<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-miami-prevails-over-nets-despite-jimmy-butler-terry-rozier-absence');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat prevails over Nets despite Jimmy Butler, Terry Rozier absence');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/3-Heat-takeaways-from-win-loss-vs-Nets.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat prevails over Nets despite Jimmy Butler, Terry Rozier absence</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T19:05:27-08:00">December 23rd, 7:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T19:05:27-08:00">December 23rd, 7:05pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>MIAMI – After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstras-blunt-reaction-to-historic-collapse-vs-magic">Heat collapsed against the Magic</a> last Saturday, they bounced back with a home win to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night, 110-95. The team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-is-jimmy-butler-playing-vs-nets-latest-injury-update">came out without Heat star Jimmy Butler</a> and even Terry Rozier and handled business, snapping the three-game skid.</p><p>Bam Adebayo led the team with 23 points to go along with seven rebounds and seven assists as Tyler Hero and Duncan Robinson each had 17. Herro would have 12 rebounds and nine assists to go with the 17 points as even Nikola Jovic led the team off the bench with 18 points.</p><p>Here are three takeaways from the Heat’s win over the Nets:</p><h2><b>A tale of two quarters in first half for Heat, includes Dru Smith injury</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Dru-Smith-and-the-Heat-on-Dec.-23-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-miami-collapse-magic-ends-796-nba-streak">Heat broke down against the Magic</a> last Saturday, they wanted to get the dreadful taste out of their mouth by getting off to a fast start against the Nets. They did just that in the first quarter where Miami scored 39 points in the frame as they shot 12 of 20 from the field and nine of 14 from beyond the arc.</p><p>They got a huge boost from Nikola Jovic who came off the bench for Miami, scoring 10 points, shooting three of four from the field, and made both of his attempts from three-point range. Some huge buckets from Duncan Robinson and Jaime Jaquez Jr. would help as well, the latter who made the start with Butler missing his second straight game with a stomach illness.</p><p>However, it would turn around in the second quarter where the offense stalled as they only made five of their 20 attempts from the field, including two of 10 from deep. The period also <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1871366902058193082" rel="noopener">had some unfortunate news</a> where Dru Smith suffered a lower leg injury, appearing to slip and staying down on the floor until he had to be helped off the floor and go straight to the locker room.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Video of when Dru Smith got hurt, non-contact. Video by <a href="https://twitter.com/Demar305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Demar305</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/ygBJe87qcf">pic.twitter.com/ygBJe87qcf</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1871366902058193082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-erik-spoelstra-shout-out-miamis-latest-diamond-in-the-rough">Smith had been getting consistent Heat minutes</a> as this would not be the first concerning injury as he was recovering from a torn ACL this past offseason. He seemed like a lead candidate in mind for a standard contract after the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-thomas-bryant-trade-pacers">Heat traded Thomas Bryant to the Indiana Pacers,</a> but depending on the severity of the injury to Smith, which seems to be serious, that is in flux.</p></figure><p>Still, Miami has to clean up what was an ugly second period as they led by 14 points, but had a one-point lead at halftime.</p><h2><b>Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo close out the Nets in second half</b></h2><p>The third quarter would be a little bit of a turnaround for Miami, though they still carried a five-point lead against a struggling Brooklyn team. With Butler out, the offensive workload was thought to be carried to Herro and Adebayo, but each would have a modest game, but the third period was a highlight for the big man.</p><p>Looking <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/exclusive-bam-adebayo-embracing-love-hate-relationship-with-heat-captain-title">at the Heat’s captain Adebayo</a>, he would have nine points to go along with four rebounds, each would lead both teams in the 12 minutes played. As a whole the team, shot seven of 16 from the field and just three of 10 from deep compared to the Nets who made nine of 25 from the field and three of eight from three.</p><p>In the final frame, Adebayo and Herro would close out the game behind some strong offensive performances when it mattered most as they had eight and seven respectively. They came at a time when Miami needed buckets to stall Brooklyn, which is exactly what they did, leading to the win.</p><h2><b>Road test ahead, Heat hope to have Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier back </b></h2><p>With this game in the books, the team has a three-game road trip to look forward to with the health of some stars being the main focus for Miami. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jimmy-butler-leaves-thunder-game-early-with-illness">Butler has been dealing with a stomach illness</a>, missing the last two games, including the win Monday against the Nets, but it didn’t stop there for the team.</p><p>Point guard Terry Rozier was a late add to the injury report Monday, though he was listed as “probable” with left knee inflammation. His status would not change as a Heat spokesperson told ClutchPoints before Erik Spoelstra’s pre-game press conference that Rozier was waiting for the arrival of doctors to see if he could go.</p><p>He would go from “probable” to “out” as the former Charlotte Hornets guard had been used as a key play-maker off the bench, coming off his best game, scoring 23 points (season-high) in the Heat’s collapse. The team will look to see any further updates regarding Butler, Rozier, and especially Smith after the concerning lower left leg injury as their next game is against the Magic on Dec. 26.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat prevails over Nets despite Jimmy Butler, Terry Rozier absence

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-bam-adebayo-terry-rozier-nsfw-interaction-viral');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s Bam Adebayo, Terry Rozier’s NSFW interaction goes viral');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Heat-news-Bam-Adebayo-Terry-Roziers-NSFW-interaction-goes-viral.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat’s Bam Adebayo, Terry Rozier’s NSFW interaction goes viral</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-09T12:40:20-08:00">December 9th, 12:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-09T16:00:37-08:00">December 9th, 4:00pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Bam Adebayo, Terry Rozier, and the Miami Heat beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 122-113 Sunday night, handing the Eastern Conference-leading Cavs only their fourth loss in 2024-25. Tyler <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-bam-adebayo-tyler-herro-open-up-on-miamis-positive-momentum-after-win-vs-cavs">Herro and Adebayo opened up about the win</a> and its significance in such a momentous victory against the team with the best record in the NBA.</p><p>However, an exchange between Adebayo and Rozier went <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1ha34f1/bamyou_keep_fking_up_my_boards_terryi_got_9/?utm_source=ifttt&amp;rdt=38562" rel="noopener">viral</a> online per NBA’s Reddit.</p><p>“You keep f****** up my boards,” Adebayo said, to which Rozier replied, “I got nine boards. You got your double-double. Let me get my s***.”</p><p>Herro’s team-high 34 points and seven assists led six Heat players who scored in double figures, including Duncan Robinson (23 points), Jimmy Butler (18 points), and Adebayo’s double-double (16 points, 13 rebounds). Terry Rozier added 14 points and nine rebounds, one board shy of a double-double.</p><h2><b>Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro open up on Heat’s positive momentum</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Heat-center-Bam-Adebayo.jpg"><figcaption>Rhona Wise-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Heat center Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro opened up about the team’s positive momentum following their win against the Cavs. Amid an up-and-down campaign hindered by injuries and inconsistent play, the Heat have found their groove amid their three-game winning streak. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/exclusive-jimmy-butler-makes-10-year-tyler-herro-heat-claim">Jimmy Butler commented encouragingly on Herro</a>, who scored 30+ in their last victory.</p><p>After the win, Adebayo addressed the Heat’s focus.</p><p>“I think it’s collectively, just playing great basketball,” Adebayo said. “Everybody’s doing their part. No matter what that last column says, we’re all doing our part trying to figure out how we can get wins. You know, it’s getting to a season we’re trying to figure out. You don’t realize how hard it is to actually get a win in this league. Like it’s very easy to lose a game.</p><p>“And when you have games where you look back at third quarter sometimes just like, mistake after mistake after mistake, and, you know, we started to clean that up, and now we’re rolling. So it’s good for us to see the basketball go in, and we’re playing great basketball,” Adebayo concluded.</p><p>Herro shared the same sentiment as Adebayo.</p><p>“Feels like everything, honestly, is heading in the right direction on both sides,” Herro said. “I feel like everyone’s sharing the ball and making the right play offensively and defensively, just playing together, talking, communicating, covering for each other, doing all the things that it requires to win in this league, first of all. And then, obviously, the goal is to win a championship.</p><p>“But I think it starts now, building the habits, building all the things that we’re gonna need come April, May, all good stuff.”</p><p>The Heat are hosting the Raptors on Thursday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Bam Adebayo, Terry Rozier’s NSFW interaction goes viral

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-terry-roziers-clutch-outing-vs-raptors-gets-jimmy-butler-endorsement');   ga('set', 'title', 'Terry Rozier’s clutch Heat outing vs Raptors gets Jimmy Butler endorsement');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Terry-Roziers-clutch-outing-vs-Raptors-gets-Jimmy-Butler-endorsement.jpg"></figure><h1>Terry Rozier’s clutch Heat outing vs Raptors gets Jimmy Butler endorsement</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-30T11:16:52-08:00">November 30th, 11:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-30T11:16:52-08:00">November 30th, 11:16am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>MIAMI – It was a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heats-nba-cup-dreams-dead-in-water-despite-big-win-vs-raptors">big win for the Miami Heat over the Toronto Raptors</a>, 121-111, in their last NBA Cup group play game that ended up being a full team effort. While one of the highlights was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-bam-adebayo-has-hilarious-reaction-to-jimmy-butler-gifting-him-triple-double-vs-raptors">Heat star Bam Adebayo recording his eighth career triple-double,</a> another was also Terry Rozier with his late-game heroics, which garnered the attention of Jimmy Butler.</p><p>Before Friday’s game, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-speaks-on-terry-roziers-winner-mentality-amidst-move-to-the-bench">Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra called Rozier</a> the team’s “X-Factor” and spoke about how he’s embraced his new role coming off the bench. Butler would go as far as to say to ClutchPoints that the 30-year-old guard is a bonafide <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1862716736379683141" rel="noopener">“star”</a> and even express that he does not think he could make that change.</p><p>“I wouldn’t consider him an x-factor. I think he’s a star, and he’s just starring in a new role,” Butler said. “Not gonna lie, I don’t think I could do it, but kudos to him for doing whatever the team needs for him to do, and he comes in, and he plays the same role, being aggressive, getting everybody involved, guarding, and he’s a big piece and a big reason we’ve been in the game and that we have won games as of late. So whatever his role has been, he’s damn good at, and I appreciate him for it.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Jimmy Butler about the clutch baskets from Terry Rozier in this new role.</p><p>“I wouldn’t consider him an X-factor, I consider him a star…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/fljWc7RAAD">pic.twitter.com/fljWc7RAAD</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1862716736379683141?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>It started being a frustrating game for Rozier as he was held scoreless in the first half to go along with three fouls, being one of the first players off Miami’s bench. However, it was in the second half, towards the end of the third and going into the fourth quarter, where he came alive.</p><h2><b>Heat’s Erik Spoelstra speaks about Terry Rozier’s gift </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Terry-Rozier-on-Nov.-29-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Rassol-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The start of the final frame was a relatively slow start offensively for the team as they scored 38 points in the prior two frames, as Toronto was not leaving the game without a fight. Rozier had other plans as he made three shots from beyond the arch to have nine of the Heat’s first 12 points off the fourth quarter.</p><p>He would finish with 12 points on four-of-eight shooting, including a four-of-seven clip from beyond the arc to go along with four assists and three rebounds. It looked like the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-terry-rozier-remains-confident-amid-early-season-struggles-foot-injury">foot injury that Rozier</a> had didn’t limit his performance, as Spoelstra said to ClutchPoints after the game that he is a <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1862715144234504549" rel="noopener">“gifted ignitable clutch player.”</a></p><p>“He’s such a gifted ignitable clutch player, you know, that’s unique, you can’t teach what he has just in terms of the fourth quarter the game is in the balance, or games feels a certain way,” Spoelstra said. “I think that’s when he rises, you know, to be his best. He’s dynamic for us, and whatever role this is, he’s really important. And we just wanted to want him to fast track to get comfortable and being comfortable and being himself and being aggressive. Everybody wants him to be aggressive. And a lot of those shots, the way we’re built, are going to be off the catch. He knows that. He wants to fill that role, and he’s looked a lot better the last two games.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Erik Spoelstra about Terry Rozier’s huge outing in the fourth quarter with his clutch shots.</p><p>“He’s got such a gift of an ignitable clutch player…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/wCeLhRWS1B">pic.twitter.com/wCeLhRWS1B</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1862715144234504549?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Terry Rozier on embracing his new role on the bench</b></h2><p>It has now been three games with him coming off the bench compared to starting most of his time with Miami ever <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-miami-pulls-off-terry-rozier-kyle-lowry-trade-hornets">since Rozier was traded before the trade deadline last season</a>. He had the same impact the first time, coming with the second unit this season in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-gets-brutally-honest-about-miamis-outlook-after-loss-to-bucks">Heat’s brutal loss to the Milwaukee Bucks,</a> where he scored 17 points on an efficient seven-for-nine shooting.</p><p>Rozier would <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1862717119525216279" rel="noopener">credit his teammates</a> after the win over the Raptors, saying that they and the coaching staff have put their trust in him to light it up.</p><p>“Just kudos to my teammates and my coaches for believing in me no matter what,” Rozier said. “Always telling me to catch and shoot from the beginning, and now I just got to get that when I first come into the game instead of just the fourth quarter, so we’re working, we’ll get there.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Terry Rozier on scoring those clutch baskets in the fourth.</p><p>“Just kudos to my teammates and coaches for believing in me…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/EnsaJ7sLlA">pic.twitter.com/EnsaJ7sLlA</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1862717119525216279?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Despite not starting the game, Rozier still has a crucial role on the Heat as he played the entirety of the fourth quarter, with the only other player doing that being Adebayo. Rozier would say to ClutchPoints that there <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1862717467052613661" rel="noopener">has been a slight adjustment</a> in this new role but shouts out Spoelstra for the integral role late in contests.</p><p>“A little adjustment. But you know, that’s part of it, as part of finishing the game. Appreciate Spo for that,” Rozier said Friday.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Terry Rozier if it’s a seamless transition or an adjustment period in his new role.</p><p>“Been a little adjustment, but finishing the games, appreciate Spo for that…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/lXj0uxG777">pic.twitter.com/lXj0uxG777</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1862717467052613661?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Terry Rozier doing what’s best to get team to “next level”<br></b></h2><p>Rozier now is part of a deep bench that includes such players as Kevin Love, second-round rookie Pelle Larsson, Alec Burks, and especially Jaime Jaquez Jr., who led the second unit with 15 points. In terms of the purpose of the unit, Rozier said the goal is to “change the game,” which is what they would do in the second half.</p><p>“We just all trying to go in here and change the game as much as we can,” Rozier said. “Try to play together. You know, try to play hard. I think we did that late third going to the fourth quarter. So, you know, just as much as we control what we control and just trying to amp up the game.”</p><p>As said before, Spoelstra would comment on the new role for Rozier and say that the guard<a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1862639189642051985" rel="noopener"> is willing to do anything</a> that leads to winning for the Heat. Rozier had been going through early season struggles before the foot injury, so a change of pace could be what the doctor ordered.</p><p>“He’s a competitor, and he’s a winner,” Spoelstra said before Friday’s game. “And right now, he just wants to do anything to help us get to another next level. He’s a massive X Factor, you know, for us. So we just want to get him comfortable, get him feeling good about his health, get him comfortable out there where he can be aggressive, being himself, and being able to make an impact.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Erik Spoelstra about Terry Rozier in a bench role the past few games. Would call him an “X-Factor.”</p><p>“He’s a competitor and he’s a winner. And right now he just wants to do anything to get us to the next level…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/U6YWzAEmgC">pic.twitter.com/U6YWzAEmgC</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1862639189642051985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>At any rate, Miami is now at a 9-8 record, which puts them at the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference as they next travel to once again take on the Raptors Saturday evening. That contest starts a three-game road trip where they then take on the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Terry Rozier’s clutch Heat outing vs Raptors gets Jimmy Butler endorsement

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-speaks-on-terry-roziers-winner-mentality-amidst-move-to-the-bench');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s Erik Spoelstra speaks on Terry Rozier’s ‘winner’ mentality amid new bench role');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Erik-Spoelstra-speaks-on-Terry-Roziers-winner-mentality-amidst-move-to-the-bench.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat’s Erik Spoelstra speaks on Terry Rozier’s ‘winner’ mentality amid new bench role</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-29T16:00:27-08:00">November 29th, 4:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-29T16:02:10-08:00">November 29th, 4:02pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>MIAMI – Before the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-vs-heat-prediction-odds-pick-for-nba-cup-2024">Miami Heat host the Toronto Raptors</a> in their final NBA Cup group play game, head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke about the new role for star guard Terry Rozier. During the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-gets-brutally-honest-about-miamis-outlook-after-loss-to-bucks">Heat’s brutal loss to the Milwaukee Bucks</a> last Tuesday, Rozier made his debut coming off the bench rather than being with the rest of the starting lineup.</p><p>There is no doubt that Rozier had been struggling for most of the season in terms of shooting from the field, as there was speculation from fans that a move to the second unit was in store for the 30-year-old. Spoelstra would make the change, and Rozier has been one of the first off the bench for the past two games, as the coach told ClutchPoints that it’s part of his <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1862639189642051985" rel="noopener">“winner”</a> mindset.</p><p>“He’s a competitor, and he’s a winner,” Spoelstra said Friday. “And right now, he just wants to do anything to help us get to another next level. He’s a massive X Factor, you know, for us. So we just want to get him comfortable, get him feeling good about his health, get him comfortable out there where he can be aggressive, being himself, and being able to make an impact.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Erik Spoelstra about Terry Rozier in a bench role the past few games. Would call him an “X-Factor.”</p><p>“He’s a competitor and he’s a winner. And right now he just wants to do anything to get us to the next level…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/U6YWzAEmgC">pic.twitter.com/U6YWzAEmgC</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1862639189642051985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Terry Rozier reveals thoughts on playing off the bench</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Terry-Rozier-on-Nov.