Every game is a big one for the Miami Heat at this point, and has been for several weeks now. By virtue of a road win against the New York Knicks, the Heat have climbed back to even with the Orlando Magic in the win column.
The Heat are 38-38 while the Magic are 38-39, giving the Heat an edge by mere percentage points in the standings. The Magic own the tiebreaker against the Heat, meaning that finishing with the same number of wins at the end of the season would doom the Heat to missing the playoffs.