Solace Is Fact That Toronto Loss Not Quite Like Miami Heat’s First 7
Be that their poor execution on either side of the ball, they had huge hands in their losing fates during the first seven defeats. On offense, they often found themselves playing as individuals, not sticking to the Miami Heat’s core offensive principles, and making silly mistakes at the most inopportune times.
The players, themselves, lacked energy because the way they went about playing lacked energy. On defense, guys weren’t selling out, making rotations, or having their teammates’ backs.
Those are the things that you have to do to win at the highest level in any sport. And that’s how the Miami Heat, especially, have always gone about playing the game.
As far as Wednesday goes, well, that was something different altogether. The Miami Heat played the right way.
It was just a combination of poor execution and certain guys not having it.