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4-21-11 Playoff Game # 3 Miami Heat v Philadelphia 76ers

Spencer Hawes # 00 starts the night out throwing over the Heat defense to put the 76ers on the scoreboard and then comes back with a triple. The 76ers go on to gain a nine-point lead until Zydrunas Ilgauskas # 11 puts the Heat on the scoreboard. Z # 11 comes right back to score 2 more over the 76ers’ defense. A steal by Jodie Meeks # 20 strips Miami of the ball. A series of mishaps sends the ball back and forth from Philadelphia to Miami and back again. Five minutes into the game, the score is 6-13. Jrue Holiday # 11 gets through 3 Heat defenders. LeBron James # 6 passes to Chris Bosh # 1 under the basket but Hawes blocks sending Bosh to the line where he gains a point. Philadelphia gets a 3 second defensive violation. LeBron goes to the line to push Miami’s score to 8. Then LeBron goes to the rim again. (10-15). Dewayne Wade # 3 with the ball gets an immediate swarm of 76ers. Instead of to the basket, Wade goes to the line adding 2. The Heat is down by 3. (12-15). Elton Brand # 42 hits ball out of bound but the Ref calls it Philadelphia’s ball. Louis Williams # 23 adds 2. Tony Battie # 4 adds 2. Wade finger rolls in a basket 14-19. Williams from the corner runs in the paint to the basket. Coming back again, Jrue Holiday throws 3. (14-24). Bosh throws and its good. 16-24. The Heat is down 8 with 2:35 minutes remaining in the 1st quarter. Wade runs up and in adding 2. Thaddeus Young # 21 is called for traveling. (18-26) Young’s defense causes James Jones # 22 to lose the ball. At the other end, LeBron gets the rebound. LeBron passes to Mike Bibby # 0 for 3. Miami trails by 5. (21-26). But Williams # 23 adds 3 before the fist quarter winds to an end pushing the 76ers’ lead to 8, with a score of 21-29.

LeBron James comes back from the 1st quarter jumping to the rim. Young # 21 gets a 2nd traveling call. Joel Anthony # 50 versus Thaddeus Young # 21. Young Intercepts the Heat’s ball with a fast run; but Anthony is thinking about that ring and grabs the lose ball “Give me that ball back.” A pass to LeBron under the basket but 76ers defense grab LeBron around the neck. “Hey, this is basketball not wrestling.” LeBron gets his 2 points at the line instead of at the basket. (25-29). A block by Bosh sends Elton Brand # 42 to the line but the basket is no good. Wade rolls a ball into the basket. (27-32) Joel Anthony is ambidextrous now with left hand scoring. Joel Anthony knows that the best offense is a good defense as he aggressively defends Young causing a 24 second violation by the 76ers. Wade with a difficult shot jumps for 2. Now the Heat is down by 3. (31-34) Wade takes a jab while in the air; first, he levitates; now he’s falling, losing control, grabbing his left shoulder. A Heat turnover sends the race to the other end where Joel Anthony stops Young’s action. At the line, Thaddeus Young # 21 gets his 1st point of the night. (31-40). A fall by Bosh, a foul on Young, adds to at the line. (33-40) Another 24 second violation the ball goes to Bosh, swarmed by 3 white shirts sends the ball out of bounds… Chalmers gets the rebound. Bosh hits a clean shot 35-40… Bosh tries to tell the Ref, “I did not touch that ball.” The replay supports Bosh but the message falls on deaf ears, the Ref gives the ball to the 76ers. LeBron throws a long pass to Wade who over takes 2 – 76ers on his way home. The eveready energizer leaves everybody in the dust. Wade is already up at the basket. (40-43). Now the train is coming, lookout, 1,2,3,4 defending white shirts surround him. Andre Iguodala # 9 fouls him but not before he gets 3 points. Iguodala takes a seat on the bench. LeBron’s rebound is taken by Jodie Meeks # 20 who goes on to add 3.(41-46) A pass by Bosh gets turned over to the 76ers. Then Wade comes back to get 3. James Jones’ corner shot adds 3 (44-46). Evan Turner # 12 responds with 2. Wade, headed to the basket surrounded by 3 defenders, throws a quick pass to Jones in the corner and its good adding another 3. (47-50). Wade, surrounded by 2- 76ers does a reverse to get the basket and a foul adding 1 at the line. The Heat goes into halftime trailing by 2. (50-52)

Coming back in the 3rd quarter after a good half-time laugh, a turnover to the Heat ties the game 52-52. LeBron scores to take Miami into its first lead. Getting his 8th rebound, LeBron’s shot is tipped in by Z. Jodie Meek’s triple brings the 76ers within 1 point of the Heat. (56-55). A tip by Ilgauskas sends the ball from the 76ers to the Heat. However, a moving screen sends the ball back to 76ers, sending them back into the lead. (56-59). A triple by Iguodala # 11 sends the 76ers up by 8. Then a turnover by Iguodala. Bosh is under the basket and under attack. He throws up and Z finishes… Then Z tips in another. Wade and Bosh collide with Elton Brand # 42. The ball rims out sending Bosh to the line with nothing… Wade steals and throws up a long pass to LeBron adding 2. (62-68). LeBron steals, then with a behind the back dribble, LeBron nearly trips but not before getting the ball to Wade who goes up and nearly tears down the rim with 4:21 left in the 3rd quarter. LeBron starts to shoot but then decides to go up to the basket so he charges into the paint. Turning up the heat, Joel Anthony goes up and Wade finishes tying the score 68-68… Young # 21 goes up but meets Joel Anthony at the rim, “Not here,” Anthony defiantly informs him rejecting Young’s attempt. The fans in the Wells Fargo Center are silent. Wade is coming with the ball, but… Lou Williams # 23 runs in to score leaving the Heat frozen. (71-74) With 23 seconds in the 3rd quarter, Elton Brand # 42, bodies LeBron sending LeBron to the line. Chalmers uses a foul to stop the 76ers with 3 seconds left to play in the 3rd quarter. Heat is down by 2 at the end of the 3rd quarter. (73-75)

LeBron comes back in the 4th quarter and throws a 3-pointer to take the Heat into the lead 76-75. LeBron and James battle for the rebound. Bosh for 2 with 2 seconds on the shot clock. Jrue Holiday responds with 2 to keep the score within 1. Bosh throws up and Joel Anthony taps it in to send Miami to a 3-point lead. (82-79) Heat adds another 2. (84-79) Anthony gets a rebound. Wade in the paint gets tangled up by 3- 76ers, resulting in a jump ball. Wade gets his 9th rebound and heads into the lane again with the sharks. Brand gets his 4th foul, sending Wade to the line to add 2, (88-79) With 5 minutes left James Jones gets a rebound but a foul by Jones gives Williams 3 points at the line. With silence in the stands adds 1 of 3. Wade gets the rebound and sends LeBron to the basket giving the Heat a 10-point lead. 90-80. With 3:40 minutes remaining in the 4th quarter, Z gets his 8th offensive rebound. LeBron shoots a 3 and Wade hammers it home. Then Brand responds with 2. (92-86). Bosh scores just in time before the shot clock runs out. Jrue Holiday responds with a long 3 making it a 5-point game with 2 minutes to play. LeBron jumps for 2. (96-89) Young comes back with a hook. It’s a 5-point game with 1:30 left. LeBron loses the ball but James Jones taps the ball to Bosh. Time runs down to 58 seconds. Wade shoots and draws a foul. Heat is up by 5 and Wade goes to the line and adds 2. Louis Williams # 23 throws in 3 from the corner. Heat ball with 13 seconds. A foul sends James Jones to the line with 3 seconds. In the City of Brotherly Love, the Heat goes on to beat the 76ers 100-94. The game points, rebounds, and assists by the 3 kings total 75-31-15.

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4-11-11 Miami Heat v Atlanta Hawks

The Phillips Arena in Atlanta is quiet as Miami pulls off a win over the Atlanta Hawks with 61 % shooting. Dewayne Wade # 3 ended the first half with a throw down that nearly tore down the rim. At half time, Assistant Coach Bob McAdoo said it would take good defense and not letting their eyes off certain Hawks in order to win. Ref called a strange jump ball as LeBron James # 6 headed to the basket (86-83). That’s a new call Ref just added to the playbook. With 3:29 minutes, left in the 4th quarter Atlanta’s Zaza Pachulia # 27 reached the limit in pissing off and ejecting Miami’s Zydrunas Ilgauskas # 11 from the game.
Chris Bosh got in foul trouble early in the game but came back in the end and took a risk to draw a crucial charging foul with 46 seconds left that would change the course of the game. Heat wins with a final score of 98-90.
Miami’s 57th win and a loss by Boston put Miami in a solid 2nd place position going into the playoffs.

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4-6-11 Miami Heat v Milwaukee Bucks

Miami starts with a point tipped in by Luc Richard Mbah a Moute # 12 while attempting to get a rebound. Wade is watching the game from the bench. A quick inbound to the Bucks results in a 3-point by Mike Miller #13. That was just in time. A sluggish start for the Heat results in points for the Bucks. Trailing 20-11 LeBron goes to the line and hits 2, hitting his 2,000th point this season. Down 10, Heat’s energy is low as they throw away a ball. (25-15) Keyon Dooling # 55 hits a 3. (28-15)… After colliding with Dooling, Mario Chalmers # 15 then picks his pockets but no basket, while the Bucks score at the other end. (35-21) James Jones # 22 brings relief with 3. Chris Bosh # 1 crashes into Larry Saunders # 8 headed to the basket but ends up in the stands with no score. The Heat is down
35 -27 in the 2nd quarter with 7 minutes left. An offensive foul on Miller causes a turn over. James Jones gets a rebound then fouled by Corey Maggette # 5 sending Jones to the line (35-30). Andres Bogut # 6, the number one shot blocker , stops Mario Chalmers as he goes up to the basket. LeBron James # 6 charging to the rim collides in the paint. LeBon on the move jumps to the basket. A foul called against Chalmers when Maggette # 5’s right arm hits and impacts Chalmers, “That ain’t right.” ( 39-36) Joel Anthony # 50 gets his 4th rebound.
Maggette runs into the back of Mike Bibby # 0 and the foul is called on Bibby. Half time score is 45-40.
Carlos Delfino # 10 triples as shot clock rings, and Miami is within 4. (48-44). Bibby casually hit another 3, like, “This is what I do.” LeBron draws a foul for a 3-point play to tie the score 53-53. Heat turnovers result in lost points. LeBron hits another 3 again tying the score at 61-61. Jwan Howard # 5 ties the score again at 63-63… and the 3rd quarter ends in a tie. Joel Anthony # 50 gets a rebound in the 3rd quarter and scores to put Miami in the lead. (63-65). In the 4th quarter Drew Gooden # 0 grabs Joel Anthony around the collar and is called for a flagrant 2, that is later reduced to a flagrant 1, leaving Gooden in the game. The Heat is turned on in the 4th quarter when the score is again tied. (69-69). Then the bucks turn up the heat knocking first LeBron and then Bosh’s balls out of the basket. Making it into the paint LeBron and Bosh are denied a trip to the basket. Maggette’s foul sends LeBron’s ball flying into the stands. A pass from Bibby sends Bosh into traffic and up to the basket putting Miami in the lead 71-73. Joel Anthony gets his 10th rebound. LeBron opens the window, makes a steal, then looks around aware of the chase, and with quick movement to the side makes it to the basket. The Heat is up 4. At the other end LeBron gets a big bang in the paint sending him to the floor but he gets up and goes to the line… LeBron gets his 3rd rebound and heads to other end panting. Wade on the bench recovering is sorely missed right about now. Brandon Jennings # 3 open for 3 takes the Bucks to a 1-point lead. Chris Bosh up against Mbah a Moute # 12 puts Miami back in the lead by 1. 3:07 minutes left in the 4th quarter. Carlos Delfino # 10 hits a 3-pointer, leaving Miami down by 2. (81-79). 1:46 left in the 4th quarter LeBron drives in and scores but the Heat is trailing by 2. (83-81) Miller gets the rebound. LeBron goes into the paint barreling into Andrew Bogut # 6. At the line, LeBron brings the score back within 2. With 41 seconds, Heat is trailing by 1 (83-82). Then, Delfino hits a 3-pointer with 24 seconds in the game, pushing the Bucks up by 4. (86-82). 11 seconds left, Miami is down by 4. Coach Spolestra scratches his head. LeBron shoots a 3-pointer, bringing the Heat within 3 with 6 seconds. (88-85) The Heat out rebounded the Bucks but the Bucks win with a final score 90-85.

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2-22-11 Miami Heat v Sacramento Kings

Dewayne Wade # 3 pumps up, down, up to put Miami on the scoreboard. Then a pass from LeBron James # 6 to Mario Chalmers # 15 adds 2. Heat to the rebound and a pass to LeBron puts Miami with a 12 point lead. (12-24) Eddie House # 55 adds 3 points with a few seconds left in the 1st quarter.
In the 2nd quarter a pass to House from Wade for 3. Joel Anthony’s defense sends a King to the floor. Miami leads at half time 44-63. In the 3rd quarter Chirs Bosh # 1 adds 2 and LeBron adds 3 for a quick 5 points.(70-48). LeBron fouls Jason Thompson # 34 sending him to the line for 1. (74-51). Bosh does a skip jump to add 2 and LeBron then Wade both add 3 taking the Heat lead to 82-53, but LeBron’s 3rd foul sends him to the bench with Udonis Haslem # 40. Mario goes into the paint from left to right and into the basket. A long throw from Wade to LeBron but the ball gets away. At the line Mario Chalmers rings the register. With a surge in defense, LeBron is in trouble and throws the ball… James Jones # 22 to the rescue for 3. (89-62). With 2 minutes left in the 3rd quarter LeBron throws down. Then a steal takes the ball from LeBron but LeBron won’t be outdone and sends Samuel Dalembert # 10 to the line where he only gets 1. A pass from Chalmers to Edie House adds 3 to the Heat score. With 26 seconds in the 3rd quarter LeBron is tired and the clock is running down with 2 seconds to shoot. No basket but the Heat leads 93-70 at the end of the 3rd Quarter.
The 4th quarter starts with a Heat 3-second violation. Bosh recovers with 2 points then Wade with a steal races down the court for an easy layup. This time Wade takes the score over 100. Luther Head # 9 adds 3 for the Kings. Joel Anthony’s ball goes in and out but Joel puts it back in. With 5 minutes left in the quarter Wade throws the ball up as he stumbles to the floor but like a pet that knows its master the ball finds its way to the basket. Wade watches his team go on to win 117-97.

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2-19-11 All Star Contest

All Star 3-point contest. Miami’s James Jones # 22 throws a gazillion balls directly into the hoop blindfolded, with one hand tied behind his back. That’s a slam dunk.
Mean while in the slam dunk creative contest Kia rolls itself up in there with a choir and wins the contest. How can a car win a slam dunk contest. That’s a 3-point conundrum. Kudos to Blake Griffin for creativity.

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2-16-11 Miami Heat @ Toronto Raptors

For Heat player Chris Bosh # 1 the wintery wonderland of his former home with the Toronto Raptors looks the same but to the Raptors, Bosh has dropped a few pounds without his dred-locks; and he now represents the opponent. Mario Chalmers # 15 puts Miami on the score board and Ilgauskas Zydrunas # 11 makes a nice and easy long shot. Bosh in his former home at the Air Canada Center adds 2 in the paint. A rebound from Chalmers then a pass towards LeBron James # 6 at the basket secures 2 points and takes LeBron to the line to tie the score. (12-12) From the corner the Wade/LeBron show gives a stunning performance to get the ball up and in. (23-19). Then…LeBron is long for 2. Carlos Arroyo # 8 assists Eric Dampier # 25 to the basket for 2. (31-27). Wade pauses then goes for a slam into the basket. (35-31). Then Bosh says, “Take this.” While Jerryd Bayless # 5 backs into Eric Dampier # 25 and gets a bump to the floor. Wade does a skywalker move to the basket but an offensive foul keeps the basket from counting. (37-33) Then Wade hammers again (39-35). Ed Davis # 32 sneaks into the paint for a score.
With 3 minutes left in the 2nd quarter Chalmers throws a 3 (46-42)… Then LeBron passes to Eddie House # 55 for a long 2. (48-42) The Heat is leading at half time 50-46 but with 11 turnovers.
In the land of the giants seven-foot Zydrunas Ilgauskas # 11 starts the 3rd quarter with 2 points against his 7-foot opponent, Andrea Bargnani # 7. (52-46). LeBron throws a behind the back pass to Bosh for 2. (56-48). Bosh gets 2, then Wade attacks the basket for 2, plus an added point for the foul. (63-50).
In the 3rd quarter a Raptor steals the ball from LeBron but Mario Chalmers steals it back and a pass to LeBron results in 2 points. Another Chalmer’s steal to Eddie House # 55 adds 3, then House says, Watch me now,” as he adds 3 more to the score board. (80-69) A personal foul by Chalmers shakes up Leandro Barbosa # 20 and sends him to the line. The Heat loses the ball to Toronto but Bosh says, “Sorry Guys, gimmie that ball back,” and sends Wade to the basket. (83-77) With 4 minutes left Bosh sees an opening and starts through but it closes and Bosh is denied. (94-90)… Then Bayless # 5 pulls LeBron down. .. But LeBron does what he does and takes the score to 100. The Heat wins with a final score of 103-95.

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2-15-11 Miami Heat @ Indiana Pacers

Its Dewayne Wade # 3 against Mike Dudleavy # 17 as Wade attacks the paint. Wade’s impressive pass to LeBron James # 6 at the other end of the football field, I mean basket ball court and LeBron’s sky walking abilities to hang in mid air for the perfect timing to throw down will go down in history as this game’s play of the decade.
Bosh displays an impressive behind the back for 2… then a rebound and pass to Wade for 2.(20-7). Chris Bosh # 1 shows his talent again with a behind the back and up and in getting 2 more at the line. The Wade/Bosh layup gives Miami a 16-point lead over the Pacers (27-11) with nearly 5 minutes left in the 1st quarter. LeBron takes a spin up and into the basket (33-12). With 22 points, Wade is in the clouds. Can’t touch that. Paul George # 24 comes into the game to give the Pacers some leverage on the score. With 47 seconds left in the 2nd quarter Miami is losing steam on the score board. (60-54) and by the 3rd quarter the score is tied 77-7. Then the Pacers take the lead 79-81. LeBron adds 3 to the score but the Pacers lead by 1 at the end of the 3rd quarter. (82-83).
A shot by Bosh ties the score, then a dunk by Zydrunas Ilgauskas # 11 puts Miami back in the lead (89-87). With 8 minutes left in the 4th quarter Joel Anthony # 50 sends Jeff Foster # 10 limping away from the paint. LeBron throws the ball up to the glass then with a jump he flies behind it and puts it in the hoop… Roy Hibbert # 55 grabs the ball to stop LeBron headed up to the basket but instead sends LeBron to the line…Then Bosh gets blasted at the basket sending him to the line. But, Miami walks off with a win 110-103 and Wade with a tremendous performance of 41 points and 12 rebounds.

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1-15-11 Miami Heat @ Chicago Bulls

21,000 fans come out to the United Center in Chicago to see our Miami Heat take on their Chicago Bulls. The market wasn’t open on this Saturday night but it was a gain for the bulls, just barely. Dewayne Wade # 3 was shooting up and in and climbing over rivals in the paint on his way up to the basket and Chris Bosh # 1 was adding to the score but Chicago was tripling. Wade drew a blocking foul on Kurt Thomas # 40, a former Heat player, and added 2 at the line, then Wade got his first foul when butts bumped. That was a smooth block by Bosh then pass to Carlos Arroyo # 8 and then to James Jones for 3; it tied the score 15:15. The Heat was trying to warm up in the Windy City. Just before half time Wade made a dunk that left him swinging around the rim. Miami went on a roll in the third quarter and brought that 12-point Chicago lead to a tie score. But when Wade got his 4th foul on Taj Gibson #22 charging to the basket we had to take him out. Then it was Miller time (Mike Miller # 11). But blocks by Derrick Rose #1 shut down and kept the Heat from scoring while C.J. Watson # 32 goes for 3. So we had to put House #55 & Joel Anthony # 50 on Rose. With almost 3 minutes left in the 4th quarter Bosh suffers a left ankle sprain. That made Wade up his game; first a block then a triple and another triple and another triple, Wade was in the furnace. But when all was said and done, with 20 seconds left, a missed rebound by the Heat gave the Bulls an opportunity to get a 3 pointer, now the Heat is down by 3 and unable to recover. Heat loses 96:99. O What a Night.