"The Miami Heat's hot start to the 2025-26 season has unfortunately cooled off. Heading into Monday night's matchup versus the visiting Toronto Raptors, Miami is looking to finally snap a four-game losing skid and secure a long overdue bounce back win. Additionally, they have lost five of their last six games and have limped to a 5-5 record over the past 10."
"Their 3-point shooting, bench production, scoring totals and defense have all slipped. In Herro's case, he has just unfortunately come back into the fold from injury around a team-wide slump on both ends of the floor. However, Herro's lineup reinsertion has made things a bit more complicated for coach Erik Spoelstra's rotation. Injuries across the roster haven't made things any easier to find a consistent rotation to build with."
"The talented 7-footer was just starting to find his groove with this Heat team. He was averaging a dominant near 15 points and 15 rebounds double-double over a 10-game stretch in late November as Miami's starting center. It appeared that he was building confidence and finally finding a way to impact winning- as Spoelstra wanted for the start of this season."
Miami's season momentum faded as the team entered a four-game losing streak and went 5-5 over its last ten games. Team 3-point shooting, bench production, scoring totals and defense all regressed, contributing to the skid. Tyler Herro returned from injury into an ongoing team-wide slump, and his reinsertion complicated Erik Spoelstra's rotation. Injuries across the roster hindered consistency and lineup stability. Kel'el Ware, who had been averaging near 15 points and 15 rebounds across a 10-game stretch, saw his starting role removed and was relegated to the bench amid the rotation shifts.
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