The Latest Breaking News from Erik Spoelstra

The definition of insanity has become the definition of the Miami Heat’s season.

MIAMI — The Miami Heat went into Friday night having lost this season to three of the four worst teams in the NBA, teams so bad that they practically already have locked up the top seeds for the draft lottery.

MIAMI — The Heat have a tall task in front of them on Friday night.

By doing anything and everything required, Max Strus carved out an NBA career from starting in Division II in college, going undrafted out of DePaul, being let go by the Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls, fighting back from Dec. 2019 knee surgery and emerging from a two-way contract..

It proved to be an all-or-nothing three-game trip for the Miami Heat, culminating with Friday night’s 115-90 rout at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center.

The simplicity was in the seizing, something that has not always been the case this season for the Miami Heat.

ATLANTA — The Miami Heat has leaned on its defense to make up ground in the standings in recent weeks, but that usually reliable defense was a no-show in Monday’s first half.

MIAMI — The Miami Heat know Marcus Garrett is not a quitter. That works in his favor.

MIAMI — A four-game homestand that featured the Brooklyn Nets on the front end and a pair of games against the Milwaukee Bucks at the conclusion did not appear to be the moment for the Miami Heat to make a statement.