Tears aside, El Heat aren't finished... Yet.

After another loss for the Miami Heat (4 in a row) who lost to the Chicago Bulls 87-86, people are starting to worry about LeBron and Co. The Bulls finished a 3 game regular season sweep of the Heat in an interesting fashion, Luol Deng hit 3 of 4 free throws in the matter of about 2 seconds. Then came along the NBA's worst team when it comes to hitting game tying or winning shots with 10 seconds or less. (1-16 on the year) James and Wade each had a chance to win the game and couldn't get the job done despite rocking "El Heat" Jerseys on Latino Night.

I understand that the Heat have been awful against the NBA's best teams, which right now that doesn't bode well for the Heat in the playoffs. But there are a few things people forget about this team that will give them an advantage in the post season.

In order to advance, you have to beat the Heat 4 times... Beating them once is one thing, beating them 3 times during the season is another, but beating them 4 out of 7 is a whole different animal. People forget that in a series there is an ebb and flow, and playing LeBron and Dwayne 7 times takes a massive toll on teams.

With Wade and James, you have two players that have proven they can take over an entire series. Remember when LeBron went off for 40+ against the Pistons way back when both the Cavs and Pistons were good? Then he busted up the Bad Boys 2.0 again to take over the series and eventually go to the finals? Remember when Wade couldn't be stopped in Marquette, and in Miami even when his team was notably worse then the opponents and he still got them to the next round? Something about their killer instinct kicks in during the post season and they take over... Maybe they are just like Charlie Sheen and have Tiger Blood. I don't know what it is but both of these guys step it up in the post season. Lets just hope they don't have to take a game winner in game 7.

I'm not saying they will go and sweep through the playoffs and win the title, but I'm not ready to write them off just yet. Until they actually are knocked out of the playoffs they are still a very dangerous team with two guys that can take over an entire series. Just remember this Heat team is losing to top teams by 1, 2, 3 points, not getting blown out by 30 points in the 2nd quarter (cough cough, Spurs, cough). Until then, let the mocking begin for the crying in the locker room after the loss.