Erik Spoelstra has been a significant reason the Miami Heat have displayed some of the same flaws all season without any improvement.  Spoelstra is a legendary

The Heat has now wasted a fourth-quarter lead in seven of its last eight losses and in a total of 14 losses this season. Only the Minnesota Timberwolves entered Sunday with more blown fourth-quarter leads (16 blown fourth-quarter leads) than the Heat this season.

This was different. Not the losing, there has been plenty of that recently for the Heat and Spoelstra. Instead, the loss to the Bulls had the Heat and Spoelstra at a loss because of the way the

This also marks nine games where Miami loses a game where they were leading by more than 15 points, which leads the NBA. Still, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra remains confident in the group in overcoming, saying because of their “competitive spirit,” the team will be “fine.”