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Miami Heat’s Davion Mitchell Shares His First Impressions On Heat Culture
From the outside perspective, Miami Heat’s infamous “Heat Culture” has a nerve-rattling reputation for players coming into the organization for the first time.
Davion Mitchell is one of the Heat’s newest members, acquired from the Toronto Raptors before the trade deadline. He shared his thoughts about what Heat Culture means to him since he’s a part of the team.
“You hear stories that it’s kind of like the military here,” Mitchell said. “That’s not true, just from the two practices I was here. I don’t know anything about the summer yet and I guess we’ll see. But here, it’s a lot of fun and a lot of joy. You see a lot of people smiling.”
Mitchell spoke about Erik Spoelstra as a significant reason for the positive vibes. He explained Spoelstra does a good job of managing the team and creating a great environment despite the difficulties of being in the league.
“It’s not always just serious the whole time,” Mitchell continued. “You kinda gotta have fun with this. We play so many games. We travel so much. You’re not with your family. You’re not with the people you love all the time, so you have to make the environment fun. And I think Coach Spo does a really good job with that.”
Mitchell aims to debut on the Heat in tonight’s game against the Boston Celtics.
MIAMI HEAT’S DAVION MITCHELL GIVES INSIGHT FOR HOW ELITE DEFENSE IS WITH NEW ADDITIONS
Despite being ranked ninth in the NBA for defense, the Miami Heat have been inconsistent in getting defensive stops for prolonged game stretches.
These defensive lapses shouldn’t happen much more because of the new defensive additions they acquired before the trade deadline.
Andrew Wiggins and Kyle Anderson were the main players the Heat received when they traded Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors. Davion Mitchell was a solid addition they made the following day in a trade with the Toronto Raptors. All three are excellent defensive options Erik Spoelstra can use in his schemes.
At the Heat’s introductory press conference, Mitchell discussed how each player’s cooperation with each other could potentially boost the team’s defense.
“I’m excited,” Mitchell said. “You got Bam behind you. Kel’el Ware, I kinda spent some time with him pre-draft. I was at the same gym with him, and I seen how hard he works. You got everyone just playing hard, and that’s just the culture here. Then you have us three, Wiggins and Kyle Anderson, who show some length, can move their feet, and cover for one another. So I’m excited for what we can do.”
HEAT VS NETS TAKEAWAYS: REINFORCEMENTS ARE ON THE WAY AFTER BLOWOUT LOSS
The Miami Heat (25-25) were outscored 31-9 in the fourth quarter as they blew their lead against the Brooklyn Nets (18-34) 102-86.
Here’s a look at four major takeaways from the matchup:
1. Bam Adebayo was the only Heat player who didn’t struggle offensively.
Adebayo finished with 18 points, eight rebounds, and one assist on 50 percent shooting and 33.3 percent from three-point range. He was the only player on the team who shot above 40 percent. However, he was also plagued by fourth-quarter struggles as he failed to do much to close the game out.
2. Tyler Herro had an extremely inefficient night.
Herro finished with 15 points, four rebounds, and six assists on 27.3 percent shooting and 18.2 percent from three-point range. Outside of the first quarter, where he had four of his six assists, he failed to get in a rhythm for the rest of the game. He also had four turnovers. This was after his previous two games, where Herro had seven and six turnovers.
3. Terry Rozier led both teams in scoring.
Rozier finished with 20 points, four rebounds, and two assists on 40 percent shooting and 50 percent from three-point range. He started the first half on fire with 15 points on over 50 percent shooting, but he was dreadful in the fourth as all but one of his tough shots failed to fall. He was the second player on the team besides Adebayo to shoot at least 40 percent from the field and the only player to shoot 50 percent from the perimeter. The Heat would’ve been blown out long before the fourth without him.
4. Kel’el Ware showed room for improvement with his rim finishing.
Ware finished with 10 points, 14 rebounds, and four assists on 33.3 percent shooting and missed both of his three-point attempts. Ware failed to convert on any of his layups outside his four dunks, mostly from lob passes. He needs to work on keeping the ball high when he’s in the paint. As soon as he drops the ball towards his waist, defenders collapsed on him all game. Defensively, Ware’s 7-foot size was a deterrent for the Nets in the first half but not much in the second. He finished with one block and one steal.
Bryan Townes is a contributor to Miami Heat On SI. He can be reached at btownesjr@gmail.com or on X @bryantownesjr11. Follow our coverage on Facebook.
An investigation is underway at a northwest Miami-Dade apartment complex after the sheriff’s office said a man was shot by his girlfriend after a “heated dispute” early Wednesday morning.
Few details have been released, but the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said the incident took place at an apartment complex located off Northwest 7th Avenue.