-26-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It has been a frustrating season for the guard so far as, besides the shooting slump, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-terry-rozier-remains-confident-amid-early-season-struggles-foot-injury">Rozier had been dealing with a nagging foot injury</a>. However, in the aforementioned loss to the Bucks, Rozier was exceptional, scoring 17 points, 13 of them taking place in the final period, as<a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1861624520693387619" rel="noopener"> he downplayed himself</a> being relegated to the bench.</p><p>“It’s who finishes the game. It ain’t who starts,” Rozier said Tuesday.” I think a lot of people want to start in this league. I’ve started for a while, and it’s not final. Like coach said, it’s nothing against me. It’s just trying something new and I’m going to roll with it. “It’s a little adjustment that I’m willing to make as long as coach needs me to.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Terry Rozier on being benched, but finishing the contest.</p><p>“It’s who finished the game…it’s not final, like Coach said, it’s nothing against me…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/MNH4XbOBp1">pic.twitter.com/MNH4XbOBp1</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1861624520693387619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Erik Spoelstra on feeling for Terry Rozier</b></h2><p>In the Heat’s win over the Charlotte Hornets Wednesday night, Rozier finished with seven points on two for seven shooting, including a one-for-five clip from beyond the arc. Spoelstra would say that<a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1861622931949806003" rel="noopener"> he has empathy</a> for Rozier and the position he’s in right now.</p><p>“It’s not easy,” Spoelstra said. “I feel for Terry because, well, one, he got hurt. And we’re at the beginning of a season right now where we’re searching. So, the starting lineup is not an indictment at all on him. We had something that worked for two games. So, of course, we’re going to stick with that right now because we’re not where we want to be.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Erik Spoelstra on Terry Rozier coming off the bench and spoke about the injury.</p><p>“Yeah, it’s not easy…I feel for Terry…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/XcVwvcs09g">pic.twitter.com/XcVwvcs09g</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1861622931949806003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br>As Spoelstra said in his comments Friday, not only is it a goal for Rozier to get comfortable on offense, but also to be fully healthy in his foot. The Louisville product would say to ClutchPoints that <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1861625168885363000" rel="noopener" target="_blank">the recovery will take time,</a> and he’ll continue playing on it.</p></figure><p>“It’s getting there,” Rozier said after Tuesday’s loss when asked about his injured foot. “Playing games on it, it’s going to be tough. But that’s just part of it. I know it’s going to heal as the time goes.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Terry Rozier how his foot is feeling.</p><p>“It’s getting there, playing games on it is going to be tough, but it’s part of it, I know it’s going to heal…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/jgb17jCbqU">pic.twitter.com/jgb17jCbqU</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1861625168885363000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br>At any rate, Miami is 8-8 before Friday’s game against Toronto as they look to build a winning streak.</p></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Erik Spoelstra speaks on Terry Rozier’s ‘winner’ mentality amid new bench role

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-terry-rozier-surprisingly-ruled-out-for-mavs-clash-with-foot-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s Terry Rozier surprisingly ruled out for Mavs clash with foot injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/0-Best-trade-destinations-for-Dejounte-Murray0.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat’s Terry Rozier surprisingly ruled out for Mavs clash with foot injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-24T09:48:39-08:00">November 24th, 9:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-24T09:48:39-08:00">November 24th, 9:48am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Despite <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-terry-rozier-remains-confident-amid-early-season-struggles-foot-injury">Miami Heat star Terry Rozier’s confidence</a> in being able to play Sunday against the Dallas Mavericks, the team announced Sunday afternoon that he will be out. As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/is-heats-jimmy-butler-playing-vs-mavs-latest-injury-update">Heat get good news regarding Jimmy Butler</a>, they will miss their starting guard in Rozier.</p><p>He was originally listed as <a href="https://x.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1860403833916080312" rel="noopener">“probable”</a> for Sunday’s game on Saturday but was drastically downgraded to <a href="https://x.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1860731522841509919" rel="noopener">“out.”</a></p><p>Rozier would speak to the media after Thursday’s practice as he missed Monday’s Heat win over the Philadelphia 76ers due to foot discomfort, which was revealed he had been playing through. It wasn’t until after last Sunday’s loss to the Indiana Pacers that the issue flared up, and he told the team.</p><h2><b>Heat’s Terry Rozier was confident in returning sooner rather than later</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Terry-Rozier-on-Nov.-17-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The 30-year-old had been struggling the past few weeks, though he would tell the media that the <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1859660702698652121" rel="noopener">injury didn’t play into the recent woes</a>. However, Rozier would emphasize that the issue isn’t something he and the team are <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1859660515892658555" rel="noopener">“worried about.”</a></p><p>“It’s something that has been around for a little while, but it’s not nothing we’re worried about,” Rozier said. “Got an MRI to make sure everything was good, so I’ll be back on the court tomorrow, so everything is fine, it’s just been a little agitated, that’s all.”</p><p>“It didn’t impact my play at all because I’m one of the guys that, I can endure everything that’s going on,” Rozier said. “So I’m not going to sit up here and say it impacted my playing, but I will be ready to play Sunday.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Terry Rozier on his foot injury and where he is currently.</p><p>“It’s something that’s been around for a little while, but it’s not nothing we’re too worried about…I’ll be back on the court tomorrow.” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/VFG6N6YCEw">pic.twitter.com/VFG6N6YCEw</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1859660515892658555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Terry Rozier on if the foot injury he’s been playing through has impacted his play at all since he’s currently in a slump.</p><p>“It didn’t impact my play at all…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/vYVHoemI1y">pic.twitter.com/vYVHoemI1y</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1859660702698652121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br>At any rate, Rozier will miss his second straight game due to right foot discomfort as Miami is 6-7, which puts them fifth in the Eastern Conference.</p></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Terry Rozier surprisingly ruled out for Mavs clash with foot injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-terry-rozier-remains-confident-amid-early-season-struggles-foot-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s Terry Rozier remains confident amid early-season struggles, foot injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/0-Terry-Rozier-remains-confident-amid-early-season-struggles-foot-injury0.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat’s Terry Rozier remains confident amid early-season struggles, foot injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-21T11:18:39-08:00">November 21st, 11:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-21T19:10:34-08:00">November 21st, 7:10pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>MIAMI – After a great performance from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-shares-honest-admission-about-form-in-first-game-back-from-injury">Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler to lead them</a> past the Philadelphia 76ers Monday night, 106-89, they were missing point guard Terry Rozier due to foot discomfort. Still, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-heat-takeaways-from-exciting-win-vs-76ers">Heat would get a crucial victory over the 76ers</a>, but the concern now is if Rozier’s injury is serious, but when examining his press conference Thursday at practice, he was confident in a near return.</p><p>Rozier <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1858642488921403857" rel="noopener">had been playing through discomfort</a> in his foot through the past few games before Monday against Philadelphia, but it flared up after Sunday’s loss to the Indiana Pacers, and he didn’t tell the team until then. While he would miss practice Thursday, he said <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1859660515892658555" rel="noopener">that his MRI came back clean</a> and would return to the court Friday in hopes of playing sooner rather than later.</p><p>“It’s something that has been around for a little while, but it’s not nothing we’re worried about,” Rozier said. “Got an MRI to make sure everything was good, so I’ll be back on the court tomorrow, so everything is fine, it’s just been a little agitated, that’s all.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Terry Rozier on his foot injury and where he is currently.</p><p>“It’s something that’s been around for a little while, but it’s not nothing we’re too worried about…I’ll be back on the court tomorrow.” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/VFG6N6YCEw">pic.twitter.com/VFG6N6YCEw</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1859660515892658555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br>He was also seen along with Jaime Jaquez Jr. <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1859653036211306908" rel="noopener" target="_blank">shooting shots after the conclusion of practice,</a> which is a sign he’s ramping up to return.</p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Terry Rozier and Jaime Jaquez Jr. getting some shots off after practice as both didn’t practice with foot and ankle injuries respectively.</p><p>Both missed last game. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/xMXLi0i0aF">pic.twitter.com/xMXLi0i0aF</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1859653036211306908?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Terry Rozier on whether the foot injury impacted his performance</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Terry-Rozier-on-Nov.-8-2024-1.jpg"><figcaption>Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>There is no doubt that the 30-year-old guard has been struggling recently, though the start of the season saw <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-tyler-herro-terry-rozier-tandem-garners-erik-spoelstra-killers-claim">Rozier, along with Heat star Tyler Herro, play at their highest level</a>. The month of November has been rough as he’s averaging 10.1 points per game while shooting 35.3 percent from the field and 25.6 percent from three-point range, an aspect that Rozier <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1859660702698652121" rel="noopener">doesn’t credit the foot injury in the slightest.