Post#1296 » by gom » Wed Dec 29, 2021 6:31 am
This next road trip is the hardest part of our season, and I've worried about it for a while now, especially in regards to covid exposure on the road. Our next games:
29/12 @ San Antonio
31/12 @ Houston
2/1 @ Sacramento
3/1 @ Golden State
5/1 @ Portland
8/1 @ Phoenix
12/1 @ Atlanta
They will then have a tough homestand that starts again with the Hawks.
We are in an excellent position in the table, in 4th place with the hardest part of our schedule already complete. That we now have 7 games away, 7 games away for a team that has already played 19 of their 35 games away (they are 10-9 on the road.) The competition in the East this season, however, is excellent, and the Heat cannot afford to finish this road trip with anything less than 4 wins. 5 wins would be even better.
It's illustrative to compare this schedule against some of our competitors:
Bucks:
30/12: @ Orlando
1/1: New Orleans
3/1: Detroit
5/1: Toronto
7/1: @ Brooklyn
8/1: @ Charlotte
10/1: @ Charlotte
There is no such thing as an easy nba game, but that schedule looks easier than our road trip overall, by some magnitude even.
Cavaliers:
30/12: @ Washington
31/12: Atlanta
2/1: Pacers
4/1: Grizzlies
7/1: @ Portland
9/1: @ Golden State
10/1: @ Sacramento
12/1: @ Utah
(2 more road games)
Cavs actually start the same kind of road trip, crossing much of the same terrain, and visit the Thunder and Spurs to finish their trip at 6 games. It's a lot too.
Anyway, the road trip is going to be extremely challenging especially without UD but I believe in the team. They are surprising me (pleasantly) so far.
I remember 11-30 with these guys. ^
