Competitive spirit, intangibles of teams with serious aspirations, and a desire to fix a season that has been erratic so far. That is what is driving the drastic and evident improvement seen in Miami Heat and Orlando Magic in recent weeks. From being at risk of missing the postseason, they now look hopefully towards avoiding the play-in.
These are franchises that have something special and can worry any of the favorites notably. Both Miami Heat and Orlando Magic possess virtues that cannot be trained, intangibles especially useful in the playoffs, and more than enough capacity to deliver significant upsets. Coaches with great tactical intelligence and experience, an identity as a team to be taken to the fullest extent, and the feeling that they have nothing to lose, they can become weapons of mass destruction in a series against any of the title contenders.
Competing for the remaining of the season will be Toronto Raptors, Philadelphia 76ers, and even Atlanta Hawks and Charlotte Hornets for the fifth and sixth spots that grant the right to avoid what appears to be a dramatic play-in tournament in the Eastern Conference. Currently, they are the two teams with the best momentum, and their performance could further improve in the coming weeks. The dream for both would be to escape the play-in to best prepare for the assault on the first round of the playoffs.
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