Playoff Bound

The Miami Heat finish their last game at home with a win on Sunday. After losing to the same Orlando Magic team by three on Friday the Heat convincingly beat what everybody knew to be a much less talented team 118-96. After the win, the Heat now find themselves at 47-33  battling for playoff position between the Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks. Miami is currently the fifth seed, but is tied with Boston and only a game behind Atlanta.

Miami finished the regular season with two big games that have playoff implications. The first is against the currently seeded 8th seed Detroit Pistons who could move up depending on what Indiana does. Detroit is no slouch team with Andre Drummond, and Reggie Jackson leading the way and giving the their first playoff appearance since 2009. This game will be important since Miami and Detroit are both looking to improve their current seeding.

The final game against Boston will be a big challenge for Miami. Boston has given the Heat fits in the past and with the difference of being a home team or a road team in the first round could be determined in this game. Boston holds the tie breaker over the Heat since they have won both games and are 2-0 in the season series. If Miami does end up playing Boston, they will definitely want home court advantage against a team that Miami has difficulty with.

In the end Miami will definitely have its work cut out for them if they want to be a higher seeded team. If they can win these last two games they have a good chance to jump Boston and possibly Atlanta. Home court is definitely advantageous in the NBA and the heat could definitely use their fans against whoever they face in the first round.