This is when reality further hit home for the Miami Heat. Mediocre without Jimmy Butler. Mediocre with Jimmy Butler.

After an alarming last-minute injury scratch from the lineup on Wednesday, Nikola Jokic was able to play with a sprained right elbow in Miami. It did not seem to bother him. He completed his 16th triple-double of the season late in the third quarter with one of his most delicious highlights of the year.

If the Heat can’t find a dance partner, they are +225 to hang onto Butler, the second-favorite to employ Butler after the Feb. 6 trade deadline. Betting odds on next team for a given player is an imperfect way of identifying a market for players.