Jayson Tatum favored to score 50+ points in another game this postseason

Jayson Tatum scored a Game-7 record 51 points in the Boston Celtics’ 112-88 second-round series win over the Philadelphia 76ers, and sportsbooks now show the four-time All-Star as the betting favorite to score 50 or more points in another game this postseason. Per the BetOnline sportsbook, Tatum (+200) has the best odds of becoming the […]

James Foglio  •  19 May 2023
Is Omer Yurtseven playing tonight (May 19) in Game 2 vs. Celtics?

Omer Yurtseven (nose contusion) of the Miami Heat is questionable for Friday night’s Game 2 matchup against the Boston Celtics of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals. The 7-foot center appeared in only nine games off the bench in the regular season. Yurtseven averaged 4.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 9.2 minutes per game. Miami won Game […]

James Foglio  •  19 May 2023
Heat become 5th NBA team to win Game 1 away in each of first 3 playoff series

The Miami Heat became the fifth NBA team to win Game 1 on the road in each of their first three playoff series this postseason, joining the 1981 Houston Rockets, 1989 Chicago Bulls, 1999 New York Knicks, and 2021 Atlanta Hawks. The 1981 Rockets and 1999 Knicks advanced to the NBA Finals, but neither team […]

James Foglio  •  18 May 2023
Heat center Cody Zeller (illness) downgraded to questionable for Game 1 vs. Celtics

Miami Heat center Cody Zeller (illness) has been downgraded to questionable for Wednesday night’s Game 1 matchup against the Boston Celtics of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals. Zeller did not practice Monday due to an illness. Through 10 games off the bench this postseason, the backup center is averaging 2.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 9.1 […]

James Foglio  •  16 May 2023
Jimmy Butler after Heat’s Game 7 loss to Celtics in 2022: ‘Next year, we will have enough’

Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat lost 100-96 against the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the 2022 Eastern Conference Finals on their home court. The Heat had a 2-1 series lead over Boston, but Miami went on to lose Games 4 and 5. Following Miami’s Game 7 loss to Boston, the six-time All-Star was […]

James Foglio  •  16 May 2023
Heat guard Jimmy Butler (ankle) upgraded to probable for Game 6 vs. Knicks

Miami Heat guard Jimmy Butler (right ankle sprain) has been upgraded to probable for Friday night’s Game 6 matchup against the New York Knicks in the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Butler missed Game 2 of Miami’s second-round series loss versus New York. The six-time All-Star has not missed back-to-back games since Heat […]

James Foglio  •  11 May 2023
Heat forward Jimmy Butler (ankle) downgraded to questionable for Game 2 vs. Knicks

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (right ankle sprain) has been downgraded to questionable for Tuesday night’s Game 2 second-round matchup against the New York Knicks of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. “We’re just playing great basketball,” Butler said in a postgame interview after suffering his injury in the fourth quarter of Game 1. “We’re together, at […]

James Foglio  •  28 Sep 2023
Jimmy Butler fifth player in NBA history to record 25 points on 50% shooting through six playoff games

Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat is the fifth player in NBA history to record at least 25 points on 50% shooting through six straight games of a postseason, joining LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Bernard King, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (twice). In Miami’s 108-101 second-round win over the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the […]

James Foglio  •  01 May 2023
Miami Heat become sixth 8-seed to defeat 1-seed in seven-game series

On Wednesday night, the Miami Heat won 128-126 in overtime of Game 5 against the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, becoming the first 8-seed to upset the 1-seed in the first round since the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Chicago Bulls (4-2) in 2012. Miami is the sixth 8-seed to […]

James Foglio  •  27 Apr 2023