Dwyane Wade has officially become the cherry on top.
The Miami Heat looked just fine without him on Friday night, and they've held their own without him in 11 of their last 13 games—going 7-4 during that span. If the rest of the league isn't scared, it should be. This isn't a slumping club. It's not confronting some newfound, poorly timed mediocrity.
It's just waiting to get healthy.
Not that it needed its full arsenal against the Indiana Pacers on Friday. The second half was as one-sided as they come with LeBron James and company running up and down the floor like they were conducting drills.
The playoffs won't always be that easy. But nor will they be as hard as some might like to believe.
The Heat are still the favorites to reach the NBA Finals. It's not that some things never change—it's just that this one hasn't changed quite yet.
We'll hear plenty over the coming weeks about how the Brooklyn Nets have beaten Miami four times, but it's worth remembering three of those games were decided by a point. The fourth was decided in overtime. Wade didn't play in two of the contes ...
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Miami Heat Proving Why They Remain Favorites to Reach NBA Finals
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