The Miami Heat are proving their critics wrong with their early-season form in the 2025-26 NBA season.
When the Miami Heat traded Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors last season, many expected the team to struggle in the Eastern Conference this campaign.
However, the Heat are quickly proving their doubters wrong with a blazing start to the 2025-26 NBA season.
Miami Heat’s fourth 140-point game ties their tally for the last seven seasons
The Heat recently locked horns with their Eastern rivals, the Chicago Bulls, in a highly anticipated matchup.
After the dust settled, the Heat walked away with a dominant 143-107 win, spearheaded by a 20-point double-double from Kel’el Ware.
For the fourth time this season, the Heat breached the 140-point mark. Sounds amazing, right? But there’s something even more sensational.
Prior to the 2025-26 season, the Heat scored at least 140 points in a game just four times over seven seasons. This includes Butler’s five-and-a-half-season stint with the franchise as well.
Keeping that in mind, it’s truly commendable what head coach Erik Spoelstra is doing this season with the franchise.
Miami Heat may avoid Play-In, but they will likely struggle in the 2026 playoffs
Considering their star guard, Tyler Herro, is yet to make his season debut, one may think that the Heat will only get better as the season progresses.
However, let’s not forget that once Herro returns, it will take the ball out of Norman Powell’s hands. Powell is having a breathtaking run with the Heat.
So much so that Powell became the fastest player in Heat franchise history to score 300-plus points on the hardwood.
Keeping that in mind, Herro’s return could ruin the team’s chemistry. Thus making the Heat struggle come playoff time, albeit helping avoid the Play-In Tournament.
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