Down 3-2 to the Toronto Raptors, the Miami Heat face elimination from the NBA Playoffs Friday night. Here’s some questions they need to answer to push this series to a Game 7.
1. Can small ball work? Without Hassan Whiteside, who won’t be available for Game 6, the Heat will once again rely on its super-small lineup of five perimeter players. The Heat managed a win in Game 4, playing this lineup five minutes in regulation and for all five minutes of overtime, during which the Heat outscored the Raptors by 14 points.