Dave Hyde: Nothing has worked out for Miami Heat as another play-in game tells
MIAMI — The Miami Heat had one final wish in the final moments of their regular season Sunday night and sat in their locker room watching, and hoping, it happened. But there’s no need for suspense here. Their wish wouldn’t come true.
It’s a familiar story in that regard, like so many larger hopes this season from avoiding the play-in status to maintaining any sense of defense in the final month. “We got action,’’ Norman Powell had said in the locker room late Sunday night, standing before the television showing Boston’s 14-point lead dwindling to three points against Orlando near that game’s end. “What?
” Bam Adebayo said, walking in the room, looking at the score. The Heat’s final wish was simple: It wanted Orlando to win. That would mean, the way involved schedule fell, the Heat would get an extra day’s rest to Wednesday for their play-in game against a younger and faster Charlotte team.
You want fresh legs in this knock-out game. The Heat had just come off a road trip, too. So a chance to exhale, to collect themselves, would have been nice, right?
“Come on now,” said Jaime Jaquez Jr. , seated at his locker. Just as quickly as hopes rose, though, reality hit.
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