</a></p><p>“It didn’t impact my play at all because I’m one of the guys that, I can endure everything that’s going on,” Rozier said. “So I’m not going to sit up here and say it impacted my playing, but I will be ready to play Sunday.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Terry Rozier on if the foot injury he’s been playing through has impacted his play at all since he’s currently in a slump.</p><p>“It didn’t impact my play at all…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/vYVHoemI1y">pic.twitter.com/vYVHoemI1y</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1859660702698652121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br>As Rozier would say, he seems to be on track and hopeful to play in Miami’s next game Sunday against the Dallas Mavericks, possibly without their top star Luka Doncic. Still, the goal is for the point guard to come back to his usual production as he’s an explosive play-making guard, which is why the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-miami-pulls-off-terry-rozier-kyle-lowry-trade-hornets">Heat traded for Rozier in the first place</a> last season.</p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Terry Rozier says he has to “appreciate the struggle.”</b></h2><p>Rozier would say to ClutchPoints Thursday afternoon that there is a bevy of areas to improve on, but the goal now is to <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1859661138591612965" rel="noopener">“appreciate the struggle.”</a> When also asked if Sunday is the locked-in date to come back, he wouldn’t know for sure, but that is his hope.</p><p>“I could do a lot of things better, which I know is going to happen, so you just got to appreciate the struggle and everything that comes with it,” Rozier said. “I know once this thing turns, it’s going to be super beneficial for me and for the guys. So you just got to appreciate the struggle and everything that is going on with me right now.”</p><p>“I mean, I don’t know yet, I’m hoping for the best,” Rozier said on if he knows for sure if he’ll play Sunday. “I’ll be in practice tomorrow, getting up and down, I’ll be fine.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Terry Rozier on his current struggles and if he sees himself returning Sunday vs. Dallas.</p><p>“I can do a lot of things better which I know is going to happen, you just gotta appreciate the struggle…”</p><p>“I don’t know yet, but I’m hoping for the best…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/lkce5kP5kA">pic.twitter.com/lkce5kP5kA</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1859661138591612965?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Erik Spoelstra cites week off as beneficial to Terry Rozier</b></h2><p>At the end of the day, the confidence in Rozier is very much so present, which is the first step in performing to his standard on the court. However, Rozier isn’t the only one dealing with an injury as other <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jaime-jaquez-jr-reveals-unlucky-ankle-injury-in-pacers-loss">Heat stars such as Jaquez</a> and Josh Richardson missed Thursday’s practice with ankle and heel injuries, respectively.</p><p>However, while someone doesn’t want injuries at any point, <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1859661747839435012" rel="noopener">happening during this week-long break is perfect,</a> as Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra would say to the media.</p><p>“Yeah, and same with with Jaime,” Spoelstra said. “With both of them, just making sure that they feel good. This break happened at a good time for both of them. It’s never a good time to get hurt, but at least you have a few more days to get treatment and do what they’re doing right now to start to try to ramp up.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Erik Spoelstra on seeing progress from Terry Rozier and Jaime Jaquez Jr. as they currently deal with injuries.</p><p>“With both of them, just making sure they feel good and this break happened at a good time…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/VS84rEWbLP">pic.twitter.com/VS84rEWbLP</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1859661747839435012?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br>Miami is currently 6-7, which puts them fifth in the Eastern Conference as they look to win two straight as the Mavericks come into town.</p></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Terry Rozier remains confident amid early-season struggles, foot injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-tyler-herro-terry-rozier-tandem-garners-erik-spoelstra-killers-claim');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s Tyler Herro, Terry Rozier tandem garners Erik Spoelstra ‘killers’ claim');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Heat-news-Tyler-Herro-Terry-Rozier-tandem-garners-Erik-Spoelstra-killers-claim.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat’s Tyler Herro, Terry Rozier tandem garners Erik Spoelstra ‘killers’ claim</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-28T21:01:13-07:00">October 28th, 9:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-28T21:01:13-07:00">October 28th, 9:01pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>MIAMI – It wasn’t pretty, but the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-heat-takeaways-from-celebratory-win-vs-pistons">Miami Heat beat the Detroit Pistons</a>, 106-98, in what was a resilient victory, marking the first on Pat Riley court and on the night they were celebrating the unveiling of Dwyane Wade’s statue the day before. After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-puts-heat-on-blast-after-brutal-season-opener-vs-magic">Heat had a brutal loss to the Orlando Magic</a> in the opener, they’ve been on a two-game winning streak as they were led Monday by the duo of Tyler Herro and Terry Rozier where Erik Spoelstra commented on their potential.</p><p>The Miami head coach spoke after the game to talk about the highly anticipated duo as Herro and Rozier scored 19 and 20 points respectively where Jimmy Butler led the team with 23. Each had a high volume of shots, especially from deep as each shot it 12 times from that range, a number Spoelstra wants to set possibly as a goal while calling them <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1851099586800070858" rel="noopener">“killers.”</a></p><p>“Pretty good number, if it’s, it’s open. Those guys are great shooters,” Spoelstra said. “Don’t leave anything on the table. That’s basically my message to them. Don’t ever finish a game and you left 4, 5, 6 wide open ones still out there. These guys are killers. Like there’s going to be a game where, Tyler goes 10 for 13. Terry has full ability to go nine for 13, easy. I see it in practice all the time. Actually, that’d be a good goal. Just keep on getting the attempts up. But eventually, each one of these guys are gonna have 10 makes in a game like that for each one of them.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Erik Spoelstra on if 12 three point attempts each is what they want to see from Tyler Herro and Terry Rozier.</p><p>“Pretty good number…those guys are great shooters, don’t leave anything on the table…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/P25WxDEbv7">pic.twitter.com/P25WxDEbv7</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1851099586800070858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Erik Spoelstra on the “great potential of Tyler Herro, Terry Rozier</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Erik-Spoelstra-on-Oct.-28-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Rhona Wise-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While 19 and 20 points from Herro and Rozier is nothing to complain about, they lit it up in the first half having 14 each where the second half had them make key shots, but it also was filled with missed open looks. The box score could have looked much differently as Spoelstra says the tandem have<a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1851099191939879195" rel="noopener"> “great potential.”</a></p><p>“We have some great potential, that’ll get better after several weeks and months,” Spoelstra said. “But they already have a real good comfort level with each other, and their dynamic with their skill level on the shooting ability. That could of looked totally different. You know, some of those rimmed in and out shots, or some of the wide open shots go. I mean, this could have been a 23, 24 made three point game, but you just have to stay with it, whatever the right plays are and I think those guys are making a lot of right plays, a lot of smart plays for our team, and we need them to be dynamic.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Erik Spoelstra on the duo of Tyler Herro and Terry Rozier that performed well, but still let off a lot on the table.</p><p>“We have some great potential…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/YSCK7KZHSh">pic.twitter.com/YSCK7KZHSh</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1851099191939879195?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Tyler Herro, Terry Rozier on their “growing” Heat relationship</b></h2><p>Both <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-identifies-important-key-behind-developing-miami-chemistry">Rozier and Herro have spoke</a> time and time again about their relationship, especially hearing the outside noise about the concerns from fans or people within basketball about them playing together. There is no doubt that each are bought in as Rozier would call it “fun” and Herro would still say it’s<a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1851100395122090069" rel="noopener"> “growing.”</a></p><p>“It’s a lot of fun,” Rozier said. “I say it all the time, just pick your poison. We are two unselfish guys who look for our shot, look for our teammates shot, and along with our two anchors Bam and Jimmy, we’re just trying to put it all together. Then once we do that, it’ll be tough.”</p><p>“It’s still growing, you know, as we continue to play more together, get more reps, just trying to feed off each other,” Herro said. “You know, we’re fast. We can attack closeouts and create two on one situations for each other for each other or other guys on the team that are able to expose advantages.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tyler Herro on the relationship between himself and Terry Rozier.</p><p>“It’s still growing…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/B9Vd27KSOI">pic.twitter.com/B9Vd27KSOI</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1851100395122090069?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>At any rate, the Heat will need their dynamic come Wednesday night when the New York Knicks come into town.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Tyler Herro, Terry Rozier tandem garners Erik Spoelstra ‘killers’ claim

