All U Can Heat » conference http://allucanheat.com A Miami Heat Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sat, 25 May 2013 06:59:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Heat Fall to Thunder 103-87 http://allucanheat.com/2012/03/26/heat-fall-to-thunder-103-87/ http://allucanheat.com/2012/03/26/heat-fall-to-thunder-103-87/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:20:42 +0000 http://allucanheat.com/?p=3158 In a game that was considered a potential finals preview, the Miami Heat were no where to be found. The Heat (35-12) fell to the Oklahoma City Thunder (37-12) on Sunday night in a blowout. Kevin Durant led the way to victory for the Thunder with 28 point, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, and 2 steals. [...]

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]]> In a game that was considered a potential finals preview, the Miami Heat were no where to be found. The Heat (35-12) fell to the Oklahoma City Thunder (37-12) on Sunday night in a blowout. Kevin Durant led the way to victory for the Thunder with 28 point, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, and 2 steals. Miami disappeared after the first half.

At the end of the 2nd quarter, the Thunder went on a run and went into halftime with a double-digit lead. OKC outscored Miami 35-25 in the 2nd quarter. Miami just let the Thunder take over the game, and they never came back after that. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 22 point, but had turnovers. Turnovers destroyed Miami, who lost the turnover battle 21-16.

LeBron James had 17 points on 8-18 shooting, but also had 7 assists, 2 steals and 4 turnovers. Him and Wade weren’t the only ones who had trouble holding onto the ball though, Chris Bosh had 18 points, but also added 4 turnovers. The starting lineup committed 20 of the 21 turnover that the Heat had.

The Heat got a big scoring game from Shane Battier, who had 11 points, but he also missed 6 3-pointers. Udonis Haslem had 8 points on 4-7 shooting and added 9 rebounds. Miami also got out-rebounded 36-31.

Everyone on OKC was playing well, except for Russell Westbrook, who went 4-16 from the field with 13 points and 6 assists. Besides Durant and Westbrook, OKC had 3 other players with over 15 points. Serge Ibaka continued his amazing play with 19 points on 8-10 shooting and 10 rebounds. Kendrick Perkins also had a high scoring night for him, with 16 points, and James Harden, the team’s sixth man, had 19 points on 6-7 shooting.

This was an ugly loss for Miami. No one expected them to get blown out the way they did and they need to go on a tear right now to show that they weren’t the team that was on the court Sunday night. Miami will take on Indiana tonight at 7pm. Check back later for a preview!

What do you guys think was the main reason the Heat lost last night?

]]> http://allucanheat.com/2012/03/26/heat-fall-to-thunder-103-87/feed/ 0 Heat Take on Western Conference-Leading Thunder Tonight http://allucanheat.com/2012/03/25/heat-take-on-western-conferenc-leading-thunder-tonight/ http://allucanheat.com/2012/03/25/heat-take-on-western-conferenc-leading-thunder-tonight/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 18:41:35 +0000 http://allucanheat.com/?p=3152 In a possible finals preview, the Miami Heat (35-11) head to Oklahoma City to take on the west’s number one team, the Thunder (36-12). It’ll be a matchup between 2 MVP candidates in LeBron James and Kevin Durant, who will be on his home court. For Miami, it’s not about the number one overall seed, [...]

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]]> In a possible finals preview, the Miami Heat (35-11) head to Oklahoma City to take on the west’s number one team, the Thunder (36-12). It’ll be a matchup between 2 MVP candidates in LeBron James and Kevin Durant, who will be on his home court. For Miami, it’s not about the number one overall seed, but catching up to the Chicago Bulls, who are 40-10. The Heat have had a day of rest and are playing well now.
For the Heat, it’s important that James and Dwyane Wade get off to a good start. They will have to match what Durant and Rusell Westbrook, the Thunder’s two stars, the whole game. Chris Bosh has been playing well, and needs to continue to do so.

As for the rest of the Heat, the bench really needs to come up big. Oklahoma City has depth and many good players. It’s important for Udonis Haslem to get rebounds and to be able to hit jump shots. OKC has a great shot blocker in Serge Ibaka and a strong center in Kendrick Perkins, but Miami need to overcome that and find a way to get rebounds. Expect Erick Spoelstra to use new acquistion Ronny Turiaf for some extra rebounding and energy on the court.

OKC is led by Durant and Westbrook, but also have James Harden, an All-Star this year. Ibaka and Perkins will clog up the paint, but he will the guy left open and Miami needs to take care of him. The good news for the Heat is that they will be without ex-Heat draft pick, Daequan Cook, who has become one of the best shooters in the NBA.

This is the game of the week in the NBA considering it is a Finals matchup. Miami can’t lose too badly in the paint and need to take care of Durant, Westbrook, and Harden. Not often do you see six all-stars in a game, but this is bound to be a good one. Tune into ESPN at 8pm and cheer the Heat on.

What do you think is the Heat’s key to victory? Check back at All U Can Heat after the game for post-game analysis.

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