There are tons of admirable traits about this championship-contending Miami Heat team that makes them such a dangerous adversary regardless of the lack of respect they receive from mainstream NBA media pundits.
For starters, their depth makes a case for being one of, if not the best, in the entire NBA Playoffs.
Think about this: in Game 1 of their Eastern Semis series against Philadelphia, Kyle Lowry didn’t play, Jimmy Butler was pedestrian for his standards (5-16), and the 3-ball, which during the regular season was a key indicator for the Heat’s success, went in only 9-of-36 times (25%).