As Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was arrested by the FBI on Thursday morning, relating to sports betting, there was a game shortly before in which the team lost a close one to the Orlando Magic in the season opener, 125-121. While the Heat had an unknown outlook for the 2025-26 season in the style they wanted to play, head coach Erik Spoelstra would speak positively about the team despite the loss.

While there are no moral victories in any sport, as Spoelstra mentions, there is no denying that there were a lot of good signs from the outing, especially in the effort to play up-tempo. Finishing towards the bottom of the league the last handful of seasons in pace, they recorded 111.5 possessions per 48 minutes, which would have finished as the fastest pace in the league last season.

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