Group play in the 2025 NBA Cup resumes Friday night in New York, as the Miami Heat visit the New York Knicks in a matchup of Eastern Conference playoff contenders.

On Tuesday, the Dallas Mavericks announced the firing of general manager Nico Harrison, the man who traded away Luka Dončić for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and

Two prominent NBA analysts believe that Miami Heat forward Jamie Jaquez Jr. shouldn't be able to win the Most Improved Player Award.

The Heat (7-6) then went out and continued to struggle on the boards, falling to the New York Knicks 140-132 on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. It marked the Heat’s second straight loss after starting the season with a 7-4 record and dropped the Heat to 1-1 for the four-game group-stage of the NBA Cup in-season tournament.

Already with the Heat coming off a bad loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers last Wednesday, the team has been looking to get back to its early success. While they lead the league in pace (106.34 possessions per game) and average 125.3 points per game, which is second most in the NBA, the rebounding numbers are no doubt concerning.

Norman Powell led the way for the Heat in Wednesday’s loss as he ended the game with 27 points and five rebounds while Andrew Wiggins recorded 15 points and 13 rebounds. While both teams enter Friday’s matchup seeking their eighth victory of the season, both squads may be without multiple key players due to injuries.

The Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers are back at it in Miami on Wednesday night, yet the rotations will look a whole lot different for one side. The Cavs inju

The Knicks will be without star Jalen Brunson due to a Grade 1 ankle sprain and will miss Friday's game, and potentially Monday as well. However, Miami will need to be on their toes in falling to an undermanned team just recently, as Davion Mitchell would even say that New York could be “more dangerous” without Brunson and explains why that may be.