The Miami Heat are sitting in first place in the Eastern Conference despite having missed many of their top players throughout the year. The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor speaks to Nekias Duncan of Basketballnews.com about how Erik Spoelstra has made the Miami Heat legitimate Finals contenders once again.
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