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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Game 64,65,66, 67: Miami Heat recovers after a straight 5 losses.

If "vulnerability" is a virtue and a hallmark of being down to earth", the Miami Heat is the NBA favorite team to watch! and may be the biggest NBA's U.S. national TV drawer. Not necessarily because you are a fan, but the Miami Heat may be a microcosm of the lives of couch potatoes who happen to love watching and following basketball.

After losing to the Portland Trailblazers, the Miami Heat is starting to win games over legitimate western playoff team rivals, winning three in a row. We know the Heat can overcome adversity, the problem is consistency. They have already clinch a playoff position and we hope that their playing will improve further to capture the Eastern Conference in just the first year the Big Three of Wade,LeBron and Bosh, joined forces to get a championship (a second) for Miami Heat.

The Heat never fails to give us an enjoyable TV show. Here is the latest games with links to recaps and boxscores (src: http://sports.yahoo.com/ba)
Data from Yahoo Sports

U.S. DateGameTeamsScoreWin-lossRecapScoreboard
March 14 67 Miami Heat vs. San Antonio Spurs 110-8046-21 Recap Scoreboard
March 12 66 Miami Heat vs. Memphis Grizzlies 118-8545-21 Recap Scoreboard
March 10 65 Miami Heat vs. Los Angeles Lakers 94-88 44-21 Recap Scoreboard
March 8 64 Miami Heat vs. Portland Trailblazers 96-105 43-21 Recap Scoreboard
March 6 63 Miami Heat vs. Chicago Bulls 86-87 43-20 Recap Scoreboard
March 4 62 Miami Heat vs. San Antonio Spurs 95-125 43-19 Recap Scoreboard
March 3 61 Miami Heat vs. Orlando Magic 96-99 43-18 Recap Scoreboard

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Game 63: Miami Heat vs Chicago Bulls: Four losses in a row!!!

Miami Heat Team cannot hold on to its early lead and has blown its chances four straight times already with the latest 86-87 to the chicago bulls.

Is there something in having the Miami Heat as opponent which brings out the best in other teams? Yes, the early hype build-up since the big 3 coalesce in Miami to form a "super" team, and the focus of the TV cameras, the Miami Heat is fun to watch! They exemplify human nature. This only makes the Spurs, who play scientifically, a boring "alien" perfect NBA team.

We will still root for the Miami Heat, even with bruised egos and hurts. It is an emotionally charged situation whenever our "whipping boy" team, the Miami Heat plays. But we hope they will still be in the playoffs, then the pressure to be selflesss, to be at their best will somehow rub off on the Heat, and we dont have to wait for many years for the Heat to repeat its 2006 glory year.

Click on the link for the recap
Click on the link for the game score


The Heat now owns a win-loss record of 43-20.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Games 61, 62. Miami Heat, Three straight losses?!

We are sure that the current Miami Heat is a playoff team by the end of April. However the string of three straight embarrassing losses to the Bulls, Magic and Spurs makes one feel that 2011 will NOT be the year the Miami Heat will end the Eastern Conference champion, but we still wish they can!

The opposing teams are simply too good and are more cohesive.
We need Bosh to work harder in the low post. If he can regain his normal shooting percentage when he was still a Raptor, the Heat would be a much better team.

Game 62 Miami Heat vs San Antonio Spurs.


A loss (95 to 125) by 30 points is not a reason to panic, though such loss means a loss of compusure. We want Riley to give more motivational speeches to the bench!

Recap Heat vs Spurs
Boxscore Heat vs Spurs

Game 61 Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic.

Losing to the Magic was painful, blowing a 24 point advantage at the half-way point makes it doubly painful.

Boxscore Heat vs Magic
Recap Heat vs Magic



Miami Heat is now in third place. and if it meets with Chicago in the playoffs, the latter team has the tiebreaker.

Heat now is at 43-19.Eighteen games to go! Next game opponent is Chicago on Sunday(Monday in the Philippines).

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Game 60 Miami Heat vs New York Knicks, a loss again?!

I was able to watch the third and fourth quarters of the Heat vs Knicks game, and I think the intensity displayed by the Knicks will restore the almost war-like atmosphere rivalry of the past between these two teams.

Click for a Game Recap

Click the link for the Game Score

The Heat now has a win loss record of 43-17. There are still 22 games to play! and we hope the Heat learns something from these close races with quality playoff teams for better positioning.

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Game 59: Miami Heat vs Washington Wizards.

The Heat played after a heartbreaker losss at Chicago against the Washingon Wizards yesterday (Saturday in Manila and Angeles City).And this time there were no excuses from chris Boss who stank with 1 successful in 18 shot attempts during the Chicago Game.

click Game recap

and click on Game Boxscore

It is now 43-16 for the Miami Heat! and is STRANGELY on top of the East rankings though it has 1 more loss than the Boston Celtics and has lower wins-total games ratio of 72.9% vs. 73.2%.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Game 57 : Miami Heat vs Sacramento Kings. Now at 42-15!

