Dan Riccio

1 week ago | hothothoops.com | Dan Riccio

The Miami Heat were dealt with an abysmal 10-game losing skid just a few weeks back. The embarrassing stretch was the worst of coach Erik Spoelstra’s entire career. That is until they responded with an encouraging six consecutive wins of their own immediately after. There were some significant statement victories in that span, most notably in taking down Jimmy Butler and the Golden State Warriors and the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics.

1 week ago | hothothoops.com | Dan Riccio

The Miami Heat stormed into New Orleans on Friday night and absolutely decimated the tanking Pelicans on their home floor. With an unbelievable final score of 153-104, it was a team performance good for the greatest in franchise history.

2 weeks ago | hothothoops.com | Dan Riccio

The Miami Heat have most likely locked up the 10th seed in the Eastern Conference at best. However, there is still a chance to move up to at least ninth and get home-court for the first play-in game. To do so, they would have to win out their next two games and hope for some luck with other opposing teams in the mix to conclude this 2024-25 NBA season. And Miami will hope to do so tonight with a bounce back win on the road against the New Orleans Pelicans.

2 weeks ago | hothothoops.com | Dan Riccio

In what will be a significant clash for the Eastern Conference play-in standings, the Miami Heat are heading back on the road to travel to the Windy City. Each of the Heat and Chicago Bulls are sporting identical records at 36-43 overall. They are sitting at the ninth and tenth seeds in the East, with Chicago owning the tiebreaker against Miami on the season. The Heat are 0-2 against the Bulls during this 2024-25 campaign— with a much needed bounce back win versus them a goal on the horizon.

2 weeks ago | hothothoops.com | Dan Riccio

Following back-to-back tight losses to a pair of playoff contenders, the Miami Heat have a strong chance to bounce back on Monday evening. They are set to host the 23-55 Philadelphia 76ers, and could complete the 4-0 season series sweep against them with a win tonight. Philadelphia has dealt with a historic injury stricken season— as several key players highlighted by Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey will all be sidelined due to an assortment of injuries.