Things are all good in Miami Heat Land.
Other than the fact that they can’t seem to all stay in the game when they play the Portland Trail Blazers, with Jimmy Butler ejected in Wednesday night’s game after both Tyler Herro and Kyle Lowry were ejected from their previous contest against one another a week or so ago, the Miami Heat just keep chugging along.
Most wonderful of all though, they are making a heck of an imprint as they go along in the NBA’s Eastern Conference.
Speaking of the Eastern Conference though, as a whole, the Miami Heat currently sit tied for the top seed.
Being up one game, as far as the win column stands, they also have one more defeat than Chicago does, which leaves them tied.
With Brooklyn a half-game back of them both and the Milwaukee Bucks two games back from the top seed at the moment, things might just shake out in the Miami Heat‘s favor as it all starts to come to a head.
Miami Heat: Fate And Injury Clears The Way For The East’s Top Seed
A huge part of that and for as unfortunate as it may be, when it comes to those first two teams mentioned in the Bulls and the Nets, injuries have taken a toll on them both.
It must be said though, the Miami Heat have dealt with similar or worse injury woes than both of these teams and have not only come out better than before but again, continue to chug along.
As far as these other two teams though, they are now dealing with substantial injuries to key players too.
Zach Lavine has missed a couple of games and will miss, at least, the next three games for his Chicago Bulls after tweaking his knee in a game last Friday.
Zach LaVine (knee) is progressing. Lonzo Ball (knee) not so much. Both will miss upcoming three-game road trip, staying in Chicago for rehab.
— Joe Cowley (@JCowleyHoops) January 19, 2022
It was also announced recently that Lonzo Ball will miss an undetermined amount of time while he attempts to recover from a knee injury too. It’s a really unenviable situation to be in.
That’s how it is in sports though and especially at the professional level. Again, the Miami Heat aren’t immune to it, however, few teams could manage and navigate like they did and can.
Miami Heat: They’ve Dealt With Injury Too, But Can Others Replicate That?
As far as the Brooklyn Nets go, they’re dealing with their only injuries as well. Kevin Durant tweaked his knee after it was hit by a teammate, Bruce Brown, as he tumbled to the floor in a game last Saturday night.
He is expected to miss four to six weeks, at least. While you also have to look at the volatile Kyrie Irving situation, there won’t be much to deduce there.
Irving has already come out to state that Durant’s injury won’t impact his decision or stance on vaccination. So, there’s that.
The Milwaukee Bucks, again, are only two games behind and will challenge as long as there is still life in the season. However, having already beaten them twice this season (losing to them once) and surely motivated after recent Giannis quotes about the Bubble, that won’t matter a ton either.
Basically, the Miami Heat have just as good a shot as anyone else to land that top seed in the East. And with the talent they have to supplement their starts right now, you can be sure they’ll make a tough run for it.