“We always say that we’re going to play fast every year,” Heat forward Nikola Jovic said. “But we don’t really do it. Then we kind of go back to a slow pace, get stagnant in the post, and make sure you know how to attack. This year, from the jump, really, [Spoelstra] really wanted us to play this way.”

NBA did not disclose information about irregular betting activity around Terry Rozier’s performance during a 2023 game prior to Heat trading for him.

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Rozier was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. He is accused of providing inside information to co-conspirators about his intentions to leave a game early due to injury, which enabled them to place large bets on him not reaching statistical thresholds.

The Miami Heat guard was arrested in Orlando in a federal sports betting case that prosecutors say involved using confidential NBA information to place illegal wagers.

The expiration date of Miami Heat plans to play at pace typically is somewhere along the lines of the first week of the season. Not this season, as the Grizzlies learned Friday night.

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant will be available against the Miami Heat on Oct. 24 at FedExForum. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is also playing.