Heat assured spot in play-in after falling in Toronto, 121-95
TORONTO – You still can’t spell play-in without Miami Heat. So for a fourth consecutive year, the postseason will begin with the pre-playoffs for Erik Spoelstra’s team. Assured of no better than a No.
7 regular-season finish in the East, and currently at No. 10 in the conference, the Heat again will have to try to do it the hard way, assured now of being back in action next week, while the ...
TORONTO – You still can’t spell play-in without Miami Heat. So for a fourth consecutive year, the postseason will begin with the pre-playoffs for Erik Spoelstra’s team. Assured of no better than a No.
7 regular-season finish in the East, and currently at No. 10 in the conference, the Heat again will have to try to do it the hard way, assured now of being back in action next week, while the East’s top six seeds get the week off. Not only did Tuesday night’s 121-95 loss to the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena leave the Heat at the bottom of the play-in pack, but it also compromised their status for potential multi-team tiebreakers.
The Heat now are 0-3 on the season against the Raptors, who moved closer to direct entry into the best-of-seven first round of the playoffs. The teams conclude their four-game season series back at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday night. Andrew Wiggins led the Heat with 24 points, with Tyler Herro and Norman Powell adding 14 apiece, the Heat also again unable to find needed defensive answers.
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