All U Can Heat » staples center http://allucanheat.com A Miami Heat Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sun, 26 May 2013 02:22:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Heat Fall to Lakers 93-83 http://allucanheat.com/2012/03/04/heat-fall-to-lakers-93-83/ http://allucanheat.com/2012/03/04/heat-fall-to-lakers-93-83/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 02:52:27 +0000 http://allucanheat.com/?p=3011 After a 9-game winning streak where Miami looked unbeatable, the Heat are now are on a 2-game losing streak. LeBron led the way for the Heat with 25 points, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists. Wade chipped in with 16 points, but he fouled out with 5:14 left in the 4th quarter. Miami couldn’t stop Kobe [...]

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]]> After a 9-game winning streak where Miami looked unbeatable, the Heat are now are on a 2-game losing streak. LeBron led the way for the Heat with 25 points, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists. Wade chipped in with 16 points, but he fouled out with 5:14 left in the 4th quarter. Miami couldn’t stop Kobe and really missed Chris Bosh.

Kobe opened up the game by scoring 18 first quarter points. He shot 8-10 and really stuck it to the Heat. Andrew Bynum continued his All-Star form and had 16 points and 13 rebounds. Pau Gasol had 11 and 10 for L.A., and Metta World Peace had his best game of the season with 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 steals. Steve Blake also came in the game and dished out 6 assists. The Lakers size and great shooting night really sunk the Heat.

Miami had its’ second lowest point output of the season and the Lakers outshot and outrebounded them. Miami shot a dismal 37.5% to the Lakers’ 49.3% and got outrebounded 44-35. Mario Chalmers had a big game for Miami with 15 points and also committed no turnovers. Udonis Haslem played terribly, after getting the starting nod, with 0 points on 0-5 shooting and only 2 rebounds. Also, Shane Battier went cold tonight with 7 points on 3-11 shooting. Miami really missed Chris Bosh’s jumper and rebounding.

This loss is no reason for concern and Los Angeles had everything working to their advantage. First of all, Kobe was playing harder than ever to show he was the best in the NBA. Second of all, Chris Bosh was out. Third of all, the Lakers were at home and the Heat were on their third game of a 3 game road trip. Miami made some bad shot decisions and couldn’t rebound, which ultimately lost them the game, but they were missing a key piece of the equation.

The Heat no longer have the best record in the league, or in the Eastern Conference for that matter, and are not playing to their full-capacity. Whether it be not rebounding or dumb decisions, the Heat just need to pick it up. Losing 2 games in a row is not a big deal, but then when it becomes 3, people start to criticize. Hopefully the Heat pick it up next game and get back on a winning track.

]]> http://allucanheat.com/2012/03/04/heat-fall-to-lakers-93-83/feed/ 0 Heat vs. Lakers Preview http://allucanheat.com/2012/03/04/heat-vs-lakers-preview/ http://allucanheat.com/2012/03/04/heat-vs-lakers-preview/#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:22:50 +0000 http://allucanheat.com/?p=3006 Tonight Kobe Bryant welcomes the Miami Heat to the Staples Center in a huge matchup against his Lakers. Miami is coming off a loss to the Utah Jazz and L.A. has been playing well after the break, but the main focuses of tonight’s game are probably going to be Kobe vs. D-Wade (after the whole [...]

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]]> Tonight Kobe Bryant welcomes the Miami Heat to the Staples Center in a huge matchup against his Lakers. Miami is coming off a loss to the Utah Jazz and L.A. has been playing well after the break, but the main focuses of tonight’s game are probably going to be Kobe vs. D-Wade (after the whole All-Star incident) and Kobe vs. LeBron.

All-Star weekend really heightened the intensity for this matchup. Kobe will be playing with a mask tonight due to the injury caused by Wade in the All-Star game, but it hasn’t held him back. They claim there is no bad blood, but when Miami comes into town, all emotions go up. As for LeBron, this is probably the worst possible timing for him to meet up with Kobe. After Kobe called him out for passing in the All-Star game, LeBron did it again Friday night against Utah, drawing criticism from everyone in the NBA. Kobe really irritates people, but we will see how LeBron and Dwyane react to him.

As for the Heat, Chris Bosh will be back and the Heat will have everyone available. It’s good that Shane Battier got some more time in Bosh’s absence because now he will continue his hot streak coming off the bench. Although he’s been playing great, don’t expect Udonis Haslem to take any game-winning jumpers. He will have to bang the boards hard against the Lakers two 7-footers.

The Lakers have been playing pretty well after the All Star break. Surprisingly, it hasn’t been Kobe doing everything. Amidst all the trade rumors, Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum have been playing consistently, and their size could be a problem for Miami. Also, Steve Blake has been a very good point guard coming off the bench. The Lakers do not have the depth the Heat have, but they’re still very solid.

Today is going to be intense and Miami will have to match the intensity of the home crowd to bounce back from Friday night’s loss. It’ll be interesting to see Kobe and Wade against each other and how LeBron James comes back from all the scrutiny. Check back here after the game for some post-game analysis.

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