SORT OF CLOSE: So how close were the Heat to moving up to one of the first four randomly selected picks at the top of the lottery? Sort of, but not really. Given 10 of the 1,000 four-number lottery combinations to work with, the Heat had mostly high numbers, Nos. 8 to 14. In each of the draws for one of the first three picks, the Heat were instantly eliminated, with a low number the first out of the hopper. In the drawing for the No. 4 pick that went to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Heat had the first two numbers, as well as the fourth, but missed on the third number. In effect, the Heat were one number from the No. 4 selection in the June 20 NBA draft. But so were several other teams, based on that third number. So No. 13 it stayed, the Heat still never to improve their position in 11 visits to the lottery.