All U Can Heat » western http://allucanheat.com A Miami Heat Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Mon, 20 May 2013 10:30:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Heat vs. Mavericks Preview http://allucanheat.com/2012/03/29/heat-vs-mavericks-preview/ http://allucanheat.com/2012/03/29/heat-vs-mavericks-preview/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:43:41 +0000 http://allucanheat.com/?p=3190 Tonight, the Miami Heat (35-13) take on the Dallas Mavericks (29-22) at the American Airlines Arena for the first time since the Mavs hosted the Larry O’Brien trophy there in June. Miami has lost their last 2 games by an average of 15.5 points and are not playing well, but they pummeled Dallas on Christmas [...]

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]]> Tonight, the Miami Heat (35-13) take on the Dallas Mavericks (29-22) at the American Airlines Arena for the first time since the Mavs hosted the Larry O’Brien trophy there in June. Miami has lost their last 2 games by an average of 15.5 points and are not playing well, but they pummeled Dallas on Christmas day. This could be the game to get them back on track.

The big news for Miami is that LeBron dislocated his ring finger on his non-shooting hand and will be playing with it. It’s a big decision, but James knows this is a big game. The rest of the Heat will need to rally behind his toughness and give their best effort, something that has disappeared as of late. Both teams are about even when it comes to rebounding, but Miami really needs to fight to get second-chance points and needs to protect the ball. The bench also needs to come big because Dallas has a pretty good bench.

Dallas is led by Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry with Jason Kidd running the point. They have weapons in Rodrigue Beaubois and Shawn Marion, and a veteran scorer in Vince Carter. The good news for Miami is that Tyson Chandler plays for the Knicks now and Brendan Haywood has been injured and will not be back for this game.

This is a big game for Miami and there are a lot of emotions involved. The Heat need to execute and get back on page. It starts at 8pm on TNT, so be sure to check it out.

Will the Heat step up their game tonight?

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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?

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