Ira Winderman: Heat’s lesson same as it ever was, overachieve or bust

MIAMI — There is something particularly honorable about a professional sports team overachieving. It is a way of telling fans that no matter what appears to be missing, there is a willingness to go above and beyond.

So the Miami Heat went above and beyond all the way to the 2020 NBA Finals in the Disney World quarantine bubble, while others took a get-me-out-of-here approach.

And then with a roster shy of the talent level of rivals in the Eastern Conference, the Heat rose to the No. 1 playoff seed in the East last year and played within one victory of the NBA Finals.