Today marks the fourth anniversary of the Heat's smothering defense that exposed Jeremy Lin at the height of Linsanity.
The Miami Heat clearly weren't having it. They were 27-6 in their second season of the Post-Decision era. LeBron James' exodus had turned the Heat into the WWE Heels of the league, and their overwhelming talent fit the role they had cast themselves into. They bullied teams into submission repeatedly.
The New York Knicks had just clawed their way to .500 despite trading for Carmelo Anthony the year prior, and had not molded into the title contender Knicks fans had hoped for when the Melo trade went down.