On Wednesday night, the Miami Heat lost to the Denver Nuggets 122-112. Although the score doesn't quite illustrate a blowout loss, the game got out of the Heat'

Over the first month of the season, the Heat has produced two of the five-highest scoring games in franchise history. The Heat blitzed Memphis for 146 points on Oct. 24 and Charlotte for 144 on Oct. 28. Those rank as the third and fourth highest scoring games in Heat history.

The failure to finish defined the first two games of this four-game Miami Heat western swing. That changed Monday night against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Despite the Heat missing Bam Adebayo because of a toe injury, the team was off to the races on Friday night against the Hornets in the first group play contest for the NBA Cup. As it has been the storyline all season, Miami would display its new and improved up-tempo offense that doesn't slow down for anyone.

Those absences, however, created an opportunity for rookie Kon Knueppel, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, to showcase his scoring ability. Knueppel delivered the best performance of his young career,

Ban Adebayo had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Norman Powell added 21 points in his return to Southern California and the Miami Heat held off the Los Angeles Clippers 120-119 on Monday night.

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