Erik Spoelstra Articles - Page 9

MIAMI – As the Miami Heat looked to lift their spirits on Friday night, it was a step in the wrong direction as the team lost to the Boston Celtics, 103-91. While the Heat are looking to make a late playoff push, the loss marks their sixth straight, which is a season-high and have lost […]

MIAMI – As the Miami Heat look to lift their spirits to make a late-season playoff push, it’ll be up to Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo to be the commanding voices to do so. With the Heat looking to get back their fearless nature, head coach Erik Spoelstra explains how those two are just the […]

MIAMI – While the goal has always been for new Miami Heat star Andrew Wiggins to get acclimated to the team’s culture, it seems that it’s finally headed that way. Despite the Heat losing five straight to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday, it was another solid performance from Wiggins in showing how valuable he […]

MIAMI – While one Miami Heat rookie has served as a sparkplug for the team in Pelle Larsson, the team’s first-round pick Kel’el Ware is currently amid a few rough outings. This was on display in the Heat’s loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday as he spoke about the learning process or overcoming […]

MIAMI – Even though the Miami Heat dropped their fifth game in a row to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night, 119-104, there was one bright spot that stood out from the rest. As the Heat’s rookie Pelle Larsson has been trying to prove himself as a nightly rotational piece, he showed that Wednesday […]

MIAMI – As the Miami Heat are in the midst of a five-game skid after the loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night, there will be a lot of finger-pointing from fans on who’s to blame and which aspects need to be cleaned up. While the Heat are looking to make a final […]

MIAMI – The Heat’s playoff push looks grim as the team has now dropped five games straight after the loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night, 119-104. While it wasn’t another Heat collapse where they led by double-digits, it was still a gutting defeat as they are now seven games under .500. Miami […]

MIAMI – As Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo praised Andrew Wiggins after Tuesday’s practice, saying that he’ll get back to All-Star level as he gets more comfortable with the team, there is one aspect that he still has yet to show before returning to his usual production. With the Heat facing some stress due to […]

As the Miami Heat take on the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night, the team is looking to turn around their fortunes after losing 11 of the last 15 games. Lots of those losses come off Heat collapses like in the past two contests, where against opponents outside of playoff contention, the team blew double-digit […]

MIAMI – As the Miami Heat deal with the stress at this point of the season, they are using those emotions as fuel to overcome the hurdles in front of them and turn around their season. With the Heat having the confidence to bounce back, Bam Adebayo speaks on continually having the mindset to “keep […]

MIAMI – After another Miami Heat collapse Monday night to the Charlotte Hornets which marks another game the team lost a double-digit lead, there is no doubt a lot of stress on the team to turn it around. However, the Heat remain confident and even believe that stress is not necessarily a bad thing. The […]

MIAMI – After the Miami Heat regressed in the eyes of the team after the loss to the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night where they blew another double-digit lead, there will no doubt be a race to find the solution to the late-game woes. As the Heat will look to face their “demons” as Erik […]

MIAMI – As the Miami Heat regressed Saturday night after a deflating loss to the Chicago Bulls, 114-109, there could be fans wondering what the next steps are from here. With the Heat having a string of painful losses, head coach Erik Spoelstra would speak after the game about what the team needs to do […]

MIAMI – After Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo felt a certain official was disrespectful after Friday night’s loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, 104-104, there was discipline to the big-man. Adebayo would be slapped with a $50,000 fine by the NBA as announced Saturday afternoon, which garnered a response from Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra. While […]

MIAMI – As Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra made an effort to call out a missed foul call on Bam Adebayo in the final play of the 106-104 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, the big-man himself spoke about the play. With the Heat’s captain amid an offensive resurgence, he would talk about the play […]

MIAMI – After a frustrating outing from Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier in the loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday, the performance was a microcosm of the 30-year-old’s season as a whole. While a monster game from Heat star Bam Adebayo and others kept the game with the No. 1 seed in the East […]

During the Miami Heat’s loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night, one bright side was the performance of star Bam Adebayo who has been in a resurgence. As the Heat’s big man had slow start to the season, his year has turned around leading to a high praise by head coach Erik Spoelstra. In […]

As the Miami Heat faced the Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday night, taking a one-game road trip in the midst of the home-heavy part of the schedule, it resulted in a frustratingly close loss, 112-107. While it featured another dynamic game for Heat star Bam Adebayo, there was a moment in the contest featuring Ducnan Robinson that […]

MIAMI – It was a celebratory night for Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo as he achieved another milestone as he now holds the franchise record for most double-doubles in the win over the Washington Wizards on Monday night, 106-90. As Heat legend Rony Seikaly spoke highly of Adebayo and was in the building to witness […]

MIAMI – After the Miami Heat lost a heartbreaker to the New York Knicks on Sunday night, there wasn’t a lot of time to recover for the second game of the back-to-back against the Washington Wizards. As there is a demand for the Heat to bounce back, it could be difficult with the immense amount […]

