It seems the Pat Riley culture continues to weave magic as protégé head coach Eric Spoelstra got the better of the equally talented Celtics head coach Brad Stevens. Miami has made the most of their big 3 in Goran Dragic, Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler. The three stars are expected to continue leading Miami against the Lebron James and Anthony Davis (AD) superstar duo.
One of the keenly anticipated events of an NBA regular season, the trade deadline (set February 7th this season) almost always comes out with a list of surprises, winners and losers. I see a couple of teams that boosted their stock for a deep playoff run, and potentially even a run for the NBA Finals.