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hornets-news-terry-rozier-generational-take-lamelo-ball-potential');   ga('set', 'title', 'Terry Rozier delivers ‘generational’ take about LaMelo Ball’s potential with Hornets');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Terry-Rozier-delivers-generational-take-about-LaMelo-Balls-potential.jpg"></figure><h1>Terry Rozier delivers ‘generational’ take about LaMelo Ball’s potential with Hornets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-09T14:34:07-07:00">October 9th, 2:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-09T14:36:53-07:00">October 9th, 2:36pm</time><address><a>Jerry Donatien</a>Jerry Donatien has worked for ClutchPoints since 2018. He is currently the company's Charlotte Hornets reporter, and he also does voiceovers on different sports stories. He worked the NBA All-Star weekend in 2019 and 2023, the NCAA woman's tournament, and he interned with Beasley Media group.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>LaMelo Ball’s former teammate, Terry Rozier, was always a beloved member of the Charlotte Hornets. Despite <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/terry-rozier-trade-grades-heat-hornets">being traded last season from the Hornets</a> to the Miami Heat, the veteran guard still holds a soft spot for his former team. Ball learned a lot from Rozier, who gave the All-Star guard and his former team <a href="https://x.com/HornetsReddit/status/1844004183071985697" rel="noopener">props before a recent preseason</a> matchup against one another.</p><p>“He’s generational, I tell him that all the time,” Rozier said. “That’s little bro, he’s real good. This team is only going to go as far as he takes them having him be healthy. He knows what he gotta do.”</p><p>After spending 4 seasons with Ball, Rozier saw the trajectory he was on up close and personal from the start. From not being the full-time starter, to growing into a mainstay in the lineup, and eventually, the All-Star caliber potential showed later on. It’s a full-circle moment for a guy like Rozier who got to see a couple of these players grow and develop to be key contributors. Sharing a backcourt with a Ball for that long, Rozier had a front-row seat to all the ups and downs.</p><h2><b>Terry Rozier shows love to the Hornets organization too</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Terry-Rozier-during-a-Heat-game-on-April-5-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Rozier had nothing but positive things to say about the Hornets.</p><p>“The players are bought in,” Rozier said when asked about the changes Charlotte has made over the offseason. “They have a mindset aligned with the new owners and everything, how they want to go about stuff, and it’s just good to see.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-lamelo-ball-miles-bridges-react-terry-rozier-trade">Trading Rozier at the 2024 deadline</a> was the start of a domino effect for Charlotte. Along with moving Gordon Hayward at the deadline, they were able to get Tre Mann, Vasilije Micić, Grant Williams, Seth Curry, and draft compensation in those deals. Those players are all key pieces off the bench moving forward into the 2024-25 season. Leading up to having a solid draft picking up a project player in Tidjane Salaun, and another developing guard in KJ Simpson.</p><p>Those trades laid out the foundation of what could be a solid young team as the season wanes on. Hornets fans should be thankful that Rozier was moved to really embrace and kick off this new wave of basketball for this organization. Surely it wasn’t an easy move after he spent nearly five years with the franchise, but it’s business. Plus, landing in Miami gave him a chance to compete and be a part of their long-term plan.</p><h2><b>Miles Bridges’ take on Terry Rozier in Miami Heat jersey</b></h2><p>Miles Bridges played three in a half seasons with Terry Rozier, so seeing him in a Heat jersey was odd for him.</p><p>“Yeah, it’s weird, but at the same time, I’m happy to see my brother out there happy and doing his thing. I for sure wanna beat him 4-0 this year.”</p><p>Bridges will have a shot to kick that off immediately as the Hornets host the Heat in game number one of the regular season on October 26th.</p><p>All of Miami’s starters didn’t play over 17 minutes while Charlotte had a few guys in the mid-20s well they cleared their benches mid-way through the 3rd quarter.</p><p>Next time they suit up, we’ll see Charlotte’s new brand of basketball rolled out as they begin their long NBA journey.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Terry Rozier delivers ‘generational’ take about LaMelo Ball’s potential with Hornets

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-terry-rozier-striking-admission-recovery-heat');   ga('set', 'title', 'Terry Rozier’s striking admission about recovery process for Heat');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Terry-Roziers-striking-admission-about-recovery-process.jpg"></figure><h1>Terry Rozier’s striking admission about recovery process for Heat</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-11T18:02:12-07:00">September 11th, 6:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-11T18:02:12-07:00">September 11th, 6:02pm</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Celtics finally defeated their nemesis the Miami Heat in the playoffs last season, but fans are still quick to mention the injury to Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier as the main reasons for their loss. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-gets-brutal-injury-update-could-spell-end-of-stars-season">Butler sprained his MCL</a> during the play-in tournament against the Philadelphia 76ers, while <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-gives-telling-insight-on-terry-roziers-jacked-neck-injury">Scary Terry had suffered neck spasms</a> in the final leg of the regular season. With training camp just a few weeks away, Terry Rozier made a striking admission about recovering from his neck injury.</p><p>“I would say not totally fully, fully, fully cleared playing five-on-five,” the point guard <a href="https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/09/11/heats-terry-rozier-nikola-jovic-still-working-back-from-ailments-less-than-three-weeks-from-camp/" rel="noopener">said</a>, via the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. “But I am doing every on-court activity, playing a little bit three-on-three. But I figure in the next couple of weeks I’ll be graduating to five-on-five.”</p><h2><b>The Heat’s injury woes</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Terry-Rozier-at-a-game.jpg"><figcaption>© Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Recently, fans have learned not to trust the Heat’s regular season record to judge their playoff performance. However, last season, something was different, for the Heat looked like they stumbled onto the postseason, without the swagger they used to have.</p><p>Jimmy Butler being out since the play-in may have had something to do with it, but Terry Rozier’s neck injury also affected the team’s lackluster showing and speedy elimination. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/terry-rozier-trade-grades-heat-hornets">Heat had traded for Rozier</a> in exchange for veteran point guard Kyle Lowry, an upgrade across the board as an effective backcourt partner to Tyler Herro.</p><p>Besides youth, Rozier was also clearly more athletic at the point guard position than Lowry, and could also defend at the point of attack. Meanwhile, the team also wanted him mainly for his offensive production, for his scoring could take a lot of defensive pressure off Butler and big man Bam Adebayo.</p><p>Likewise, the departure of Gabe Vincent for the Lakers also opened up a need for the Heat. However, they never got to see their squad at full strength, thanks to all the injuries. With only a couple of weeks left before training camp, Rozier’s slow recovery could worry some fans.</p><p>They certainly could have used his scoring punch against the Celtics’ lanky defenders who kept them to only 92.2 points per game on an offensive rating of 100.7.</p><h2><b>On-court return</b></h2><p>Still, Scary Terry said that <a href="https://heatnation.com/team-news/terry-rozier-makes-promising-step-for-heat-in-injury-recovery/" rel="noopener">he was going to be ready</a> to play, no matter what.</p><p>“I’m a gamer, I’m a hooper,” he said, via Jesse Cinquini of Heat Nation. “I think getting my wind up is the most important thing. But once we all come into camp together, just getting that full camp together is the most important thing…. I think it’s just me getting with the other guys and getting on that level so we can play the right way, play together.”</p><p>Terry Rozier and Jimmy Butler returning to the court should be welcome news to the Heat. However, it remains to be seen whether they can square up against the other contenders in the East, such as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-philly-makes-paul-george-splash-free-agency">76ers with Paul George</a> and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-nets-mikal-bridges-expaned-unqiue-sign-and-trade">New York Knicks with Mikal Bridges</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Terry Rozier’s striking admission about recovery process for Heat

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-terry-rozier-nikola-jovic-receive-optimistic-injury-updates-before-training-camp');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s Terry Rozier, Nikola Jovic receive optimistic injury updates before training camp');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Terry-Rozier-Nikola-Jovic-receive-optimistic-injury-updates-before-training-camp.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat’s Terry Rozier, Nikola Jovic receive optimistic injury updates before training camp</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-11T15:54:25-07:00">September 11th, 3:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-11T15:54:25-07:00">September 11th, 3:54pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As fans of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/miami-heat-bold-predictions-2024-25-season-schedule-release">Miami Heat lock in their predictions for the upcoming season</a>, there are still some injuries that concern that have been lingering since he end of their last campaign. Before people can <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/predicting-heats-record-after-2024-25-season-schedule-release">predict any kind of Heat record for this season</a>, what’s the deal with the injuries to stars Terry Rozier and Nikola Jovic?</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-miami-pulls-off-terry-rozier-kyle-lowry-trade-hornets">Rozier was acquired before the trade deadline last season</a> after a productive stint with the Charlotte Hornets to fill in the point guard spot as Kyle Lowry was involved in the deal. However, he would finish the season missing the last 11 games including the postseason due to a neck injury though he told the media Wednesday that he is <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article292272680.html" rel="noopener">“fully cleared to play 5-on-5”</a> according to Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald.</p><p>“Where I’m at right now is just about fully, fully, fully cleared to play 5-on-5,” Rozier said. “But I am doing every on-court activity, playing a little bit of 3-on-3. So I figure in the next couple weeks, I’ll be graduating to 5-on-5. I feel great.”</p><p>As for the young star in Jovic, he suffered from an ankle and foot injury that he suffered in a offseason workout in Miami in June. However, Jovic would play for the Serbian national team in the Paris Olympics where he won the bronze medal as the 21-year old said that he is “almost fully healthy.”</p><p>“I would say I’m almost fully healthy,” Jovic said. “Of course, there’s a little ligament that still has to be 100 percent. They told me it would take a little bit more time, but it shouldn’t be an issue. Basically I’m 100 percent.”</p><h2><b>Heat’s Terry Rozier on wanting to further build chemistry with team</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Terry-Rozier-on-April-7-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-terry-rozier-breaks-silence-after-being-cleared-from-neck-injury">Rozier who broke his silence in July after the injury</a> is considered to be the “move” that could take the Heat over the edge as they look for a complimentary piece for Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, and Tyler Herro. He was starting to put it all together until the neck injury stalled the chemistry forming with Miami which he is hoping to do once training camp starts at the end of September.