REACTION: Miami Heat’s Streak RUINED By Victor Wembanyama | Still Some POSITIVE Takeaways vs Spurs
The Miami Heat fell to the San Antonio Spurs for their first loss since opening night, but there are still some positives to take away from a night where Heat fans experienced just how good Victor Wembanyama can be. Bam Adebayo was a bright spot, but is 13 3-point attempts too many? Wes Goldberg and David Ramil give their instant reactions and takeaways from the first game of a four-game trip, highlight the positives on a night where the Heat were missing Norman Powell and discuss where the team can improve.
0:00 Intro
1:30 Wembanyama too much for the short-handed Heat
12:30 Spotlighting Spo’s defensive scheme vs Wemby, Bam’s big night, Wiggins
24:53 Listener Questions: Is Bam taking too many 3s?
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29 Comments
Spurs defense is what killed us. Not even just Wemby.
If Bam & Wiggins is your offense you know you’re losing… we saw it ALL Cavs series
Ware looked like he had zero confidence out there tonight. Played hot potato with the ball and it led to turnovers.
Considering we don't have Powell and Herro, the Heat will be fine! Anyway, we played slow and too much turn over, we were scrambling the whole game coz Spo wanted to double team Wemby all the time which led to the Spurs splashing those threes! Spo is head scratching sometimes, I would rather have Wemby killing us than those wide open threes from Castle and Barnes! Spo is so slow in adjusting in game, kudos to the Spurs guards, they are a beast on defense especially Castle! We will get them once Powell and/or Herro comes back!
Wemby had so many goaltendends lol
I know it’s early but Ware and Jovic 31 mins combined for 0 points is unacceptable.
Niko is at his best when he puts his head down and goes aggressive to the basket, 1 because he’s an elite passer, and 2 because he’s pretty good at finishing at the rim. He can get streaky from 3 but that should be his 2nd or 3rd option.
Ware should watch film on Wemby defense because he looks totally lost and indecisive defensively. I’m not worried about his offense though, he’s really skilled offensively and that will come.
With Norm and tyler i think they win this pretty easily, I'm not too worried at all
The loss is okay. Miami can’t win them all! What matters, is that the Heat didn’t get blown. Bam playing good and being active.
Fontecchio in my opinion will be the 3rd or 4th best offensive player for the Heat! 😂😂😂
He will be unleased this season. 😂😂😂
Bam and company did a good as job as anybody can do slowing down Wemby. Certainly better than Anthony Davis and the Mavs. Bam is rather uniquely big, tall and strong yet quick and nimble. He and the run and gun Heat tired Wemby out.
Isn't 2025-2026 Wemby in the top two on most betting sites for MVP?
Please dont trade Wiggs
Too many Victor "talking points". Can't finish the pod.
Wes is coddling Jovic. He's been bad in all but one game this season. Let's not act like people weren't expecting him to be the biggest beneficiary of the team's new offensive philosophy.
Ware has to be aggressive. Wemby has to get put in foul trouble
Too many turnovers down the stretch
I hope this isn’t one of those things where a team starts off hot and fizzles out. The Magic used to be that way
Some of those Wemby blocks looked like goaltends
Their offense on the paint died cause we can see all of them scared of attacking wemby in the rim
Spurs fan here, Heat are a really good team and Bam is as good as they come. Excellent match up and rivalry getting reignited. Really good game.
Wemby top 10 this year? Give me a break: noone has ever had a bigger impact on defense, ever. And on offense, 30 pts per game ain’t that bad when you constantly get 2, 3 players to guard you. The commentator needs to put glasses on his nose…
First of all the didn't get beaten by wemby only!!!…The Heat got beat by the Spurs….The Heat was short handed, and they played a damn good game!!…..
What is wrong with the old guy on the left? Does he hate Wemby or something? What did Vic do to him?
Wemby. Is on record referring to himself as a 7'5" Frenchman.
We beat ourselves in this game our spacing and speed as well as shooting didn't show up. We couldn't get to the line for nothing. Ware let me down. He could have had 8 points and that would have been the difference maker. But it wasn't a bad game overall it could have been much worse bam and wiggs held it down for us.
Wish we had a Wemby on our team just fun to watch
Ware gotta do something about his energy bro is he hurt?