The Miami Heat first game after the All Star break starts with a bright note with an overwhelming win over the Sacramento Kings on a lopsided score of 97-117.

We hope our favorite NBA team, which we honor with following their games, will end up in the top of the Eastern Conference.

Hopefully this streak of 3 wins will continue till the end of March!

To be updated later.....

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Game 55 and Game 56. Miami Heat bounces back from Loss to Celtics.

We feel a little tired following up the progress of the Miami Heat and it is only today that we gave only a links to the summary of the games.

Game 56:
Miami Heat beats Toronto Raptors, 103-95
Recap
Boxscore


Game 55:
Miami Heat defeats Indiana Pacers 110-103.
Recap
Boxscore


The Miami Heat stands now at 41 wins vs 15 losses and is in a tie with the Boston Celtics(The Celtics own the tie-breaker), and is two games ahead of the Chicago Bulls.
For the current standings of all teams, click on Yahoo Sports NBA Standings

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Game 54: Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics. Heat just not good enough yet?

Basketball is also a game of mental toughness and we hate to admit it, also of luck. The Miami Heat just lost to the Boston Celtics, 82-85. After leading at the end of the first two quarters, the Heat were stunned by the sudden change in the energy level of the Celtics, outpointing them by more than 17 points. After trying to whittle down the gap, the Heat were dealt with unlucky chances. Lebron missed crucial free throws and Mike Miller missed a game tying three point shoot.

Here is a quarter by quarter period box score:

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Miami Heat2023182182
BOSton Celtics1524351185

Here is how our three dimmed stars performance(points, rebounds, assists):
Wade:16-5-4, Bosh:24-10-2, James:22-7-7.


For a recap: click on Sports Yahoo
Recap
.
For the complete box score: Sports Yahoo Boxscore.

The Miami Heat now has a 39-15 win-loss record and is now 0.5 game behind the Eastern Conference leader Boston Celtics.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Game 53: Miami Heat vs Detroit Pistons, finally the Heat is on top of the Eastern Conference!

The Miami Heat is displaying a more balanced distributed shooting in beating the Detroit Pistons by the score of 102-92 improving its win-loss record to 39-14. The win placed the Heat to first place in the Eastern Conference, a half-game ahead of the Boston Celtics.

The big three have performances (points, rebounds, assists) of (24-8-7),(16-8-10) and (17-10-1) for Wade, James and Bosh respectively.

Other Heat players who contributed ten or more pints were Miller(16), Chalmers(10) and Ilgauskas(10).
Sharpshooters Eddie House and James Jones gave 8 and 4 points.
Arroyo and Dampier were not able to play.

The game was marred by a verbal argument between James and a heckling fan but the game was graced by the presence of Aretha Franklin! For a recap, click on NBA Miami Heat-Detroit Pistons recap
and for the box-score, click on Box Score

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Game 52, Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers.

The veteran Miami Heat was able to beat the young Indiana Pacers, 117-112 with a furious rally in the fourth quarter. The winning streak of the Mimai Heat has now been lengthened to seven wins in a row! The total win loss record not stands at 38-14. With the recent loss of the Boston Celtics, the Miami Heat is now on track to the top of the NBA Eastern Conference.

Fort the boxscore, click on Yahoo Box Score
and for a recap, click on Recap


Our data sources is http://sports.yahoo.com/nba. Readers can also follow from alternate sites http://www.espn.com/nba and http://www.nba.com

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Game 51:Miami Heat vs Los Angeles Clippers, a win 97-79!

We have the not so bold prediction, that as long as the big 3 remain healthy, that the Miami Heat will be in the NBA East Conference Finals. The Heat has now won their last 6 games and is just 1+ game behind the leading Boston Celtics.

We hope the Heat coaching staff will give time to all their bench players including the former starter Arroyo. A player should not be judged by the average points per game, but by the number of games won he is in. The bench should be prepared for the semifinals NOW! Only about 30 games are left!

The Heat built up points advantage for the three quarters. It was enough to offset an 18-27 fourth quarter rally performance from the Clippers. The stars are humble enough to trust other teammates and share the ball. Wade James and Bosh have 28-8-8, 12-6-6, 16-3-7 points-assists-rebounds respectively. It is good that Mike Miller, E. House and James Jones are viable contributors with their sharpshooting.

For the box score, click on Boxscore
For the recap, click on Recap

We hope that Haslem and Magloire can return soon. They would make the Heat more potent, and more dangerous.

