Days after suffering a blowout loss to an injury-depleted Washington Wizards team, the Miami Heat opened the new year with a two-and-a-half-hour practice focused on defense.
NEW: How did the Heat begin 2020? With a long training camp-like practice focused on ... defense https://t.co/4dKYPepXG8
— Anthony Chiang (@Anthony_Chiang) January 1, 2020
Miami allowed 111.1 points per 100 possessions in December, which ranked 22nd in the NBA. The month included lackadaisical defensive performances against two sub-.500 teams, the Wizards and the Memphis Grizzlies.