Wednesday’s game was the eighth in a row where the Heat failed to score 110 points, matching the longest such drought in the NBA this season. In a season where scoring is up - teams are averaging more points per game this season than the league has seen in more than 50 years - the Heat haven’t kept pace.

Miami’s offense is consistent, and that’s not a good thing. “Just the consistency and sustainability of our offense, that’s what we have to get to,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. Teams that don’t score 100 almost have no chance of winning in this era: the leaguewide record in such games this season is 21-168, or a winning percentage of. It was the 11th time this season the Heat failed to score 100 points, tied with the Los Angeles Clippers for the most in the NBA. Probably not coincidentally, the 76ers won the game by 23 points – 119-96. Philadelphia outscored Miami by 24 points on 3-pointers. Those 13 consecutive misses on 3’s in Wednesday’s game - the second-worst drought for the Heat this season they missed 14 straight against Indiana in December - saw Miami go from up 43-39 to down 102-80 and the game basically being over. It’s always on us to make sure the shooters get the right shots.” “We’ve got guys who can shoot,” Heat forward Jimmy Butler said. Duncan Robinson has made more 3’s than any player in Heat history and can’t even get into the rotation right now, in part because he’s gone from a 45% shooter from deep during Miami’s Eastern Conference title year in 2019-20 to a 32% shooter from 3-point range now. Tyler Herro is down a bit, from 40% to 37%. Max Strus shot 41% on 3’s last season he’s at 33% this season. Only two teams in the last 20 seasons have been the NBA’s best on 3’s one year and fallen out of the top 10 the next season.Īnd whatever the problem is, it’s been contagious for Miami. No team has ever led the league in shooting from 3-point range one year and been 28th or worse the next season. “We just, plain and simple, need to hit shots.” “We’re getting the looks,” Heat forward Kevin Love said. 29 Houston - the team with the worst record in the NBA. Miami is averaging 107.9 points per game, almost two points behind No. They’re 28th in the 30-team league from beyond the arc so far this year at 33%, going from first to almost-worst in an unprecedented drop-off.Īnd they’re dead last in scoring, another obviously bad omen: Over the last 40 seasons, only three teams were last in scoring for a full regular season and still made the playoffs. The Heat were the NBA’s best 3-point shooting team last season at 38%, and - almost inexplicably - can’t shoot straight this season. Those were the results of 13 consecutive 3-point shots taken by the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. Business & Finance Click to expand menu.

Women shot at capitol