Miami Heat

Kyle Lowry and Bam Adebayo struggled, DeMar DeRozan dominated and Miami lost on opening night of the 2022-23 NBA season. The Heat Check podcast reacts to ...

The point guard, after struggling throughout the 2022 NBA playoffs, got another season off to a rocky start, going just 1 of 7 from the field and 0 for 5 on three-pointers. It took an unusually awful performance for Miami to drop its first game of the season at FTX Arena. In Game 1, it wasn’t enough for Miami to overcome its other issues — even with All-Star forward Jimmy Butler, guards Tyler Herro and Max Strus all playing at a high level.

Could a Lowry-Herro-Butler-Martin-Adebayo lineup shine bright? Let's dive into some film and make the case!

Offensively, however, instead of deploying Tucker in the corner for the entirety of the shot clock on 80-90 percent of the possessions, Spoelstra allowed him to play freely as a screener, cutter, hand-off initiator and post-playmaker. In this clip above, he creates a two on one advantage with Adebayo ahead of the trailing McCollum, putting Hernangomez in a pickle. Herro’s play this preseason and towards the tailend last year (when he was healthy) showed that vociferously. The second clip starts out with more of the same, though Martin’s controlled handle allows him to get deeper in the paint (notice he turned Williamson around?). Both Herro and Martin’s insertion into the lineup preemptively allows opponents to place their worst defender on Martin. Heading up on the opposing’s team most dynamic player is a challenge that Martin has been familiar with since arriving in Miami — but none as sturdy or as powerful as Williamson. Though Martin absorbed the contact, remained with Williamson through the step-thru and rejected his left-hand layup attempt. Tyler Herro was seen as the favorite at the starting 2-spot, competing with Victor Oladipo and Strus. It took a slight step back defensively, but was much more efficient on the offensive end in a smaller sample; it posted 135.2 points per 100 possessions (98th percentile) — compared to the former’s 111.1 points — unearthing a plus-16.5 NET Rating over 105 regular season possessions. No matter how the pie was sliced, the Heat were a tremendous pain in the butt to go up against each night, and you could never count them out, no matter who was on the floor. Then Robinson’s inconsistent shot and defensive struggles led to him falling out of the rotation all together, as they then leaned into a Lowry-Butler-Max Strus-Tucker-Adebayo quintet. Its calling card came on the defensive end, holding opponents to 98.2 points per 100 possessions (93rd percentile) and a 48.0 effective field goal percentage.

The Miami Heat got off to a hot start up until halftime, then it was all DeMar DeRozan and the Chicago Bulls in a 116-108 win in FTX Arena.

Foul trouble also plagued the Heat early on with Adebayo taking an early exit in the third after picking up his fourth foul. Once the lead amounted to 93-78, it all went downhill for Miami as they simply couldn’t stop They also had two costly mistakes in the last two minutes of the game at the hands of an aggressive defender in This will be key for the Heat in the playoffs if they are able to make a deep run once again. Martin finished the night with seven points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals before sitting out the final minutes in Miami’s sleek attempt at a comeback. Breaking out for quick back-to-back threes to start the game, Herro established himself early on leading the way as a floor general and finding great chemistry with Jimmy Butler on offense.

The Boston Celtics (1-0) play the Miami Heat (0-0) at 4:30 PM ET on Friday, October 21, 2022. The matchup airs on ESPN and BSSUN.The Celtics take on the ...

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The Miami Heat are celebrating their 35th season in the NBA. The season began with a 116-108 loss to the Chicago Bulls, but it didn't damper the impact the ...

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While the Heat had three 20+ point scorers (Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro, Max Strus) they also had no answer to DeMar DeRozan, who went for 37/9/6 in the 116-108 ...

Miami gave Boston a serious run for its money during this past spring’s Eastern Conference finals, and the Cs lack Robert Williams here in the early going of the 2022-23 season. The Boston Celtics can knock the Heat down further with a victory Friday night in their second straight nationally televised game of the season. The reason?

Former Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal is the latest athlete to have his story told on the big screen. O'Neal will be the subject of a documentary that ...

