HALFCOURT DEFENSE The Heat gave up a 113.3 offensive rating to the Clippers in halfcourt situations, (which ranks in the 88th percentile), allowing them to convert on 36 of their 62 shots (58 percent) from the field.

Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 119-104 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers (36-30) on Wednesday night at Kaseya Center to drop to 0-4 on its five-game homestand. The Heat (29-36) closes the homestand on Friday against the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics:

As the Miami Heat are in the midst of a five-game skid after the loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night, there will be a lot of finger-pointing from fans on who’s to blame and which aspects need to be cleaned up.