Friday, February 4, 2011

Game 50: Miami Heat vs Charlotte Bobcats. Heat now has a win-loss record 36-14

The Miami Heat now has a five game winning streak making a respectable 36-14 record and is comfortably secure to be in the playoffs at the moment. But a lot can change. There is a total of 30+games left and their second place in the eastern conference is being challenged by the Chicago Bulls.

The win is balanced in the sense that the scoring load is distributed, with starters Wade, Chalmers, Bosh, and James contributing 22, 7, 13, 14, 19 points respectively. The bench players E. House and M. Miller also got 16 and 13 respectively. But the Heat should prepare all player by giving them all playing time.

For a recap, click on Recap.
For the boxscore, click on Box Score

For the current standings, visit Standings.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Game 49: Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic score: 104-100

The Miami Heat now has a total 35-14 win-loss record after defeating the Orlando Magic by 4 points. What is dangerous for the Miami Heat is that the Orlando Magic made a furious rally during the 4th quarter, whittling down even 20+ point advantage to just 4 in the final period. Imagine if the game playing time was extended, but a win is still a win!

Lebron James had a stellar performance with 51 points, 8 assists and 11 rebounds. In contrast, Wade only had 15 points and Bosh 13 points.

For the game box score:Box Score

For a recap: Recap.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Game 48:Miami Heat vs Cleveland Cavaliers, a win 117-90.

For a recap, click on Game 48 recap.

For the boxscore, click on Game 48 Boxscore


The Miami Heat total win-loss record is 34-14, putting them 2.5 games behind Boston Celtics.

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Game 47 Miami Heat vs Oklahoma City Thunder, a win 108-103

Now that the triumvirate is back playing together, we expect the Miami Heat to provide heat to the Boston Celtics for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. The game was decided in the 4th quarter,
and shows that the experienced Heat can beat a good team with young legs.

The Heat now has a 33-14 win-loss record, good for third place in the Eastern Conference.
Click on for the boxscore


Will be updated later due to Boston Celtics playing vs Los Angeles Lakers.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Game 45 Miami Heat vs New York Knicks and Game 46 Miami Heat vs Detroit Pistons

Starting with this post, I will stop recreating the scores tables and just provide links to the necessary information. The disadvantage is that when the original holders of infomation decide to discontinue access to the information, we will be left with dead links.
But we need our energy badly back for more productive ends.


Game 46: Miami Heat vs Detroit Pistons.


Wade was out with a sprained wrist and Bosh still has not returned from injury.
That did not deter the Miami Heat to eke out a one point win over the Detroit Pistons.
88-87

Recap
Boxscore

Further Readings.

Miami Herald

Current record: 32-14

Game 45: Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks. Miami cannot win without Bosh?


The Miami Heat, missing Chris Bosh and Wade, playing with googles due to migraines, suffered a loss to the New York Knicks
88-93

Recap
Boxscore

Further readings:
Boston Herald


Current record: 31-14


I might transform this into a page.

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Game 44: Miami Heat vs Toronto Raptors. Mike Miller steps up!

We are glad the reent 4 gmae loss streak was broken. With two of the triumvirate(Bosh with foot injury, Wade with a migraine) out, LeBron James with fine performances from the rest of the team carried the day to a convincing win over the Raptors 120-103!

Looking back, we are glad that 4 straight losses has made the coaching team aware of the depth problem and distributed more equitably playing time among the players.
Data from sports.yahoo.com/nba.

Click on for a recap.

Best +- points: +20(Mario Chalmers) 17(James Jones), 13(L.James)
Here is statistics for the Miami superstar:

Player FG 3Pt FT Reb Ast TO Stl Pts
L. James 14-29 1-3 9-14 11 6 1 2 38

For the complete box score

Final Scoreboard:
Team Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4OTTotal
Miami Heat 1132342628120
Toronto Raptors 17 23 37 26103 93


