Getty Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat celebrates a three pointer
With a roster mostly unchanged from last year, the Miami Heat are hoping to make another deep postseason run in 2022-23.
If you live in the Heat market, you can watch every game live on DirecTV Stream, which comes with a free trial and is the only streaming service to include Bally Sports Sun.
If you live out of the Heat market, you can watch most games live on FuboTV, which comes with a free trial and has NBA League Pass, ESPN, ESPN2 and NBA TV.
Those are just a couple of the options if you’re cutting cable, so here’s a full guide on how you can watch a live stream of Heat games online in 2022-23, including options for both in-market and out-of-market viewers:
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If You’re in the Heat Market
Note: All nationally televised games are considered “in-market” for everyone in the United States
Watch Every Heat Game: DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” ESPN, ESPN2 and TNT are included in every one, while Bally Sports Sun (local markets) and NBA TV are in “Choice” and up, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free five-day trial:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch Heat games live on the DirecTV Stream app or DirecTV Stream website.
Compatible devices for the DirecTV Stream app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
If You’re Out of the Heat Market
FuboTV
Note: TNT isn’t available on FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN, ESPN2, NBA TV, NBA League Pass (this is necessary for watching out-of-market games) and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV.
You’ll need either the “Sports Plus,” “Sports Lite,” or “fubo Extra” add-on for NBA TV, and NBA League Pass is a separate add-on, but every package and add-on can be included with your free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch out-of-market Heat games live on the FuboTV app or FuboTV website.
Compatible devices for the FuboTV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
Amazon Prime
Note: Nationally televised games on ESPN or TNT aren’t available with this option
Amazon Prime subscribers (Prime comes with a 30-day free trial) can watch every out-of-market NBA game via Prime Channels. You can try both Amazon Prime and the NBA League Pass channel at no cost with a free trial:
NBA League Pass on Amazon Prime
Once you’re signed up for the Prime Paramount+ Channel, you can watch out-of-market Heat games live on the Amazon Video app or Amazon website.
Compatible devices for the Amazon Video app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, various smart TV’s, Xiaomi, Echo Show or Echo Spot, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
NBA League Pass
Note: Nationally televised games on ESPN or TNT aren’t available with this option
This is ultimately the same as the Amazon Prime option above, only you’ll watch on NBA’s digital platforms rather than Amazon’s. You can watch all out-of-market NBA games on NBA League Pass, which comes with a free trial:
Once signed up for NBA League Pass, can watch out-of-market Heat games live on the NBA app or NBA website
Compatible devices for the NBA app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), Xbox One or Series S/X, PlayStation 4 or 5, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
Heat Season Preview 2022-23
The Miami Heat came up short of the NBA Finals last season, and the Heat come into this year’s campaign with eyes on a second trip to the finals in three seasons.
“I would say, to a man, everybody took that to heart and then came back much, much different,” Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said via The Associated Press. “None of that guarantees anything, but our team is different. Each year is different.”
Miami center Bam Adebayo claims the Heat are coming into the season overlooked as title contenders after the likes of the Boston Celtics or Golden State Warriors. The Heat fell short against Boston in the Eastern Conference Finals last season, which meant not shot at the Warriors.
“They don’t talk about us out there in the media and all that,” Adebayo said via Sirius XM NBA Radio. “But when it comes down it, a lot of people don’t like playing us. They don’t, they don’t like playing us.”
“I don’t know if it’s, you know, the scrappiness. But yeah, we play great, ugly basketball,” Adebayo added. “We gonna scrap you to death and then you know who gonna have 30. You never know. Somebody might come of the bench like Max [Strus] before he really got into the starting spot. Before that, he would come off the bench and next you know, he’ll have 30.”
“They aren’t drafted No. 1 so they don’t get the media exposure that they should,” Adebayo concluded. “I feel like everything here, we all earned.”
Miami still has talent, overlooked or not. Adebayo averaged a double double with 19.1 points and 10.1 rebounds last season.
Leading scorer Jimmy Butler returns after another stellar season for the Heat in 2021-2022. Butler averaged 21.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 1.6 steals per game.
Second-leading scorer Tyler Herro also returns as a starter this season. Herro posted 20.7 points, five rebounds, and four assists per game last season.
“I’m just getting started, getting my hands on different balls and stuff like that,” Herro said via the South Florida Sun-Sentinel’s Ira Winderman. “It’s going to take a little bit more time and I’m going to continue to get better.”
Kyle Lowry returning gives the Heat another solid starter. He posted 13.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 7.5 assists, and 1.1 steals per game last year.
Miami also has solid players in Duncan Robinson, Nikola Jovic, Victor Oladipo, and Max Strus.