Reeling momentarily from the chaos swirling around Jimmy Butler and his seven-game suspension, the Heat had two options as they journeyed West after a 36-point home drubbing against Utah: galvanize or unravel.
They’ve landed on the better of those two options, winning three in a row on this Western swing and playing valiantly in all four games, including the double overtime loss in Sacramento to start this road trip.
“We are buying in. The vibes are great,” Heat forward Haywood Highsmith told FanDuel Sports, before echoing similar sentiments in the Moda Center visitor’s locker room after Saturday’s 119-98 win at Portland. “Everybody is locked in. We are communicating to each other on the court. We are connected. The team chemistry off the court is amazing as well. We’re all doing it together. Holding one another accountable.”…