Miami Heat: 10 stats that show why they should be feared in Orlando
The Miami Heat have looked like a team to fear this year, but what do the numbers say?
4. 3rd highest assist percentage- 65.6 percent
This number plays right into the previous stat. Not only are they among the league leaders when it comes to the raw number of assists that they convert per game on a nightly basis, but they are also among the league leaders in how many of their converted field goals are assisted upon.
As stated when discussing their raw assist numbers, this keeps the defense honest by making them move and thus making the offense unpredictable. With a ton of the Miami Heat’s field goals coming off of a pass, meaning that the person who was being focused on by the defense didn’t actually take the shot, that only increases the Miami Heat’s likelihood of scoring and thus winning ball games.
That is why this is a stat that should make them feared.
5. 2nd in rebound percentage- 51.6 percent
While every NBA team grabs nearly 50 percent of the available rebounds, with only one team grabbing below 48 percent of the rebounds in any single game (Washington Wizards- 47.6 percent), the higher you are here is all the better.
In playoff NBA basketball, every single possession counts, and being the second-best team in the league at creating second-chance opportunities or alleviating them for the other team goes a long way.
6. 2nd in opponent FBPS per game- 11.5 PPG
The Miami Heat are typically pretty good at not allowing anything easy and that is no different in this season.
In playoff basketball, where the games are slowed down and typically played in the halfcourt, ranking second in fast-break points allowed is worth its weight in gold! The only thing better would be to be ranked first!
All kidding aside though, while things will be hard anyway, to be able to make them just that much harder by not allowing many easy points in transition is a key piece to a winning recipe. That is why this is a stat that shows that the Miami Heat should be feared.