Game Thread: Washington Wizards vs Miami Heat Game Thread

[Paolo305613]

TV: Sun Sports (Eric Reid, Tony Fiorentino, Jason Jackson)
Radio: FM 104.3/AM 790 & The HEAT Radio Network (Mike Inglis, John Crotty) Spanish Radio: WAQI 710AM (José Pañeda, Joe Pujala)
Series Notes: The HEAT and Wizards meet for the first of
four match-ups this season. Last season, Miami swept the season-series, 3-0 and has now won 13 consecutive games against the Nets. The HEAT is 59-41 all-time versus the Nets in the regular season and 25-25 in games played on the road against the Nets, including 1-0 in Brooklyn. The HEAT is 34-16 in games played in Miami.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Fully expect Beasley to gets some minutes tonight.

 

[Paolo305613]

According to Ira, all Heat players showed up to the arena for the game and are available to play - The myster is if they will show up come game time from start to finish - Something they havent done the past 2 games.

 

[Paolo305613]

Roger Mason Jr and Oden inactive - same starters

 

[bksballer89]

Much better start tonight

 

[Paolo305613]

It may not show up in the stat sheet, and for that it will go unappreciated - But Rashard Lewis is having himself a nice game tonight as he did in the previous game

 

[Paolo305613]

Battier has now missed his last 12 3-point attempts.

By Ira Winderman

 

[Paolo305613]

Good start to the game now we need to close out even better

 

[Paolo305613]

This game is done - Next game thread already going

 

[Paolo305613]

Through three-quarters, the Heat’s Assist-to-Basket percentage (87.5 percent) is the team's highest since the Summer of 2010.

Via @CoupNBA

 

[Paolo305613]

Look at Heat's schedule thru 12/3. Clippers r only contender. The Heat will rip off a bunch of wins if they just take opponents seriously

Via Ethan Skolnick

I would agree with him - I dont expect any more than 1 maybe 2 losses at most during this stretch, if the team takes opponents seriously and shows up

 

[bksballer89]

Agree I expect us to be 12-4 or 13-3 entering the month of December. We should beat the Clippers but I think we may lose on the road to either Toronto, Orlando, or Cleveland this month.

 

[bksballer89]

Good performance by the big 3 tonight excluding the turnovers by Wade and James

 

[Heatles84]

Didn't get to see the game. I saw glimpses of the score. Does it look like our defense is improving?

 

[bksballer89]

Yeah much better performance. The game was much more uglier than the score indicates

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

Yeah much better performance. The game was much more uglier than the score indicates

In spurts. At times the ball was moving beautifully,
but, as expected, there were many times where they were lazy, sloppy, just settling.

Like Wade said, they know what to do, they just don't always do it.

This group knows what they are capable of, and as frustrated as we get as fans sometimes watching it, this group will lolly gag along until whatever point they choose.