They are 8th, with three games left .5 games behind Phila in 7th (with a game in hand); 1.5 games behind Indiana for the Holy Grail 6th spot with a game in hand.
Adebayo and Herro played 48 mins tonight.
Butler played 44
Jovic played 40
Highsmith played 35
In other words, they laid it all on the line to win this game, and they did; and tomorrow night they play Dallas, easy winners in Charlotte tonight, in Miami.
No Fat Cuban Horse played more minutes tonight than did Highsmith the 5th most played "Heat" player, besides Kyrie Irving (37);
None other played as many minutes as Highsmith, besides Doncic (35).
Adebayo and Herro played a full quarter more than any Fat Cuban Horse
In other words, Dallas is
1) a better team 49-30 (Miami 44-35);
2) a more rested team;
3) a team whose star players did not have to play the minutes Miami's players did and did not have to exert themselves when they did play as Miami players did in a battle for existence;
4) a team that is better on the road (24-15) than Miami is at home (20-18);
5) a team that is 21-25 against teams >/= .500, (Miami 17-26).
In short,
"Heat", Fuck YOU.
