The Miami Heat started the year off as one of the hottest teams in the NBA. With that, not only comes expectations, but a target on your back.
When you think about a Celtics team knee-deep in turmoil at the time, only to find a get right game in Miami Heat, there is something there. When you consider that Indiana Pacers team that was struggling to find something or a Denver team that had been shooting putridly from range until the Heat, you have to take a step back.
Even deeper, when thinking about a Lakers team that had given up two massive comebacks to the Thunder (whom the Heat close this disatrous road trip with), and a Clippers team full of resurgent guys… there is a theme.
Listen, Isaiah Hartenstein is a developing talent for the Clippers and improving a ton this season, while veteran returning guard to the Clippers, Eric Bledsoe, is also having a decent year, but they made impact plays against the Miami Heat. Again, there is a theme.