Game Thread: Miami Heat @ Boston Celtics Game Thread

[Paolo305613]

BOSTON CELTICS
TV: Sun Sports (Eric Reid, Tony Fiorentino, Jason Jackson) Radio: FM 104.3/AM 790 & The HEAT Radio Network (Mike Inglis) Spanish Radio: WAQI 710AM (José Pañeda)
Series Notes: The HEAT and Celtics meet for the third and final match-up this regular season. The teams have split their games so far this season, 1-1, with both contests being played in Miami. Last season, Miami won the season-series, 3-1. The HEAT is 41-60 all-time versus the Celtics in the regular season, including 16-32 in games played in Boston and 25-28 in games played in Miami.

 

[Paolo305613]

Is playing time essential to Greg Oden's growth for Miami Heat? - Sun Sentinel

 

[Paolo305613]

Rondo will play tonight starting alongside Bradley.

Per Ira Winderman

 

[Paolo305613]

Also per Ira Winderman just moments ago - Udonis Haslem will start tonight in place of Oden who is out tonight. Clearly, Spo has come to his sense(albeit it late in the season) and is done with the scrub aka Shane Battier in the starting lineup. UD has clearly earned the minutes. If only now Spo can keep the scrub out of the game altogether, the Heat will win with ease.

 

[Paolo305613]

diva wade will play tonight

 

[Paolo305613]

But diva LBJ will sit out this one claiming back spasms - truthfully, he had a pap smear as well.

 

[Paolo305613]

Heat starting Bosh, Haslem, Beasley, Wade and Chalmers.

Beas getting the start and will have to take advantage of the chance he is getting tonight if he wants to continue to get consistent minutes

 

[bksballer89]

Good evening Paula

 

[Paolo305613]

Lots of travels called on Beas this season especially on those head-fakes

 

[Paolo305613]

6 quick points for UD - something the scrub Shane Battier cant do

 

[bksballer89]

make it a quick 10

 

[Paolo305613]

Spo still hasnt learned his lesson bringing in the scrub in early but he will pick up his 2 fouls quick enough or have his usual mental defensive lapses.. He will surely be useless on offense

 

[Paolo305613]

Heat start and finish the 1st quarter hot - Probably wouldnt have hapend with LBJ? He would probably start settling early.. Hopefully we can put this one away early

 

[Paolo305613]

Franchise record 15 assist in the first quarter

 

[Paolo305613]

Lead dropping with the scrub in the game of course

 

[Paolo305613]

Finally gets taking out hopefully not to return the rest of the night or season

 

[Paolo305613]

UD the take charge man

 

[Paolo305613]

The Shane Battier effect - always a negative one… when you play him when youre not supposed to, you lose the lead and momentum than struggle to get it back… No reason for the heat to be down or for this game to be close… Need to keep him out of the game if they want to win by the margin they should win this game

 

[Paolo305613]

Scrub in the game so I guess Spo is determined to make this one unnecessarily difficult for the Heat

 

[Paolo305613]

On cue the scrub commits a foul against someone bigger, stronger and better than him