We’re officially less than two weeks away from the conclusion of the NBA regular season and just under three weeks away from the start of the NBA playoffs.
Over the last week, the Miami Heat endured a cataclysmic implosion — to put it generously — relinquishing its once-3.5-game Eastern Conference lead it held just over a week ago.
They suffered three straight losses to the Philadelphia 76ers (without James Harden or Joel Embiid), Golden State Warriors (without Draymond Green, Klay Thompson or Stephen Curry) and the lottery-bound New York Knicks (without Julius Randle).