in the games we lost last season, our main issue was closing out games, having someone to hold the ball and get us consistent points when we had a lead from the pace pushing we were doing

we were number two in the league at blowing half time leads last season at 17 losses. To put that in perspective, the opposite end of the spectrum has the best teams only blowing 4-3 half time leads. If we conservatively aim to reduce that to even 7 we end up 3rd in the eastern conference

defensively we haven’t got any worse, and we didn’t really lose any shooting so I am excited to see If this proves true

having Giannis kind of solves this issue, although I have concerns about hackantentokounmpo

Watching tonight’s preseason game on West Palm affiliate (channel 12, 340 on XFinity). The video seems to be noticeably lagging the audio, at least towards the end of the first period. Has anyone else noticed this?

via: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTfefENwr/

Miami Heat (0-0) @ Orlando Magic (0-0)

It’s going to be a great year!

Donaldson went undrafted, but he’s already making a pretty strong case for himself. With Dru Smith hurt, he might get a real chance early.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is ready for the season, but questions remain about how the Heat will build around him and Bam Adebayo. How will Miami create offense off the dribble, fit its two stars together and get enough from its bench?

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Teams With The Most Paint Points Per Game In The 2026-27 NBA Preseason :

1. Miami Heat — 53.5
   
2. Portland Trail Blazers — 53.3
   
3. Cleveland Cavaliers — 51.3
   
4. Boston Celtics — 50.0
   
5. Detroit Pistons — 50.0
   
6. Atlanta Hawks — 49.5
   
7. Phoenix Suns — 49.5
   
8. Houston Rockets — 49.3
   
9. Indiana Pacers — 48.7
   
10. Memphis Grizzlies — 48.7
    
11. Orlando Magic — 48.7

https://x.com/anthony_chiang/status/2108397288812957863

Latter was announced last week, just wanted to compile final roster moves here