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MIAMI — In the quiet of the losing locker room, the quiet of a season in trouble, the newest member of the Miami Heat sounded as perplexed as those who have seen it all. Kevin Love said, sure, they started strong Wednesday with 38 first-quarter points against Philadelphia.

MIAMI — Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 119-96 blowout loss to the Philadelphia 76ers (40-21) on Wednesday night at Miami-Dade Arena to open a critical season-long six-game homestand, as the Heat fights to avoid the play-in tournament. The Heat (33-30) continues the homestand with another important game Friday against…

PHILADELPHIA — Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 101-99 win over the the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night at Wells Fargo Center to snap a four-game losing skid. The Heat closed its three-game trip at 1-2 and now returns to Miami to open a season-long six-game homstand on Wednesday with…

For four months, the Miami Heat have measured themselves against just about everything the NBA has had to throw at them.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Midway through the second quarter on Saturday, the Heat appeared destined for their second miserable road game in 24 hours. Trailing by 22 to the Charlotte Hornets — the Eastern Conference’s second-worst team — Miami was mired in a deep shooting slump.

MILWAUKEE — Although two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo played just six minutes before leaving with a knee injury, the Heat started the crucial second half of the season with a dud.

The Bucks star finished with four points, four assists and four rebounds in the game.

The Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks will square off in their last regular-season meeting on Friday night at the Fiserv Forum.

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said when the team sat out the NBA trading deadline, other than to offload Dewayne Dedmon’s contract, it was not with any knowledge of the impending signing of Kevin Love.