</p><p>“I’m a gamer, I’m a hooper,” Rozier said. “I think getting my wind up is the most important thing. But once we all come into camp together, just getting that full camp together is the most important thing. Not me trying to learn how to play five on five again, I’ll be fine. I think it’s just me getting with the other guys and getting on that level so we can play the right way, play together.”</p><p>In the 31 games Rozier played for the Heat, he averaged 16.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists and one steal per game while shooting 42.3 percent from the field and 37.1 percent from three-point range. His timeline was sporadic during the end of the season where the stiffness in the neck region turned into spasms which made Rozier’s chances to come back last season even less likely to happen.</p><p>However, with a full offseason of recovery and a training camp to further solidify the connection with the rest of the team, he could further be the piece that keeps the Heat in contention in the Eastern Conference.</p><h2><b>Heat’s Nikola Jovic on the state of his injuries heading into the season</b></h2><p>Besides the big three in Miami and Rozier, fans are hoping to see big jumps made by their young stars whether it be Jaime Jaquez Jr. heading into his sophomore campaign or Jovic who is entering his third season with the team. He would say Wednesday how there was a chance he was not even going to play for the Serbian national team in the Olympics.</p><p>“I had a little fracture,” Jovic said via The Miami Herald. “It was not just a normal sprained ankle, it was a little fracture that I had. I did the MRIs and everything, at that point they weren’t sure if I was going to make it in the Olympics. But my biggest goal was to just be there and be with the team and help them as much as I can and play.”</p><p>“We flew to Paris and I knew I was not in great shape because I hadn’t played in awhile,” Jovic continued. “My foot maybe wasn’t ready for a big role and we knew all that, and coach understands everything. But he still wanted me to go, he still believed I could help as much as I can and that’s what I did.”</p><h2><b>How the Heat are taking precaution with Jovic</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/olympics-news-heat-fans-will-love-nikola-jovics-great-injury-update-amid-serbia-run">The young Heat star would provide the initial great news</a> of his injury amidst the run with Serbia as he’s looking to make the next jump with the team. In the second half of last season, Jovic started to see a lot more time in the starting lineup at the four spot next to Adebayo which was a position that saw multiple people play in like Caleb Martin and Haywood Highsmith.</p><p>However, it is likely that Jovic will keep that starting spot going into the 2024-25 season unless there is any setbacks with any injuries he suffered during the offseason. He would further say Wednesday that they are still taking as much precaution with his foot in his offseason work with the team.</p><p>“We’re making sure that my foot is good after every practice because the injury I had is of course not a joke and we really don’t want any new problems with it,” Jovic said. “So during training camp, I wouldn’t say I’m going to sit down or anything, but of course you just want to make sure that everything is good. If something starts hurting by any chance, I’ll probably need to step away. But I don’t think that will be the case and I’m really looking forward to being 100 percent and giving everything I have.”</p><p>At any rate, the Heat prepare for upcoming season as media day is Sept. 30 at Kaseya Center leading to training camp which will be at the Bahamas starting Oct. 1.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Terry Rozier, Nikola Jovic receive optimistic injury updates before training camp

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He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>A concerning aspect fans of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-haywood-highsmith-reacts-to-new-miami-contract-after-roller-coaster-free-agency">Miami Heat were wondering</a> about for the longest was the status of s<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-terry-rozier-jaime-jaquez-jr-ruled-out-for-must-win-game-5-vs-celtics">tar Terry Rozier as he missed</a> the last 11 games of the season which includes the play-in tournament and the first round of the playoffs against the Boston Celtics. However, he provides some positive news as he spoke to the media during Tuesday’s Jr. Heat basketball camp where he talked about his status regarding next season.</p><p>To put it simply, Rozier has been cleared to do any activities pertaining to preparation for the upcoming season as he looks to play in his first full season in Miami after being dealt at the trade deadline in February. He would say that he is “feeling great” and <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article289869199.html" rel="noopener">“cleared to play”</a> according to Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald.</p><p>“Doing great, feeling great. I’m cleared to play,” Rozier said to reporters during a Tuesday appearance to interact and take photos with young campers at Jr. Heat Basketball Camp at Cooper City High School. “I’ve been on the court. Shout out to the guys on the Miami Heat in getting me right. I’ve been lifting and doing everything else that I need to do. So I feel great.”</p><h2><b>Rozier on missing the last 11 games for the Heat last season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Terry-Rozier-during-a-Heat-game-on-April-5-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Rozier had dealt with a neck injury that at first was thought to not keep the 30-year old star out for a significant amount of time, but it would end up being a season-ending blow as his last game was on April 7 against the Indiana Pacers. The injury would further be labeled as “neck spasms” which he even had regrets on playing in that previous game against the Pacers, a time he said “sucks” since the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-haywood-highsmith-11-million-contract-caleb-martin-departure">Heat brought him</a> in to be a “big help for the playoffs.”</p><p>“Obviously we all know why I came here, to be a big help for the playoffs and just to try to get this team some life,” Rozier said Tuesday. “It just sucks that I couldn’t play in the most important part of the season, and I had to watch the guys that I go to war with. So it was tough. … It was just non-stop thinking about me just wishing I was out there with my guys. That’s why I’m glad that I’m cleared and everything else will take care of itself when the time comes.”</p><h2><b>Rozier on what his potential timeline would have been last season</b></h2><p>Rozier would emphasize that there was “no fear” of his basketball career being in jeopardy, but the worst part was not being out there when he started to really find his groove and building chemistry with the likes of Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, and Tyler Herro. He would reveal that if the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-alec-burks-reveals-real-reason-he-picked-miami-in-free-agency">Heat found a way to beat the eventual</a> champion Celtics, he “would have played in the second round.”</p><p>“It was tough, it was tough just to look at myself in a neck brace,” Rozier said. “… It was just a mutual agreement with me and the Heat that I wasn’t feeling the best and I wasn’t super comfortable. So we definitely sat it out, waited it out.</p><p>“I think that I would have played in the second round [of the playoffs] if we would have made it, but obviously that didn’t happen,” Rozier continued. “But, like I said, the most important thing is I’m feeling better now and I’m in the facility every day just getting better and I’ll be ready for next season when training camp starts.”</p><h2><b>Rozier on solidifying chemistry on Heat</b></h2><p>There was no doubt a process for Rozier who was one of the main options on the Charlotte Hornets, but had to be complementary to the players mentioned before. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-why-kevin-love-had-no-doubt-about-re-signing-with-miami">The Heat liked what</a> they saw as he averaged 16.4 points, 4.6 assists, and 4.2 rebounds per game while shooting 42.3 percent from the field and 37.1 percent from deep in 31 contests.</p><p>“Definitely just keep building that relationship with Bam, keep building that relationship with Tyler, and keep building that relationship with Jimmy,” Rozier said. “Everything else will take care of itself. Spending time with each other, and I’m not talking so much off the court, but when we get back on the court together in training camp and stuff like that. I think things will start clicking. We’re learning one another. Like I said, we didn’t get any time with each other last year. I make no excuses at all, but I think we’re all excited.”</p><h2><b>Rozier says Heat want to “run it back with our same team”</b></h2><p>If there is one thing for sure, Rozier wants to come back stronger and prove the doubters wrong as he heads into his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-bam-adebayos-message-miami-contract-extension">first full season with Miami.</a> He would even says that the team wants “to run it back with our same team” for next season.</p><p>“I think the fans are bored right now, and they want to put as many scenarios as they can for us,” Rozier said. “But at the end of the day, we want to run it back with our same team, and we want to show the fans what we can bring to Miami. Obviously last year was tough on us, all of it as a whole. But we’re looking to get out there and impact, and make an impact all together.”</p><p>“I think everybody got kind of a sour taste,” Rozier continued. “I think everybody wants to prove people wrong, I think everybody is ruling us out and doubting us, which is fine. But I think coming back to training camp, I think we have the right mindset that we want to prove people wrong. So whatever we decide to do as an organization, I know me and those guys that are going to put on a Heat jersey will be ready.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-why-miamis-rookies-are-ready-to-make-some-noise-in-2024-25">Rozier and the Heat are looking</a> to improve after finishing at the eighth seed for the second straight season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Terry Rozier breaks silence after being cleared from neck injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-terry-rozier-jaime-jaquez-jr-ruled-out-for-must-win-game-5-vs-celtics');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s Terry Rozier, Jaime Jaquez Jr. ruled out for must-win Game 5 vs. Celtics');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ASAP-Heat-news-Terry-Rozier-Jaime-Jaquez-Jr.-ruled-out-for-must-win-Game-5-vs.-Celtics.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat’s Terry Rozier, Jaime Jaquez Jr. ruled out for must-win Game 5 vs. Celtics</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-30T14:06:00-07:00">April 30th, 2:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-30T14:06:00-07:00">April 30th, 2:06pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The injury problems <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-feels-in-his-heart-that-miami-has-an-offensive-resurgence-for-game-5-vs-celtics">continue for the Miami Heat as</a> it was <a href="https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1785383071241392592" rel="noopener">announced on their X</a> (formerly known as Twitter) account that both Terry Rozier and rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. will be out for Game 5 Wednesday night against the Boston Celtics. With the Heat down 3-1 in the series, this is the exact opposite of what fans want to hear in a time where the season is on the line.