Post-Game Grades: Chris Bosh, Mario Chalmers Lead Heat Past Magic

92. 38. 99. 110. Final

Miami Heat. CHRIS ANDERSEN. C-. <em>Stats: 17:09 Min, 1-4 FG, 0-0 3FG, 0-1 FT, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL, 2 BLK, 2 TO, 5 PTS, -3</em><p>Andersen just isn’t the same as he used to be. This exchange on Twitter sums it up.</p><blockquote class=. C

A. <em>Stats: 37:48 Min, 13-20 FG, 4-6 3FG, 2-2 FT, 10 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL, 1 BLK, 3 TO, 32 PTS, +14</em> Miami was up 68-67 at the beginning of the final period, but Chris Bosh scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to give and expand the Heat’s lead. Bosh took advantage of poor defense by Orlando’s bigs and knocked down open looks all night. While he was out-rebounded in the game, he had a couple of big ones at the end that helped clinch the win.. C. Miami Heat. CHRIS BOSH

A. <em>Stats: 33:32 Min, 10-16 FG, 2-5 3FG, 2-4 FT, 5 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TO, 24 PTS, +9</em> Chalmers scored the Heat’s first six points of the third quarter and added 10 points in the fourth, scoring the bulk of his point in the second half when Miami needed him most. In the absence of Norris Cole (dislocated finger) Shabazz Napier handled the point in the first half but Chalmers took over in the second, running side-pick-and-rolls over and over with Bosh. The Magic couldn’t stop it, and the Heat jumped out.. G. Miami Heat. MARIO CHALMERS

<em>Stats: 32:52 Min, 4-9 FG, 1-2 3FG, 0-0 FT, 7 REB, 0 AST, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TO, 9 PTS, +6</em> Deng didn’t play a particularly strong game, but the Heat didn’t run much his way, either. He got into some foul trouble early and never got into a groove, but Miami wouldn’t need him to in the end. Still, he did have a great play when he drew the charge on Elfrid Payton in the third that helped stop the Magic from gaining momentum with Miami up eight points.. SF. Miami Heat. LUOL DENG. C+

<em>Stats: 13:13 Min, 0-0 FG, 0-0 3FG, 0-0 FT, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TO, 0 PTS, +1</em> Ennis had that Rashard Lewis stat line tonight. He didn’t take a single shot or record much of anything in the box score, but still finished with a positive PER. He didn’t play much, and not much to report.. SG. Miami Heat. JAMES ENNIS. C

D. <em>Stats: 5:14 Min, 0-2 FG, 0-1 3FG, 0-0 FT, 0 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TO, 0 PTS, -6</em> It was a forgettable five minutes for Josh McRoberts, who just didn’t seem right during his brief time on the court and only entered the game once.. PF. Miami Heat. JOSH MCROBERTS

<em>Stats: 27:50 Min, 4-8 FG, 2-5 3FG, 2-4 FT, 2 REB, 1 AST, 2 STL, 0 BLK, 4 TO, 12 PTS, -5</em> If Chalmers was the point guard of the second half, Shabazz Napier was the point guard of the first with nine of his 12 points coming before half time. He was aggressive getting his shots and did a good enough job facilitating, though he looked outmatched at time by the longer Elfrid Payton (which is probably why Erik Spoelstra went to Chalmers in the second half). Oh, and if you follow me on Twitter you can get nuggets like this one.<blockquote class=. PG. Miami Heat. SHABAZZ NAPIER. B

B. <em>Stats: 35:49 Min, 3-6 FG, 2-4 3FG, 2-2 FT, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL, 2 BLK, 1 TO, 10 PTS, +9</em><p>Shawne Williams starts every game like he’s just been set to “pop” in the microwave. Williams hit two 3-pointers in the first three minutes of the game. He cooled down after that, scoring just four points the rest of the night, but he did his part stretching the defense and played good-enough defense on Nikola Vucevic when he was switched onto him.</p>. F. Miami Heat. SHAWNE WILLIAMS

Miami Heat. ERIK SPOELSTRA. A. A much better job by Spo than he did against the Clippers. This time, things made sense. He went with a tight eight-man lineup for most of the night after McRoberts came out of the game and the Heat turned a corner in the second half after figuring out how to best attack the Magic. As I mentioned before, going to the longer Chalmers against Payton in the second half was the right move and Spo took some key time outs during the game that helped stall some potential Orlando runs.. HC