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Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier described their season to date as “super mediocre” after they were held to nine fourth-quarter points in their first game since trading Jimmy Butler.<\/p>\n

The Heat slipped to a 102-86 defeat against the lowly Brooklyn Nets on Friday, a result that keeps them at 25-25 for the season and in seventh place in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n

It represented Miami’s first game since trading six-time All-Star Butler to the Golden State Warriors, a move that came after he stormed out of a practice session and was suspended by the team on three occasions.<\/p>\n

Andrew Wiggins, Kyle Anderson and Davion Mitchell, the three players acquired by the Heat in what became a five-team trade, were all absent at Barclays Center.<\/p>\n

Rozier, who had a team-high 20 points for Miami, was asked after the loss to summarise their season up to the 50-game mark.<\/p>\n

“Super mediocre,” he said. “Tonight was devastating. We said some things after the game, and I feel it will better us.<\/p>\n

“We obviously have got to turn things around right now. That’s why we’re having these tough conversations.”<\/p>\n