The uncertain status of Chris Bosh’s potential availability ended on Wednesday as the Miami Heat officially announced that he will not play in the 2016 postseason.
Bosh hasn’t played since the All-Star break and while the announcement doesn’t change Miami’s status quo moving forward in these playoffs, it provides an opportunity to look at how the Heat have changed in the absence of their 11-time All-Star power forward.
Miami’s season breaks into three distinct segments:
• Before the All-Star break with Bosh in the lineup.
• The five games after the break without Bosh but before the team acquired Joe Johnson.