Overview

• Miami lost 112-107 to the Spurs at Kaseya Center, falling to 0-3 in the preseason.
• Nineteen-year-old Kasparas Jakucionis returned from a wrist sprain for his Heat debut, recording eight points, a game-high 10 assists, two steals and a block.
• Seven of Jakucionis’s assists went to Kel’el Ware, who led Miami with 29 points and 12 rebounds while drawing praise for playing with force.
• Erik Spoelstra lauded Jakucionis’s energy as “like jet fuel” and reiterated that “everybody on our roster” is in a developmental year.
• Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 19 off the bench as Miami continued to sort roles with multiple guards sidelined during an evaluation-focused preseason.