The Miami Heat head into their Game 6 matchup with the Boston Celtics in a do-or-die scenario. If the Heat lose this one, then the season is over, it’s lights out, and they can start to prepare for next year.
However, that shouldn’t be what anyone expects at this point. The Miami Heat can’t get to a Game 7 matchup though if they play as they have for the last two games.
While their offense has failed them twice in a row, Games 4 and 5, they gave themselves a shot in the first half of Game 5 by outworking the Celtics and playing with more effort.
That same thing didn’t continue in the second half though, leading them to defeat. Though it’s hard to blame the defeats on any one man, as you really can’t, one guy hasn’t done himself or his team any favors across the last two contests.
That would be Kyle Lowry.