Entries by Mateo Mayorga

Mateo’s Hoop Diary: Heat soil themselves in second half, losing to the short-staffed Cavaliers

The Heat were upset by the Cavaliers on Vice Night because they ran out of gas in the fourth quarter, couldn’t guard without fouling, and were careless with the ball, turning it over 21 times. The visitors, minus three starters (Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley), deployed their eighth starting lineup in 12 games, […]

Mateo’s Hoop Diary: Heat defeat the Hornets in the first Emirates Cup game of the season after a franchise-best 53-point first quarter

The undermanned Heat’s 3-point shooting went cold after a team record 53-point first quarter, and Jaime Jaquez Jr. plus Simone Fontecchio had to bail them out against the Hornets in their first Emirates Cup game of the year. The defensive communication at first was abysmal without Bam Adebayo as they lost track of drive-bys, 3-pointers, […]