The Miami Heat are trying to inch closer to a playoff spot. The Heat had a solid week with a 2-2 record. They were close to clinching a three-game winning streak on Sunday before losing a heartbreaker in overtime against the New York Knicks.

Burks started in the loss to New York on Monday in place of Andrew Wiggins and Jaime Jaquez Jr. as the latter was in the former's place in terms of the lineup. He would have some huge buckets in the contest, finishing with 12 points on four of five shooting from the field, all from deep.

The new-look Miami Heat are gearing up for the second half of the season after passing the NBA's All-Star Break last week. The Heat traded Jimmy Butler to Golden State just before the trade deadline earlier this month. A five-team trade saw Butler land with the Warriors and Miami picking up Andrew Wiggins, Kyle Anderson and Davion Mitchell.

If the Miami Heat had been able to protect double-digits leads this season, they would be up there at the top of the Eastern Conference, contending for homecourt advantage

NBA fans generally like to see star players remain with their original teams. However, sometimes switching teams is beneficial.

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With Jimmy Butler leaving the Miami Heat for the Golden State Warriors, the franchise are in need of a new face. Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo are great secondary stars but there are serious doubts about whether they can lead a winning team.

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