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Charles Barkley was so confident that the Miami Heat will take care of business Tuesday night against the Atlanta Hawks in the Play-in Tournament that he said he was willing to bet a billion — not a million, A BILLION — dollars on Jimmy Butler and company. That did not turn out well for the […]

After the first half of Tuesday night’s Play-in Tournament showdown between the Atlanta Hawks and the Miami Heat, it was clear which of those teams came into the matchup much readier than the other. The Hawks established a considerable lead over the first 24 minutes of the contest, as they were ahead by 15 points, […]

The Atlanta Hawks stunned the Miami Heat in the first two quarters of their 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament game, taking a 65-50 lead into halftime. Heat veteran Udonis Haslem was seen speaking passionately to his teammates during a timeout in the second quarter as Miami’s playoff hopes started to slip away. Haslem and the Heat […]

The Atlanta Hawks and the Miami Heat are facing off Tuesday in the first 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament game. Before the tilt, Charles Barkley gave a scorching take on Trae Young and the Hawks that will agitate the Atlanta faithful. Charles Barkley is willing to put a BILLION on the Heat to win tonight 🤣💰 Chuck: […]

The Miami Heat are scheduled to host Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks Tuesday night in the Play-in Tournament over in the Eastern Conference. However, the Heat will not be at 100 percent with at least one Miami player (Nikola Jovic) already being declared out for the contest. Meanwhile, veteran point guard Kyle Lowry also […]

The Miami Heat (44-38) host the Atlanta Hawks (41-41) in the first play-in game of the postseason. Tip-off is set for 7:40 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with the top prop picks for the Hawks-Heat. It’s a highly-anticipated rematch of last year’s first-round playoff series. The winner will advance as the […]

The postseason is the battle between the best teams in the NBA, as they compete for the coveted NBA championship. While eyes are often focused on the stars, there are moments when a role player does his job well enough to give his team a great advantage. For this piece, let’s take a look at […]

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler never lacks for confidence, and that hasn’t changed as he and his Heat teammates prepare to face the Atlanta Hawks in the Play-In Tournament Tuesday night in Miami. In fact, Butler sounds so confident, it appears he called his shot by saying the Heat will beat the Hawks, which will […]

The Miami Heat won’t be 100 percent healthy when they take on the Atlanta Hawks in the Play-In battle for the no. 7 seed, with Kyle Lowry landing on the injury report due to his bothersome knee issue. Lowry has been listed as questionable for Tuesday’s crucial showdown due to a left knee soreness. Of […]

The Atlanta Hawks will visit the Miami Heat in the 2023 NBA Play-in Tournament Tuesday night. It’s a familiar matchup for Trae Young and the Hawks, and one that hasn’t gone their way of late. After Atlanta made the 2022 NBA playoffs by winning a pair of play-in tournament games, the Heat needed just five […]

With the Atlanta Hawks’ 2023 NBA Play-in Tournament game scheduled against the Miami Heat, the basketball world will be focused on Trae Young and Co. Tuesday night. Ahead of the Hawks-Heat game, we’ll be making our Hawks NBA Play-in Tournament predictions. It won’t be easy for the Atlanta Hawks to defeat the Heat in the first […]

With the 2022-23 regular season coming to a close on Sunday, we now look ahead to the 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament this week. It’s the second edition of this new format and will be here to stay moving forward. Below, we’ll lay out the schedule, matchups, predictions, and playoff matchups based on who advances. 2023 […]

The Miami Heat have been one Rubik’s Cube fans have not been able to solve during the 2022-23 NBA season. Their 44-38 record, along with having no winner streak greater than four games, suggests they are first-round fodder for the Milwaukee Bucks or Boston Celtics. But their trademark tenacity, experience and stalwart defense are all […]

After months of basketball, the 2022-23 NBA regular season is officially in the books. Now, all eyes are on the Play-In Tournament to see who will take the final four spots in the playoffs. With the Miami Heat set to host the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday, it is time for some Heat Play-In Tournament predictions. […]

The 2022-23 NBA regular season is officially over, which means it’s time for the Play-In Tournament. The action will get underway on Tuesday night, with both 7-8 games in each respective conference taking place first. In the Eastern Conference, the seven seeded Miami Heat will take on the eight seeded Atlanta Hawks in the first […]

Beloved Miami Heat veteran Udonis Haslem played his final regular season game on Easter Sunday and went out with a blaze of glory. Seeing a whopping 24 minutes of action against the Orlando Magic, the big man put forth a tremendous showing, finishing with a game-high 24 points to go along with 3 rebounds and […]

It is time for the NBA Playoffs… in a way. It is the play-in tournament with the Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Hawks-Heat prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. As NBA stars such as Dwayne Wade and LeBron James sent their well-wishes for Udonis Haslem before his […]

Udonis Haslem played his final regular season game with the Miami Heat on Sunday, and ahead of his NBA retirement, Bam Adebayo hilariously made sure he’s all set up for life after basketball. As the Heat honored Haslem for his contributions to the team for two whole decades, Adebayo added some fun to it when […]

Heading into its third edition, it’s clear that the NBA’s play-in tournament has been a massive success. More teams are trying and more games matter. In particular, the final week of this season was a barn-burner as the entire back half of the Western Conference playoff field jockeyed for position; just three games separate the […]

Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem earned a multitude of personal bests during the last regular-season game of his 20-year career during a 123-110 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday. His 13 points on six made attempts by the end of the first quarter matched the most points he had scored in a single quarter during […]

All eyes will on the standings during the final day of the NBA’s regular season. The Miami Heat have already clinched their initial postseason path, though, set for a play-in tournament battle with the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night. The result of Sunday’s season finale against the Orlando Magic in South Beach is inconsequential for […]

With Udonis Haslem set to play his final regular season game with the Miami Heat on Sunday, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade led a slew of former Miami players in honoring the big man and what he has accomplished throughout his career. Haslem confirmed earlier in March that he plans to retire at the end […]

The Miami Heat (43-37) visit the Washington Wizards (34-46) on Friday night! Action tips off at 7:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Heat-Wizards prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are the Heat-Wizards NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel NBA Odds: Heat-Wizards Odds Miami Heat: -4 (-112) Washington Wizards: +4 (-108) […]

The Miami Heat don’t have much to play for Friday night against the Washington Wizards. As a result, Erik Spoelstra’s team is taking a hyper-cautious approach to player health in the nation’s capital before the postseason finally dawns. Jimmy Butler (right hand contusion), Bam Adebayo (left quadriceps strain) and Kyle Lowry (left knee soreness) have […]

The NBA Playoffs were once lamented for how top-heavy and predictable they were, but the 2022-23 regular season has objectively been one wild ride. And it is not over yet. Though, there are a few things that could be decided in Friday’s slate of games, particularly where the Eastern Conference is concerned. The top five […]

Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat are just a game back of the Brooklyn Nets for the final guaranteed seed in the NBA’s Eastern Conference — but the superstar doesn’t care if Miami is destined for the Play-In Tournament in 2023. “I don’t give a damn,” Butler told Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports when asked […]

They call him Jimmy G. Buckets for a reason. Even before joining the Miami Heat, Jimmy Butler has always been one of the most “clutch” players in the league. The star swingman earned a reputation for always coming through for his team in the biggest moments. That clutch-ness (if that’s even a term) made Heat […]

The Philadelphia 76ers got the wind knocked out of their sail on Friday as they succumbed to the Miami Heat in a lopsided 129-101 blowout. Sixers head coach Doc Rivers admitted after the game that this wasn’t a typical contest for his squad as they now have their eyes set on the playoffs. For his […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (52-28) played their final home game of the 2022-23 regular season against the Miami Heat (43-37). On a night celebrating their fans, the Sixers didn’t match the Heat’s sense of urgency and lost in convincing fashion, 129-101. Let’s break down the Sixers’ loss to the Heat. Sixers player notes: Joel Embiid: 21 […]

Miami Heat star center Bam Adebayo put together an impressive offensive performance in Tuesday’s contest against the Detroit Pistons. He scored 18 points — on 6-for-10 shooting from the field — in a game the Heat went on to win by a final score of 118-105. So when the Heat visit the Wells Fargo Center […]

Joel Embiid is not on the injury report for Thursday’s clash against the Miami Heat. However, it now appears that the Philadelphia 76ers superstar is now in danger of missing the game after Sixers head coach Doc Rivers provided a rather cryptic update on his squad just before tipoff. Joel Embiid injury status vs. Heat […]

The Miami Heat (42-37) visit the Philadelphia 76ers (52-27) on Thursday night! Action tips off at 7:30 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Heat-76ers prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are the Heat-76ers NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel NBA Odds: Heat-76ers Odds Miami Heat: +2.5 (-112) Philadelphia 76ers: -2.5 (-108) […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey laid an egg in Tuesday’s contest against the Boston Celtics. He finished with just five points — on 2-for-8 shooting from the field — in a game the Sixers went on to win by a final score of 103-101. Still, when Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro, and the Miami Heat visit […]

The Miami Heat have a big ganme coming up on Thursday when they go toe-to-toe against MVP frontrunner Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers. Miami, in particular, are still trying to fight their way out of the Play-In tournament in the East, and they will need to win on Thursday if they want to keep […]

From the sixth seed down to the 10th seed, playoff positioning is still very much in the air in the Eastern Conference standings, and found within this section is the 41-37 Miami Heat. Just two wins behind the sixth-seeded Brooklyn Nets and two wins ahead of the Atlanta Hawks, Erik Spoelstra and company are in […]

The Miami Heat have a new name for their arena after they and Miami-Dade County agreed to a $117 million deal with computer software company Kaseya Ltd. that will give them naming rights for the next 17 years. Kaseya CEO Fred Voccola, characterized as a brash but effective executive, issued an official statement (h/t nba.com) […]

The Miami Heat are going… nowhere late into the 2022-23 season. Over the last few weeks, this team has looked like a shell of it’s former self. They still hold the seventh seed in the East, which guarantees them a Play-In spot. There’s still a chance for them to advance straight to the playoffs, though, […]

The Miami Heat hope to get a win to potentially get out of the play in games, and in the process send the Detroit Pistons to a tenth straight loss. We continue our NBA odds series with a Heat-Pistons prediction, pick, and how-to watch. The Heat enters this matchup coming off a 129-122 win over […]

Bam Adebayo was forced to sit out on Saturday against the Dallas Mavericks due to a hip injury. The Miami Heat are in action again on Tuesday, this time battling the Detroit Pistons at the Little Caesars Arena, and at this point, it seems like Adebayo is in danger of missing his second straight game […]