Entries by Mateo Mayorga

Mateo’s Hoop Diary: Heat fall to the Magic at Kaseya Center as they fail to complete second-half comeback

The final matchup between the Miami Heat and Orlando Magic ended with the latter getting away at Kaseya Center. They are 5-0 against the Heat this season, and it wasn’t about the hosts matching their urgency as their rivals were bigger, stronger and faster. But the Magic make the constant mistake of getting satisfied with […]

Mateo’s Hoop Diary: Bam Adebayo’s second-highest scoring game in NBA history powers the Heat past the Wizards

The Wizards were powerless to stop Bam Adebayo’s assault, leading the Heat to their sixth-straight win on a historic NBA night. They were undermanned at home again, using their 22nd starting lineup and still took control of the open court and never gave up their lead.   He was merciless, outscoring the Wizards by himself […]

Mateo’s Hoop Diary: The Heat match their early-season best, Magic City Night cancelled, how Miami players fare in award races and more league notes

Fortunes can change for a team at the turn of a page. The Heat are on a five-game winning streak and have matched their best mark from the season being seven over .500. It makes it even more impressive how they’ve done on this run without All-Star Norman Powell.    Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro […]