Five On The Floor: Miami Heat/NBA

The Heat defeated the Sixers Saturday night behind strong games from Tyler Herro and Jimmy Butler.    Brady Hawk and Greg Sylvander recap all the action from Miam's victory.   Sponsors; PrizePicks.com (FIVE), Water Cleanup of Florida, UBreakWheelFix.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Without Jimmy Butler, Kyle Lowry and PJ Tucker, the Heat's two young stars made enough plays down the stretch to survive a late Brooklyn Nets rally, a day after Milwaukee came back on the Heat.   But for Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo, it was bigger than that. This could be the start of a new direction.   The whole crew -- Ethan, Alex, Greg and Brady discuss the duo -- and also the contributions...

The Miami Heat rallied from an early deficit to take a 14-point lead, only to squander all of it and lose to the Bucks by one.   Tyler Herro made mistakes late, but he wasn't the overall issue, scoring 30. Gabe Vincent made big shots. Duncan Robinson contributed. But Jimmy Butler's struggles proved too much to overcome. Is that a concern? And will Kyle Lowry's return be enough to final...

He still doesn't seem to be getting the national attention, even though no one really can do what he does. Should Bam Adebayo be among the frontrunners for Defensive Player of the Year, regardless of how many games he's missed? And what's with the media's lazy annual anointment of Rudy Gobert? Ethan Skolnick and Alex Toledo evaluate Adebayo's chances, while looking ahead to a c...

  A dominant performance by the Miami Heat as they rise to 41-21.   Strong nights from Gabe Vincent, Tyler Herro and others.   Ethan Skolnick and Brady Hawk were at FTX Arena.   Ethan puts Pat Riley's work into perspective.   Brady handles the X's and O's.   Sponsored by City Cigar Lounge, Eric Rubenstein attorney....   PrizePicks.com (five), TherapistPreferred.com (5RSN) and GetSalis....

The Miami Heat remain in first in the Eastern Conference, but now enter one of their most perilous periods of the season. The Bulls, Suns, Bucks, Cavaliers, Warriors and 76ers are all coming up on the schedule.   How will the Heat handle it? And if they're the No. 1 seed at the end of the season, will they be considered a "weak one"?   Ethan, Alex and Greg discuss.   Sponsored by NordV...

The Miami Heat made their return from the All Star Break with a convincing win at Madison Square Garden over the Knicks 115-100.    Greg Sylvander & Brady unpack the Heat victory including Tyler Herro looking sharp in his return to action, Bam Adebayo playing dominant defense, interesting things we observed about the rotation & they end with a look ahead to tomorrow back to back at home vs...

Ethan Skolnick and Brady Hawk speak with the Miami Heat's Spanish language voice, Jose Paneda, about the current team, his favorite and players moments from the past 34 years, his regrets about the Ray Allen game call, the best Spanish-speaker in Heat history and his remarkable durability streak -- he's never missed a game call.    Sponsored by NordVPN.com/5RSN, MarcBrownPA.com and City Ci...

With the NBA's East so jumbled, what are the Miami Heat's easiest playoff paths. They're not easy to find, but Ethan Skolnick tossed out some options to Greg Sylvander and Brady Hawk. There's a consensus: best to stay out of the Bucks' bracket. Sponsored by All Pro Construction Builders, Eric Rubenstein attorney, GetSalis.com, TherapistPreferred.com and Manscaped.com. Advertisi...

There are 25 games left in the regular season, and then the Heat will go to the playoffs. Ethan Skolnick gave Greg Sylvander and Alex Toledo five "upgrades" for five key players the rest of the way. And he let them each pick one above all the others, that would help the Heat reach the NBA Finals. They did not agree. Sponsored by CPT-Florida.com PrizePicks.com TherapistPreferred.com GetSali...

As the league's best players put on a show in the All-Star Game in Cleveland, Ethan, Alex and Brady pondered a question: Which East star is the greatest singular threat to the Miami Heat's chances of reaching the NBA Finals?  Giannis? Durant? Embiid? Or someone else?  And why did Ethan change his list? Sponsored by All Pro Construction Builders, NordVPN.com/5RSN and PrizePicks.com (five)....

The Miami Heat closed the "first half" of the season with a clunker in Charlotte, scoring just 10 points in the second quarter, missing several opportunities late and still winning.   The entire crew (Ethan Skolnick, Brady Hawk, Alex Toledo and Greg Sylvander at the game) come together to sprint through a strange night, that included Jimmy Butler missing everything except a couple shots th...

In an episode of "Ethan Skolnick's Starting 9" pulled from the Five Reasons YouTube channel, Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo! Sports joins to explain why others in the national media don't seem to respect the Miami Heat. Sponsored by Signs Broward, Intense Nutrition and PrizePicks.com #NBA #MiamiHeat Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle...

