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WASHINGTON — There wasn’t much to be learned from this game for the Miami Heat, with Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Kyle Lowry and Kevin Love given the night off.

DETROIT — The way this season has gone for the Miami Heat, it is possible they wind up with more names for their arena in 2022-23 than playoff victories.

CHICAGO — The good news for the Miami Heat is that to advance out of the play-in round, you only have to win one game in a row.

The Celtics will try to get their third win in a row, while the Jazz dropped their last game to the Miami Heat and will likely rise to the level of play needed to keep pace with Boston as a result.

Jimmy Butler is so perfect in every way

MIAMI — No one in the NBA plays more close games than the Miami Heat and no one other than the Heat plays more close games than the Utah Jazz, so of course their showdown Monday in Miami came down to the final possessions.

Six-time All-Star Jimmy Butler reacted badly to a post-game question after he scored 38 points in the Miami Heat's losing effort against the Orlando Magic on Saturday night

No, this was not the expectation for the final month of the regular season, the Miami Heat scrambling to deal with the nuances of the NBA’s play-in tournament, the second-chance postseason event for four teams lacking the wherewithal to secure direct playoff entry with a top-six seed.

MIAMI — The face of desperation was the face of the Miami Heat on Friday night when they went down 14 in the third quarter.