Overview
- Miami lost 103-93 to Milwaukee in its home preseason opener at Kaseya Center, a matchup that featured Bucks newcomer Myles Turner starting at center.
- The Heat were without six rotation options: guards Tyler Herro, Davion Mitchell, Pelle Larsson, Terry Rozier and Kasparas Jakucionis, plus forward Simone Fontecchio.
- Norman Powell scored 18 points in 16 first-half minutes, offering needed offense as the team expects Herro to miss roughly the first month following ankle surgery.
- Nikola Jovic followed his four-year, $62.4 million extension with nine points, eight rebounds and seven assists, drawing praise from Erik Spoelstra for improved rebounding and playmaking.
- Erik Spoelstra again started Norman Powell, Nikola Jovic, Bam Adebayo, Andrew Wiggins and Jaime Jaquez Jr., emphasized a faster pace, and cautioned the alignment is not an opening-night forecast.