“When the Heat recently punctuated a 1-7 stretch by losing to the lowly Pacers, you almost wondered whether their late-game shenanigans to get Bam Adebayo his 83 points had done irreparable damage to their standing with the hoop gods,” the article wrote. “Then, they just bottled up a Sixers team that had all three of Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid and Paul George, so who knows what you’re going to get? Their shooters can go frigid, and their defense can be defenseless, or they can sometimes look awesome at either end (or both ends on the very best nights). They have two easy games (both at Washington) and four tricky ones left. Splitting the whole set would be fitting for this up-and-down bunch.”
