2025 Playoffs: Round 1, Game 2: Heatz v Cabs - 7:30pm EST on 4/23

[DayofMourning]

So who do we like in the draft lotto next year?

Forget the lotto they are commited to be a mid team, done it since Bron left and never properly rebuild

Lets blow this biscuit up baby!

[3ammy3uck3ts]

We gotta run some sets on offense. It’s a bunch of dribbling and watching until we throw it out for a late clock jumper. Get inside, run some pick and roll and be sharp off of it. These sets are embarrassing.

[Tim_Hardawayy]

Again Cleveland is 14/23 from 3, and they haven't been all open shots created from good offense, a good portion of them were straight up heat checks. Pretty sure Tyler won the 3-point shootout shooting a worse percentage than that. If you're drawing conclusions beyond "Damn Cleveland is hot tonight" you're worrying about this too much.

Biggest concern is probably our failure to get to the line, but I'm not going to panic over Cleveland making every 3 they take.

[RRR3]

So who do we like in the draft lotto next year?

Forget the lotto they are commited to be a mid team, done it since Bron left and never properly rebuild

Lets blow this biscuit up baby!

[DayofMourning]

What does it matter we will be in the playin like we always are. And then we will win the playin and get the 7 or 8 seed somehow.

We just gotta trade Bam to OKC and Herro to Charlotte and we should be fine.

I'm onboard, but heat gonna want players, not just picks.

Im thinking Cason and the best OKC picks.

Mark Williams, CHA pick and Rozier pick back for Herro?

We can turn this baby around Detroit style:)

[3ammy3uck3ts]

Shouldve gotten the extra lottery pick, especially in a summer where Giannis, KD, Dame, Zion, etc. will all be available. We’re looking at a 5 game series at best

[twix2500]

Heat 9 for 23 from three = 27 pts
Cavs 14 for 23 from three = 42 pts

yikes they hitting everything and the scary thing is i can see them continue for the next half. it sucks that we really have no post up players or attackers

It wouldn’t matter because Cavs bigs are sitting in the paint giving the Heat open threes. The Cavs are only defending Duncan and Herro out on three point line

[Tim_Hardawayy]

Jimmy for Wiggins gotta be one of the most lopsided trades in Heat history, up there with an expiring Lowry and a 1st for Rozier

Its what happens when you're the team with the star player demanding out. I have very mixed feelings about Wiggins, I think he can be a nice chip on a team that already has its identity, but he's making a little too much and is a little too old for Miami's timeline, so I'd be curious to see if he has any positive value in the trade market still.

[3ammy3uck3ts]

Again Cleveland is 14/23 from 3, and they haven't been all open shots created from good offense, a good portion of them were straight up heat checks. Pretty sure Tyler won the 3-point shootout shooting a worse percentage than that. If you're drawing conclusions beyond "Damn Cleveland is hot tonight" you're worrying about this too much.

Biggest concern is probably our failure to get to the line, but I'm not going to panic over Cleveland making every 3 they take.

Definitely a fluke shooting night from them and there’s not much you can do at that point, it sucked the life out of the team. We’ll see how these first 6 minutes go to see if we show some fight

[Vertical Limit]

I want to see Ware play 18 minutes in the second half

[twix2500]

Larson and Jovic need to play big mins hopefully they can stretch the floor

[Tim_Hardawayy]

Again Cleveland is 14/23 from 3, and they haven't been all open shots created from good offense, a good portion of them were straight up heat checks. Pretty sure Tyler won the 3-point shootout shooting a worse percentage than that. If you're drawing conclusions beyond "Damn Cleveland is hot tonight" you're worrying about this too much.

Biggest concern is probably our failure to get to the line, but I'm not going to panic over Cleveland making every 3 they take.

Definitely a fluke shooting night from them and there’s not much you can do at that point, it sucked the life out of the team. We’ll see how these first 6 minutes go to see if we show some fight

I'm not predicting they come back and win but it wouldn't shock me if Cleveland goes cold. Still they need to get to the line because we're also relying on shooting too much.

[Crazy-Canuck]

We gotta run some sets on offense. It’s a bunch of dribbling and watching until we throw it out for a late clock jumper. Get inside, run some pick and roll and be sharp off of it. These sets are embarrassing.

They were running good offense to start the game. But once they feel behind, they started panicking. Swing swing 3 or iso. I don't know if it's a player issue or a coaching one for this shift.

[HeatFanDan]

Has Bam EVER brought it in a meaningful game?

[DayofMourning]

Remember Boston blowing us up from 3 last year too. Coincidence I guess.

[SerialChiller]

Not surprising to see this look like a 4 or 5 game series. We already missed out on a lotto pick for this, lets stop wasting time and give big minutes to Larsson/Ware/Jovic hell even JJJ to get them all as much playoff experience as possible. It's the only silver lining in this.

[Tim_Hardawayy]

Larson and Jovic need to play big mins hopefully they can stretch the floor

I want to see Ware play 18 minutes in the second half

Yes to both. I want Larson and Jovic at least 25-30 minutes in this series and Ware 35+.

[Enso]

Cant watch the game how cooked are we ?

[Shewasfly]

Heat 9 for 23 from three = 27 pts
Cavs 14 for 23 from three = 42 pts

yikes they hitting everything and the scary thing is i can see them continue for the next half. it sucks that we really have no post up players or attackers

It wouldn’t matter because Cavs bigs are sitting in the paint giving the Heat open threes. The Cavs are only defending Duncan and Herro out on three point line

Not even just out on the 3 point line. Basically the area beyond the FT line is a soft zone for them for everyone else. Its embarrassing. Or at least it should be to the rest of those guys.

[KingDavid]

Cant watch the game how cooked are we ?

Well-done