Game Thread: Miami Heat Month of November Game Thread

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The Closer: Dion Waiters’ fourth-quarter numbers are eye-opening | Heat Zone

 

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Same starters and inactives for Heat this afternoon.

Key to this game for me will be bench production. I think our starting 5 will do good enough to match theirs but the bench will be necessary to get us over the hump

 

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TJ off bench early due to Waiters quick fouls

 

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Good ball movement so far for the Heat - making the extra pass for a better shot. Lets see how long they can keep at it

 

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-2 after 1 for the Heat after one of their obligatory per quarter lapses. Still lots of good things happening

 

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Now - 3 for Heat - the Heat are getting into some good scoring runs but they often are hurrying shots during these situations and they miss 1 or two that result in a run for DET. Just gotta settle down and tighten the defense

 

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Solid start for J-Rich -- lets see if he can build on it

 

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+3 at the half. As broadcasters said and I say all the time - the Heat have to find a better FT-to-3pt attempts balance to make the road to victory a little easier

 

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-2 after 3 for Heat . too close for comfort

 

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-7 early in the 4th and it slipping away now. Heat have to go to their money lineup after this time out to have a chance or its done

 

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Heat need to just forget the 3pt shot right now and just attack. they haven't shot it well enough in this half to keep trying that shit

 

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Heat turning over and can't hit a shot so this one is about over at this point

 

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An unsurprisingly sour note in which this road trip ends for the Heat.

Upcoming homestand wont be much easier

 

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37 3 attempts to 16 FT attempts. And the Heat simply didn't seem interested in finding a balance between the two

 

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Disappointing end to the road trip but considering this was our longest trip of the year, I'm fine with a 3-3 trip. Hard to complain about a .500 extended road trip.

The Heat are about right where I imagined them after 13 games. Only difference is I had them going 4-2 on the homestand and 2-4 on the road trip. I figured they would be 7-6 through 13 games. Didn't think they would lose to Orlando but nothing else has been a surprise.