Miami Heat Misses Playoffs for the First Time Since 2008
It was a tragic experience for the Miami Heat to lose its best player going to the 2014-15 season. However, Heat president Pat Riley did a great job assembling a team that almost made the Playoffs.
Almost, but not quite.
In spite the optimism of Heat fans that Miami would return to the Playoffs like they usually do, the Heat were officially eliminated out of the picture after the Indiana Pacers beat the Washington Wizards.
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Now, the Pacers are closer to the 8th and final seed to the playoffs with a win against the Grizzlies tonight.
As for the Heat, all is not lost. Several players will be returning from injury, including Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Josh McRoberts, who were all sidelined for the season with their respective injuries.
Still, it was a wonderful run for the Heat, who managed to come up with a tied season series with James and the Cavs this year.
And just when everyone thought Miami was done, it turned things around with its new acquisition Goran Dragic via trade.
"Guys have been true to their commitment, to the purity, to the effort," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said in a report by ESPN. "We haven't necessarily gotten the results that we always wanted and sometimes there's been some disappointment with games where we haven't played well."
Currently, reports state that Miami's chances of getting a top 10 first round pick lie in its current win-loss record. If it manages to get the 10th worst record in the NBA, they have a chance to get another decent rookie.
