{"id":54515,"date":"2025-04-20T12:52:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T12:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=54515"},"modified":"2025-04-20T12:52:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T12:52:39","slug":"kelel-wares-perfect-night-pushes-the-heat-to-the-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=54515","title":{"rendered":"Kel\u2019el Ware\u2019s Perfect Night Pushes The Heat to the Playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hothothoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-30-152920.png\" alt=\"Erik Spoelstra: Pelle Larsson, Kel'el Ware are making 'progress' - Hot Hot  Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog\" \/> Miami Heat rookie center Kel&#8217;el Ware has turned more heads in the 2024-25 campaign than anyone could have expected entering the season. After being selected 15th overall in the 2024 NBA Draft, Ware catapulted into Miami&#8217;s rotation as perhaps one of the brightest young stars on the team.<\/p>\n<p>That potential and promise was on full display in the Heat&#8217;s Friday night victory over the Atlanta Hawks to punch their ticket to the playoffs. Miami came away with a stunning 123-114 overtime victory in the Play-In Tournament No. 8 seed game &#8211; thanks in part to a flawless night from the field for its young big man.<\/p>\n<p>Ware finished the evening with 12 points on a perfect 6-of-6 clip from the field, as well as eight rebounds to round out his impressive showing. Between Ware&#8217;s impressive performance in the frontcourt and an all-around offensive outburst that saw six players hit double-figures scoring, Miami had just enough gas in the tank to pull off the upset in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>In his first season in the pros, Ware has averaged 9.3 points and 7.4 rebounds per game &#8211; all in just under 23 minutes per contest as well. The 20-year-old center out of Indiana has provided a consistent bright spot in what&#8217;s been an otherwise roller coaster of a season for the Heat.<\/p>\n<p>Miami will now face off against the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Game one is set to tip off on Sunday at 7:00 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miami Heat rookie center Kel&#8217;el Ware has turned more heads in the 2024-25 campaign than anyone could have expected entering the season. 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