Entries by Mateo Mayorga

Mateo’s Hoop Diary: Heat’s rebounding, bench play and Norman Powell’s eruption were too much for the 76ers

The Heat survived the 76ers, thanks to its strong bench play, locking up the glass and four players scoring between 18 and 32 digits, closing out their two-game road trip undefeated. They sped away each time their hosts got within striking distance and have now won eight of their last 10.    With Tyler Herro […]

David Benavidez takes down Anthony Yarde in seven rounds, keeping his title and other notes from the Ring IV: Night of Champions

The main event of the Ring IV: Night of Champions was an execution; a pleasure for the sadists and a painful experience for the squeamish. David Benavidez stopped Anthony Yarde in seven rounds but first left him a bloody mess, retaining his WBC light heavyweight belt and staying undefeated. The outcome was never in doubt, […]

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, […]