Most Powerful Heat Lineups Since January 17
By Simon Smith
Best 4-Man Lineup Overall
Goran Dragic, James Johnson, Hassan Whiteside, Dion Waiters
Qualifier: Minimum 19 games together, minimum 5 minutes per game together
- Games: 19
- Minutes: 111
- Offensive Rating: 125.2
- Defensive Rating: 103.1
- Net Rating: 22.1 (Ranked 8th)
Without doubt, these four players have been among the most influential during the Heat’s past 25 games. And not only have they produced the best net rating of all the Heat’s four-man lineups, they have played the equal most fourth-quarter minutes.
This quartet has played together in 11 fourth quarters during this recent span, producing an impressing 9.8 net rating.
As a unit, this group has shot 52.8 percent from the field and has been a +48 during their time on the floor.
Best Single Game 4-Man Lineup – Minimum 5 minutes
January 25 vs Brooklyn Nets
Goran Dragic, Wayne Ellington, Willie Reed, Dion Waiters
- Minutes: 10
- Offensive Rating: 177.0
- Defensive Rating: 62.6
- Net Rating: 114.4
The Heat won this game on the road, 108-105, despite trailing by 18 points to commence the final term. This was in large part due to the contributions of this quartet, who played all their 10 minutes together in the fourth quarter. As a team, the Heat outscored the Nets 38-17 with Dion Waiters leading the way with 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field.