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Erik Spoelstra’s Miami Heat keep finding ways to win, knocking off the New York Knicks on Monday night even with Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo out of the lineup.
With the Golden State Warriors coming to town on Wednesday, Miami Heat fans are wondering whether Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro will return to the court tonight.
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Heat rookie Kasparas Jakucionis looking to make most of G League stint: ‘He just needs to play’
The Heat landed Jakucionis by selecting him with the 20th overall pick in this year’s draft. It was originally the Golden State Warriors’ selection, but the Heat acquired the 20th overall pick from the Warriors as part of the Jimmy Butler trade in February.
Jimmy Butler offers a cryptic update as the Warriors gear up for a Heat revenge game after Miami dominated their last matchup.
In recent years, it had been Erik Spoelstra springing zone defenses to slow opponents. Now the Miami Heat are becoming the zoned.
But now, instead of crawling through games as the Heat have done in the past, Miami has turned the dial all the way up. Through seven games, the Heat lead the league in pace, averaging 106.4 possessions per 48 minutes.
The NBA has fined the Cleveland Cavaliers $100,000 for sitting healthy All-Stars Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley for a Nov. 12 road game against the Miami Heat. The NBA announced the fine Tuesday, citing the league's player participation policy.
On Monday night, the Miami Heat were able to come away with another home win (now 6-1 on their home court). In a game that was close all throughout, the Heat we