Entries by Mateo Mayorga

Mateo’s Hoop Diary: “We have to understand who we are…” Heat can’t overcome the Magic’s inside and outside scoring

The Miami Heat were exposed by the desperate Orlando Magic in their fourth matchup of the season and remain winless against their in-state rivals. The latter was bigger, stronger and faster, plus Paolo Banchero and Anthony Black took over the game.   The Magic’s inside action was so devastating that the Heat surrendered the most […]

Mateo’s Hoop Diary: Heat fall apart in the fourth quarter against the Celtics, losing their seventh game at home

The Heat failed to hold off the Celtics in Miami on account of getting wasted by Anfernee Simons in the fourth quarter and going colder than liquid helium. Miami’s top players, who were stepping up most of the night, shrank when adversity hit.   “Momentum really shifted probably when we were up 20 in the […]

Mateo’s Hoop Diary: Heat fall apart in the fourth quarter, visiting the defending champions

The Heat valiantly challenged the Thunder on the second night back-to-back, but OKC’s horsepower and stellar shot-making broke them down.   Teams typically raise their intensity by 100° in the game after they humiliate themselves, and it was the Heat’s turn this time following the Indiana catastrophe. They ended the first quarter ahead 34-32 thanks […]