1. Tell me if you’ve heard this one before. The Miami HEAT let a shorthanded and understaffed team hang around for about a half and then decided to kick the defensive into fifth gear in the third quarter. This was a 64-58 games at the break. Five minutes of game-time later, it was 80-61. That’s a 16-3 run to open the third. And just three games after having one of the best third quarters in franchise history when they outscored Charlotte by 27. If you’ve been watching basketball for any length of time, that’s not something to be taken for granted.
Coup’s Takeaways: HEAT Hold Off Nets With Late Butler Drive And Lowry Steal
