7-3 and second seeded Cavs for Miami. The Heat, going into the matchup sporting a 6-4 […] The post GAME PREVIEW: Heat to begin two-game homestand against second seed Cavaliers appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
From Hot Hot Hoops | 26 days ago | 3 reads
With injuries to both Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo, multiple players in the Miami Heat’s rotation have been forced to step up. One of those players has been guard Pelle Larsson, who’s appeared in all 10 games, including starting each of the last seven. And while he may be bumped to the bench once Tyler […] The post This Heat guard has shown why he belongs in rotation long-term appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
From Hot Hot Hoops | 27 days ago | 3 reads
In news that is surprising to nobody, NBA officials got a call wrong in the Portland Trail Blazers / Miami Heat game in which Portland lost to a Heat roster missing its most important players. Slightly more surprising: officials admitted they got one wrong. In the NBA Officials’ Last Two Minute (L2M) report for last […]
From Blazer's Edge | 27 days ago | 3 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers lost to an exceedingly short-handed Miami Heat team last night, 131-136. Of course we covered it… but let’s walk around the Internet and see what others are saying. Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel had both a traditional recap, as well as a list of observations from the game: […]
From Blazer's Edge | 27 days ago | 3 reads
Last year, the Miami Heat had just one game with at least 136 points. Through 10 games already this season, the Heat now have three, securing a 136-131 win over the Portland Trail Blazers Saturday night inside Kaseya Center. The man of the hour was fourth-year forward Nikola Jovic, who scored a career-high 29 points […] The post Heat escape with 136-131 win over Trail Blazers behind Nikola Jovic’s career night appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
From Hot Hot Hoops | 28 days ago | 3 reads
The late 1970’s saw the birth of a musical genre called Speed Metal. An offshoot of Heavy Metal, the basic idea was to forget melodic lyricism and traditional skill in favor of technique pointed in a single direction: playing fast. No analogy could be more apt for the Portland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat, the […]
From Blazer's Edge | 28 days ago | 3 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat love to play energetic, fast-paced basketball no matter what opponent they face. When they lined up against each other on Saturday evening, it was more like watching an Olympics track meet than an NBA basketball game. Each side took turns trying to overwhelm the other, neither succeeding for […]
From Blazer's Edge | 28 days ago | 1 read
The Portland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat are in the midst of their early-season matchup. This is your second half discussion thread to talk about the game. Here’s the info you need about the game and how to watch: Portland Trail Blazers (5-3) vs. Miami Heat (5-4) – Saturday, November 8 – 5:00pm Pacific How to […]
From Blazer's Edge | 28 days ago | 1 read
This is our GAMETHREAD: Chat live about the game here! Injury Report Miami Heat: The post NBA GAMETHREAD: Portland Trail Blazers (5-3) @ Miami HEAT (5-4) appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
From Hot Hot Hoops | 28 days ago | 3 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat will face each other this evening in the kick-off to Portland’s first extended road trip of the season. Here’s the info you need about the game and how to watch: Portland Trail Blazers (5-3) vs. Miami Heat (5-4) – Saturday, November 8 – 5:00pm Pacific How to watch via […]
From Blazer's Edge | 28 days ago | 2 reads