How Miami Heat’s Twitter Reacted to the Win Against the Orlando Magic Sunday Afternoon

Miami Heat fans knew veteran Udonis Haslem would see the floor for the last time against the Orlando Magic. So what better way to go out than a 24-point performance in a season-ending victory? Regardless of Haslem’s performance, fans would express their appreciation for the 20-year Heat veteran. But it was still good to see him having a high-scoring performance to get the victory on Sunday.

What a way to end it off 🥹🔥🔥🔥
— 𝙃𝙀𝘼𝙏 𝙉𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 (@HeatvsHaters) April 9, 2023

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— Trey (@iamKingTrizzy) April 9, 2023

This was Haslem’s highest scoring game since 2009, and tied the second-highest scoring game of his career. The exclamation points were his alley-oop dunks and 3-point shooting, giving a throwback to some of his old playmaking. Haslem was anticipated to show out in his final game but nobody expected him to have this type of display. Haslem’s performance had fans calling for him to start earlier in the season.

All this time we were looking for a 4 and it was UD
— Tonetone824 (Heat SZN) (@antonio_archie) April 9, 2023

He’s the pf next to bam
— BM 🕷️ (@Beststudent17) April 9, 2023

Some fans even jokingly compared this to Kobe Bryant’s final game in 2016, when he had a 60-point performance to beat the Utah Jazz.

The scoring comparisons even led to some pokes at players like Robin Williams III and Ben Simmons.

Udonis Haslem scored more points in the final regular season game than:

◾️Michael Jordan
◾️Tim Duncan
◾️Kevin Garnett
◾️Dirk Nowitzki
◾️Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Makes ya wonder 💯
— 𝙃𝙀𝘼𝙏 𝙉𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 (@HeatvsHaters) April 9, 2023

With 24 PTS, 42-year-old Udonis Haslem scored more PTS in a game than Ben Simmons did in all 42 games he played for the Nets. pic.twitter.com/EVEGepSrpx
— BricksCenter (@BricksCenter) April 9, 2023

The Heat have to start their postseason journey by winning the play-in tournament. They play the Atlanta Hawks (41-41) Tuesday night to determine who automatically advances to the playoffs. The No. 7 seed has never lost since the play-in format was introduced in 2020. Also in Miami’s favor is their recent success against Atlanta, including defeating them last postseason in five games. Trae Young continued to struggle playing the Heat this season, which Miami will look to take advantage of Tuesday night.

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.