Mar 17, 2024; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) celebrates with guard Terry Rozier (2) after he hits a three point basket as time ran out to win the game against the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports / Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
The real Miami Heat did not play against the Boston Celtics last year in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.
That group was only a shell of the actual team.
The Heat were without star Jimmy Butler and point guard Terry Rozier, who were dealing with injuries. So are fans overreacting about Pat Riley being almost silent during free agency for a second straight year?
“We barely got to see Rozier, Butler, [Tyler] Herro and Bam [Adebayo] together at all before everybody got injured at different time, including at the end of the season when they were completely helpless against Boston in the playoffs,” ESPN’s Zach Lowe said on his podcast this week.
Lowe does have a point.
