The Heat's offense is rising

With the Miami Heat season feeling all but over and the fans becoming hopeless, there are still some things that the Heat have improved on since the beginning of the season (let me give you a hint: ITS NOT WINS).

The main thing the Heat have improved on is their offense. They began the season off averaging an abysmal 92 points a game, which was good enough for 2nd worst in the league. Since then, their team point average has risen to 94 points a game, which is 23rd in the league. This doesn't sound so spectacular, but you have to look at the Heat's recent statistics.

A lot of the Heat's recent offensive rise has been due to the return of Dwyane Wade from injury. Wade missed the first 7 games of the season, and the Heat averaged 83.2 points a game. Since Wade's return, the Heat have averaged 97.1 points a game. That's a rise of 14 points a game. This obviously shows that Wade's 25 points a game has been a huge boost to the offense and that the Heat are scoring more as a team.

Also, before Flash's return, Miami had just one 100+ point game. Since his return, the Heat have had eleven 100+ point games. While this is good that the Heat's offense is improving, this still isn't translating into wins for the squad. Out of their eleven 100 point games, only 4 have translated into wins. One of the main reason's for this is the lack of the Heat's defense and inability to make clutch stops in late game situations. The Heat have had 3 overtime losses, in which they have been unable to stop 3 pointers or missed a key defensive rebound.

Hopefully these frustrating losses will stop and the Heat will be able to keep up their offensive improvements, but also improve their defense. Maybe the combination of these two will salvage this season and give Dwyane Wade a reason to stay in Miami.

Tell me what you think...