But the Heat are convinced they should’ve been heading back to South Florida with a daunting 2-0 series lead.
They led 93-87 with 6:43 left in Game 2 before coughing up a 24-12 game-ending run, still kicking themselves at having let one get away from them.“It’s competition. It’s will. We have to figure out how to make enough plays at the end,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “We have great respect for [Jalen] Brunson and their team in general. But he’s going to try to impose his will. Whether man or zone, it doesn’t matter. You’ve got to make some plays, and he made some big ones down the stretch.
Miami had three undrafted players in the starting lineup, and were still minutes from a 2-0 lead – a cushion that 93 percent of the 446 teams before have held onto. “If you’re a basketball aficionado, you’ve got to love this series,” Spoelstra said. “You have great competition, guys going after it, leaving nothing to chance. Both teams probably could use an extra day just to gear up for the gladiator battle that’s about to ensue on Saturday.”
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