Entries by Mateo Mayorga

Mateo’s Hoop Diary: Heat escape Intuit Dome with a close win against the Clippers

The Heatles triple-teamed Kawhi Leonard’s last-second shot, taking out the Clippers late in the fourth quarter and narrowly escaping with a one-point win.    Norman Powell returned from his three-game absence (groin strain) and mowed down coverages like he never left. Bam Adebayo dropped an efficient 25 points and 10 boards, outplaying Ivica Zubac. And […]

Mateo’s Hoop Diary: Jaime Jaquez Jr. went nuclear off the bench, and the Heat destroyed the Hornets

The Heat were without their starting backcourt and flattened the touring Hornets, improving to 3-1 before leaving on their four-game road trip. They played fast, and seven members contributed double-figure scoring, but the story of the night was Jaime Jaquez Jr., who had one of his best games as a pro. He’s following up on […]

Mateo’s Hoop Diary: Heat make easy work of the Grizzlies in third-highest scoring game in franchise history

The Heat curbstopped the Grizzlies on the road for the first win of the season (1-1) and had them mentally checked out midway through the second quarter. Kel’el Ware started over Nikola Jović to match Memphis’ size, and the twin bigs feasted on lobs and jumpers.   Bam Adebayo went on the first shooting spree, […]

“154 is mine”: Jaron “Boots” Ennis puts 154-pounders on notice, destroying Uisima Lima

Jaron “Boots” Ennis wiped out Uisima Lima in round one, declaring himself a huge threat in his junior middleweight debut in front of hometown (Philadelphia) supporters. There was criticism for fighting a lesser-known opponent on a four-fight win streak, and it even continued until shortly before the bout when former boxer and current Golden Boy […]