Erik Spoelstra offered it up in a manner that made it seem like he viewed it as a modest request. All the Miami Heat coach wanted from Jaime Jaquez Jr. was everything. So that is what, at the start of this six-game western swing,
Besides Adebayo and Jaquez, the team was led by Nikola Jovic who had a team-high 20 points off the bench and also showed some impressive play-making four assists and six rebounds. The Heat's All-Star hopeful Tyler Herro had an off-game with nine points as he was playing with a knee contusion.
The Heat (18-17) hopes Tuesday night’s 114-98 bounce-back road win over the Warriors represents a breakthrough after blowing a 17-point fourth-quarter lead just 24 hours before in a painful double-overtime loss to the Kings in Sacramento on Monday.
Typically, a coach wants as much talent available as possible. But there has been nothing typical about these past two weeks for Erik Spoelstra and the Miami Heat with Jimmy Butler.
Last month, the Sacramento Kings fired Mike Brown, whose resume featured back-to-back winning seasons-the first for the franchise in two decades-and two NBA Coach of the Year awards, including the only unanimous win in 2023.
DeMar DeRozan scored nine of Sacramento’s 11 points in the second overtime, and the Kings beat the Miami Heat 123-118 on Monday night to extend their winning streak.
The exhale finally came on the court, during the Miami Heat’s morning shootaround ahead of Monday night’s game against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center.
Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler is almost certainly on his way out in the coming months. Could longtime coach Erik Spoelstra follow him out the door? We expect