It’s make or break for the Miami Heat Friday night as they host the Chicago Bulls to see who will earn the NBA’s final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference for the second straight year.

Despite the nasty weather that greeted folks in downtown Miami, die hard Heat fans remained focused.

Broadcast television networks, inundated with competition from cable and streaming services, have learned the power of franchises.

The NBA says it has reviewed a play in which it appears Lakers star Anthony Davis may have taken a swing at Jae Crowder of the Heat, and it will not take any action against Davis. The play happened in the 3rd quarter of Game 5 of the finals as Duncan Robinson was hitting a Miami 3-pointer. The NBA tells Local 10 in a statement “We review every play in the games from all angles and there was nothing further to do with this.”

Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat are looking to close out the Milwaukee Bucks. Miami leads Milwaukee 3-0 in their best-of-seven series, with an opportunity to eliminate the top-seeded Bucks from the NBA Playoffs. A win would send the Heat to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2014. Tune in to Countdown to Tip-off Sunday at 2:30 p.m. on Local 10 as Will Manso and Clay Ferraro get you ready for Game 4! The game beings at 3:30 p.m. and all the action can be seen on Local 10, so after turning on the pregame show, you can lose the remote for a few hours.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. The Miami Heat are ready for the challenge of taking on the Milwaukee Bucks. When you look at everything going on right now, this team was built for the bubble, this team was built for the bubble man. Tough, when you talk hard-nosed, when you talk about work ethic, when you talk about mentally tough. Youre going to have to do things well, youre going to have to do things with intention, said Spoelstra. Youre caliber of team, the more you advance in the Playoffs, youre going to have bigger challenges.Spoelstra added that the team must focus on the all five Bucks players on the floor, and not just Giannis.

ORLANDO – The Miami Heat are getting ready to face the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the NBA Playoffs starting on Tuesday. For the Heat, one of their keys to success is veteran leadership from players like Andre Iguodala. Iguodala brings championship experience from Golden State and is a former NBA Finals Most Valuable Player. Iguodala said he thinks the young players will be ready for the big stage. It’s in their DNA now.”Iguodala said for the young players, it’s now a matter of getting experience and learning from it.'

MIAMI The Miami Heat now know who they'll be facing when the NBA Playoffs begin in the Orlando bubble next week. Thanks to the Indiana Pacers 108-104 victory over Houston Rockets on Wednesday, they are locked into a first round matchup with Jimmy Butler and the Heat. Our 1st round playoff matchup is set. pic.twitter.com/4FSwSe5Cbj x - Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) August 12, 2020Miami (44-27) and Indiana (44-28) will hold the No. The Heat have two games remaining on their schedule; Wednesday night against Oklahoma City and Friday against the Pacers.