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"It felt great being out there with my teammates and being on court with them for the first time all season," Herro said. "It felt great to be in the drills. My foot is getting better. I've been rehabbing around the clock, every day since my surgery. "I'm trying to get back as soon as I can. I'm looking at about a week or two, hopefully, barring those setbacks."

Miami begins a two-game set against the New York Knicks on Friday. Ultimately, its chances of passing the Pacers after 13 games are quite unlikely. Indiana scored 157 points (vs. Hawks) in their 13th game that season, meaning the Heat would have to score 167 points to surpass them. While they have 140-plus points thrice already, they have only topped 150-plus once in their franchise's history: In April of last season against the New Orleans Pelicans (153 PTS; April 11). Accomplishing that feat will be significantly slim without Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo.

As Wednesday night progressed, one got the feeling that the Heat's offensive firepower would eventually win out and that Cleveland would simply run out of gas, given who was available for them. So even after the Heat had taken double-digit leads in the first and third quarters that both slipped away, it was still a 101-100 game with 8:55 left, and the Heat were slated to rotate in all their starters to close out the game.

"Perfect," Jaquez Jr. said.

He continues to be a defensive liability, and he has the worst defensive rating on the team, among players who have played at least five games. But considering he was supposed to just be a rotational guard, and considering he is still a second-year player who was a second-round pick, he has held his own on the offensive side of the ball and has the 4th best offensive rating

The Vice Nights threads are officially back! Seven years after they first debuted, the Miami Heat are officially bringing back the iconic black "Vice Nights" uniforms, beginning on Nov. 12, the team announced Saturday. The jerseys will go on sale on Nov. 11. It was speculated in July that Miami would bring back the Vice Nights uniforms, which will serve as their City Edition threads for the 2025-26 season.

MIAMI -- Norman Powell scored 25 points and the Miami Heat enjoyed a record-setting first quarter on the way to a 126-108 victory over the Charlotte Hornets in an NBA Cup game Friday night, giving coach Erik Spoelstra a win a day after his home burned down. Andrew Wiggins scored 22 points and Pelle Larsson added 19 for Miami. Rookie Kon Knueppel had his highest-scoring game as a pro, finishing with 30 for Charlotte.

A brand new ( although slightly familiar) approach to the offensive end has been the biggest talking point around the start of the Miami Heat's season. And for good reason. When a team that perpetually ranks among the NBA's bottom-third in offensive efficiency is suddenly occupying the category's No. 10 spot, per NBA.com, that's worth discussing. If the Heat can put up points like this, they'll be an absolute handful for opponents.

Behind another dominant performance from three-time MVP Nikola Jokic, the Denver Nuggets slammed the door on the Miami Heat Wednesday evening with a 122-112 win inside Ball Arena in Denver, Colo. Jokic tallied his fifth triple-double of the season, dropping an absurd 33-point, 15-rebound, 16-assist statline across 37 minutes, shooting 12-of-18 from the floor and 2-of-5 from 3-point range. Denver completely undressed Miami on the glass,