How Miami Heat’s Twitter Reacted to the Loss Against the Denver Nuggets Friday Night

The Miami Heat had a chance to pull off the upset against the Denver Nuggets Friday night but lost another late-game lead.

Another case of the Heat failing to close out.

“We should’ve won this game but we couldn’t get stops and Lowry didn’t wanna show up,” one user said. “This is our 6th straight loss to the Nuggets in Denver and they’ve beaten us 10/12 times. Embarrassing.”

We should’ve won this game but we couldn’t get stops and Lowry didn’t wanna show up. This is our 6th straight loss to the nuggets in Denver and they’ve beaten us 10/12 times… embarrassing
— Dami (@KingDami5299) December 31, 2022

The Heat shot poorly in the first half but kept things close. They got their offensive rhythm in the third quarter, where they have mostly struggled. The momentum carried over to the fourth quarter before Denver took control.

This loss is 100% on Spo. What an awful 4th quarter coaching performance
— Brandon Odell (@sportsfanatic39) December 31, 2022

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— Mike Sone ♠️ 👁 1️⃣ 🔥🔥 (@SoshiHeat21) December 31, 2022

Kyle Lowry took a lot of criticism for his play, recording just three points, three assists and two rebounds. In addition, his attempts at guarding Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon down the stretch were unsuccessful. The slander he received from last season continues to boil over.

Yea leave Lowry on Gordon 3 straight possessions… 🙃
— Warren Da Prince 👑 (@WarrenDaPrince) December 31, 2022

Lowry had as many fouls as points… he can’t keep getting away with this
— Christian (@ItIsCheech) December 31, 2022

There was at least some praise for rookie center Orlando Robinson, who had 13 points, five rebounds and one block. Robinson continues to be a solid backup at the five, calming previous concerns about the lack of depth at center amidst Omer Yurtseven’s injury. Fans are calling for Robinson to replace Dewayne Dedmon in the rotation.

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— Austin (@ChefTrillie) December 31, 2022

Orlando Robinson is your primary reserve center until further notice.
— Greg Sylvander (@GregSylvander) December 31, 2022

The Heat have a chance to bounce back tonight when they face the Utah Jazz.

Jayden Armant is a contributor to Inside the Heat. He is a student at Howard University. He can be reached at jayden.armant@bison.howard.edu or follow him on Twitter @jaydenarmant.