"Miami currently leads the NBA in pace - by a wide margin - and scoring, despite sporting the 12th-best efficiency while being No. 14 and 15 in effective field goal percentage and true shooting percentage, respectively. That said, the Heat do have a top-5 defense despite being a below-average defensive rebounding team, which typically isn't the case with Erik Spoelstra-led teams. They are also forcing turnovers at a middle-of-the-pack clip (15.0 oTOV%), though teams are shooting a league-worst 31.6 percent from 3-point range."
"The Heat have played the league's seventh-hardest schedule to date, according to Dunks & Threes. They've played all but one game without Tyler Herro, their best offensive player from a year ago. Bam Adebayo and Norman Powell have also missed chunks of time due to injury. Yet, they are shattering franchise records in scoring, having scored 140-plus points four times already this season. Powell has played at an All-Star caliber level, while Adebayo has been one of the league's best defenders in the sport."
After one month Miami Heat are 12-6 and No. 3 in the Eastern Conference. Only Detroit (on a 13-game win streak) and Toronto are ahead; Miami is 2.5 games clear of tenth-seeded Boston. The Heat lead the NBA in pace and scoring while ranking 12th in efficiency and 14th/15th in eFG% and TS%. The team has a top‑5 defense despite below‑average defensive rebounding and forces turnovers at a middling rate; opponents shoot a league‑worst 31.6% from three. Injuries have limited Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo, and Norman Powell, though Powell has played at an All‑Star level and Adebayo has been an elite defender. Breakouts have come from Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kel'el Ware and Pelle Larsson.
Read at Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog
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