I hate losing. I don't like tanking. I don't like when people lose on purpose, and I surely know how it feels to know you're better than your record, or when your performance says otherwise.
While sporting teams are often asked to follow a strict discipline and focus, the story of the 2006 NBA title-winning Miami Heat is a complete exception.
Andrew Wiggins had his best scoring game for the Miami Heat since Feb. 21 on Tuesday, but his efforts still went to naught as his team fell to the Toronto Raptors.
Even the world’s greatest clairvoyant with the biggest crystal ball could not have predicted that Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo would record the second-highest scoring game in NBA history after dropping 83 points against the Washington Wizards.
For the Miami Heat, the damage didn’t stop when the final buzzer sounded in Scotiabank Arena—if anything, that’s when the real tension began to surface.
Heroes run the NBA, but every story also needs a villain. For some franchises, it's a particularly hated opponent, but every now and then, it's one of their own.
The Heat are headed back to the play-in. Again. Miami didn’t want this. Said as much, too. Bam Adebayo called his team “better than being in the play-in” just a few weeks ago.
Not only did the Miami Heat lose Tuesday for the ninth time in their last dozen games, but the defeat sent them into the play-in tournament for the fourth season in a row.
The Miami Heat were in Toronto on Tuesday night to take on the Raptors for the first time in three nights, as they will be running it back on Thursday night.
The Miami Heat are in Toronto for two games, one Tuesday and one Thursday, against another team trying to move out of the play-in in the Eastern Conference: The Toronto Raptors.
The Miami Heat are on the road on Tuesday night as they travel to take on the Toronto Raptors in an Eastern Conference showdown. Miami enters Tuesday’s game with a 41-37 record after defeating the Washington Wizards at home on Saturday.
The Miami Heat have 41 wins on the season and 37 losses. Good for securing a record better than many set for them in the preseason (I predicted 43-39).
Basketball has changed so, so much since it was first played in the late 1800s. The NBA has a lot to do with this, and there are even a handful of players who can be credited with influencing significant shifts on their own.
Draymond Green in Miami? Not many saw that coming, but it nearly happened in 2012 before Pat Riley passed on him in the draft. Speaking on his podcast, Draymond Green revisited that decision and raised a bigger question: would Miami’s infamous conditioning program have been his biggest obstacle?
Despite ranking second in the NBA in scoring at 120.8 points per game, the Miami Heat find themselves fighting for a spot in the Play-In Tournament. After a strong start to the 2025–26 season, the team sits 10th in the Eastern Conference with a 41-37 record.
Veteran guard Terry Rozier appears to be nearing the end of his tenure with the Miami Heat, as the franchise faces a key roster decision ahead of the postseason.
According to a new report from Shams Charania, the Milwaukee Bucks “seriously considered” a trade package from Miami at the deadline centered around Tyler Herro, Kel'el Ware, additional players, and multiple picks and swaps.
MIAMI – After the Miami Heat dominated the Washington Wizards on Saturday afternoon, 152-36, it featured a great performance from second-year center Kel’el Ware.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. has made a strong case to be the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year, and the numbers back it up. Among bench players, he ranks first in points, first in 20-point games, and first in 30-point games, while also sitting second in assists.
MIAMI – After Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat dominated the Washington Wizards on Saturday afternoon, 152-136, the team had a myriad of contributing pieces that led to the decisive victory.
The Miami Heat are scoring at will, pushing pace, and lighting up the league. However, while the system is clicking for some (like Jaime Jaquez Jr.), it’s been a different story for Nikola Jovic.
The Miami Heat didn’t just beat the Washington Wizards on Saturday afternoon; they ran them out of the Kaseya Center in a dazzling offensive display. Behind a brilliant 32-point performance from Jaime Jaquez Jr.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored a season-high 32 points, and Kel'el Ware matched his career high of seven blocks, leading the host Miami Heat to a 152-136 win over the Wizards on Saturday afternoon.
Hoping to finish strong, the Miami Heat will play host to the Washington Wizards on Saturday afternoon. The Heat (40-37) have clinched a spot in the play-in round.
Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo recently reflected on his historic 83-point performance, asserting that the outburst has fundamentally altered how the league perceives his offensive capabilities.
The Heat got a reminder Friday, and it wasn’t a pleasant one. Miami fell 149-128 to the Cavaliers, a lopsided result that quickly erased any momentum built earlier in the week.