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The Miami Heat’s play-in destiny has been signed, sealed and delivered for nearly one week. Though despite knowing who their opponent would be — the Charlotte Hornets — they did know where it would be entering Sunday’s regular season finale. But as a result of the Hornets’ 110-96 win over the New York Knicks, the […] The post Date, time revealed for Heat-Hornets play-in game appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
The Miami Heat concluded a turbulent regular season with a dominant 143-117 win over the shorthanded Atlanta Hawks Sunday inside Kaseya Center. Despite a mini third-quarter Hawks run, Miami, with a full cast of characters minus Pelle Larsson, was in cruise control the whole way. Among those missing for the Hawks included Jalen Johnson, Nickeil […] The post Heat win regular season finale over Hawks, but remain No. 10 seed appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Injury Report: Atlanta Hawks: Miami Heat: Starting 5: Atlanta Hawks: 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: Atlanta Hawks (46-35) @ Miami Heat (42-39) appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Another up and down fourth consecutive play-in season is almost in the books for the Miami Heat, as they are set for their home finale versus the visiting Atlanta Hawks. Surprisingly enough, there’s still something to play for in this final game for Miami. With a Heat win and potential Charlotte Hornets loss in their […] The post GAME PREVIEW: Heat set for regular-season finale inside Kaseya Center versus Hawks appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
The EuroLeague has existed since 1958 as the most prestigious basketball league in Europe. That hegemony is being threatened by the NBA’s expansion league-in-the-works: NBA Europe. The EuroLeague as we know it — with a regular season phase — is not even a decade old yet. Yet the competition, which has constantly been plagued by […] The post Euroleague set to get a massive reality check that will change it forever appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
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 .
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 .
If the Miami Heat need to make an inevitable decision between Tyler Herro or Norman Powell this offseason, one of the former All-Star’s may have a stronger case. The experiment with pairing Herro and Norman Powell together this season has unfortunately not worked as well as expected. For starters, injuries have gotten in the way […] The post Heat should choose to build with homegrown guard over newly named All-Star this summer appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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...
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...
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .