![]() Swider got hot late, scoring all 17 of his points Tuesday in the fourth quarter. Swider, Orlando Robinson, Hampton and Cain entered the preseason opener in the second half. Hampton, Drew Peterson, Orlando Robinson, Swider and Alondes Williams. With 19 available players on Tuesday, the eight who were not used in the first half even with two rotation players out were Jamal Cain, Justin Champagnie, Cheick Diallo, R.J. The Heat then brought in Jaime Jaquez Jr., Dru Smith and Nikola Jovic off the bench in the second quarter to extend the rotation to 11 players in the first half. ![]() Those were the only eight players the Heat used in the opening quarter. While Lowry, Herro, Richardson, Love and Adebayo started, the first three used off the bench were Haywood Highsmith, Duncan Robinson and Thomas Bryant. As a side note, Cole Swider continued to impress in the comeback win. ![]() The rest of the Heat’s rotation in the preseason opener offered a few hints at what it could look like at the start of the regular season. Richardson contributed seven points on 3-of-7 shooting from the field and 1-of-3 shooting on threes, four rebounds, three assists and one steal in 21 minutes. Lowry ended the preseason opener with three points on 1-of-2 shooting from three-point range in 15 first-half minutes. Love did not score, but closed with four rebounds, one assist and one block in eight first-half minutes. Without them, the Heat opened the preseason with a starting lineup of Kyle Lowry, Tyler Herro, Josh Richardson, Kevin Love and Bam Adebayo.ĭoes that mean Lowry will be the starting point guard on opening night? Not necessarily because Spoelstra could start a trio of Butler, Herro and Richardson on the perimeter when Butler is available.ĭoes that mean the Heat will use a starting frontcourt of Love and Adebayo? Not necessarily because Spoelstra could start a frontcourt of Martin and Adebayo when Martin returns.Īs for Tuesday’s preseason opener, Adebayo and Herro led the starters to combine for 16 of the Heat’s first 18 points.Īdebayo, Love and Lowry did not play in the second half.Īdebayo finished with 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field and 5-of-6 shooting from the foul line, six rebounds and one assist in 15 first-half minutes. That’s because Butler will be in the Heat’s starting lineup when healthy and Martin could be in the Heat’s starting lineup when healthy. Without Butler and Martin, it was hard to get a real read on a potential starting lineup for opening night. 25 against the Detroit Pistons at Kaseya Center. The Heat opens the regular season on Oct. 18, and wraps up the preseason in Houston against the Rockets on Oct. The Heat has four preseason games left to play: The Heat travels to take on the San Antonio Spurs on Friday, hosts the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday and Brooklyn Nets on Oct. Spoelstra said before Tuesday’s contest he hopes “to play everybody at least a little bit” in the next two games. He played in two preseason games last season and two preseason games in 2021-22. Butler, 34, has not played many preseason games in the past and that’s expected to continue this season. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said Monday that the Heat “just want to make sure that is feeling great moving forward and he’s getting better each day.”īutler’s absence was not related to an injury. Martin, 28, missed the game because of left knee tendinosis that also limited him in Saturday’s training camp practice and kept him out of Monday’s intrasquad scrimmage. Butler is the Heat’s best player and a fixture in the Heat’s starting lineup and Martin will either be a big part of the Heat’s bench rotation or a starter. The Heat was without two important pieces in Tuesday’s preseason opener, as Jimmy Butler and Caleb Martin were unavailable for the contest. This was not the Heat’s preseason dress rehearsal, and there’s no guarantee the Heat will even have a preseason dress rehearsal. Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 113-109 win over the Charlotte Hornets to open the preseason on Tuesday night at Kaseya Center:
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