It’s almost been two years since the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers squared off in the NBA Finals. A lot has changed since then. The Lakers have been a disappointment since the season started.
The Miami Heat had a great opportunity to get closer to the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, but the Atlanta Hawks had other plans.
The Miami Heat entered Wednesday’s game without two of their best playmakers in Tyler Herro and Kyle Lowry. Still, the Heat made no excuses and moved forward.
The Miami Heat were in for a challenge on Monday night. Like the Heat, the Toronto Raptors are a tough defensive-minded team with size and length.
The Miami Heat fell short against the Philadelphia 76ers on the second night of a back-to-back. Miami had a double-digit lead early and had their imprint on the game. However, the Sixers came back with a strong second half and took the lead.
With the victory against Atlanta, the Miami Heat are 27-15 on the season. Here are my takeaways from Friday’s win over the Hawks.
Wednesday was the first of a two-game home-and-home series for the Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks. Nothing was easy for the Hawks on the offensive end as they fell 115-91. With the win, Miami improves to 26-15 for the season.
While O’Neal won three championships in Los Angeles, he also won one with the Miami Heat alongside Dwyane Wade. Despite not being as dominant as he once was, Shaq served as a great second option behind Wade.
This may have been the best Miami Heat win of the season, and this has been said plenty of times. However, given the circumstances and the available players, this victory ranks first.
Karl-Anthony Towns and Jimmy Butler have had a contentious relationship in the past, but that may be changing.
The Miami Heat played the Sacramento Kings on Sunday in the first of back-to-back games. It started off sloppy for Miami on the offensive end, as they were careless with the basketball. After a rough first period, Miami kept the game close the rest of the way.
What a crazy 48 hours it has been for the Miami Heat. After having their last game in San Antonio postponed, Miami had to find eight available players before Friday’s game against the Houston Rockets.
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