Of all the middling basketball teams you don’t want to see after stuffing yourself with Christmas ham (or turkey or goose, if you’re partial), the Miami Heat may top the list.
Miami, with a 16-16 record, host the Raptors tonight in the second matchup of four between these two; Toronto won the first in late November, 125-115. Miami and Toronto, though, have a long history of close games, especially when the Heat play to their brand — scrappy players turn basketball into a contact sport, make life difficult, and annoy you into submission.
If this is Peak Miami, then they’ve been playing the role lately.