2023 NBA Finals MVP Odds: Nikola Jokic is the Top Betting Favorite

According to the latest 2023 NBA Finals MVP odds, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (-400) is the top betting favorite to win the award. Per the BetOnline sportsbook, Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler (+335) has second-shortest odds, followed by Jamal Murray (+1200) and Bam Adebayo (+2500). 2023 NBA Finals MVP Odds: Nikola Jokic Opens As […]

James Foglio  •  28 Sep 2023
Heat become 3rd team to reach NBA Finals after posting a negative point differential during the regular season

The Miami Heat are only the third team to advance to the NBA Finals after posting a negative point differential during the regular season. They join the 1956-57 St. Louis Hawks and 1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers. Miami has won 41 straight playoff games when leading by 10 or more points at halftime, the second-longest streak in NBA […]

James Foglio  •  30 May 2023
Nuggets open 2023 NBA Finals as 8.5-point favorites over Heat in Game 1

The Denver Nuggets (65-32, 53-43-1 ATS) will enter Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals this Thursday as 8.5-point favorites at home over the Miami Heat (57-45, 44-55-3 ATS). Denver is making its first appearance in the NBA Finals in franchise history. Meanwhile, Miami is making its seventh NBA Finals appearance and first since 2020. […]

James Foglio  •  30 May 2023
The Miami Heat have won 41 straight playoff games when leading by 10+ points at halftime, the NBA’s 2nd-longest streak

Miami’s 2023 postseason run has been special and they’re not done just yet. A 103-84 win in Game 7 last night punched their ticket to the NBA Finals. This is their seventh trip to the NBA Finals since 2006, the most of any team in that span. On top of that, the Heat have won […]

Zach Wolpin  •  30 May 2023
Heat have had 7 undrafted players play this postseason, most for an NBA Finals team since 1966-67

The Miami Heat have had a total of seven undrafted players play this postseason, the most for an NBA Finals team in the modern draft era since 1966-67. Undrafted players include Duncan Robinson, Gabe Vincent, Udonis Haslem, Haywood Highsmith, Max Strus, Caleb Martin, and Omer Yurtseven. Vincent and Strus made appearances as regular starters. Robinson […]

James Foglio  •  30 May 2023
Caleb Martin has scored 132 points through the Conference Finals, the most points in a Conference or NBA Finals by an undrafted player

The regular season is where you get your name on the map as a young player. Big moments in the postseason are where legacies are born. That was true for Miami’s Caleb Martin who’s in his second season with the Heat. During the Conference Finals, he averaged (19.3) points per game. He has scored 132 […]

Zach Wolpin  •  30 May 2023
Since 2006 the Miami Heat have made 7 NBA Finals appearances, the most in the NBA during that span

The 2022-23 postseason has been an improbable run for the Miami Heat. During the regular season, they ranked last in points per game and just snuck into the playoffs. Since then, they’ve battled to the Conference Finals and beat Boston 103-84 in Game 7 last night. Since 2006 the Miami Heat have made 7 NBA […]

Zach Wolpin  •  30 May 2023
Heat have a flight scheduled to Denver after Game 7 against Celtics

The Miami Heat have a flight scheduled to Denver after Monday night’s Game 7 matchup against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden, per FAA records. Of course, the Denver Nuggets will face the winner of the Eastern Conference in the 2023 NBA Finals. If Miami prevents Boston from becoming the first NBA team to win […]

James Foglio  •  29 May 2023
WATCH: Celtics fans celebrate in the streets after buzzer-beater Game 6 win

Watch Boston Celtics fans storm the streets of Beantown after Derrick White made the game-winning buzzer-beater over the Miami Heat in Saturday night’s 104-103 win in Game 6 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals. White became only the second player in NBA history to make a go-ahead shot while trailing as time expired when facing […]

James Foglio  •  27 Sep 2023