As expected, Heat really missed Chris Bosh

The Heat were eight games under .500 when Chris Bosh went out with blood clots in his lungs. Obviously it would have helped to have him in the second half, but would that have been enough for Miami to make a playoff run?

The team believes it would have, and the design of adding Goran Dragic to a Dwyane Wade, Luol Deng, Bosh and Hassan Whiteside figured to give the Heat a chance at contending in the Eastern Conference.

-- Palm Beach Post blog