The Miami Heat now sit in 10th place in the East, behind the Orlando Magic, but there is a reason to be optimistic about them still sneaking into the 8th seed at least — perhaps even a few reasons.
As harped on throughout the season, these same issues for this Heat team remain. The inability to score easy buckets, to hit big shots in big moments, and scoring, in general, has hurt them this season. The return of Goran Dragic and Derrick Jones Jr should at least help in all three areas.