Q: When does the Heat’s luck run out towards Trae Young? – Nathan.
A: If it’s luck, the way in which the Heat largely have been in a position to include Trae Young, then, sure, there may very well be a second of reckoning with a development to the imply when the Hawks arrive for Tuesday’s play-in sport. But if it’s a detailed system that requires all 5 defenders to be in lockstep, then there needs to be hope of the another shutdown required for the Heat to advance out of Tuesday’s play-in sport towards the Hawks and into the playoffs. Yes, Trae can go off at any second, however a part of the Hawks’ roster overhaul has been to get sufficient assist that Trae doesn’t need to do all of it. So it stays practically as essential that the Heat include Dejounte Murray and the Hawks’ different contributors. Otherwise, attempting to match the Hawks level for level, whether or not Trae is on or not, is a harmful sport to play, significantly within the play-in spherical.
Q: Should Erik Spoelstra play the fellows at the very least a couple of minutes Sunday to maintain them sharp? – Jeffrey.
A: While a four-day layoff, with many of the regulars to be idle since Thursday, may not be optimum from a continuity standpoint, each time a participant steps on the court docket there’s a threat of harm, a threat the Heat can not afford to take. Beyond that, if the Heat had been to have immediately certified for the playoffs, there would have been a five-day break. So sit Sunday, follow Monday after which get to the job at hand Tuesday. Win that one, and there will likely be at the very least a three-day break earlier than a possible playoff opener Saturday.
Q: Victor Oladipo took 16 3-pointers in Washington? – Andy.
A: That he did, making seven of them. Such is life whereas enjoying out the string. And there may very well be extra of the identical Sunday. Remember, a yr in the past in an equally meaningless season finale for the Heat, Victor Oladipo scored 40 towards the Magic.
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