Monday, April 21, 2025

Now there’s two open days until Wednesday for everyone to decide what it means. You don’t need two days of analysis, though.


Cleveland has superior talent. It was the best team in the East this year and the Heat were the 10th-best. ...


So, something remarkable would have to play out for the Heat to win the series. ...


The legitimate question coming out of Game 1 isn’t if the Heat win this series. It’s if they steal a game in Cleveland...


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“That’s Erik Spoelstra over there, Bam over there, that’s Tyler Herro,’’ Barkley said. “They can’t screw around with Miami.”


The Heat won’t be intimidated by the moment. That’s a given.


But can they match Cleveland’s talent?...as Game 1 showed, Cleveland had all the fun for a reason.