The Miami Heat came into Sunday already needing help to make the post season. Their first task at hand was to help themselves by coming away with a victory against the Toronto Raptors. They were unsuccessful.
With the Brooklyn Nets and the Orlando Magic clinching the sixth and seventh seeds in the Eastern Conference playoffs, there is a slim chance that the Heat can capture the eighth seed. With the Detroit Pistons barely holding on to the eight seed, and tied record-wise with the Charlotte Hornets at nine, the path isn’t quite as simple as one would like.