Sports Illustrated released their power rankings ahead of NBA Week 22 and the Miami Heat leaped from 18th in previous week to 9th this time around.
The Heat seem to be regaining their stride, going 3–1 last week, with the only loss coming in OT on the road. Miami has the second-best net rating in the East over the last 10 games. Oh, and it was slightly interesting to see the team’s offense take off without Hassan Whiteside in a blowout win over the Wizards.