Give the league about a week, and the first round of the NBA playoffs will be set and underway. Meaning no more talk of angling for postseason positions or questions of why the Miami Heat did not rest their way to seventh place in the Eastern Conference.
When Miami sat James Johnson, Goran Dragic and Dwyane Wade versus the Atlanta Hawks, it looked like the team was content with letting the chips fall where they may. Then Friday night, they trotted out their regular roster and caused some confusion.
It could have been a play to stay in sixth place, but it felt like more than a show for the standings.