The Miami Heat are only 13 games away from the postseason starting and their journey for another NBA championship beginning.
With conference seeding nearly decided but still subject to change, it's a great time to look at the best and worst scenarios for Miami in terms of postseason opponents. We're going to go round by round and take a look at the ideal path for a Heat three-peat and what path would prove to be most difficult.
Before we get started, let's take a quick glance at the Eastern Conference standings.
Eastern Conference Rank
Team
Record
1
Indiana Pacers
51-20
2
Miami Heat
48-21
3
Toronto Raptors
39-30
4
Chicago Bulls
40-31
5
Brooklyn Nets
37-32
6
Washington Wizards
36-34
7
Charlotte Bobcats
34-37
8
Atlanta Hawks
31-38
9
New York Knicks
29-41
First Round
Regardless of whether the Heat catch the Indiana Pacers (currently two games behind) for the No. 1 seed in the East or remain in the No. 2 spot, there looks to be four realistic opponents for Miami.
Those teams are the Washington Wiz ...
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Article written by Sam Richmond