As they did in 2012, the Heat are once again entering the playoffs as a first seed in the Eastern Conference.

It seems like just yesterday that a 66-win first-seed Miami Heat team led by Lebron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh was headed into the playoffs in search of blood. A year after a crushing defeat at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks in the 2011 NBA Finals, the Heat were in search of revenge, and the NBA title they would eventually win.…