The Miami Heat Could Win the Eastern Conference

data-mm-id=”_lnnh1vhd7″>The Miami Heat have proven they can compete with anyone in the wide-open Eastern Conference. Right now, they are the third seed in the conference with a 19-7 record. They came into the season seen as a playoff contender, but no one thought they'd be this good. As of today, the Heat rank Top 10 in the NBA in points per game, assists per game and opponents points per game. They are doing this with Kendrick Nunn, an undrafted rookie, as their second-leading scorer. Duncan Robinson, another undrafted player, leads them in threes per game. Their superstar, Jimmy Butler, is only averaging 21 points per game. Even Goran Dragic, their starting point guard, has missed eight games. In other words, this is a deep basketball team. Bam Adebayo, their center, has drastic…