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Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The Miami Heat have the dreaded back-to-back in the Mile High City when they visit the Denver Nuggets GAME STORY The Miami Heat (28-26) will visit the Denver Nuggets on the third stop of their 4-game west trip. The Heat fell to the Suns last night scoring only 86 points while they got toasted by Phoenix’s second unit. The Heat will … [Read more...] about GAME PREVIEW: Heat look to bounce back vs Denver

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The Heat are looking to go 2-0 on their West Coast road trip tonight in Phoenix. This is our GAMETHREAD: Chat live about the game here! The Miami Heat (28-25) visit the Phoenix Suns (38-15) tonight in the second game of their West Coast road trip. INJURIES MIAMI: KZ Okpala: out (health and safety protocols) Victor Oladipo: out … [Read more...] about GAMETHREAD: Miami Heat (28-25) @ Phoenix Suns (38-15)

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Jimmy Butler suffered an ankle injury in the second half but returned minutes later. After starting the Miami Heat started their West Coast road trip with an impressive win against the Portland Trail Blazers, their offense went cold after a hot start in the first quarter on the way to a 106-86 loss to the Phoenix Suns to fall to 28-26. A … [Read more...] about Suns bench overwhelm cold-shooting Heat 106-86

Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports The Miami Heat look to continue their road success when they visit the Phoenix Suns. GAME STORY The Miami Heat (28-25) will play their 2nd game of a 4-game west coast road trip when they visit the Phoenix Suns (38-15) late Tuesday night. Phoenix will be Miami’s second straight opponent that will be on the back-side of a back-to-back as the … [Read more...] about GAME PREVIEW: Heat take on the Suns

Both the team and player are on board — a contrast to previous situations with Justise Winslow and Dion Waiters. Ethan J. Skolnick and Barry Jackson have reported in the last two days that Victor Oladipo is seeking additional medical opinions on the right knee injury that is keeping him away from the Miami Heat on a West Coast road trip. Update on Victor Oladipo, per multiple … [Read more...] about Heat, Oladipo seeking medical opinions on knee injury

Photo by Sam Forencich/NBAE via Getty Images After a sloppy first quarter, Miami picked it up and didn’t let up slowing down Portland’s stars for an impressive road victory. First Half: The Heat started strong with a Bam slam, it also looked very alert on defense. However they’d stall and Norman Powell and Portland took advantage on an 11-0 run The Heat battled back … [Read more...] about Heat scorch Blazers, win 107-98

Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images Kendrick Nunn returns to the starting lineup tonight for the Miami Heat. This is our GAMETHREAD: Chat live about the game here! The Miami Heat (27-25) take on the Portland Trail Blazers (31-21) tonight in the first of a four-game road trip. Kendrick Nunn will replace the injured Victor Oladipo in the starting lineup, but it appears the … [Read more...] about GAMETHREAD: Miami Heat (27-25) @ Portland Trail Blazers (31-21)

Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images Heat are without Oladipo, who didn’t travel with the team, when they visit the Trail Blazers. GAME STORY The Miami Heat (27-25) hit the road after beating the Los Angeles Lakers to face the Portland Trail Blazers (31-21) tonight at 10:00pm. Portland is coming off a 118-103 win against the Detroit Pistons in which Enes Kanter led the … [Read more...] about GAME PREVIEW: Heat begin road trip in Portland without Oladipo

Photo by Carlos Goldman/NBAE via Getty Images The team has listed the injury as “right knee soreness.” Despite a dreary 2020-21 season, a Miami Heat fan could’ve felt good about their team’s chances of making a deep playoff run after their trades for Trevor Ariza, Nemanja Bjelica and Victor Oladipo. Oladipo was always the X-factor — if he played up to his All-NBA level … [Read more...] about Heat in ‘information-gathering stage’ with Oladipo’s injury