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MIAvsBOS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MIAvsBOS</a> INJURY UPDATE: Terry Rozier (neck) and Jaime Jaquez, Jr. (right hip flexor strain) have both been ruled out of tomorrow night’s Game 5 vs the Celtics.</p><p>— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1785383071241392592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Wednesday will mark the 11th straight game Rozier will be missing due to a nagging neck injury that is specifically labeled as “neck spasms.” His last game played was on April 7 against the Indiana Pacers where he even admitted after the game that he “shouldn’t have played.”</p><p>Rozier has been sorely <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-bam-adebayo-erik-spoelstra-vocal-on-1-major-motivation-to-win-game-5-vs-celtics">missed for the Heat as he was</a> acquired right before the NBA trade deadline and has been an upgrade at the point guard position over Kyle Lowry. However, he has not played one postseason game yet for Miami, even though his presence is being felt as told to ClutchPoints by Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra.</p><p>“I mean, Terry is a competitive spirit. You always feel it,” Spoelstra said about how Rozier is a factor even off the court for the Heat.” He feels a certain way about this matchup and all that stuff is good, but you feel for him not being out there because this is what all the competitors want to be out there for this.”</p><h2><b>A new injury for Heat rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr.</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Jaime-Jaquez-Jr.-driving-to-the-basket-during-the-Heats-Game-4-loss-to-the-Celtics.jpg"><figcaption>Michael Laughlin-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>When it comes to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-heat-takeaways-from-the-deflating-game-4-loss-vs-celtics">Heat’s star rookie in Jaquez</a>, it was tumultuous Monday night as he went to the locker room towards the end of the game. He would come back into the game later, but was then taken out once again, limiting him to just 22 minutes where he scored nine points making four shots out of 10 attempts from the field.</p><p>Jaquez has actually been in the most games for a player wearing a Heat uniform as he played in 75 games during the regular season. He did miss time mostly from a groin injury, but this time around, it is being listed as a “right hip flexor strain” which prompted the UCLA product to speak to then media and recount how he knew he was injured.</p><p>“I just felt something, felt something give in the hip, and we’ll take it day by day as of now,” Jaquez said. “It was really just my hip, my right hip. I felt something give in the beginning in the third quarter going up for a rebound. I tried to get back in there, tried to give it everything I had.”</p><h2><b>Jaquez taking the hip injury “day by day”</b></h2><p>Jaquez had been a regular starter for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-how-erik-spoelstra-miami-plan-to-embrace-celtics-challenge-despite-2-1-playoff-deficit">Heat in the post-season ever</a> since Jimmy Butler was hurt in the first play-in tournament game against the Philadelphia 76ers, but now with the absence, Spoelstra will have to make another change. The goal right now for Jaquez is taking it “day by day” as the injury is <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1785409103034290204" rel="noopener">“something definitely a little new.”</a></p><p>“I think just take it day by day,” Jaquez said following Game 4 when asked about the hip injury before being ruled out for Game 5. “This is something definitely a little new. I don’t think I’ve had an injury up here before. But like I said, day by day.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Something from last night…Jaime Jaquez Jr. has been ruled out for Game 5 as right after Game 4, he talked about the hip injury. </p><p>“This is something definitely a little new…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatCulture?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatCulture</a> <a href="https://t.co/3AObbYYCU8">pic.twitter.com/3AObbYYCU8</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1785409103034290204?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The rookie has been one of the bright spots of the season for the Heat as they took Jaquez with the 18th overall pick with some people marking him the steal of the draft. He has filled in for a fair share of Miami’s injuries throughout the season and now his teammates will look to do the same as Jaquez said that in these type of situations, it brings the team closer.</p><p>“This is when guys come together and get tighter as a group,” Jaquez said. “And that’s what we’re going to do.”</p><h2><b>Caleb Martin talks about the Heat’s current position</b></h2><p>A player who has been seeing an uptick in opportunity already with the other injuries who will be keyed in on more by the Celtics will be star Caleb Martin as he has had an up and down series with two solid performances. Now being down 3-1 in the series to Boston, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-kevin-love-reveals-biggest-playoff-difference-between-miami-cavs-stints">he mentioned how the Heat</a> have “guys who have been fighting to even get to this point” which serves as motivation to hurdle obstacles in their way.</p><p>“Nobody wants to be in this type of position,” Martin said. “But we got a lot of guys who have been fighting to even get to this point in their careers or whatever. So this isn’t the worst we’ve seen when it comes to this basketball stuff.”</p><h2><b>Miami looking to perform a miracle and bring series back home</b></h2><p>While there is no doubt that the wall to climb over is as tall as it gets, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-why-erik-spoelstra-has-given-kevin-love-duncan-robinson-limited-playoff-minutes-vs-celtics">the Heat’s mindset is</a> as strong as ever. Martin said that the team embraces the tough challenges and is grateful that they are in the playoffs “while a lot of guys aren’t playing right now.”</p><p>“At the end of the day, we’re getting to play one of the best teams in the East and we’re in the postseason while a lot of guys aren’t playing right now. So we don’t have a lot to complain about. We just need to go out and have fun and play, compete.”</p><p>There have been 13 teams in the history of the NBA to come back down from a 3-1 deficit and win the series as Miami looks to be the 14th. However, with the injuries to Butler, Rozier, and now Jaquez, it could be the end of the team’s playoff hopes, one year removed from their miraculous run from the eighth seed to the NBA Finals.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-vs-celtics-game-5-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-nba-playoffs">Game 5 between the Heat and the Celtics</a> will take place Wednesday night at TD Garden where the goal is to bring the series back to the Kaseya Center. The sole goal of the whole team which was a reoccurring sentiment stated after the ugly Game 4 loss is that they want to give their fans something to root for. Time will tell if that becomes a reality.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Terry Rozier, Jaime Jaquez Jr. ruled out for must-win Game 5 vs. Celtics

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-how-terry-rozier-is-impacting-miami-vs-celtics-despite-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Terry Rozier is impacting Heat vs. Celtics despite injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/How-Terry-Rozier-is-impacting-Miami-vs.jpeg"></figure><h1>How Terry Rozier is impacting Heat vs. Celtics despite injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-27T14:10:23-07:00">April 27th, 2:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-27T14:10:23-07:00">April 27th, 2:10pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-delon-wright-dealt-injury-blow-amid-jimmy-butler-terry-rozier-absences">The Miami Heat are preparing to shock</a> the basketball world once again as they prepare for a two-game home stand starting Saturday night against the Boston Celtics in Game 3 with the series tied at one win a piece. However, the team is still without not just Jimmy Butler who is already known to be out for several weeks, but the unknown is still <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-heat-takeaways-from-the-huge-game-2-win-vs-celtics">Heat star Terry Rozier who is</a> “day to day” with a neck injury as head coach Erik Spoelstra speaks on how he’s contributing despite the issue.</p><p>Neck injuries could be tricky and sporadic <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-miami-aiming-for-unpredictable-offensive-approach-before-game-3-vs-celtics">as even Spoelstra mentioned to</a> ClutchPoints before the end of the regular season that one day Rozier can wake up and it’s all fine. However, he will miss his ninth consecutive game Saturday with an issue specifically labeled as a “neck spasm.”</p><h2><b>Spoelstra explains how Rozier helps the Heat even with an injury</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Terry-Rozier-communicating-with-his-team-during-the-Heats-win-over-the-Rockets-on-April-5.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>However, even though he might not be contributing to the team on the court, he still has a role off the court being a leader and bringing the intensity to the locker room. Spoelstra said to ClutchPoints before Game 3 that Rozier <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1784317869272023352" rel="noopener">“feels a certain way about this matchup”</a> as he is alluding to the star being a former member of the Celtics for the first four seasons of his career.</p><p>“I mean, Terry is a competitive spirit. You always feel it,” Spoelstra said about how Rozier is a factor even off the court for the Heat.” He feels a certain way about this matchup and all that stuff is good, but you feel for him not being out there because this is what all the competitors want to be out there for this.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Erik Spoelstra about Terry Rozier and what he’s been contributing off the court to the Heat even though he can’t play just yet. </p><p>“Terry is a competitive spirit…you always feel it…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatCulture?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatCulture</a> <a href="https://t.co/yVdy318w5J">pic.twitter.com/yVdy318w5J</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1784317869272023352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-tyler-herros-100-assessment-mentality-change-vs-celtics">Miami shockingly stole</a> one in Boston in Game 2 and have officially made this a series when most thought the Celtics would sweep the under-manned Heat. In response to the ugly performance in Game 1, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-sends-cram-for-the-test-warning-to-miami-ahead-of-game-2-vs-celtics">the Heat came out and played</a> some of their best basketball in part of draining 23 three-pointers which is a playoff record and Rozier was there to witness it all.</p><h2><b>Spoelstra focused on beating Boston despite continuous injury problems</b></h2><p>However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-caleb-martin-spearheads-miamis-stunning-game-2-win-over-celtics-hes-the-ultimate-x-factor">Miami will continue to be down</a> players as besides the known stars in Butler and Rozier, Delon Wright will be out Saturday due to a “personal family matter.” He has been crucial coming off the bench in terms of his defensive presence and his shooting from deep where he shot five for five in the first game of the series.