That routine could have contributed to player fatigue in the second half of games this season.
Stretching and loosening exercises might help, but full-fledged running and shooting routines is almost like playing two games the same day.
The player’s bodies don’t know whether they are depleting stored energy before or during a game: a calorie is a calorie.
The figures for this season show the Heat go from winning to losing games as the players gradually run out of gas with their intense efforts on defense.
The net points games show a consistent drop in production from the first quarter to the last.