The Miami Heat opened their 2021-22 regular season on Thursday night by hosting the Milwaukee Bucks. They mopped the floor with the reigning NBA champions, more than doubling the Bucks’ point total in the first quarter and comfortably outscoring them in the other three as well. With strong defense and relentless offense, Miami won by a staggering 42-point margin.
That got me thinking about the Marlins: How often did they give us that feeling this year? Thanks to MLB’s 162-game format, every team has dominant days of jumping out to an early lead and keeping their foot on the gas.