Despite the turbulence around him, Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. sat by his locker, bearing both, a calm and focused demeanor.
After an alarming last-minute injury scratch from the lineup on Wednesday, Nikola Jokic was able to play with a sprained right elbow in Miami. It did not seem to bother him. He completed his 16th triple-double of the season late in the third quarter with one of his most delicious highlights of the year.
Second-year Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. looks like a new man since joining the starting lineup. Jaquez averages 18 points, eight rebounds, and six assis
Ira Winderman’s perspectives and other items of note from the Miami Heat’s Friday night game against the Denver Nuggets.
Jimmy Butler returned from a seven-game suspension on Friday to start against the Denver Nuggets. The Miami Heat suspended the six-time All-Star on Jan. 4 for “conduct detrimental to the team.
Spoelstra was peeved that referees took the ball from Jaquez, when he was already at the free throw line, after Utah challenged a foul call with the Heat up 90-88 and 1:22 left in the fourth quarter on Thursday. The call was overturned, resulting in a jump ball that the Heat won, leading to a Jaquez three-pointer.
Eric Wong identifies five teams likely to shake it up in the second half of the NBA season and what it'll mean for fantasy basketball.
Second-year Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. looks like a new man since joining ... feels more comfortable with All-Star forward Jimmy Butler sidelined. Butler is serving a seven-game ...
Jamal Murray scored 30 points, Nikola Jokic extended his NBA lead with his 17th triple-double of the season and the Denver Nuggets spoiled Jimmy Butler’s return by beating the Miami Heat 133-113 on Friday night.
Second-year forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. hit a huge three-pointer with a minute left in the Heat's comeback win over the Utah Jazz Thursday night. He also grabbed two crucial offensive rebounds in the final minutes, delivered an assist and made three free throws as Miami won 97-92.
During Week 13, the Blazers will play four games, beginning with the Heat on Tuesday. With Mark Williams firmly entrenched as Charlotte’s starting center, Richards needed a move to have a chance of establishing his fantasy ceiling.