"The Miami Heat return home for their preseason home opener Monday night against the Milwaukee Bucks at 7:30 p.m. EST. This will be Milwaukee's first preseason game, while the Heat opened their preseason in Puerto Rico against the Orlando Magic, losing 126-118. Miami will be without five guards, including Tyler Herro, Davion Mitchell and Pelle Larsson - in addition to Simone Fontecchio, who had nine points, three rebounds and two assists across 21 minutes in his preseason opener."
"The Heat will also have the same starting lineup. Erik Spoelstra's response as to why was very Spo-like, too. Heat keeping the same starting lineup from last gameWhy?"Because I didn't feel like changing it."Says he doesn't know what starting lineup will be day 1, but Niko is playing great right now- Brady Hawk (@BradyHawk305) October 6, 2025 Erik Spoelstra on starting Nikola Jovic again tonight, said nothing set in stone, "I'll see what we do with the starting lineup. Niko's played well. Does that mean he's going to start Day 1? I don't know. But I like what he's doing right now."- Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) October 6, 2025"
Miami returns home for a preseason home opener against the Milwaukee Bucks at 7:30 p.m. EST. Milwaukee will play its first preseason game, while Miami opened in Puerto Rico and lost 126-118 to the Orlando Magic. Miami will be without five guards, including Tyler Herro, Davion Mitchell and Pelle Larsson, and Simone Fontecchio is also out after logging nine points, three rebounds and two assists in 21 minutes in his preseason appearance. The Heat will run the same starting five: Norman Powell, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Nikola Jovic, Andrew Wiggins and Bam Adebayo. Coach Erik Spoelstra said he did not feel like changing the starting lineup and praised Nikola Jovic's current play without committing to a regular-season starter.
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