Five On The Floor: Miami Heat/NBA

Giannis Antetokounmpo's Miami Heat look to bounce back at home against Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons on Friday night at the Kasaya Center. Greg Sylvander & Digital Adel will recap the action from Game 2 of 82 of the Miami HEAT's regular season on this episode of Five on the Floor. 

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It’s no secret the Miami Heat were very disappointing in the first game of the season, losing handily to the Minnesota Timberwolves 131-106. Greg Sylvander & Sean Rochester review some key home opener blowouts from the past to see if history tells us anything about this team based off the opener.

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There's been plenty of talk about how dynamic the Miami Heat defense would be this season, and there it was passive and porous in the opening loss to Minnesota. How much of this was the drop scheme? How much was on the players? And what will we see against Detroit. Ethan Skolnick and Brady Hawk discuss.

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That went about as poorly as it could have. Giannis scored plenty in his first Miami Heat regular season game.... but the Heat's defense was subpar throughout against Anthony Edwards (45 points) and others, and then the offense collapsed also. Ethan Skolnick and Digital Adel recapped it live (an hour after the buzzer). 

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As Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Miami Heat welcome Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves to being the 2026-27 season, Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander take a big picture view as the franchise's latest major build officially begins. 

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He's back, for another season preview. Jorge Sedano of ESPN joins Ethan Skolnick to discuss the Heat's chances to replicate past strong seasons with superstars, the state of the Eastern Conference and more. 

 

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With several players released by other NBA teams this week, Ethan Skolnick and Digital Adel discuss who might be a fit in Miami -- and who's just a name.

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Entering his 39th season as the voice of the Miami Heat, Eric Reid joins Ethan Skolnick for a look ahead at what's to come in the Giannis era, while looking back at some prior ones.

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It's finally here: the Miami Heat's regular season starts Wednesday. One last time, Ethan, Alex and Brady give their predictions for the team collectively, and the players individually on a live stream on the Five Reasons YouTube channel.

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Klay Thompson is a notoriously slow starter, but his misses in preseason (he's 3 from 20 from three) have some people concerned that he's too far past his prime. Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander try to put it into context, in relation to Thompson's career and his place on this Miami Heat roster. Plus, it appears the Heat have a final roster.

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