Three weeks before the end of the regular season, the Heat still remains stuck in this 7th place which prevents it, for the moment, from qualifying directly for the playoffs. But with seven of his last eleven home games, he has every right to hope to return to the Top 6 of the East, instead of the Pacers, in particular.
The problem is that Miami is currently far from flawless at home, only posting a record of 18 wins and 16 defeats in Florida (53% success). Far from his 27-14 (66%) last season or his 29-12 (71%) two years ago…
“ It's difficult to find a particular trend. We just weren't good enough. We all know it, we are all aware of it. We can't go back and change the games we lost here » concedes on this subject Eric Spoelstra who, like all his players, “ would love to perform and put on a better face » in front of the audience at the Kaseya Center.
Remobilize yourself and don't make excuses
Reigning NBA finalist, who started the last playoff campaign with a 6-0 at home (before ending it with a 0-4…), the Heat know better than anyone that they will have to regain their sovereignty in their room in order to hope to go far in the playoffs.
“ At home or away, we have a job to do » reminds in any case Jimmy Butler, the emotional leader of this franchise. “ I don't think anyone is afraid to come here and face us. And I don't think anyone is afraid to face us outside either. Hoping we find a solution in the next few games, get back into it and get the job done, because we really need to start winning if we want to achieve our goals. »
Like his All-Star sidekick, Bam Adebayo wants Miami to become imperial again on its land, but try not to talk to him about the various injuries of his teammates, to justify his team's average record at the Kaseya Center.
“ I have the feeling that when we go on the field and we play with the right energy, it doesn't matter who is there or who is absent. » assures the pivot and captain of the Floridians. “ We have demonstrated it throughout the season: we can win with any team composition. We just need to focus on the little details, on these things. »
| Shots | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Party | Pts |
| Jimmy Butler | 49 | 34.3 | 50.1 | 41.4 | 85.5 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 21.5 |
| Tyler Herro | 36 | 33.6 | 43.7 | 39.9 | 83.5 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 20.8 |
| Bam Adebayo | 59 | 34.4 | 51.7 | 33.3 | 75.4 | 2.3 | 8.3 | 10.6 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 19.7 |
| Terry Rozier | 23 | 32.0 | 41.0 | 31.9 | 91.1 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 15.6 |
| Duncan Robinson | 63 | 28.5 | 45.7 | 40.5 | 88.6 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 13.5 |
| Jaime Jaquez, Jr. | 64 | 29.3 | 48.6 | 31.5 | 80.4 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 12.3 |
| Caleb Martin | 53 | 27.4 | 44.0 | 36.3 | 78.3 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 10.3 |
| Josh Richardson | 43 | 25.6 | 44.4 | 34.7 | 94.4 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 9.9 |
| Kevin Love | 47 | 17.5 | 44.3 | 34.9 | 77.9 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 9.0 |
| Kyle Lowry | 37 | 28.0 | 42.6 | 38.5 | 83.3 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 8.2 |
| Nikola Jovic | 34 | 18.1 | 43.6 | 41.6 | 60.6 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 6.5 |
| Haywood Highsmith | 54 | 19.3 | 42.6 | 36.1 | 73.3 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 5.2 |
| Patty Mills | 8 | 15.9 | 28.8 | 17.1 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 5.0 |
| Jamal Cain | 18 | 12.8 | 41.7 | 29.6 | 78.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 4.8 |
| Thomas Bryant | 33 | 10.8 | 55.5 | 21.4 | 85.7 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 4.7 |
| Dru Smith | 9 | 14.5 | 45.5 | 41.2 | 100.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| Delon Wright | 7 | 18.5 | 33.3 | 25.0 | 70.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
| Orlando Robinson | 30 | 9.7 | 50.7 | 53.3 | 76.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 3.3 |
| Cole Swider | 12 | 6.1 | 43.8 | 36.0 | 100.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Rj Hampton | 8 | 9.5 | 28.6 | 12.5 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Alondes Williams | 2 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
