The Miami Heat have had several chances to take control of the standings. They made a push to come so close to the 5th seed, trailing by only 1.5 games at one point. Now it’s looking more and more slim of getting there, as the Heat have dropped 3 straight games since, including tonight’s loss in New York 101-92. Miami is now sitting at an underwhelming 40-37 record and now 1.5 games behind the 6th seed Brooklyn Nets. The Nets have a much easier remaining schedule and also own the tie breaker against the Heat.
Heat lose.