Q: I have this to say about the Miami Heat. They have really not slid backwards. If they win just two more of their final four games they will have a 43-win season, which is six games better than last year. So, to me, that’s improvement, especially with two of their young players really stepping up this year, in Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Pelle Larsson. – Roland, Borrego Springs, Calif. A: And in a …

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