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The Miami Heat, now 9-6 on the season, have backed up their words with actions. After talking throughout training camp about running a more uptempo offense, the
Wiggins has quietly put together one of the most efficient stretches of his career in Miami’s system. He is averaging 16.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.1 steals while shooting 36.5% from three in 15 games this season, offering the Heat three-level scoring, matchup defense and spacing while All-Star guard Tyler Herro is on the mend.
Instead of on-ball screens, Miami is relying on pace (first in the NBA), off-ball movement and drives to the hoop to score. And it has revived an offense that’s typically been one of the league’s most plodding.
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One clear Miami Heat defensive move, the lineup answer without Wiggins and more Heat-Bulls keys
The NBA cup continues on Friday night, as the Heat look to move to 2-1 in their bracket in Chicago against the Bulls. The Heat's injury report got a new additio
Denver was on a nasty seven-game winning streak before the Chicago Bulls on the second night of a back-to-back snapped it. The Nuggets are now 8-1 in the last nine games and rank top three overall in offensive and defensive efficiency on the year.
Four weeks after Terry Rozier was indicted on federal gambling charges, an aspect of his NBA status remains unsettled when it comes to his place on the Miami Heat’s salary cap.
The Timberwolves are 4-2 in the last six games and 6-2 since Anthony Edwards return. While the record is impressive, Minnesota has beaten Washington, Dallas, Sacramento twice, and Utah twice with losses to Denver and New York. Minnesota actually hasn't beaten a team with a winning record yet and can with a road game at Phoenix next.
"The NBA fined the Cleveland Cavaliers $100,000 for violating the league’s Player Participation Policy when the team held Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley out of the team’s game against the Miami Heat on Nov. 12 for rest," wrote Charania in a post on X.