This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/heat/onsi as How the Miami Heat have graded through the first 25 games. The Miami Heat are 14-11, well above expectations prior to the season's beginnings. Yet here we are, and Miami's start has reflected to their grade given via Bleacher Report.

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The Nets come into this game following a 127-82 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday in which they tied for the best win in franchise history after beating the Bucks by 45 points. Rookie guard Egor Demin stepped up in the wake of forward Michael Porter Jr.

After spending the first part of his rookie season in the G League, the Heat’s injury issues have led to playing time for 19-year-old rookie guard Kasparas Jakucionis. He played his first meaningful NBA minutes in Thursday’s win over the Nets in Brooklyn and then made his first NBA start in Friday’s loss to the Celtics in Boston.

On a night when they were badly outrebounded, the Celtics' hot outside shooting helped them run away from the Heat.

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Dwyane Wade spent 15 seasons with the Miami Heat, becoming one of the most iconic figures in franchise history. A 13-time NBA All-Star, three-time NBA champion and 2006 Finals MVP, Wade was the cornerstone of Miami’s rise to prominence in the 2000s and 2010s.