This Miami Heat team has provided no shortage of entertainment and surprises along the way to their complete reinvention in the second half of the season.
With five games remaining, the Heat somehow sit in the eighth spot after a historic turnaround. Once again, the bottom of the Eastern Conference playoffs are air-tight, with each night violently jostling the standings. The Heat are two games out of sixth, currently occupied by the fading Atlanta Hawks, making any of the top-three seeds a realistic playoff opponent.
But which would be the best matchup for Miami? There’s no denying they’ll go into any possible first round series as a heavy underdog but let’s take a closer look at each team and how the Heat stack up.