Q: Ira, I think that the worst thing that happened to this team was missing the NBA Finals last year by one missed Jimmy Butler three-point shot. That became our mantra, and our front office became complacent, deciding to run it back with the same group, hoping that everyone would improve. The problem is almost no one other than Jimmy Butler and maybe Bam Adebayo, for half the year, improved, ...
The Miami Heat welcome the Dallas Mavericks to town on Saturday with both teams looking to snap recent cold spells that have impacted their postseason aspirations. Miami (40-37) dropped its third straight on Wednesday with a 101-92 loss at New York. The defeat dropped Miami to 1 1/2 games behindBrooklyn for the Eastern Conference's sixth and final guaranteed playoff berth, with the Nets set to play the eighth-place Atlanta Hawks on Friday night. "Losing is what got us here," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said via the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
Jay Larranaga may get in-game updates from team staffers as his dad, Jim, leads Miami against Connecticut. Otherwise, his focus is on the Clippers.
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
13 | C | |
22 | SF | |
8 | SF | |
40 | PF | |
14 | SG | |
24 | SF | |
5 | PF | |
42 | PF | |
7 | PG | |
16 | SF | |
4 | SG | |
25 | C | |
55 | SF | |
31 | SF | |
2 | PG | |
77 | C | |
44 | C |