The Heat starters are -1.8 points per 100 possessions against opponents, this means that in a typical game, if they Heat only played their starters, they would lose by 1.8 points. This should not be the case for a winning team. To put this in perspective, the most frequently used five-man lineup for the Cavaliers is +15.7 against opponents. Amazingly, the most frequently used five-man lineup for the Golden State Warriors is just +10. However, the “death” lineup of Curry-Thompson-Igoudala-Barnes-Green is a whooping +51.1 against opponents!
Since stats don’t lie, the Heat should do what the statistics are telling them.