The Miami HEAT are 24-15, No. 4 in the Eastern Conference with a plus-3.8 Net Rating that ranks No. 7 in the NBA. They’re still not whole, with a handful of players still injured, but at least they have players moving through health and safety protocols ahead of a showdown with Phoenix on Saturday. Here’s what we’ve been noting and noticing:
Rebounding may be one of the most misunderstood – or under-understood, since it doesn’t typically garner much thought in the first place – areas of the professional game. It’s easy to tell who gets a lot of rebounds.