There's only two ways to beat Boston, first you must guard the three point line, if they're hitting their three's at a high clip you have no chance, and second you need to get them in a tight game, they've been blowing out the competition, always up 20 + in the fourth quarter, they've played so few tight games they could have trouble finishing, last night they blew a 30 point lead to Atlanta, the game was tied with a couple minutes left, and their offense bogged down, on the rare occasion they're in a close game late, their offense turns into Tatum or Brown going one on one, dribbling and dribbling, then taking a jumper as the shot clock is running down, no ball movement, no one cutting to the basket, just one on one, Miami has good enough individual defenders to be able to guard them in that scenario, of course getting them in a close game late is easier said than done, but if Miami can limit their three's and keep the game close, they have a shot. Also, I don't care how good their record is Mazzulla is still clueless, the guy has no idea when to call a T.O., he's a believer in letting his team play through a bad stretch, which means a 10-2 run turns into a 16-2 run before he calls for time, he did it again last night, Atlanta was on a run, I'm yelling at the TV for him to call a TO, of course he doesn't and Atlanta hits two or three more shots before finally calling for time, but it was too late, basketball is all about runs and momentum, and Mazzulla is bad at knowing when to stop play and regroup, if they meet again, Spo will beat him up and steal his lunch money same as last year. Bottom line is, between Boston's inability to close out close games, combined with Mazzulla's poor coaching, Miami has a shot against them, of course they might get knocked out before the teams match up, but I promise you Miami is the last team Boston wants to see