How To Get The Miami Heat’s Late-Game Offense Back On Track

Udonis Haslem #40 and Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat talk (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Udonis Haslem #40 and Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat talk (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
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Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) drives to the basket against the Indiana Pacers(Robert Meyer-USA TODAY Sports)

The Miami Heat have had a good start to the season, earning themselves the second seed and a record of 12-7. This is a fair record considering the top-tier teams that they have played.

The Heat have lost some games and it’s fair to think that it just wasn’t their night on those nights. At the end of the day, they’re the best players in the world and most teams can win on any given night.

For Heat fans though, we know that for most of these losses, that just isn’t the case. There have been numerous losses that come down to ugly late-game offense.

Yes, some teams just get outplayed, but that isn’t what’s happening.

They’re letting winnable games get away from them.

You can say it’s mostly due to a lackluster tempo and the fact that nobody is really certain on whether they should shoot or not, excluding Tyler Herro. When the fourth quarter arrives, it seems that they’re playing not to lose rather than playing to win.

We’ve seen them blow a game against Indiana, who couldn’t score to save their life. We’ve seen the Lakers game that they had in the bag.

They almost blew the lead in wins against Utah and that’s happened twice. The Miami Heat also just couldn’t find any sort of tempo in the fourth against both Washington and Minnesota.

It’s still very early in the season, but the number of times they’ve let teams get away with wins can come back to haunt them seeding-wise further down the line.