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Wednesday's loss against the Chicago Bulls in the season opener drove that point home. At times, they struggled with the newness. Tyler Herro and Caleb Martin ...

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There were some solid season debuts for the Chicago Bulls in this game. It all starts with DeMar DeRozan who naturally will carry the offensive load when LaVine ...

There is a lot of basketball yet to be played this year but everyone can enjoy this first win over a great team. It’s certainly not a bad way to start the season. There were some solid season debuts for the Chicago Bulls in this game. Everyone there contributed exactly what they needed to in order to secure a much-needed season-opening win. The Heat are good and they swept the Bulls during the 2021-22 season making it even more daunting. They aren’t going to get Ball back for a while but the LaVine news dropped not long before the game.

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On Wednesday evening, the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat are facing off in Florida for each team's first regular season game. For the game, the two teams have ...

They were the first seed in the Eastern Conference, and after beating the Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers in the first two rounds, they lost to Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Conference Finals. The Bulls were the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference, and they made the NBA Playoffs for the first time since the 2017 season when they had Jimmy Butler. As for the Heat, they made the Eastern Conference Finals for the second time in four seasons

The Heat is back on Wednesday, as the Miami Heat are scheduled to kick off their 2022-23 regular season against the Chicago Bulls.

Finishing last season with a 53-29 regular-season record, the Heat are looking to duplicate last season's success. The Heat return this season with their roster looking almost identical as it did last season. MIAMI - The Heat is back on Wednesday, as the Miami Heat are scheduled to kick off their 2022-23 regular season against the Chicago Bulls.

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The Chicago Bulls face the Miami Heat on the NBA's opening night. We continue our NBA odds series with a Bulls-Heat prediction and pick.

The Heat were 10th in Offensive Rating last season even if they were middle of the pack (17th) in points per game. They’ve made the playoffs in each of Jimmy Butler’s 3 seasons with the team. The Chicago Bulls (0-0) travel south to take on the Miami Heat (0-0) in their first NBA games of the season. The Heat dominated the Bulls in Miami last year. The Heat are a well-oiled machine through and through. 6th Man of the Year winner Tyler Herro (20.7 PPG), Butler (21.4 PPG), and Adebayo (19.1 PPG) carried the load offensively for a team that saw 7 players average at least 10 points per game. The Heat were 4th in total points allowed and held opponents to the 5th lowest field goal percentage and 2nd lowest 3-point percentage. DeRozan was incredible in clutch time last year – helping the Bulls win 65% of their close games in the first half. Look for DeRozan and 4th-year guard Coby White (12.7 PPG) to pick up the slack in LaVine’s absence tonight. They were tied for first in the Eastern Conference at the All-Star Break but fell apart in the second half of the season. In Chicago, the Heat won by 3 and 18. In Miami, the Heat won by 26 and 13.

The Miami Heat host the Chicago Bulls Wednesday in South Beach as the regular season gets underway in a battle of two post-season teams.

All three are back for the 2022 season and look to lead the team again. The team lead by current head coach [Erik Spoelstra](https://www.nba.com/heat/bio/erik-spoelstra) put together a 53-29 regular season record. This is a battle of two playoff teams from last year. [Heat](https://www.nba.com/heat) are coming off of a very productive 2021-22 season. Behind Butler who put up 21.4 points per game, Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo also had tremendous seasons. Butler now has a total of six All-Star selections and four All-NBA teams.

Guard Lonzo Ball has already been ruled out after undergoing knee surgery recently, and now star guard Zach LaVine will also miss the game.

