Jeremy

Eric Spolstra told me, I heard from Eric Spolstra in our face-to-face conversation that only he and I were in, that one of the great things about this Heat season, one of the most notable positive moments, was the development of their young players, such as Pella Larson, such as one Vlad Golden.

Dan Levatard.

It sounds to me like everybody could use a hug because a hug is always the right size.

Stugatz.

All I have put in my body today is three cups of coffee and an entire cup of honey.

Look, when you look at this duo of Kahlil Ware and Bam Adebayo, the big thing that you need to notice is over the span of the season, there was development with Kahlil Ware's game on the floor at the same time.

Defense, the calling card of the Miami Heat, something they've lost over the last 15 games.

has been a point of emphasis for Ware all season long.

And Eric Spoelstra told me that Ware's development on the defensive end is what now allows him to start those two players together.

And folks, if we remember back to the Heat's final run from the play-in season, another player, young player, earned his way into the starting lineup with just a few games to go.

That was one Max Strews over Duncan Robinson as Robinson went to the bench.

Now you see Kahlil Ware enter the starting fold, potentially unlocking something different for Eric Spolstra's Miami Heat as they take steps towards victory, trying to claw their way from the 10 seed all the way to the NBA Finals.

First stop, Charlotte tonight with the ghosts of Raymond Felton.

Points, Dan.

Yeah, you know, it helps when you can score more points than the other teams.

So even if you give up a lot of points, you can score a lot of points.

That's what happened in Charlotte.

Yeah, well, they have the best player in terms of on-off differential, and he'll play 45 minutes tonight.

So that's fine.

We can see what happens.