The Miami Heat haven't punched their ticket to the playoffs quite yet, but it's certainly starting to look like they'll be around for the postseason.
The Heat are 32-38 and hold a one-game lead over the Boston Celtics for the Eastern Conference's seventh seed. They're 1.5 games up on the ninth-seeded Charlotte Hornets and actually have a shot at moving up into the sixth seed.
The Milwaukee Bucks are clinging to a narrow, 2.5-game lead over the Heat for that sixth seed, but they've lost six of their last seven—and it should have been seven straight. Miami has a small chance to unseat them, which means it could be looking at all sorts of possible playoff opponents.
Some of those matchups would be great for the Heat, while others would be...not so good.
Let's take a look at a few of Miami's best and worst potential first- or second-round opponents.
Worst Matchups
Atlanta Hawks
This is the worst-case scenario. The Heat can't afford to draw the Hawks in the first round.
Miami is 0-3 against Atlanta this season and has been shredd ...
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Projecting the Miami Heat’s Best and Worst 2015 NBA Playoff Matchups
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