1. Game 4 is often the pivot point in a series. If the higher seed handles business at home, then they’re either returning with a 3-1 advantage or the lower seed has extended it to six games and it’s 2-2. With the stakes as such, it can often be the best game in a series. The HEAT weren’t having any of that as they claimed a 110-86 road victory that wasn’t competitive by the final period, posting a Defensive Rating of 96.6.
Did the HEAT play well in the first half with Kyle Lowry sidelined with a hamstring injury?