The Miami Heat won 7 of their last 10 games before the All-Star break to improve to 26-26 on the season.  They now hold the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference and are only 1/2 a game behind the Orlando Magic for the #7 spot.  They also now have the Washington Wizards in their sites as they are in third place in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference, but they are only 4 games behind the Wiz.  The one area that has really hurt the Heat this season is the point guard position, so the Heat have been scouring the trade market.  Jason Williams has been banged up all season and he hasn’t been near the player he was last year.  It also appears that Gary Payton is nearing the end of his Hall-of-Fame career as he has not stepped up.  If the Heat trade for a decent point guard……look out!  Shaq is back and the Heat looks like they will be a fast riser in the Eastern Conference in the second half of the season.