Erik Spoelstra, as great a coach as he is, has an alter ego that carries its own aura: Game 2 Spo.

The Heat’s head honcho entered the arena 10-3 in Game 2 after his team loses a series opener. It’s one of the true testaments to his coaching wizardry, a stat people pull out when arguing his placement in the pantheon of the NBA’s greatest coaches ever. It represents his penchant for rewriting his lineup rotations on the fly, reconfiguring his schemes and leaning on players who do things history says they just aren’t supposed to do.

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Game 2 Spo got his shot and nearly made it. Miami is down 0-2 but trending in the right direction. Before the fourth quarter Wednesday, it seemed like it would take a miracle for the Heat to get back into this series. But once Spoelstra has a handle on things, any team is in trouble.

That is just a tremendous article. 

"Jared Weiss is a staff writer covering the Boston Celtics and NBA for The Athletic. He has covered the Celtics since 2011, co-founding CLNS Media Network while in college before covering the team for SB Nation's CelticsBlog and USA Today. Before coming to The Athletic, Weiss spent a decade working for the government, primarily as a compliance bank regulator."

By a smart guy.