The Miami HEAT are 36-20, No. 1 in the Eastern Conference with the fourth-best Net Rating in the league at +4.8. They’re currently on a four-game winning streak having beat the Spurs, Hornets, Wizards and Pelicans to close out a long road trip. Here’s what we’ve been noting and noticing.
STARTER MANIPULATION
Let’s knock on the biggest oak tree we can find but the HEAT, for the moment aside from some minor injuries, appear to be mostly whole. That means we’re finally getting an extended look at the intended starting lineup that was clearly in place from the first game of the season but that has been together for just 18 of 56 games.