The Miami Heat are off to a blistering start to the season. They are ranked near the top of the league in quite a few major statistical categories and they are also doing well when it comes to what the advanced metrics have to say as well. They rank near the top of the league in the advanced metric of pace, for example.
Besides a few slipups on the West Coast, Minnesota, Denver, and in Los Angeles to the Lakers respectively, they have been really good to start the year. Jimmy Butler was responsible for the first and only 30-point half by a player in the league this season, while the Miami Heat already have two huge wins under their belts.