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Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images He’s here, folks. Even after Wednesday’s dismal loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Miami Heat closed their five-game road trip with a 104-96 victory over a hobbled Phoenix Suns squad on Friday. Victor Oladipo was the story of the night, totaling a game-high 26 points — his career high coming off the bench — on 7-of-10 shooting, … [Read more...] about Heat handle Suns, 104-96, behind Victor Oladipo’s 26-point effort

Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images It’s a battle between two teams with identical records tonight. This is our GAMETHREAD: Chat live about the game here! The Miami Heat (20-19) wrap up their up-and-down road trip tonight against the Phoenix Suns (20-19) at the Footprint Center. Tyler Herro (back spasms) joins a crowded Heat injury list, as well as fellow … [Read more...] about NBA GAMETHREAD: Miami HEAT (20-19) @ Phoenix Suns (20-19)

Photo by Eric Espada/NBAE via Getty Images On the final game of a long five-game road trip, can Miami get back on track? The Miami Heat look to bounce back against the Phoenix Suns on Friday at 10:00 p.m. ET, which will be their fifth-and-final game of their five-game road trip, their longest of the season. The game will be nationally-televised on ESPN. The Heat are … [Read more...] about Game Preview: Can Miami Heat bounce back against the Phoenix Suns?

Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Miami drops another very winnable game in what has been a frustrating season. When it was announced on Wednesday that LeBron James would miss the Miami Heat’s road game against the Los Angeles Lakers in Downtown LA, joining Anthony Davis and Lonnie Walker in the injury list, what was supposed to be an instantaneous sigh of relief was … [Read more...] about When will the Heat get tired of this nonsense? 

Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports Miami will try to keep their momentum going tonight against the LeBron-less Lakers. This is our GAMETHREAD: Chat live about the game here! The Miami Heat (20-18) continue their West road trip with tonight’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers (16-21) at the crypto.com Arena. Miami’s starting lineup is healthy but Nikola Jovic is out … [Read more...] about NBA GAMETHREAD: Miami HEAT (20-18) @ L.A. Lakers (16-21)