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Potential playoffs without LeBron James, the seeding this year has been extremely tight, and Giannis being unstoppable.

The Miami Heat defeat the Orlando Magic despite missing most of the team, struggling from deep, three undrafted players playing the most minutes. It really didn't matter at all.

A close one but they've taken care of business and the Miami Heat defeated the Detroit Pistons. It did take a great first half from Tyler Herro and Max Strus, then a strong fourth quarter filled with clutch shots to win it, though.

We got shooters! That's how the Miami Heat felt this game where they dropped 22 3s. You combine that with stellar defense and there's no chance that the Indiana Pacers could have won this game.

A poor shooting night from deep & from the line, relying on Max Strus, and some defensive issues all lead to the Detroit Pistons snapping their losing streak and defeating the Miami Heat.

The Miami Heat defeat the Lakeland M - I mean, the Orlando Magic. A career-night from Max Strus, his eight triples and another career-night from Gabe Vincent.

A game against the Philadelphia 76ers, another career-high from Gabe Vincent. Duncan Robinson starting off hot and a great team defense that had Joel Embiid go scoreless in the fourth quarter.

An off-shooting night and the meant the Miami Heat were unable to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers. The offense struggled with only one creator, struggling to finish at the rim, and the defense was unable to stop the runs.

Still no Jimmy Butler? That's no problem. The Miami Heat had Duncan Robinson have one of the best games this season, Kyle Lowry's double-double and PJ Tucker doing everything as they defeat the Chicago Bulls

The Miami Heat had their arguably best win of the season. The Milwaukee Bucks had no answer for a career night from Caleb Martin, Kyle Lowry going off, and Max Strus in the 4th.

Bad offense, poor defense - everything from turnovers, open 3s, shooting 27% from deep, and even Jimmy Butler re-aggravating his injury. The Memphis Grizzlies had no trouble in beating the Miami Heat.

There's not much to say here. The Milwaukee Bucks blow out the Miami Heat, as expected. The Heat were a no-show from offense and defense, but that's what happens when no one can get going on offense.

He's back! Duncan Robinson doing it all against the Indiana Pacers. As well as Kyle Lowry starting out strong. The Miami Heat simply took care of business in a great team-effort win.

Two top players out, but it felt like no one really showed up on the court. A poor offensive and defensive effort all led to the Cleveland Cavaliers blowing out the Miami Heat.

The Miami Heat lose to the Denver Nuggets again. All it took was the Heat missing two leading scorers, the Nuggets being scorching hot from deep, and role-players having great games.

The Miami Heat defeat one of the best teams in the league, the Chicago Bulls. All it took was the Gabe Vincent show in the 4th quarter, Kyle Lowry making tough shots, and a great defensive scheme to limit the stars.

The Miami Heat can't beat the Minnesota Timberwolves; they just can't. You can't win games with poor, lazy defense, too many turnovers, and another fourth collapse on the offensive end.

It may have been an ugly game and an ugly win, but a win's a win. The Miami Heat were somehow able to defeat the Detroit Pistons behind Tyler Herro's 30 piece, solid defense to cause a bunch of turnovers, and a late-game run.

The Miami Heat blew another lead late in the fourth. They went away from what worked on offense and had many defensive breakdowns that led to open 3s that the Washington Wizards capitalized from.

Another Jimmy Butler game, a big contribution from unlikely players on the offensive end, and a bunch of steals all leading to the Miami Heat defeating the Washington Wizards.

The shorthanded Miami Heat defeat the New Orleans Pelicans behind Jimmy Butler's triple-double, huge offensive help from the bench, and Tyler Herro finding his touch in the 2nd half.

Down two best players, ugly start, it doesn't matter. The Miami Heat defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder behind Tyler Herro's tough shot-making, Duncan Robinson being back, and PJ Tucker's defense.

Not the result I expected from the Miami Heat this week. A tough three-game losing streak while playing without the best player. Though, there are plenty of positives from this week.

Bam Adebayo showcasing his playmaking, PJ Tucker having his arguable best offensive game, and a bunch of screening actions and cuts all leading to the Miami Heat sweeping the series with the Utah Jazz.

The Miami Heat lost yet another winnable game against the Los Angeles Clippers. It was a disappointing loss even if it was without Jimmy Butler, but there were some positives from it.

Wide-open 3s, defensive breakdowns, and offense falling off at times. This is why the Miami Heat lost to the Los Angeles Lakers despite having a nine-point lead late in the fourth.

A disappointing loss. The offense wasn't there for the Miami Heat and their defense was not ready for Denver Nuggets' offense.

It's impressive how the Miami Heat can go from one of the best offensive games to one of the worst and back again to one of the best. Those two stellar offensive performances resulted in two impressive wins.

The Miami Heat bounced back from having one of the worst offensive games to one of the best. And because of it, they took a 19pt lead and also almost blew it because of defensive breakdowns.

Missing shots, a lot of turnovers, poor shot selection, and poor scheming. All reasons why the Boston Celtics completely shut down Miami Heat's offense.

Kyle Lowry's best offensive game so far and the tremendous team defense on Luka Doncic all lead to Miami Heat defeating the Dallas Mavericks convincingly.

The Miami Heat have started the season hot and for a couple of different reasons. There's the stellar defense, #JIMVP, and of course, the Kyle Lowry Effect.

Despite not having Bam Adebayo, the Miami Heat took care of business against the Memphis Grizzlies. Mainly because they quite literally had the best offensive game this season by far.

No #RSHK this time around! The Miami Heat's defense stop the red-hot Charlotte Hornets, but it was more than just the defense that won the game.

In a convincing fashion, the Miami Heat defeat the Brooklyn Nets by keeping them to an offensive rating of 88.9. This game was all about defense and two role players in particular.

The Miami Heat blew out the Orlando Magic. And in the win, we had Tyler Herro's playmaking, the Kyle Lowry effect, Jimmy Butler's scoring, and much more.

We have had five days of basketball so far and it has been one hell of a week. It's only been a week and we already had players go for 40 plus, 25 points in a quarter, and blowing out the defending champs.

A tough loss to the Indiana Pacers. All it took was one game without Kyle Lowry and we already look like the same old team as last year on the offensive end. It was a bad basketball game all around but there are still things to breakdown!

The Miami Heat came to play! Defeating the defending champs, the Milwaukee Bucks, in a huge blowout. But how exactly did they do that? What other takeaways can we get from last night? Well, here's the game breakdown.

The NBA is back! After what seems like forever, we finally have NBA basketball. And though a day late, as we already had the opening night, let's go through the standings and make team predictions.