Ranking possible East playoff matchups for the Miami Heat
Five On The Floor: Miami Heat/NBA
Five Reasons Sports Network
4.6 • 633 Ratings
🗓️ 23 February 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
It appears that the Miami Heat are likely to make at least the play-in, with a chance to get in the playoffs. Or, with a good run, they could make the playoffs outright. With that in mind, Ethan Skolnick and Alex Toledo discuss which matchup (Detroit, New York, Boston, Cleveland) would be most, and least, daunting.
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| 0:43.7 | And now, today's episode. |
| 0:47.8 | Uh-oh. |
| 0:50.5 | Yeah. |
| 0:52.0 | It's mercy. |
| 0:54.0 | Music by mercy again |
| 0:55.0 | Heat Nation, we the culture |
| 0:59.0 | Yo, I need you a call time out |
| 1:01.0 | You ready to set a four pin |
| 1:03.0 | Tropical blanket open for the shot |
| 1:05.0 | Go ready, set the pick |
| 1:06.0 | Still five on the floor still ride for my dog soon |
| 1:10.0 | Dieter on the court still survive in the wall |
| 1:11.9 | Keep your eye on the ball or get burned from the heat |
| 1:14.8 | Just mic off the wall without turning the cheek |
| 1:17.2 | From night of day no sleepy pads or allowed to mourn us |
| 1:20.4 | The other sleeping us never catches no |
| 1:22.7 | Live for Miami report in the heat with five reasons forks from the courts to the streets |
| 1:27.7 | I'm happy |
| 1:28.9 | welcome |
| 1:30.8 | We're so proud of it |
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