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Analysis: Some NBA teams know it's time to shake out of early-season slides — or else
MIAMI (AP) — Postgame interviews in the NBA typically start about 10 minutes after the final buzzer. Coaches usually speak first, followed by a few players. When a team wins, most people are in a great mood. When a team loses, not so much. That's the normal routine. ...
Heat shake off early deficit, roll past reeling 76ers 106-89
MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored a season-high 30 points in his return from a sprained ankle, Tyler Herro added 18 and the Miami Heat erased an early 19-point deficit to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 106-89 on Monday night. Duncan Robinson scored 13 and Dru Smith added 10 for Miami,...
Analysis: Injuries are a common theme for teams off to fast — or slow — starts as NBA Cup begins
Cleveland has won its first 12 games and is off to the best start in the league. There are 10 teams in the Western Conference with winning records. And somehow, only two teams in the Eastern Conference have winning records. There is a common denominator on both sides of the ledger:...
Heat edge Timberwolves 95-94 on Nikola Jovic's layup-and-1 with 7.8 seconds left
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nikola Jovic made the tying layup and go-ahead foul shot with 7.8 seconds left to send the Miami Heat past the Minnesota Timberwolves 95-94 and stop their three-game losing streak on Sunday night. Jovic, who had 15 points and seven rebounds in his first game off...
Heat hold Jimmy Butler out of game at Minnesota with sprained ankle
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler was held out of Sunday night's game at Minnesota because of a sprained right ankle, yet another matchup he's missed against one of his former teams. Butler was hurt during a drive to the basket just seven minutes into Miami's game...
Nikola Jokic's third straight triple-double leads Nuggets past Heat 135-122
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 30 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds for his third straight triple-double to lead the Denver Nuggets past the Miami Heat 135-122 Friday night. The triple-double was Jokic’s NBA-best fifth of the season. After missing the past three...
Sabonis' putback with less than a second left lifts Kings past Heat, 111-110
MIAMI (AP) — Domantas Sabonis scored off an offensive rebound with 0.7 seconds left, and the Sacramento Kings rallied from 15 points down to beat the Miami Heat 111-110 on Monday night. DeAaron Fox scored 28 for Sacramento, while DeMar DeRozan finished with 26. Sabonis — who...
Bam Adebayo scores 32 points to help the Heat beat the Wizards, 118-98 in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Bam Adebayo scored 20 of his 32 points in the first half and the Miami Heat beat the Washington Wizards 118-98 on Saturday night in the 14th NBA regular-season game in Mexico. Adebayo had 14 rebounds and shot 12 of 24 from the field. Jimmy Butler added 18 points,...
Karl-Anthony Towns scores 44 points, Knicks rally in 2nd half to beat Heat 116-107
MIAMI (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 44 points and 13 rebounds, Jalen Brunson scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half and the New York Knicks rallied to beat the Miami Heat 116-107 on Wednesday night. Towns had the fourth-most points for the Knicks against the Heat. Jamal...
Butler scores 23, Rozier adds 20 and Heat pull away in 4th to beat Pistons 106-98
MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler had 23 points and seven assists, Terry Rozier added 20 points and the Miami Heat beat the Detroit Pistons 106-98 on Monday night. Tyler Herro scored 19, Bam Adebayo added 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Jaime Jaquez Jr. also scored 12 for the Heat. ...
