First, the 18-point loss was a trap game, then the 20-point loss was the fatigue of a back-to-back. Win or lose, at some point the excuses have to stop for the Miami Heat apologists.
Of course, this season has been a treat. A surprise even, with Miami steadily hovering among the top 4 seeds in the association. However, dropping games to severely undermanned teams and fringe playoff hopefuls is reminiscent of the Heat teams that barely missed the postseason over the past few years.
Some would contend that those thoughts are an overreaction to the team’s first real lull of losses in two of the last three matchups.