{"id":400127,"date":"2026-11-15T09:29:59","date_gmt":"2026-11-15T08:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/?p=400127"},"modified":"2026-11-15T16:20:53","modified_gmt":"2026-11-15T16:20:53","slug":"antetokounmpos-heat-have-arrived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/antetokounmpos-heat-have-arrived\/","title":{"rendered":"Antetokounmpo&#8217;s Heat have arrived"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was obvious the Miami Heat would improve, but it is no less remarkable that they have blown past the Detroit Pistons 137-117, claiming their seventh win in nine games and moving up to fourth in the Eastern Conference (7-6).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the predictable bedding-in period to adjust to the presence of a basketball giant like Giannis Antetokounmpo, Erik Spoelstra&#8217;s side are finding their rhythm, one that is felt both with the Greek \u2013 lethal every time he is on the court \u2013 and with a Klay Thompson who is enjoying his best form in years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, while <em>The Greek Freak<\/em> finished with 34 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists against the Michigan side, Klay backed him up with 26 points on 6-of-11 from three. If both are playing at a high level, the Floridians have a lot going for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Klay Thompson en los \u00faltimos 5 partidos.<br><br>\ud83c\udfaf25 de 58 T3<br><br>\u2705Un 43.1% de acierto <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ln60cUGZWw\">pic.twitter.com\/ln60cUGZWw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBASpain (@NBAspain) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NBAspain\/status\/2121869056928293003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for how the game unfolded, Detroit&#8217;s resistance lasted until half-time. From there, the Heat stepped up the pressure and went into the final quarter 17 points ahead. There was no more fight despite the Pistons&#8217; attempts to close the gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cade Cunningham left too isolated against the Heat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a tremendous 52-point game, a lot was expected of Cunningham in Florida, and he certainly did not disappoint. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/pistons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pistons<\/a> point guard scored 33 points and dished out 8 assists, going a flawless 14 of 14 from the free-throw line; however, the support was conspicuous by its absence, as only Kevin Huerter shone, off the bench, with 20 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the defeat, J.B. Bickerstaff&#8217;s team remain third in the Eastern Conference at 8-4, so for them it is a case of analysing their mistakes and moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(Photograph by IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Floridians confirm their clear improvement by blowing past the Detroit Pistons and moving into the top places in the Eastern Conference<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":400128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[99,52,77,22,23],"class_list":["post-400127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba-post-match","tag-cade-cunningham","tag-detroit-pistons","tag-giannis-antetokounmpo","tag-klay-thompson","tag-miami-heat","no-featured-image-padding","resize-featured-image"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/dom15-giannis.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Kiera Gardner","author_link":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/author\/kiera\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=400127"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":400150,"href":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400127\/revisions\/400150"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/400128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=400127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=400127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=400127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}