Heat become 3rd team to reach NBA Finals after posting a negative point differential during the regular season

The Miami Heat are only the third team to advance to the NBA Finals after posting a negative point differential during the regular season. They join the 1956-57 St. Louis Hawks and 1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers. Miami has won 41 straight playoff games when leading by 10 or more points at halftime, the second-longest streak in NBA […]

James Foglio  •  30 May 2023
Nuggets open 2023 NBA Finals as 8.5-point favorites over Heat in Game 1

The Denver Nuggets (65-32, 53-43-1 ATS) will enter Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals this Thursday as 8.5-point favorites at home over the Miami Heat (57-45, 44-55-3 ATS). Denver is making its first appearance in the NBA Finals in franchise history. Meanwhile, Miami is making its seventh NBA Finals appearance and first since 2020. […]

James Foglio  •  30 May 2023
Heat have had 7 undrafted players play this postseason, most for an NBA Finals team since 1966-67

The Miami Heat have had a total of seven undrafted players play this postseason, the most for an NBA Finals team in the modern draft era since 1966-67. Undrafted players include Duncan Robinson, Gabe Vincent, Udonis Haslem, Haywood Highsmith, Max Strus, Caleb Martin, and Omer Yurtseven. Vincent and Strus made appearances as regular starters. Robinson […]

James Foglio  •  30 May 2023
Heat have a flight scheduled to Denver after Game 7 against Celtics

The Miami Heat have a flight scheduled to Denver after Monday night’s Game 7 matchup against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden, per FAA records. Of course, the Denver Nuggets will face the winner of the Eastern Conference in the 2023 NBA Finals. If Miami prevents Boston from becoming the first NBA team to win […]

James Foglio  •  29 May 2023
WATCH: Celtics fans celebrate in the streets after buzzer-beater Game 6 win

Watch Boston Celtics fans storm the streets of Beantown after Derrick White made the game-winning buzzer-beater over the Miami Heat in Saturday night’s 104-103 win in Game 6 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals. White became only the second player in NBA history to make a go-ahead shot while trailing as time expired when facing […]

James Foglio  •  27 Sep 2023
Heat, Celtics first NBA teams to play in a Game 7 in consecutive years since 1994-95

The Miami Heat and Boston Celtics are the first NBA teams to play in a Game 7 in consecutive years since 1994-95. It is also the sixth time in league history. In the 2022 Eastern Conference Finals, Boston defeated the Heat 100-96 in Game 7 to advance to its 22nd NBA Finals. The Celtics are […]

James Foglio  •  27 Sep 2023
Heat guard Gabe Vincent (left ankle sprain) questionable for Game 6 vs. Celtics

Miami Heat guard Gabe Vincent (left ankle sprain) is questionable for Saturday night’s Game 6 matchup against the Boston Celtics of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals. Vincent left Game 4 in the fourth quarter after suffering his injury. He finished with 17 points in 28 minutes. As a starter in Game 5, Kyle Lowry replaced […]

James Foglio  •  26 May 2023
Jimmy Butler on back-to-back losses: ‘The last two games are not who we are’

Jimmy Butler scored only 14 points in the Miami Heat’s 110-97 loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals, and the five-time All-NBA member is trying to help his team avoid squandering a 3-0 series lead. The Celtics cut their series deficit to 3-2 on Thursday night. “The last […]

James Foglio  •  26 May 2023
Jimmy Butler’s Girlfriend Is Kaitlin Nowak, But Is He Secretly Dating Shakira?

Jimmy Butler has been dating his girlfriend, Kaitlin Nowak, since 2019, but social media rumors are suggesting that the Miami Heat star could be in a secret relationship with Columbian singer and songwriter Shakira. Butler and Nowak were last seen together in public at Super Bowl LIV in 2020, when the Kansas City Chiefs defeated […]

James Foglio  •  26 May 2023