The early challenges for the Miami Heat in the East | Five on the Floor

The Eastern Conference has been a surprising scramble so far, as evidenced by the Miami Heat falling from the third seed to the sixth in a flash. Ethan Skolnick and Alex Toledo look at who is just ahead and who is just behind, and what might be most in Miami's way.

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