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Heat beat Hawks for first win

Sports · Heat 6.0 / 10 · 4 shows · 37m airtime

The Miami Heat beat the Atlanta Hawks 129-117 on October 29, 2026, their first win after an 0-4 start. Bam Adebayo passed Udonis Haslem for the most rebounds in franchise history and finished a game-high plus-22, while Giannis Antetokounmpo was a team-low minus-6. The Heat ran pick and roll 57 times against Atlanta, topping their previous season high of 35. The discussion has widened from whether Adebayo is a superstar or a player added around Antetokounmpo to the Heat's repeated attempts to trade Andrew Wiggins, last season and again in the offseason. Whether one aggressive night becomes a habit is still open.

How 4 podcasts covered it

  1. Nightcap, 2026-10-29 (44:28 to 1:00:53)
    Debates Adebayo's role after his rebounding record
    Covers Miami's first win of the season and the Bam Adebayo milestone, then spends most of its time arguing over whether Adebayo is a superstar or a supporting piece next to Giannis, with a detour into who guards Luka Doncic.
    New angle: Bam Adebayo passed Udonis Haslem for the most rebounds in Heat franchise history.
  2. The Athletic NBA Daily, 2026-10-29 (11:34 to 16:33)
    Breaks down the Bam and Giannis minutes split
    Works through Miami's first win of the season and the Bam-and-Giannis minutes split: Adebayo a game-high plus-22, Antetokounmpo a team-low minus-6, and the pair making one shot outside the paint between them. Also flags Kingston Flemings' 23-point night for Atlanta.
    New angle: Bam Adebayo was a game-high plus-22 and Giannis Antetokounmpo a team-low minus-6 in the win.
  3. The Dan Le Batard Show, 2026-10-29 (0:00 to 3:31)
    Recaps the first win and debates emotional analysis
    Opens the local hour on the Heat's first win, then spends most of the segment arguing about whether emotional reactions corrupt sports analysis, with the Dolphins' one win over the Jets as the parallel. The Heat substance is a recap: Bam and Wiggins led the way, and the offense stopped running everything through Giannis.
  4. The Dan Le Batard Show, 2026-10-29 (4:50 to 15:36)
    Debates whether Wiggins' big night is his ceiling
    Turns the win into a referendum on Wiggins and Adebayo: Wiggins called his shot at shootaround and delivered, but the hosts argue that is the ceiling, not the baseline, and that Miami tried to trade him all last season and again this offseason.
    New angle: The Heat tried to trade Andrew Wiggins last season and again in the offseason.
  5. PTI, 2026-10-29 (19:52 to 20:50)
    Breaks down the pick and roll spike
    Recaps Miami's first win and adds the mechanism behind it: the Heat ran pick and roll 57 times, well above their previous season high of 35, and the new-look shooters finally hit threes. Also corrects Booger McFarland's Browns remark.
    New angle: The Heat ran pick and roll 57 times against Atlanta, topping their previous season high of 35.
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