"Following the Miami Heat's 120-104 preseason loss on Sunday, they became the only team in the league to have an 0-4 record for this year's preseason. Yes, preseason doesn't really matter besides to just experiment with lineups and combinations. Starters don't usually play more than 15-20 minutes. In this game's case, each of Bam Adebayo, Norman Powell, Andrew Wiggins and Nikola Jovic were all out entirely."
"The 7-foot big man put up a 24/10 double-double to go along with 2 steals in just 25 minutes. He also shot an efficient 9 of 17 from the field and 2 of 4 from 3-point range. Ware additionally knocked down all four of his free throws, and really looked like the only bright spot of the entire game- despite his -12 plus/minus."
Miami opened the preseason with a 120-104 loss and fell to a league-worst 0-4 preseason record. Several starters — Bam Adebayo, Norman Powell, Andrew Wiggins and Nikola Jovic — did not play, while Orlando also rested Paolo Banchero and Desmond Bane, creating a bench-centric matchup. Miami has only two of three two-way roster spots filled and lacks a standout from its young players. Jahmir Young scored 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting off the bench. Kel'el Ware produced a 24-point, 10-rebound double-double in 25 minutes with efficient shooting. The Heat were out-rebounded 60-41 and shot 27% from three.
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