[Kyle Lowry](https://heatnation.com/tag/kyle-lowry/) would love to put in a better showing this season after a somewhat middling first season with the team. The journey toward that goal, of course, begins Wednesday. Chicago Bulls](https://heatnation.com/team-news/report-victor-oladipo-dealing-with-knee-tendonosis-could-miss-miami-heats-season-opener-vs-chicago-bulls/) [Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo among top 5 of players that receive highest percentage of negative tweets](https://heatnation.com/media/jimmy-butler-and-bam-adebayo-among-top-5-of-players-that-receive-highest-percentage-of-negative-tweets/) [Tyler Herro says Miami Heat might’ve had 4th championship if he had sustained his play last season into playoffs](https://heatnation.com/media/tyler-herro-says-miami-heat-would-have-4th-championship-if-he-had-sustained-his-play-last-season-into-playoffs/) [Victor Oladipo explains how he and Russell Westbrook have extremely similar competitive mindsets](https://heatnation.com/videos/victor-oladipo-explains-how-he-and-russell-westbrook-have-extremely-similar-competitive-mindsets/) [Tyler Herro shows nothing but love for Jordan Poole as Warriors guard nets larger extension](https://heatnation.com/media/tyler-herro-shows-nothing-but-love-for-jordan-poole-as-warriors-guard-nets-larger-extension/) [Shaquille O’Neal believes Tyler Herro’s huge extension was a catalyst for the Draymond Green-Jordan Poole altercation](https://heatnation.com/videos/shaquille-oneal-believes-tyler-herros-huge-extension-was-a-catalyst-for-the-draymond-green-jordan-poole-altercation/) [Udonis Haslem declares Miami Heat as favorites to come out of the Eastern Conference](https://heatnation.com/media/udonis-haslem-declares-miami-heat-as-favorites-to-come-out-of-the-eastern-conference/) [Former NBA player says Damian Lillard should join the Miami Heat](https://heatnation.com/videos/former-nba-player-says-damian-lillard-should-join-the-miami-heat/) [Kobe Bryant’s NSFW message to Matt Barnes in 2010 when he considered joining Miami Heat](https://heatnation.com/media/kobe-bryants-nsfw-message-to-matt-barnes-in-2010-when-he-considered-joining-miami-heat/) However, LaVine’s absence can only be seen as good news for fans who want to see the Heat start the season off with a 1-0 record. [Jimmy Butler](https://heatnation.com/tag/jimmy-butler/) will look to pick up where he left off in last season’s playoffs. [Report: Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine out vs.

Chicago's All-Star swingman will miss the season-opener against Miami because of his left knee injury.

He had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in May and is looking forward to playing at full strength. His arrival from Minnesota as part of a 2017 draft-night trade that sent Jimmy Butler to the Timberwolves kicked off a rebuilding effort by the previous management regime of John Paxson and Gar Forman. [The team announced](https://twitter.com/chicagobulls/status/1582786614027161601) that LaVine will miss the game due to left knee injury management, while Shams Charania of The Athletic reports LaVine may also miss Friday’s road game against the Washington Wizards. Wizards, with likelihood the two-time All-Star makes his season debut in Saturday's home opener vs. A two-time All-Star, LaVine averaged 24.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game while shooting 47.6% overall and 38.9% on 3-pointers. Sources: Zach LaVine may also miss Friday's game vs.

The Chicago Bulls have released their injury report for Wednesday's game against the Miami Heat.

[The former UCLA star only played in 35 games last season, ](https://www.nba.com/news/bulls-lonzo-ball-setback-rehab)but he averaged an impressive 13.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.8 steals per contest. As for the Heat, they are coming off a season where they lost in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Bulls are coming off a solid season where they were the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference and made the NBA Playoffs for the first time since 2018. [Chicago Bulls ](https://www.si.com/nba/team/chicago-bulls)are visiting the [Miami Heat](https://www.si.com/nba/team/miami-heat) for their first game of the 2022-23 NBA regular season. [He recently had surgery, ](https://www.nba.com/bulls/news/lonzo-ball-cant-run-or-jump-talks-surgery-and-next-steps)so if he can get healthy, the Bulls will be in a much better position to make a deep run in the postseason. For the game, they have released their injury report as of 10:30 Eastern Time, and the report has four players on it.

Bulls star Zach LaVine missed Chicago's regular-season opener Wednesday night against the Heat in an effort to load-manage the left knee he had scoped back ...

The Bulls are already without point guard LaVine, who signed a five-year, $215 million max contract this past offseason, played through lingering soreness in his knee during the second half of the 2021-22 season before undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery in May. "I just feel good," he said then.