MIAMI – Before the Miami Heat take on the Washington Wizards on Monday, the team looks to bounce back after the disappointing events of Sunday. As the Heat lost in a heartbreaker to the New York Knicks, one positive was the performance of Kel’el Ware, though Erik Spoelstra wouldn’t play him much in the second […]

MIAMI – As the Miami Heat lost in a heartbreaker to the New York Knicks in overtime, 116-112, it was once again another game where the team led by double-digits and blew it. Though the Heat were short-handed without Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Andrew Wiggins, the team led for a majority of the game until […]

MIAMI – After the Miami Heat beat the Indiana Pacers on Friday night, marking their second straight impressive win on their home floor, the team went through a concerning moment involving one of their young stars. On top of Andrew Wiggins’ issue, Heat’s second-year player Jaime Jaquez suffered a nasty-looking ankle injury that ended up […]

MIAMI – As the Miami Heat thrillingly beat the Indiana Pacers on Friday night, 125-120, it marks the team’s second straight victory at home after a touch stretch after the All-Star break. While the Heat’s belief had come back around after the win against the Atlanta Hawks Wednesday, Bam Adebayo emphasizes how another impressive performance […]

MIAMI – As the Miami Heat beat the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night, there were many contributions from the team, but one that stood out was newcomer Davion Mitchell, who came over in the Jimmy Butler trade. While Mitchell has been described as a jack of all trades type of player for the Heat, he […]

As the Miami Heat face the Indiana Pacers on Friday night, there is some question regarding the injury status of star big man Bam Adebayo. While Adebayo was hurt going into the win over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, he is once again on the injury report with a calf contusion as he’s only missed […]

MIAMI – After the Miami Heat beat the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night, it marked a much-needed bounce back win for a team that had been struggling the past few weeks. While the belief seems to be back with the Heat, one player under the radar shined in the playing time given, which hasn’t been […]

MIAMI – It was a great Wednesday night for the Miami Heat as they beat the Atlanta Hawks at home after a rough stretch losing six of their last seven games. While the Heat felt they were close to a breakthrough, there were some interesting perspectives from figures within the team that could have brought […]

MIAMI – With the Miami Heat starting the home-heavy part of the schedule Wednesday night as the team takes on the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night, they’re looking to turn the season around after a rough stretch. The Heat’s captain Bam Adebayo along with head coach Erik Spoelstra on the other hand would share their […]

As the Miami Heat takes on the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night, it starts the portion of the schedule that includes most games played in the comfort of their own home. With the Heat falling to the Hawks on Monday, it was a microcosm of the poor play the team has gone through losing six […]

After Miami Heat star Nikola Jovic suffered a broken hand in the loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Feb. 23, there was news released from the team about his potential timeline. With the Heat losing to the Hawks, there’s more bad news as Jovic will be out for an extended period. In the loss to […]

As the Heat lost to the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night, 98-86, it featured one of the most frustrating offensive efforts of the season from the team. With the Heat struggling to sustain leads as of recently, that wasn’t the case in Atlanta as they were unable to buy a bucket as Erik Spoelstra does […]

As the Miami Heat continue to figure out the right rotations to turn the season around, especially after the team suffered a 98-86 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night, there was an eye-opening aspect that happened on the bench. With Heat star Terry Rozier amidst a disappointing season, he didn’t log a single […]

As the Miami Heat disappointingly lost to the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night, 120-113, there was another aspect of the game that provided bad news for the team. The Heat’s young star Nikola Jovic would suffer from a broken right hand and he’ll be out for an extended period, leading one to believe that more […]

As the Miami Heat suffered a disappointing loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, 120-113, there was another aspect of the game that made matters worse as Nikola Jovic suffered a broken hand. With the Heat looking to solve their flaws such as figuring out a consistent and productive rotation, Jovic’s absence for the foreseeable future hurts […]

As the Miami Heat take on the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night, it will be the second game of a back-to-back where the day prior, they suffered another disappointing loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, 120-113. The Heat’s fatal flaw this season has been the inability to sustain double-digit leads which were put on display Sunday […]

After the Miami Heat beat the Toronto Raptors on Friday night in overtime, the team comes off the All-Star break with a bang, though it featured what has been their fatal flaw all season. There is not much time left for the Heat as there is a sense of urgency to correct their mistakes and […]

After the Miami Heat beat the Toronto Raptors on Friday night, the team featured a key performance from newcomer Andrew Wiggins who came in the trade that sent away Jimmy Butler at the deadline. As Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is excited for Wiggins’ future with the franchise, there was another aspect about the victory […]

As the Miami Heat beat the Toronto Raptors coming off the All-Star break, it snapped the team’s four-game losing skid as the goal for them is to look for some level of consistency. One part of that has been Heat newcomer Andrew Wiggins who logged his best game thus far in his new uniform which […]