How the Heat Are First in the East. Plus, Are the Suns the Best Team in the NBA?

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🗓️ 31 January 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Wos is joined by Zach Harper of The Athletic and SiriusXM NBA Radio. First, they break down how the Miami Heat have managed to get to the top of the Eastern Conference even though their stars have missed time (1:51), and how they match up with the other top teams in the East (7:13). Then they discuss the dominance of the Phoenix Suns (17:28) and which teams can compete with the Suns come playoff time (24:32). Host: Wosny Lambre Guest: Zach Harper Production: Carlos Chiriboga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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