The sheriff’s office said that a man became involved in a “heated dispute” with his girlfriend, and she shot him in the right arm.
He was rushed to a hospital by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue in critical condition.
The woman is in custody.
The identities of those who were involved have not yet been released.
No other information was available.
Game date, time and location: Tuesday, Mar. 3, 7:30 p.m. EST, Kaseya Center, Miami, Florida
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun, YES Network (Brooklyn)
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VITALS: The Miami Heat (32-29) and Brooklyn Nets (15-45) meet for the second of three regular season matchups. Earlier this season, Miami recorded a, 106-95, win in Brooklyn on December 18 and has now won four of the last five overall against the Nets.
It also marks the first of consecutive games against Brooklyn with the teams facing each other again on Thursday. The Heat are 83-61 all-time versus the Nets during the regular season, including 44-26 in home games and 39-35 in road games.
PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
G Davion Mitchell
G Tyler Herro
C Bam Adebayo
F Pelle Larsson
F Andrew Wiggins
NETS
G Nolan Traore
G Terance Mann
C Nic Claxton
F Michael Porter Jr.
F Noah Clowney
INJURY REPORT
HEAT
Davion Mitchell: Questionable – Shoulder
Norman Powell: Out – Groin
Nikola Jovic: Out – Back
Trevor Keels: Available – G League
Jahmir Young: Available – G League
Vlad Goldin: Available – G League
Terry Rozier: Out – Not with team
NETS
Nic Claxton: Probable – Thumb
Egor Demin: Out – Foot
QUOTABLE
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra: “Regardless of the scheme is, I always go back to that, it’s just about committing to doing hard things. We were really moving in the zone, taking away airspace and scrambling to challenge shots at the rim. In a lot of these losses in the last month we’ve just been giving up shots at the rim and threes.”
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Alexander Toledo is a contributor to Miami Heat On SI and producer/co-host of the Five on the Floor podcast, covering the Heat and NBA. He can be reached at Twitter: @tropicalblanket
ORLANDO, Fla. — Lionel Messi scored twice in a four-goal second half, defender Telasco Segovia added a goal and two assists and defending champion Inter Miami CF rallied to beat Orlando City SC 4-2 on Sunday night, winning for the first time at Inter&Co Stadium.
Messi took a pass from Segovia and scored in the 57th minute to tie it 2-2, and Segovia scored unassisted in the 85th for the lead. Messi put the finishing touch on the victory when he scored off a free kick in the 90th.
“The victory belongs exclusively to the players,” Miami coach Javier Mascherano said after the game. “In the second half, they were a championship team. There were no tactics, nothing like that. There was heart, courage, possession, resilience, commitment. I think the team came out because they were champions last year.
“In the end, the players showed it. This victory is theirs.”
Messi’s first two goals of the season give him 52 in his first 55 regular-season MLS matches — 51 of them in his past 49 appearances. It also brought the reigning MLS MVP to 898 career goals scored, including 672 for Barcelona and 115 for Argentina.
“He’s the best player to ever play this sport. He’s a leader, and as a leader, he inspires others, but he also often needs to be inspired himself,” Mascherano said of Messi. “When he was driving forward, he had more attacking options, and with so many opportunities, he clearly has the ability to create chances like no one else, and that’s what allowed us to turn the game around.”
Marco Pašalić took a pass from Iván Angulo and scored in the 18th minute to give Orlando City a 1-0 lead. Pašalić has scored in four straight matches against Inter Miami.
Defender Griffin Dorsey set up Martín Ojeda for a goal six minutes later for a 2-0 advantage that stood through halftime.
Inter Miami cut it to 2-1 four minutes into the second half on Mateo Silvetti’s first career goal. Defenders Segovia and Facundo Mura had assists as the 20-year-old forward found the net in his fifth career appearance.
Segovia had eight goals and six assists as a rookie last season, while Mura collected his first assist in his first season.
Dayne St. Clair, the reigning goalkeeper of the year, turned away three shots — all in the second half of his second start with Inter Miami, but let in a soft goal for Orlando’s first.
Maxime Crépeau had four saves in his second start for Orlando City.
Teenager Colin Guske, 19, will miss Orlando City’s next match after the rookie picked up two yellow cards in his first start — the second one led to his exit in the 88th minute.
Inter Miami, which had never won in its previous nine trips to Orlando, was coming off a 3-0 road loss to LAFC.
Orlando City swept Inter Miami during the regular season last year and leads the all-time series 8-7-4.
Inter Miami plays D.C. United on Saturday at Audi Field. Orlando City is also on the road with a match against New York City FC.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this recap.
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