The Miami Heat went cold in the second half, scoring just 40 points and giving up too much to the Mavericks other than Luka Doncic.   Brady Hawk joins Ethan Skolnick to discuss what went wrong -- including another game in which size bothered Jimmy Butler late.   Sponsored by GetSalis.com, Eric Rubenstein attorney, CPT-Florida.com and PrizePicks.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/bra...

Is this the breakout? All the calls for Bam Adebayo to be more aggressive -- and lately, the eye test and the numbers show it's happening. Ethan Skolnick, Greg Sylvander and Alex Toledo discuss the recent strong stretch, which coincides with the return of Kyle Lowry. Is Adebayo taking the leap that Miami Heat fans wanted? And what would be next? Sponsored by NordVPN.com/5RSN, All Pro Construct...

On the night of the NBA trade deadline, the Miami Heat got a dominant performance from Bam Adebayo, Jimmy Butler and Kyle Lowry to race by New Orleans in the second half.   Brady Hawk joins Ethan Skolnick for his 5 Takeaways.   Sponsored by Eric Rubenstein attorney, City Cigar Lounge and PrizePicks.com (five). Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle...

Pulled from our Five Reasons YouTube channel live stream, Ethan Skolnick hosts with guests Greg Sylvander, Alex Toledo, Timothy Bain, Tony Schwartz and Gad Cartagena an hour after the 2022 NBA trade deadline. The Heat did not make a follow-up move to their trade of KZ Okpala to OKC, but plenty happened around the league, including the huge Ben Simmons for James Harden swap. Who won? Who lost? Who&...

The Miami Heat finally gave up on the KZ Okpala experiment, trading him to the Oklahoma City Thunder for a 2026 second-round pick, and unlocking first round picks in the process. So will Okpala be the only to go? Or is this a precursor for another deal, perhaps for PJ Washington? Ethan Skolnick, Greg Sylvander, Alex Toledo host. Sponsored by All Pro Construction Builders, City Cigar Lounge and Pri...

The Miami Heat blew out the Washington Wizards behind the strong play of point guard starter Kyle Lowry and point guard reserve Gabe Vincent. Ethan Skolnick, Greg Sylvander and Alex Toledo focus mostly on Vincent's progress, and how the Heat are better positioned at the position than they've been in a while. Sponsored by Eric Rubenstein attorney, PrizePicks.com, GetSalis.com, Manscaped.com...

Will the Miami Heat deal Duncan Robinson? Will they make a smaller move, to find a proven or emerging backup for PJ Tucker? Or will they hold tight, sitting first in the East even amid all their injuries? Ethan Skolnick, Greg Sylvander and Alex Toledo discuss all the options, from Harrison Barnes and Marcus Morris, to PJ Washington and Nic Batum.  Sponsored by All Pro Construction Builders, Water...

The Miami Heat handled the San Antonio Spurs' B-team to snap a 3-game losing streak, so Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander went beyond the game a bit. Topics: -- Jimmy Butler the Heat's sole All-Star -- Tyler Herro finds his groove -- Kyle Lowry gets everyone comfortable again -- Erik Spoelstra dabbling in double bigs Sponsored by All Pro Construction Builders, CPT-Florida.com, GetSalis.com...

In the latest #FloorsYours pulled from Five Reasons YouTube Channel , Ethan Skolnick, Alex Toledo, Brady Hawk and Timothy Bain discuss the relative struggles that Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler have had while playing together this season -- and who is most important on the Miami Heat to help them excel. Sponsored by www. SignsBrowardFortLauderdale and www. PrizePicks.com (code: five). Advertising In...

With Jimmy Butler & PJ Tucker back for Miami,  unfortunately more of the same result for Miami as they lost 106-100 in Toronto. Bam Adebayo had a break out game as others struggled to shoot.   Alex Toledo, Brady Hawk & Greg Sylvander recap the game & identify the Miami’s worst potential first round matchups.    Sponsored by Eric Rubenstein attorney, GetSalis.com , Manscaped.com & T...

Without Jimmy Butler, PJ Tucker and Kyle Lowry, the Miami Heat collapsed in Boston, losing by 30 even with Max Strus sinking nine 3's. Not enough from Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro or anyone else. Greg Sylvander and Brady Hawk recap the wreckage. Sponsored by PrizePicks.com, Cigar City Lounge, Quarterdeck Restaurants and Water Cleanup of Florida.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands...

We call him "No Ceiling" and that has remained true on defense. But has Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo hit his ceiling offensively? His shot attempts have leveled off, he's not featured at all in the fourth quarter, his assist-to-turnover ratio has slumped, and his midrange shooting numbers have sunk. So is there is more? And how does Erik Spoelstra bring it out? Ethan Skolnick, Greg Sy...