</p><p>With another man down, the Heat will continue to repeat their mantra of “we have enough,” but when facing a dangerous team like the Celtics, the cards are stacked against the team, but what’s new? When asking about the absence of Wright and the Heat continuing to deal with injuries, Spoelstra said he is not “even thinking about that” and instead focusing on finding different ways to beat Boston which involves them <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1784317688170328488" rel="noopener">“doing some ridiculously things.”</a></p><p>“We’re not even thinking about that,” Spoelstra said when asked about the injuries. “The challenge is the Boston Celtics, you know, they present some challenges that we have to dive into the competition and find a way. Maybe a different way than the other night but that’s the bottom line collectively for 48 minutes or more, wrap your mind around doing some ridiculously tough things and that’s what the playoffs are all about.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Erik Spoelstra on the absence of Delon Wright and how about even with the continuous injuries, he said the focus is on the team in front of them.</p><p>“It might be a different way than the other night…gotta wrap our mind around doing some ridiculously tough things…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatCulture?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatCulture</a> <a href="https://t.co/oEZ6dLtPEi">pic.twitter.com/oEZ6dLtPEi</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1784317688170328488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-vs-heat-game-3-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-nba-playoffs">The Heat look to make some</a> noise once again by at least taking one game on their home floor, making this a competitive series. It seems as if doubting Miami is a recipe for disaster, but time will tell if reality will set in.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Terry Rozier is impacting Heat vs. Celtics despite injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-delon-wright-dealt-injury-blow-amid-jimmy-butler-terry-rozier-absences');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat dealt another tough injury blow amid Jimmy Butler, Terry Rozier absences');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Heat-news-Miami-dealt-another-tough-injury-blow-amid-Jimmy-Butler-Terry-Rozier-absences.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat dealt another tough injury blow amid Jimmy Butler, Terry Rozier absences</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-27T12:06:48-07:00">April 27th, 12:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-27T12:06:48-07:00">April 27th, 12:06pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-tyler-herros-100-assessment-mentality-change-vs-celtics">Heat aren’t just battling</a> the Boston Celtics, as injuries have been a problem here in the postseason. They’ve been without Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier and it sounds like they’ll be without another key player on the roster for Game 3.</p><p>Reports indicate that veteran guard, Delon Wright, <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1784282567543230714" rel="noopener">is officially ruled out</a>, according to Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report. However, Wright is not suffering from an injury and is instead dealing with a family issue.</p><p>“Miami Heat guard Delon Wright (personal family matter) will not play tonight in Game 3 against the Boston Celtics.”</p><p>Hopefully, it’s nothing too serious and everything is okay with Delon Wright and his family. The fact he’s missing a playoff game must mean it’s important but it’s not currently known what the potential family matter is.</p><p>As for the Heat, their roster is simply dwindling at the worst possible time of the NBA season. The Celtics are a powerhouse and aim to finally win a championship in over a decade. But if anyone is going to get the best out of this Miami team, it’s Erik Spoelstra.</p><p>Boston ran away with it in Game 1 only for the Heat to fight back and steal Game 2. Miami now has home-court advantage thanks to that win with the next two games being in Miami. Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, and Caleb Martin stepped up big time with Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier each dealing with an injury.</p><p>With that said, it’ll be interesting to see how the lineup looks without Delon Wright. He played 20 minutes during Game 2 and recorded five points, four rebounds, and one assist. Wright isn’t a star player but he’s been playing well as a rotational asset in the Heat lineup. He’ll be sorely missed in Game 3 against the Celtics.</p><h2>How the Heat can win Game 3 vs. the Celtics</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Erik-Spoelstra-at-Heat-Celtics-Game-2.jpg"><figcaption>David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Erik Spoelstra is a mastermind of a basketball coach. Ever since the Big 3 of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh ended he’s kept the Heat competitive. Even when the roster didn’t look like playoff contenders. He routinely gets the best out of his players and there’s no question he’s one of the best coaches in the NBA.</p><p>With that said, the number of injuries is hard to deal with. But the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-miami-aiming-for-unpredictable-offensive-approach-before-game-3-vs-celtics">Heat won’t go down</a> without a fight. Another big game from Adebayo will go a long way but he can’t do it by himself. Tyler Herro stepped up in Game 2 and he needs to remain consistent. As of right now, those are Miami’s top players.</p><p>But if the Heat want to beat the Celtics in Game 3 they’ll need to lean on the entire roster. Miami is good because they play excellent team ball. Jaime Jaquez Jr. has been consistent throughout most of his rookie season and Caleb Martin must have another big game. As long as the rotational guys can perform then Miami should at least give Boston a run for their money.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat dealt another tough injury blow amid Jimmy Butler, Terry Rozier absences

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-has-heartfelt-take-on-terry-rozier-injury-ahead-of-play-in-game-vs-76ers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s Erik Spoelstra has heartfelt take on Terry Rozier injury ahead of Play-in game vs 76ers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Erik-Spoelstras-heartfelt-take-on-Terry-Rozier-injury-ahead-of-Play-in-game-vs-76ers.jpeg"></figure><h1>Heat’s Erik Spoelstra has heartfelt take on Terry Rozier injury ahead of Play-in game vs 76ers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-17T15:04:53-07:00">April 17th, 3:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-17T15:04:53-07:00">April 17th, 3:04pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-bam-adebayo-gets-real-on-team-usa-selection-playing-for-erik-spoelstra-at-olympics">As the Miami Heat prepare to compete</a> in the play-in tournament Wednesday night against the Philadelphia 76ers, they will once again be without <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-miami-gets-mixed-bag-of-terry-rozier-duncan-robinson-injury-updates-for-crucial-play-in">star guard Terry Rozier</a>. He missed the last four games of the regular season where his last appearance was on April 7 against the Indiana Pacers as Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra talks about <a href="https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/04/17/duncan-robinson-back-with-heat-but-at-what-speed-spoelstra-addresses-roziers-absence/" rel="noopener">how he feels bad for him</a> according to Ira Winderman of The Sun Sentinel.</p><p>“I just feel for Terry,” Spoelstra said. “He’s been making a lot of progress. He’s not ready to play in an NBA playoff-level game right now. But I’m encouraged, we’re encouraged. I feel for him. He’s such a competitor. I know how badly he wants to be out here for these kind of moments that I’m talking about. But we’ll continue to treat him and see how he feels.”</p><p>Rozier has said time and time again that he wants to be a part of a winning team and while the game isn’t a “win or go home” situation, it’s still a big contest where the winner faces the No. 2 seed New York Knicks in the first round of the playoffs. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/miami-heat-bold-predictions-for-2024-nba-play-in-tournament-vs-76ers">Spoelstra said before the game</a> that his “body will let us know” when he can come back as he deals with a nagging neck injury.</p><p>“I’m always hopeful,” Spoelstra said. But his body will let us know.”</p><h2><b>Spoelstra talks Duncan Robinson being able to play in crucial game </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Duncan-Robinson-looking-for-the-right-read-during-the-Heats-win-against-the-Knicks-on-April-2.jpeg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-how-miami-will-be-aggressive-vs-joel-embiid-76ers-in-play-in-game">Duncan Robinson makes his return</a> Wednesday against the 76ers as he was made “available” as announced by the <a href="https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1780710796890370481" rel="noopener">team’s X</a> (formerly known as Twitter). Like Rozier, he also missed the last four games with a back injury specifically labeled as “left facet syndrome,” which is the same issue that held him out earlier as Spoelstra said that it’s “all hands on deck.”</p><p>“All hands on deck,” Spoelstra said about Robinson playing though he may not be fully healthy. “Everybody’s putting themselves out there even if they’re not 100 percent. He has been making a lot of progress. It’s just good to see him back in the fold and we’ll utilize him however we need to.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MIAvsPHI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MIAvsPHI</a> INJURY UPDATE: Duncan Robinson (facet) is available for today’s game vs. the Sixers.</p><p>— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1780710796890370481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 17, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Kevin Love explains his recent injuries that worried Miami</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jaime-jaquez-jr-drops-truth-bomb-on-how-ucla-march-madness-experience-will-help-in-nba-playoffs">The other injury the Heat were concerned</a> about was Kevin Love who left in the first quarter of the regular season finale with an apparent arm injury that was said to be an “left upper arm contusion,” but later had an ankle problem listed on the injury report. However, Love said at shoot-around Wednesday that the arm and the ankle are “not an issue” is “ready to go.”</p><p>“Arm’s not an issue, ankle’s not an issue,” Love said. “I’m ready to go. So turn the page on the regular season and now we’ve got some work to do.”</p><p>When questioned why Love did not return to the game against the Toronto Raptors, he mentioned how the lead was already out of hand in Miami’s favor. However, he mentioned how that made him feel better and especially the extra day he got.</p><p>“We were up 21 at half, so it just made sense for me to focus on this,” he said. “But I feel good and I think that extra day helped.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-vs-76ers-nba-play-in-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-4-17-2024">The Heat have had constant</a> injury issues which the team is hoping doesn’t stem to the postseason, but before they get to the playoffs, they have to take down the 76ers on their home floor. If they lose, Miami hosts the winner of the 9-10 seed matchup between the Chicago Bulls and the Atlanta Hawks Friday where the winner would face the Boston Celtics.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
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