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Miami Heat Now No. 6 In Eastern Conference 1.5 Games Back Of No. 5 After Knicks, Nets Lose Thursday Night

Miami Heat make up ground thanks Cleveland Cavaliers defeating Nets and Knicks falling to Orlando Magic
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Miami Heat Now No. 6 In Eastern Conference 1.5 Games Back Of No. 5 After Knicks, Nets Lose Thursday Night
Miami Heat Now No. 6 In Eastern Conference 1.5 Games Back Of No. 5 After Knicks, Nets Lose Thursday Night

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The Miami Heat now hold the No. 6 spot in the Eastern Conference standings after the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied for a 116-114 victory against the Brooklyn Nets Thursday. The Heat are also just 1.5 games out of the No. 5 seed thanks to the Orlando Magic defeating the New York Knicks. 

With the Nets loss, the Heat move a half game ahead of the Nets and are out of the play-in tournament for now. The Heat and Nets play Saturday at Miami-Dade Arena.

The Nets led 109-100 with 3 minutes, 32 seconds remaining before the Cavaliers made a comeback. The rally was completed on Isaac Okoro's 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left.

The Cavs were led by Donovan Mitchell's 31 points.

The Heat also received help from the Orlando Magic, who defeated the No. 5-seeded New York Knicks 111-106 Thursday. That means the Heat are only 1.5 games behind the Knicks, who have lost three straight.

The Heat and Knicks play March 29 in New York.

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Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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