So how has the Miami Heat gone from hovering a game or two above or below .500 to suddenly entering the midway point of the season with the eighth-best record in the league at 24-17 and on pace to match its regular-season win total in Dwyane Wade’s final season with the team?
It’s certainly not the fact that the Heat has been outscored by its opponents by 42 points collectively or ranks 27th in pace and scoring (101 points per game).
The reason this Heat team is winning: It knows how to win in the clutch.
Miami’s 18-7 record in games in which the score differential is five points or fewer with five minutes or less left in regulation, ranks third in the league behind only the Boston Celtics (20-7) and San Antonio Spurs (13-5).