Miami forward Jimmy Butler averaged 21.4 points last year and nearly led his team to the NBA Finals for the second time in three seasons. He remains as ...

The last time he was at least 4-for-4 from beyond the arc in a first half was Jan. Bulls: Dragic was 4 for 4 from 3-point range in the first half. Chicago started the second half on a 34-19 run, breaking open what was a 59-59 halftime tie and turning it into a 93-78 lead. ... Kyle Lowry had two points on 1 for 7 shooting. It was the second-most points DeRozan had ever scored in an opener, behind only the 40 he had for Toronto against Detroit on Oct. ... Victor Oladipo (left knee) was inactive. LaVine played in three of Chicago's preseason games and experienced discomfort in recent days - which Donovan said is to be expected, given that LaVine was limited for much of the summer. The Bulls played without All-Star guard Zach LaVine because of left knee injury management. You just can't tiptoe around it and let him kind of ease his way into the season.'' He made 14 of 22 shots from the floor. There's no way of getting around it. ''We did a lot of things wrong.

Takeaways from the Miami Heat's season-opening loss to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday at FTX Arena, and how the Heat's new starting lineup fared.

Visit ESPN for the game recap of the Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat NBA basketball game on October 19, 2022.

... [Victor Oladipo](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2527963/victor-oladipo) (left knee) was inactive. ... [Kyle Lowry](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3012/kyle-lowry) had two points on 1 for 7 shooting. [Jimmy Butler](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6430/jimmy-butler) scored 24 points and [Tyler Herro](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4395725/tyler-herro) added 23 for Miami, which got 22 from [Max Strus](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4065778/max-strus) and 12 from [Bam Adebayo](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4066261/bam-adebayo). [Nikola Vucevic](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6478/nikola-vucevic) had 15 points and 17 rebounds for the Bulls, and [Goran Dragic](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3423/goran-dragic) added 12 off the Chicago bench. ... [Caleb Martin](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3138160/caleb-martin) became the 76th player in Heat history to get an opening-night start. [Billy Donovan](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4839/billy-donovan) said. The last time he was at least 4-for-4 from beyond the arc in a first half was Jan. Bulls: Dragic was 4 for 4 from 3-point range in the first half. Chicago started the second half on a 34-19 run, breaking open what was a 59-59 halftime tie and turning it into a 93-78 lead. LaVine played in three of Chicago’s preseason games and experienced discomfort in recent days — which Donovan said is to be expected, given that LaVine was limited for much of the summer. It was the second-most points DeRozan had ever scored in an opener, behind only the 40 he had for Toronto against Detroit on Oct. He made 14 of 22 shots from the floor.

After the Miami Heat fell to the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, many pointed to two players needing to do more — Bam Adebayo and ...

Butler led the Heat with 24 points on 5-of-11 shooting and 14-of-16 shooting from the foul line. He subbed in for Herro during both the first and third quarters. A cold start to the fourth for the Bulls gave the Heat a chance, and a 3-pointer by Max Strus cut what was once a 15-point deficit to four. He was 0-for-5 from 3-point range, and it was easy to forget he was on the court. But even in the first half, the Heat lead wasn’t as strong as it should’ve been because Adebayo and Lowry didn’t provide any offensive firepower. Herro showed the offensive versatility he brings to the starting unit.

The NBA match between Heat and Celtics will take place on October 22 at 5:00 am IST (Oct 21, 7:30 pm ET) at the FTX Arena.

DeMar DeRozan scored 28 of his 37 points in the second half, Ayo Dosunmu added 17 and the short-handed Chicago Bulls beat the Miami Heat 116-108 in the ...

The last time he was at least 4-for-4 from beyond the arc in a first half was Jan. Bulls: Dragic was 4 for 4 from 3-point range in the first half. Chicago started the second half on a 34-19 run, breaking open what was a 59-59 halftime tie and turning it into a 93-78 lead. LaVine played in three of Chicago’s preseason games and experienced discomfort in recent days — which Bulls coach Billy Donovan said is to be expected, given that LaVine was limited for much of the summer. ... Kyle Lowry had two points on 1 for 7 shooting. That knee had him in and out of the lineup last season and required surgery in May.