Thursday, January 25, 2024

FT Miami 96 Memphis 105

Return of the Miami 45’s. Average regular season wins 2014/15 through 2022/23: 45; 2023/24 (24-20) win percentage as decimal (.545) projected over 82 games=

The Heat…sustained a fourth consecutive bad loss

this was arguably the Heat’s worst loss of the season, considering the decimated competition.

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 Funky Time.

“Right now, it’s one of these periods in an NBA season that’s funky,” Erik Spoelstra said. “I can’t even explain it. That’s basically what I told the group."
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Miami’s shooting and scoring have regressed badly in the continued absence of rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr., who missed his fifth game in a row with a groin injury.

Is this just inexplicable “Funky Time”? Or is that the reason? I cannot reasonably see these two things as coincidental.
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He's BACK! Spo the Tinkerer

▪ Spoelstra tried his 24th different starting lineup.