{"id":443138,"date":"2026-10-31T01:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T01:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/443138\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T01:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T01:28:09","slug":"nba-gamethread-miami-heat-1-4-host-shorthanded-pacers-2-3-in-nba-cup-opener-hot-hot-hoops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/443138\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA GAMETHREAD: Miami\u00a0Heat\u00a0(1-4) host\u00a0shorthanded\u00a0Pacers (2-3)\u00a0in\u00a0NBA\u00a0Cup\u00a0opener &#8211; Hot Hot Hoops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3072\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_6983-1024x536.png\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Miami Heat return to Kaseya Center tonight looking to build on their first victory of the 2026-27 NBA season as they welcome the Indiana Pacers for an 8:00 PM ET matchup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a frustrating 0-4 start, Miami finally broke through Wednesday night with a 129-117 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Giannis Antetokounmpo continued his impressive start to the season with 24 points and 18 rebounds, while Bam Adebayo delivered a much-needed bounce-back performance with 24 points and nine rebounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now the challenge is turning that first win into some momentum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tonight\u2019s matchup also marks the beginning of NBA Cup play for the Heat, adding a little extra significance to an early-season meeting with a familiar Eastern Conference opponent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indiana enters the game with a 2-3 record and will be without several key contributors, including Tyrese Haliburton, Ivica Zubac and T.J. McConnell. Still, with Pascal Siakam leading the way and several capable offensive players in the rotation, the Pacers remain a dangerous opponent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miami will look to continue building chemistry between Antetokounmpo and Adebayo while getting more consistent contributions from Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins and the rest of the supporting cast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Heat are also searching for their first home victory of the season after dropping their first three games at Kaseya Center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Can Miami make it two straight and begin turning its season around?<\/p>\n<p>PROJECTED STARTING LINEUPS<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miami Heat<\/p>\n<p>Davion Mitchell, PG<\/p>\n<p>Klay Thompson, SG<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Wiggins, SF<\/p>\n<p>Giannis Antetokounmpo, PF<\/p>\n<p>Bam Adebayo, C<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indiana Pacers<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Nembhard, PG<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Nesmith, SG<\/p>\n<p>Kelly Oubre Jr., SF<\/p>\n<p>Pascal Siakam, PF<\/p>\n<p>Jay Huff, C<\/p>\n<p>INJURY REPORT \/ PLAYER AVAILABILITY<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miami Heat<\/p>\n<p>Simone Fontecchio \u2014 QUESTIONABLE (illness)<\/p>\n<p>Keshad Johnson \u2014 AVAILABLE (hamstring, two-way)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indiana Pacers<\/p>\n<p>Tyrese Haliburton \u2014 OUT (hamstring)<\/p>\n<p>Ivica Zubac \u2014 OUT (ankle)<\/p>\n<p>T.J. McConnell \u2014 OUT (hamstring)<\/p>\n<p>Johnny Furphy \u2014 OUT (knee)<\/p>\n<p>Ben Sheppard \u2014 OUT (knee)<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Nesmith \u2014 PROBABLE (hamstring)<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Nembhard \u2014 PROBABLE (neck)<\/p>\n<p>GAME INFO<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matchup:\u00a0Indiana Pacers (2-3) at Miami Heat (1-4)<br \/>Date:\u00a0Friday, October 30, 2026<br \/>Time:\u00a08:00 PM ET<br \/>Location:\u00a0Kaseya Center \u2014 Miami, Florida<br \/>TV:\u00a0WPLG Local 10 \/ Local 10+ (South Florida)<br \/>Radio:\u00a0560 AM WQAM \/ 104.3 FM (South Florida)<br \/>Competition:\u00a0Emirates NBA Cup \u2014 Group Play<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Heat finally have their first victory. Now it\u2019s time to keep things rolling and give the home crowd its first win of the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join the conversation below, share your reactions throughout the game and cheer on the Heat with the Hot Hot Hoops community!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s go HEAT!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">***<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To check out our other content, click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hothothoops.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Twitter\/X\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hothothoops?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Instagram\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hothothoops?fbclid=PAAaZK-uxa3cMPUQcM2z6aGmK3faJ-G1R7YKtEOcPJNPO4VwfOvw1epBIoCyk_aem_Ad_aZ7zQwWkfVN5rHfd0UkIWrYEnU4j4Ulz0SRK__Qt1738L-NeQ3cZC5voFks7V6K8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Subscribe to our YouTube channel\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hothothoops\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0 The Miami Heat return to Kaseya Center tonight looking to build on their first victory of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":443139,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[138225,24736,24737,5830,123,125,2490,172753,124],"class_list":["post-443138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-2026-27-miami-heat-season","tag-feature-post","tag-gamethreads","tag-indiana-pacers","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-heat","tag-miami-heat-indiana-pacers","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=443138"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443138\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/443139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=443138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=443138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}