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Sabonis' putback with less than a second left lifts Kings past Heat, 111-110

Nov. 04, 2024 22:56 PM EST

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...

Another banner night for Heat center Bam Adebayo, this one to commemorate his 2nd Olympic gold medal

Nov. 04, 2024 21:40 PM EST

MIAMI (AP) — Bam Adebayo's sneakers were trimmed in gold. Fitting, given what the night was about. Adebayo, Miami coach Erik Spoelstra and Heat forward Nikola Jovic were honored Monday night for their Olympic medal accomplishments at the Paris Games. Adebayo got another banner in...

Bam Adebayo scores 32 points to help the Heat beat the Wizards, 118-98 in Mexico City

Nov. 03, 2024 00:25 AM EDT

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

Oct. 30, 2024 22:10 PM EDT

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...

Analysis: NBA and WNBA coaching jobs 'don’t have a long shelf life.' Lately that's been 1 to 3 years

Oct. 29, 2024 05:58 AM EDT

Erik Spoelstra quietly made history last week. He didn't see a reason for celebration. Spoelstra is in his 17th season as coach of the Miami Heat, which is the third-longest uninterrupted tenure by one coach with one team in NBA history. Gregg Popovich is in his 29th year with San...

Butler scores 23, Rozier adds 20 and Heat pull away in 4th to beat Pistons 106-98

Oct. 28, 2024 22:13 PM EDT

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. ...

Dwyane Wade is aware of the feedback about his statue. He's defending the look and the process

Oct. 28, 2024 20:59 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade's new statue celebrates a moment where he won a game with his offense. The feedback to the statue had him playing defense. Wade explained the statue's look and the process of creating it on Monday, one day after the Heat unveiled the tribute. The statue —...

Heat unveil statue of Dwyane Wade outside the front of team's arena

Oct. 28, 2024 09:04 AM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade is now the first Miami Heat player with a statue outside the team's arena. The Heat unveiled the statue Sunday, about eight months after team president Pat Riley announced plans for the tribute. Wade is Miami's all-time leading scorer, and he and Udonis...

Jimmy Butler's scores 13 of 26 points in fourth quarter as Heat hold off pesky Hornets 114-106

Oct. 26, 2024 22:02 PM EDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, Tyler Herro added five 3-pointers and 22 points and the Miami Heat spoiled the Charlotte Hornets’ home opener with 114-106 victory on Saturday night. Terry Rozier had 19 points and Bam Adebayo...

Banchero scores 33, Magic roll in 2nd half to beat Heat 116-97 on opening night

Oct. 23, 2024 22:23 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Paolo Banchero scored 33 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Franz Wagner scored 23 and the Orlando Magic rolled past the Miami Heat 116-97 on Wednesday night in the opener for both teams. Gary Harris added 18 for Orlando, all on 3-pointers. The Magic were 18 of 49 from...