Going To The Well One More Time; Heat Come From Behind To Win Again

Ray Allen breaks Sideshow's heart.

What the heck was that?  Did it really need to be that hard?  Scoring the last nine points to come back from seven down with 1:50 left to win 108-110 against the Cleveland Cavaliers.  

The story lines remain the same in this one.  No-name kid has career game (Omri Casspi).  Turnovers hunt the Heat (18 this time).  The other team team kills it from three (14-31).  And the Heat still find a way to come around at the end to win (this time it was Ray Ray with 15 in the 4th).  

Any talent gap that exists coming into a game is made up for by the opposing team playing up to the Heat and Miami playing down to the competition   I hope all of this means they'll be that more fresh for the playoffs.  

Shane Battier continues the hot hand, shooting 3-5 from deep.  But then went out in the third with a knee sprain.  We'll need to keep an eye on this.

Mike Miller shows up in the first quarter again.  He's healthy and talented.  But he passed two open threes; that is not why he's here.  

Pathetic second period for the Heat. 

You wouldn't know that Cleveland is coming off the back-to-back.  Heart goes a long way in the NBA.

Allen was actually off early, but it didn't matter by the end.  Cold blooded when it counts.  

I'm not sure if it's because he's smart and knows that you need to make a foul count, or if it's because he's smaller than the bigs he covers, but whatever it is, Shane Battier is an excellent hard-fouler (there is typically no plus-one opportunities .  

Miller getting to loose balls in the third that started getting Miami back into the game.  

With Battier out, why no Rashard Lewis?  

For 10 years, Wade has given the Heat much happiness and much frustrations.  You need to live with it with him bacause you don't want him to alter his game, but the two fouls on long shots (a three and a two with-a-foot-on-the-line) drives you crazy.   He still came up big, tho, with a block on the final attempt to win the game for the Cavs. 

At the end, Allen gets wide open because Wade passes to James in the elbow.  He then gets triple teamed and finds Allen.  Such is life for the Heat.

Miami now has five days to figure out how to limit the mistakes, close out on threes, and play a complete game.  Otherwise, on Thursday, all of these will be exposed by the team tied with Miami for the second best record in the league, the San Antonio Spurs.  

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