REACTION: Miami Heat Season ENDS on LaMelo Ball Game-Winner–Are Major CHANGES On the Way?
The Miami Heat’s season comes to an end after LaMelo Ball’s game-winning layup lifted the Charlotte Hornets to an overtime win in the play-in game. Could Miami’s first play-in loss lead to a summer of big changes?
Wes Goldberg and David Ramil break down the loss and why the Heat’s front office must take an honest look at a roster that fell well short of expectations. They also discuss why Heat fans feel relieved that the season is over, whether LaMelo’s dirty play on Bam Adebayo should have led to an ejection, and begin to look ahead to a pivotal offseason.
00:00 Intro
01:30 Heat Impress Despite Loss
13:00 Crucial Mistake
15:00 Blessing in disguise?
22:00 Relieved that season is over
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37 Comments
If i told you Andrew Wiggins and Mitchell would be in the top 3 scoring before the game, everyone would say Miami probably lost the game.
Lamelo cooked yall with 30 CRY MORE😂😂😂🫵🏾🫵🏾🫵🏾
I had a gut feeling we are going to get a lottery pick. Before this game I was thinking 3 or 4, now, after what they did to bam they might give us 1 or 2.
Run it back
You two guys don't know shit about basketball..you became Heat haters when they lost..you talking about Gianni..sorry ass guys
Great, hang a banner for not being rattled
The hornets just doing a number on us first rozier and now lamelo took out our best player, if anybody deserves the number 1 pick this draft come on Adam silver make your magic happen lol
Next season:
*Pacers will have hali back and a top pick.
*Wizards will have healthy trae, ad, and a top pick.
*Bucks (might) have a healthy giannis and a top 10 pick
That potentially leaves Nets, Bulls as the only teams worse than the Heat in the East barring major injuries
Looks like thats the last time we see Herro in a Heat uniform. Including Ware who are again, bait to get Giannis. Remember this roster as at least 4 wont be returning either via trade or no extension.
Lamelo did us a favor by taking out Bam with that dirty play and hitting the game winning shot. He should get 10 credit cookies.😂😂😂 AJ Dybantsa, Darynn Peterson, and Cam Boozer here we come!👍🏼
This better be the last year we see overrated Tyler herro 😒
Please don’t make it sorry excuse for this team they lost it is what it is about time now we can focus on actually making this team better
Stop making excuses for this game because we should have won this game has coach spo kept K.ware in the game for rim protections but like stubborn coach spo fashion he decided to die by small ball. 😒
This is not a winning culture right now
Ahhhhhh and here we are yal have carried water for over two years fornthe front office just to come back with the truth. Heat are CHEEKS. THE ONLY SAVE IS A GIANNIS TRADE AND THEY STILL WONT BE THAT GOOD WOTH EM
Comparing 1 game to 82 Boston Games, Is So Wes👎🏾
It was a great game to showcase the Giannis package + a potential lottery pick
I would take LaMelo Ball over any point Guard. We got right now on this team.
31:15 Boston fans are NOT afraid of the Heat… They've demolished that garbage organization for years now. The Heat have been uncompetitive and an embarrassment to basketball without all their flopping and their flagrant injuring of star players as the means of advancing in the playoffs. You don't have a serious coach– he employs idiotic drop coverages (which Lamelo the Idiot completely destroyed tonight) and that stupid zone defense which is the mark of a moronic and undisciplined coach. Get well soon Heaters.
That was a dirty play that took the best player on the team out. What a shame. I am proud of how the team performed. I hope next season Bam gets a true partner and the Heat can build a winning team again. Go Heat.
la mello dirty player
LOTTERY PICK SEASON BANGGG
Dave Almost Went MAGA Mode, Talking about Melo…. Don't Forget He's All NBA
Lamelo ball is literally one of the more impactful players in the sport but hey he’s a loser because of what exactly? Go cry old Man U won’t be remembered when ur gone.
Absolutely agree on David’s take on Lamelo!
Who cares the heat loss
Lamelo Ball has just completed one of the greatest offensive seasons in NBA history.
In 72 games:
-126.4 ORTG (+14 On/Off)
-5.4 EPM
-The engine of the 5th best offense in the league 118.4 ORTG
-20.1 points 4.8 rebounds 7.2 assists and career low turnovers
So please, old man tell me how he’s a losing player and how he is a loser when he is one of the top 15 players in the world.
Geez guys someone got badly hurt. Thats bad. Hope he is ok
Congrats to the heat u Almost beat a 9th place charlotte team 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Damn David roasted LaMelo
Wes Goldberg is delusional if he thinks LaMelo fouled Bam, especially intentionally, as he falls on his side with his back landing on Bam's right foot. LaMelo's left arm was bent, and Bam's left leg opened it up. The homerism is expected, I guess.
I've been an anti-fan of the Ball brothers ever since LaVar was yapping away when Lonzo was drafted, so I dislike both teams. I can look at the play objectively.
'Heat culture' is the mold growing in a petri dish. It has been since the Heat stopped being able to keep Jimmy on track.
The problem not looking for the super star but what team would want a package of these Heat players…..we need shooters….Boston has 7 guys that can shoot and make 3 pointers at a high percentage…..we have one in Hero…..get the point guard from Arkansas if possible
Pourquoi vous en faites tout un drame. Cette défaite du Heat est une bénédiction car si le heat obtient un haut choix de draft qui leur en voudras.
Weird to know for 💯 if Bam sat the whole season the team would have still been 10th seed. Every team below them quit. Why are they going to pay Bam $50 mill again?
Knowing that, Ware should have been playing 30+ minutes ALL SEASON?!? 😡 at least another failed season would have had a purpose, but nope. This season will be 💯 forgotten with the exception of every-time Bam scores in single digits the opposing team’s announcer will mention Bam’s 83pts as being fake, fair or unfair, you know that is the future for Bam.
Davids comments about Lamelo were uncalled for. And slightly seemed racially motivated
That Lamelo rant was epic @ Ramil 😂
So should we celebrate the moral victory is this what its come to now? Smh. Will be have the same roster next year?