- Miami Heat: Giannis & Klay dominate Detroit
The Miami Heat won their 4th straight game and 7th out of their last 9. Greg Sylvander & Digital Adel recap the 137-117 victory over the Pistons as Giannis, Bam, Klay & Davion continue to gel and become a strong blend of talents for Coach Spoelstra.
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With Ryan Conwell Jr. getting regular minutes, and making the most of them, Erik Spoelstra seems to have six players in good standing. But six is not enough. Ethan Skolnick and Alex Toledo cycle through the options prior to the Heat hosting Detroit.
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Greg and Adel go live after Heat-Cavs to discuss the win, featuring big performances from Bam Adebayo, (37 points, 14 rebounds), Giannis Antetokounmpo, (37 points, nine rebounds), Davion Mitchell, (22 points, 17 assists, 5 rebounds), and Ryan Conwell (20 points, five rebounds).
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There's chemistry developing between two of the veteran champions that arrived in Miami this summer. Now how do the Miami Heat leverage that? Brady Hawk joins Ethan Skolnick to discuss the Giannis Antetokounmpo/Klay Thompson duo.
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This seemed like a potential issue prior to the season, and Digital Adel has seen it manifest in the Miami Heat's numbers. How do the Heat find a way to get buckets with the clock against them?
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The Miami Heat return home for a 5-game stretch, now 5-6 on the season but still without a signature win. Following Bobby Marks's comments about Giannis's likelihood of signing an extension, Ethan and Greg evaluate the star's performance so far, and how Miami makes it work going forward.
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Alex and Brady go live after Heat-Jazz to go over the good and the bad in their win against a depleted Jazz team.
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With Pelle Larsson moving to the starting lineup, the Heat need to find someone else to score off their bench -- because so far, there's been no consistency or efficiency. Ethan Skolnick and Brady Hawk sift through Erik Spoelstra's options.
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There was a lineup change Sunday and, though that didn't go according to plan, the Miami Heat found a way to win in Sacramento. Ethan and Alex went live after the Heat pulled away late.
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Doc Rivers recently was quoted as saying that coaching new Heat superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo “was hard” due to his playing style. That quote was met with much debate among Heat & NBA fans on how the Heat best maximize Giannis while keeping the team concept alive and thriving on both ends of the floor.
Greg Sylvander & Digital Adel review the comments and discuss how the Heat and Giannis can best approach blending his very unique style of play with the team around him.
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Half the Miami Heat rotation is really going through it at the moment. Ethan Skolnick and Brady Hawk discuss Andrew Wiggins, Tim Hardaway Jr. and others, to pinpoint the problems ... and how to correct or mitigate them.
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The Miami Heat struggled again Friday night, and Amir Motameni was on the scene. He joins Ethan Skolnick to discuss what happened after a decent start, and how the Heat move forward.
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After a fast start, the Heat fizzled against Golden State, as Steph Curry got going in the third quarter. Not a great Giannis game, but others were to blame too. Is this team headed for a shakeup? Ethan and Alex went live after the loss.
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As the Heat play Golden State tonight, there's a lot of talk about whether Erik Spoelstra should sub out the struggling Andrew Wiggins. Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander debate what that would mean, and if not now, then when should it happen?
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It took overtime, and a lot more than expected from Klay Thompson and Bam Adebayo, but the Miami Heat overcame awful second quarter defense to beat the Clippers, 117-116, on Thompson's 3-pointer with 1 second left. Ethan Skolnick and Alex Toledo went live after the win.
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After the loss to the Lakers, Heat players and coaches tried to diagnose the problems -- and then Dwyane Wade did the same. Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander sift through the takes, and add their own.
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Personnel? Effort? Scheme? Pace? What's the major problem with the bottom 5 in the NBA Miami Heat defense? And who are the major problems? Ethan Skolnick and Brady Hawk try to find solutions for a defensive group that hasn't had many.
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Miami couldn't do anything with Luka Doncic -- or anyone else -- as a defensive meltdown leads to a loss in Los Angeles. Ethan and Alex went live after the game.
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Five games, five chances to show the turnaround is real. The Heat start in Los Angeles against the Lakers and then the Clippers. How many of these games can they win? Ethan, Greg and Brady went live.
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Surprise! Alf954 joins Greg Sylvander/Lefty Leif to discuss their early season observations on all things Miami Heat.
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