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Klay Thompson (left ankle) and Pelle Larsson (illness) did not practice today. Thompson landed awkwardly after completing his chase-down block late in the win over the Jazz.
I know the eye test may say otherwise, but the Heat has actually been a good defensive rebounding team this season. Instead of using raw rebounding margin (impacted by how many shots are missed), use rebounding percentage to gauge it.
The Heat are No. 6 in Defensive Rebounding %. With Giannis and Bam on the floor together, they're rebounding 76.4 percent of all opponent misses, well above the No. 1 DReb% team (Charlotte, at 73.7%).
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NEW: Just three weeks into the season, the Heat already looks kind of different than it did at the start of the season miamiherald.com/sports/nba/m… Davion Mitchell on Erik Spoelstra: "He can adapt."
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Heat’s Giannis Antetokounmpo ready to move past wrist injury and Doc Rivers drama miamiherald.com/sports/nba/m… "If you play the game, there’s no reason for you to talk about injuries. I played the game, it’s over with.”
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Heat pushes through early season adversity and noise to rebound from 0-4 start. Erik Spoelstra's message to the team: "Embrace the tension" miamiherald.com/sports/nba/m… Giannis: "It’s quiet. Keep it that way. Keep on doing our job, and hopefully we can get back in the race.”
NEW: Heat’s Giannis Antetokounmpo ready to move past wrist injury and Doc Rivers drama miamiherald.com/sports/nba/m… Also, registration now open for Erik Spoelstra' 5K
NEW: Heat pushes through early season adversity and noise to rebound from 0-4 start. Erik Spoelstra's message to the team: "Embrace the tension" miamiherald.com/sports/nba/m… Giannis: "It’s quiet. Keep it that way. Keep on doing our job, and hopefully we can get back in the race.”
Heat closes West Coast trip with victory over depleted Jazz despite shaky finish miamiherald.com/sports/nba/m… Takeaways and postgame reaction from last night
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Heat closes West Coast trip with victory over depleted Jazz despite shaky finish. Takeaways and postgame reaction miamiherald.com/sports/nba/m… “This is an old school Miami Heat win where we don’t shoot great and we find a way.”
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NEW: Heat closes West Coast trip with victory over depleted Jazz despite shaky finish. Takeaways and details miamiherald.com/sports/nba/m… Heat closes the West Coast trip at 3-2 and now returns to Miami for a five-game homestand
End of third quarter: Heat 92, Jazz 72. Giannis with 24 points, nine rebounds and three assists in 23 minutes.
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Giannis shooting 5 of 7 on non-paint jumpers tonight. He made a career-high seven two-point jumpers last game in Sacramento.
Halftime: Heat 64, Jazz 54. Heat outscoring the Jazz 19-10 at the foul line and 17-5 in points off turnovers.
Giannis with 15 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.