Heat hope to snap 10-game losing streak against Hornets

After Heat’s lost season, an urgent summer will be Pat Riley’s epilogue to write

By Greg Cote Miami Herald MIAMI — Pat Riley turned 80 years old Thursday. Happy birthday, Pat! Or not, perhaps. Personal policy: I never use the word “disaster” in describing anything in sports. There are too many of those for real — natural and man-made — to think anything merits the description where games are being played. So let’s just call this Miami Heat season a long-smoldering dumpster fire and a new nadir for coach Erik Spoelstra, who a…

Heat hope to snap 10-game losing streak against Hornets

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Heat, Riley turn talk to good deeds amid ‘tough stretch’ punishing reality of 10-game losing streak

MIAMI — For a moment, basketball moved to the background, something particularly difficult to do amid a 10-game losing streak. Instead, when Miami Heat president Pat Riley spoke Saturday at Kaseya Center, it only was about the $321,900 raised by the team’s annual Family Festival, the event that allowed Riley and his team to take a few hours away from the struggle that continues. Still, Riley did acknowledge the tough times. “In spite of the cyni…

Heat Notes: Adebayo, Herro, Losing Streak, Wiggins, Riley

The Heat could be missing their two best players as they try to end a 10-game losing streak Sunday night against Charlotte, writes Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. Bam Adebayo is listed as questionable with a left knee sprain he suffered while setting a screen in Friday’s game against Houston. He had a sleeve on his left leg and walked with a limp on Saturday at the team’s annual Family Festival, according to Chiang. Tyler Herro was also bang…

Miami Heat: 5 glaring stats from 10-game losing streak

By now, you’ve probably have heard that the Miami Heat have lost 10 straight games for the first time in 18 seasons, sitting at 29-41. Even the worst pessimists couldn’t have predicted this. Nevertheless, let’s dive into five pretty damning statistics that have played a part as to why they have lost 10 straight–among others. […] The post Miami Heat: 5 glaring stats from 10-game losing streak appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog.