Everybody has off days and the Miami Heat are no different.
Applying concentrated pressure on both sides of the ball for 48 minutes happens once in a blue moon, like when Miami sheathed the Cleveland Cavaliers last week. Miami’s 47.4 percent from the floor was on par with their 45.6 percent average, yet they kept Cleveland on their heels all night.
Weaseling through the Cavaliers’ wafer-thin defense while sending a message to LeBron James and company with block after block, made the difference in Miami’s mindset all game long.