In any given season, there are generally just a few contenders in each conference in a tier by themselves with everyone else left chasing a rainbow. The Western conference fits that pattern. The East does not. The top 8 seeds are separated by just 7 games in the Eastern conference. The top 8 seeds in the west are separated by 19 games. So how do we sort through the playoff teams to find the ones with the potential to make serious noise? We dive into the numbers and the film. Every one of the top 8 seeds has shown some potential to make noise in the playoffs, and I will be examining each and every one of them. Miami Heat The Miami Heat will not go down. They have not missed the playoffs two seasons in a row since 2003. In 2020, they went on a surprising run to the finals, where they lost to the Lakers despite an amazing series by Jimmy Butler. With the addition of Kyle Lowry and the growth of Tyler Herro, the Heat improved on an already great roster and currently find themselves 1st in ...
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