After looking poised to take the top seed in the Eastern Conference, the Miami Heat have suffered three consecutive bad losses — first to a Philadelphia 76ers team resting Joel Embiid and James Harden, then to a Golden State Warriors team missing their top players and last night to the New York Knicks.
The loss to the Knicks was especially ugly, as the Heat blew a 17-point fourth-quarter lead and continue to struggle in crunch time, no matter the opponent. And New York was without several players, including Julius Randle.