Party in the city where the Heat is on!
Welcome to No. 2, Miami.
Jimmy Butler & Co. have the league's longest active win streak at five games, a run bookended by two tight victories over the Philadelphia 76ers. Miami's rise coincides with some shaky play from the Staples Center roommates, as the Los Angeles Lakers (losers in four of six) and the LA Clippers (losers in four of seven) have hit speed bumps on the road to 2020.
Throughout the regular season, our panel (ESPN's Tim MacMahon, Andre' Snellings, Royce Young and Bobby Marks, and The Undefeated's Marc J.