The Heat’s loss to the Washington Wizards on Monday, in which Miami allowed 123 points to a team that was without six of its top scorers, ... Heat open new year with a defensive focus Share this: ...

HEAT vs. Bucks Preview: The Saga Continues With A Focus On Defensive Tactics For Bam Adebayo, Jimmy Butler And Giannis Antetokounmpo Couper Moorhead April 15, 2023 2:03 PM EDT ...

Paradise Island, Bahamas — The Miami Heat held six practices in four days on makeshift courts in a Bahamas ballroom. The majority of that work was on the defensive end of those floors ...

Erik Spoelstra, albeit grudgingly, has come around to the reality that offense rules in today's NBA. But that doesn't mean that the Heat coach has accepted that a change in the league's focus ...

Let’s examine the most vital differences in Miami’s defense since Nov. 10. Highsmith’s Helping Hands Since that Denver loss, Haywood Highsmith has been a fixture in the Heat starting lineup.

That alternative defense Gundy mentioned is the Heat’s now patented zone defense. I say patented because, this year, they have become industry leaders in the field. Per InStat, Miami has run 926 ...

The Miami Heat entered the Eastern Conference semifinals with hopes of slowing New York Knicks All-Star forward Julius Randle.. It may be now time to change the approach heading into tonight's Game 6.

WASHINGTON. Not only is the Miami Heat using zone defense more than any other team in the NBA this season, it’s using more zone defense than any other team in recent history.

Nov 10, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Miami Heat guard Jaime Jaquez Jr. (11) drives to the basket past Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid (11) in the second half at Target Center.

The Miami Heat (25-25) were outscored 31-9 in the fourth quarter as they blew their lead against the Brooklyn Nets (18-34) 102-86. Here’s a look at four major takeaways from the matchup: 1.

In the immediate aftermath of the Miami Heat’s 111-108, Game 2 victory over the Denver Nuggets, much of the discourse fixated on the idea that Miami successfully turned Nikola Jokic into a ...