Game Thread: Miami Heat month of January Game Thread

[Paolo305613]

Pistons just acquired Griffin

 

[Paolo305613]

How long before Jordan wants out?

 

[Paolo305613]

Barea out for Mavs tonight - Devin Harris will play

 

[Paolo305613]

It is sadly official that James Johnson is still in the starting lineup, and will probably play 25+ minutes unless he gets hurt or fouls out. We all know the team is unwilling to hold him accountable for the many ways he hurts the team and even unwilling to reduce his role because of 1-2 things he did last season to " earn" his spot in the lineup/rotation

 

[Paolo305613]

A back and forth first quarter but the Heat go into the second -4. Mavs are the team that least turns the ball over in the entire league but have turned it over quite a bit already for a first quarter -- the Heat must capitalize on their unusual mistakes -- because we know the opponent will waste no time making the Heat pay when they make mistakes -- and then the Heat may fold.

 

[Paolo305613]

+5 at the half for Heat after giving up their famous at the buzzer 3

 

[Paolo305613]

Heat +10 with 1012 as we head into the first timeout of the third quarter -- Heat came ready to get the job done tonight.... so far

 

[Paolo305613]

+11 feeding Hassan and the Heat making a push to close this one out early in the second half. Lets see what happens to the lead and momentum when some of the subs come in soon

 

[Paolo305613]

+14 after.

No lead is safe for the Heat so they may need another run of about 10 points early in the 4th to close it out for sure and start getting ready to face Cleveland at the Queens court

 

[Paolo305613]

+14 after 3*

 

[Paolo305613]

K.O. with the possible T.K.O of the game

 

[Paolo305613]

Great game for J-Rich to show out in front of his folks.

 

[Paolo305613]

For now at least, it seems the Heat are handling James Johnson and his ineffectiveness in this game a lot better -- not a lot of JJ on the court during this 4th quarter or second half for that matter

 

[Paolo305613]

And as I say that, he is at the scores table.. FML

 

[Paolo305613]

353 and the Heat in the bonus -- see if they can help themselves

 

[Paolo305613]

Now its a close game because Heat and a classic, untimely JJ turnover

 

[Paolo305613]

And then commits an extremely stupid foul despite it being a missed call

 

[Paolo305613]

That Goran basket should finally seal the deal in a game that had no business coming down to this... but heat...

 

[bksballer89]

This team is so bad at closing out games with a big lead.

Anyway we're 29-21 50 games in. I'll take it

 

[Paolo305613]

sorry @bksballer89 your boy the troll didnt make his cameo to provide any of his luck to the Heat tonight and they still won. I guess biatches only work saturday nights?