The good news for the Miami Heat is things can only go up from here during the 2024-25 campaign. Miami dropped its season opener in a blowout 116-97 loss

He also missed both of his three-point attempts.The Heat's two stars struggled from the start. Adebayo did not make a shot for the first half except for free throw attempts. He fumbled the ball in the paint several times and had difficulty scoring over the Orlando Magic’s size.

On a night the Miami Heat honored Pat Riley for getting it right, Erik Spoelstra’s team offered a tutorial on getting it wrong.