NBAPaul Pierce: “If the Heat are ‘close’ to a title, every team in the NBA is too” By Erikas Polockas · May 1, 2020 11:56 AM GMT · 1 min read ESPN’s Rachel Nichols, Paul Pierce and Kendrick Perkins react to the Miami Heat president Pat Riley saying the Heat are “close” to an NBA title, and debate whether Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo & Co. truly are: If the Heat are 'close' to a title, every team in the NBA is too - Paul Pierce | The JumpADVERTISEMENT