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Why you should be confident about the Heat in Game 2:
• Jimmy Butler, Caleb Martin, Max Strus, and Duncan Robinson combined for 19 points
• Miami had 2 FTA
• Denver shot 51% and had 16/20 FTM
• Tyler Herro likely returns
• The Heat lost by 11
They’re fine
The Heat before LeBron joined:
▫️47-35
▫️Lost in the First Round
▫️Avg 96.5 PPG (25th)
▫️104.1 Def rating (4th)
▫️Nuclear Wade performance to avoid getting swept
ROSTER: ⭐️Dwyane Wade, Rafer Alston, Joel Anthony, Carlos Arroyo, Michael Beasley, Mario Chalmers, Daequan Cook,…
The Jimmy Butler era in Miami 🔥🔥
2019-20:
• NBA Finals
• 44-29
2020-21:
• First round
• 40-32
2021-22:
• Eastern Conference Finals
• 53-29
2022-23:
• NBA Finals
• 44-38
It’s only a matter of time until Jaime Jaquez has a 25-point game
Tonight:
19 points (3/4 3PM)
4 assists
3 rebounds
2 steals
Top 3 rookie in the league 🔥
Dwyane Wade:
3x NBA Champion
13x NBA All-Star
2006 Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP
2008-09 Scoring Champion
8x All-NBA
NBA 75th Anniversary Team
Hall of Famer
“We're not going to put this on the fact that we've had some injuries.” - Erik Spoelstra
This is professionalism
Many coaches in the league should take notes
"Guys that we want shooting the ball was hitting them and we couldn’t get them to miss. We thought they were decent closeouts."
- Jaylen Brown on the Miami Heat
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@JaredWeissNBA
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Tyler Herro on his first conversation with Erik Spoelstra during Damian Lillard trade discussions
“Him reaching out and wanting to connect was really important to me — to understand we’re both on the same page as to what was going to happen at that point…
I put in a lot of…
Dwyane Wade’s game winner against the Warriors during his “One Last Dance” 🔥
“Thank you for showing me the way. Mamba Mentality!”
Countless special moments from his final season
The NBA was able to determine that Melton’s three was good in less than a minute
It took the NBA seven minutes of game time to determine that Max Strus’ three in Game 7 wasn’t
“They boo me because at the end of the day it’s love. I still got love there. I hung banners there. I’ll always be grateful for the time that I was there.”
- Paul George on Indiana
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@PodcastPShow
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Erik Spoelstra instilling confidence in Nikola Jovic, Jamal Cain and R.J. Hampton 🔥
“… we don’t get this win tonight without the contributions of you three young guys.”
Players to record 20,000 points, 4,000 rebounds, 5,000 assists, 1,500 steals, 800 blocks, and 500 threes in their career
Michael Jordan
LeBron James
Dwyane Wade
Most NBA Finals since the 2006 postseason:
7 - Miami Heat
6 - Golden State Warriors
5 - Cleveland Cavaliers
4 - Los Angeles Lakers
3 - San Antonio Spurs
3 - Boston Celtics
The Eastern Conference runs on Miami 🔥
Most dunks all time by players 6’4 and under:
1098— Dwyane Wade
578— Russell Westbrook
313— Bradley Beal
302— Steve Francis
297— Tony Allen
294— John Wall
High Flyers.
Players with 10 consecutive playoff games with 25+ points since 1995
Michael Jordan
Shaquille O'Neal
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Kevin Durant
JIMMY BUTLER
Nikola Jovic on having Jimmy Butler’s support
“I feel like he’s my older brother. First of all, confidence…
Working out with him meant a lot to me because if I can score against Jimmy and guard Jimmy, I can do it against anyone.” 🔥
11 years ago today, Jeremy Lin checked in for the Knicks, unsure of his future in the NBA.
He finished the game with 25 points and “Linsanity” was born.
Joe Mazzulla - “What if we would’ve got the 1-seed and lost to the 8-seed? I probably wouldn’t be sitting here right now.”
JJ Redick - “Coach, I hate to tell you, but you did lose to the 8-seed.”
😂😂
Dwyane Wade on his motivation to dunk on Kendrick Perkins 😂🔥
“I was like by the rim and he [Perkins] kicked his legs and kicked me in the back of the head and everything. So I was looking at him like, ‘Alright bro.’ So when they came to Miami, I was going for him.”
“Bro I was there! Bro it was amazing… Yes. It’s my only NBA game I ever went to, that’s what’s crazy. And then I ended up getting drafted here. Ain’t that how life work? Ain’t it funny how life work?” - Bam Adebayo
Udonis Haslem on Jimmy Butler’s emo look
“I love it…I love the guys that do different things. To know Jimmy is to love Jimmy. This is how he’s feeling and he’s going to show you how he’s feeling.”