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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’ ...

Luka Dončić had a historically good month of March as a scorer

Regardless of how high you are on Luka Dončić’s recent level of play, it’s probably not high enough. He has been on a historic, generational run. In March, he had a 60-point performance against the Heat and scored 40 or more points on six different occasions, including the final game of the month, where he […]

GAME PREVIEW: Heat hosting another difficult matchup in rival Boston Celtics

The Miami Heat finally picked up an encouraging win in their previous Monday night win over the Philadelphia 76ers. A late run fueled by multiple clutch buckets from Tyler Herro secured the victory, snapping a two-game skid. However, Miami faces a daunting task in hopes of avoiding returning to the loss column— as they are […] The post GAME PREVIEW: Heat hosting another difficult matchup in rival Boston Celtics appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

Sixers have ideal chance to secure key win against tanking Wizards

Well, Monday didn’t go as hoped for the Sixers. With cool shooting nights from their stars, while Tyler Herro led the way with 30 points for Miami who went on a 14-0 run in the last few minutes to take control, the Sixers lost to the Heat, 119-109. It was an underwhelming performance and frustrating result. […]

Prediction Markets are changing how we talk about the NBA, and the Heat are right in the middle of it

The NBA has never been short on opinions. Scroll through your timeline during any given Miami Heat game and you’ll see it all—trade ideas, lineup debates, overreactions both good and bad after every run. That’s always been part of the experience. But something is starting to shift. The conversation isn’t just about what already happened […] The post Prediction Markets are changing how we talk about the NBA, and the Heat are right in the middle of it appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HE...

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

  at Boston Celtics (50-25) at Miami Heat (40-36) Wednesday, April 1, 2026 7:30 PM ET TV: ESPN, NBCSB, FDSN Sun Regular Season Game #76 Road Game #39 Radio: 98.5 Sports Hub, WQAM 104.3, Sirius XM Kaseya 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 this season. The Celtics won 129-116 in Boston on December 19. They won 119-114 in Miami on January 15. And, they won 98-96 in Boston on February 6. ...

Jaime Jaquez credits ‘one of our best halftimes ever’ for win over 76ers

Typically, a team playing for playoff seeding in late March has an extra sense of urgency. Every possession is magnified and the attention to detail increases. For the Miami Heat, every game became a must-win game to avoid the play-in. And for a brief moment, while a fourth-consecutive play-in appearance was never out of the […] The post Jaime Jaquez credits ‘one of our best halftimes ever’ for win over 76ers appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

Sixers Bell Ringer: Sixers lose game and season tiebreaker to Heat

2025-26 Sixers Bell Ringer season standings: Tyrese Maxey – 22VJ Edgecombe – 12Joel Embiid – 10Paul George – 7Justin Edwards – 4Kelly Oubre Jr. – 4Quentin Grimes – 3Jared McCain :’( – 3Dominick Barlow – 2Andre Drummond – 2MarJon Beauchamp – 2Adem Bona – 1Cam Payne – 1Jabari Walker – 1Trendon Watford – 115th roster […]

A Tyler Herro-led run fuels Heat win over 76ers

Coming off an embarrassing 17-point loss to the tanking Pacers the night prior, no team needed a jolt more than the Miami Heat. Not necessarily offensively, but defensively. The first two-and-a-half quarters were much of the same that we’ve seen the last three weeks. A team heavily reliant on zone that couldn’t generate many stops […] The post A Tyler Herro-led run fuels Heat win over 76ers appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

Sixers follow up big win with clunker in Miami

Well, at least it wasn’t just the third quarter that sunk them tonight. Philadelphia fell apart down the stretch, losing 119-109 to the Miami Heat Monday night. They are now41-34, still the seventh seed but have lost the season series tiebreaker to Miami. Tyrese Maxey had another solid second half to finish with 23 points […]

GAME PREVIEW: Struggling Heat return home to host visiting Philadelphia 76ers

The Miami Heat have lost seven of their last eight games, following their second straight embarrassing performance this past weekend. They suffered another near-20-point blowout loss on Sunday to the 15th seed (and tanking) Indiana Pacers. It was yet another rock bottom and inexcusable moment that only further solidified their inevitable play-in fate. Miami is […] The post GAME PREVIEW: Struggling Heat return home to host visiting Philadelphia 76ers appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HE...

Healthy Sixers should be ready to start building momentum vs. Heat

Things are looking up for the Sixers. Their stars are finally healthy, Paul George is suspension free, and they’ve won their last two games to start getting on track as each win becomes increasingly important in the Eastern Conference standings. After beating the Bulls and Hornets, next up the Sixers are heading to Miami to […]

Heat cannot escape the tanking Pacers, lose 135-118

Just when you think things couldn’t have gotten worse for the Miami Heat — they got worse. The Indiana Pacers, a tanking team who entered losers of 18 of their previous 19 games, secured a 135-118 win over the Miami Heat inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse Sunday evening. To make matters worse: Two of the Pacers’ 17 […] The post Heat cannot escape the tanking Pacers, lose 135-118 appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .