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[Sackataters]

This game was in hand, blistering shooting, crashing down to Earth as we speak. I can't decide who's head to put on a pike. Up by 20 and now the game is on the line. Jazz can NOT finish.

 

[Sackataters]

Refs are impacting this game, several no calls. Now calling it okay, but close.

 

[Sackataters]

Operation melt down. They couldn't stop Al initially. Jazz haven't gotten back to him.

 

[Sackataters]

Huge rebound with 2:30 to go. Really chippy physical game. Lebron has got an edge, kind of respect it.

 

[Sackataters]

James big miss after 2 FTS from Al. A little breathing room.

 

[Sackataters]

Hope the Jazz don't pull out the miracle in the ESA...that would be ironic.

 

[Sackataters]

Hayward nifty behind the back and falling away....whew. I may be able to bring my blood pressure down below Chernobyl melt down yet tonight.

 

[Sackataters]

Miami's plan was to make Hayward beat them. He staggered and wobbled early with a few errant passes, but came back with a staggering right uppercut to drop the Heat.

 

[Sackataters]

Man, Lebron stopped to give some folks in the crowd some souvenirs and I think maybe even stopped at the Millers seat. Pretty classy in defeat.

 

[MHSL82]

Thought you and Nuraman may be interested in this and a bit mad at me. I looked at the box score and the Jazz were up 50-40something. They were shooting 67.6% at that point! They ended up at 46-47 percent, so yeah, our shooting did drain out. I jinxed them. Not sure where the peak or valley was in shooting percentage (not counting meaningless 1-1 or 2-2 stats - I mean starting at least 15-20 shots, I suppose).

 

[Sackataters]

The Heat got pretty physical against us in the 4th and the Jazz faltered with their shot selections...seemed to get pushed further outside. You able to watch the game in real time tonight MH?

 

[MHSL82]

Nope. I would have come on here and posted with you but wasn't able to. I did come onto ESPN at halftime (coincidentally at that point in the game) for the box score - I just realized my numbers above may have been wrong if ESPN was off. I tried to do some reverse engineering using the shot chart and it doesn't reverse to 67.6%. But I know it said that. I was about to make a screen shot when I thought, nah! I wish I had. Don't want to go through the play-by-play, but I might.

 

[MHSL82]

Check that. It was right according to the Recap. 25/37 in the first half (67.6%). 7/20 in the third (35%). 4-19 in the 4th (21%). (32/57 going into the fourth - 56.1%.) So 11/39 in the second half (28.2%). Wonder where that ranks in biggest difference between two halves? (Doesn't "halfs" seem more contextually correct?) We should ask the Robot Computer, I mean, Nuraman and his crew.

Miami Heat vs. Utah Jazz - Recap