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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,...
Lakers to honor former coach Pat Riley with a statue outside their downtown arena
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers will honor former coach Pat Riley with a statue outside their downtown arena. The Lakers announced Monday that they have commissioned a statue to stand in Star Plaza immortalizing the coach who won four championships with the...
Myles Turner scores 34, Pacers avenge Friday's loss to Miami with 119-110 win over Heat
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Myles Turner scored a season-high 34 points, and Bennedict Mathurin added 21 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 119-110 victory over the Miami Heat on Sunday. Pascal Siakam added 23 points for the Pacers, who shot 52% from the field, and...
Adebayo scores 30 to propel Heat past Pacers 124-111
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bam Adebayo scored 30 points and had 11 rebounds and the Miami Heat beat the Indiana Pacers 124-111 on Friday night in NBA Cup play. Adebayo scored 17 points in the final quarter as the Heat pulled away to even their NBA Cup record at 1-1. Tyler Herro scored 20...
Spoelstra laments 'horrendous mistake' after calling timeout Heat didn't have in OT loss to Pistons
DETROIT (AP) — Erik Spoelstra blamed himself for a “horrendous mistake” after calling a timeout the Miami Heat didn't have with 1.1 seconds left in overtime Tuesday night, a technical foul that gave the Detroit Pistons the tiebreaking free throw. Malik Beasley made it and the...
Pistons win first NBA Cup game after Heat call phantom timeout in overtime
DETROIT (AP) — Malik Beasley made a tiebreaking free throw with 1.1 seconds left in overtime after Miami was given a technical foul for calling a timeout when it had none left, and the Detroit Pistons edged the Heat 123-121 in an NBA Cup game on Tuesday night. Tyler Herro's jumper...
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...
76ers All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey out with hamstring injury
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The trio of 76ers stars looked majestic on opening night as their images covered the arena’s 4K kinetic scoreboard. Joel Embiid palmed a basketball. Tyrese Maxey in the middle appeared ready to burst off the screen for a dunk. Paul George looked fierce as he squeezed a ball...