History of Miami Heat Games
Game OpponentScoreWin-Loss
1Boston Celtics lost 80-880-1
2Philadelphia 76érs won 97-981-1
3Orlando Magic won 96-702-1
4New Jersey Nets won 101-783-1
5Minnesota TimberwolvesWon 129-97 4-1
6New Jersey Nets won 101-895-1
7New Orleans Hornetslost 93-96 5-2
8Utah Jazzlost 116-114 5-3
9Boston Celticslost 112-1075-4
10Toronto Raptorswon 109-1006-4
11Phoenix Sunswon 123-967-4
12Charlotte Bobcatswon 95-878-4
13Memphis Grizzlies lost 95-978-5
14Indiana Pacers lost 77-938-6
15Orlando Magic lost 95-1048-7
16Philadelphia 76ers won 99-909-7
17Dallas Mavericks lost 90-999-8
18Washington Wizardswon 105-9410-8
19Detroit Pistonswon 97-7211-8
20Cleveland Cavalierswon 118-9012-8
21Atlanta Hawkswon 89-7713-8
22Milwaukee Buckswon 88-7814-8
23Utah Jazzwon 111-9815-8
24Goden State Warriors won 106-8416-8
25Sacramento Kingswon 104-8317-8
26New Orleans Hornetswon 96-8418-8
27Cleveland Cavalierswon 101-9519-8
28New York Knickswon 113-9120-8
29Washington Wizardswon 95-9321-8
30Dallas Maverickslost 96-9821-9
31Phoenix Sunswon 95-8322-9
32Los Angeles Lakerswon 95-8323-9
33New York Knickswon 106-9824-9
34Houston Rocketswon 125-11925-9
35Golden State Warriorswon 114-10426-9
36Charlotte Bobcatswon 96-8227-9
37Milwaukee Buckswon 101-8928-9
38Milwaukee Buckswon 101-9529-9
39Portland Trailblazerswon 107-10030-9
40Los Angeles Clipperslost 105-11130-10
41Denver Nuggetslost 130-10230-11
42Chicago Bullslost 96-9630-12
43Atlanta Hawkslost 93-8930-13
44Toronto Raptorswon 120-10331-13


Next Opponent: New York Knicks, 8:00 EST, January 27, 2011, (Jan 28 PT) on TNT.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Game 43: Miami Heat vs Atlanta Hawks. Four losses in a row??!!

Its a quagmire for the Miami Heat! With four losses in a row, the Heat must adjust to make their bench much more a credible threat and not depend so much on only two stars Wade and L. James.

The return of James did not stop a streak of losses for the Heat. With Bosh out due to injury, the Heat suffered an embarassment of four straight losses to the Atlanta Hawks.

Data from sports.yahoo.com/nba.

Click on for a recap.


Here is statistics for the Miami superstars:

Player FG 3Pt FT Reb Ast TO Stl Pts
D. Wade 8-20 0-4 11-12 6 3 6 1 4
L. James 11-30 2-10 10-11 10 7 6 2 34

For the complete box score

Final Scoreboard:
Team Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4OTTotal
Miami Heat 112420221289
Atlanta Hawks 19 15 24 1916 93


History of Miami Heat Games
Game OpponentScoreWin-Loss
1Boston Celtics lost 80-880-1
2Philadelphia 76érs won 97-981-1
3Orlando Magic won 96-702-1
4New Jersey Nets won 101-783-1
5Minnesota TimberwolvesWon 129-97 4-1
6New Jersey Nets won 101-895-1
7New Orleans Hornetslost 93-96 5-2
8Utah Jazzlost 116-114 5-3
9Boston Celticslost 112-1075-4
10Toronto Raptorswon 109-1006-4
11Phoenix Sunswon 123-967-4
12Charlotte Bobcatswon 95-878-4
13Memphis Grizzlies lost 95-978-5
14Indiana Pacers lost 77-938-6
15Orlando Magic lost 95-1048-7
16Philadelphia 76ers won 99-909-7
17Dallas Mavericks lost 90-999-8
18Washington Wizardswon 105-9410-8
19Detroit Pistonswon 97-7211-8
20Cleveland Cavalierswon 118-9012-8
21Atlanta Hawkswon 89-7713-8
22Milwaukee Buckswon 88-7814-8
23Utah Jazzwon 111-9815-8
24Goden State Warriors won 106-8416-8
25Sacramento Kingswon 104-8317-8
26New Orleans Hornetswon 96-8418-8
27Cleveland Cavalierswon 101-9519-8
28New York Knickswon 113-9120-8
29Washington Wizardswon 95-9321-8
30Dallas Maverickslost 96-9821-9
31Phoenix Sunswon 95-8322-9
32Los Angeles Lakerswon 95-8323-9
33New York Knickswon 106-9824-9
34Houston Rocketswon 125-11925-9
35Golden State Warriorswon 114-10426-9
36Charlotte Bobcatswon 96-8227-9
37Milwaukee Buckswon 101-8928-9
38Milwaukee Buckswon 101-9529-9
39Portland Trailblazerswon 107-10030-9
40Los Angeles Clipperslost 105-11130-10
41Denver Nuggetslost 130-10230-11
42Chicago Bullslost 96-9630-12
43Atlanta Hawkslost 93-8930-13


Next Opponent: Toronto Raptors, 7:30pm EST, January 22, 2011, (Jan 23.PT)

TV: TSN2, SUN

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Game 42: Miami Heat vs Chicago Bulls, Three losses in a row?!

With Lebron James out due to injury, the two remaining stars Wade and Bosh were unable to eke out a win and suffered a close loss 96-99 to the Chicago Bulls, ably led by Derrick Rose.

Data from sports.yahoo.com/nba.

Click on for a recap.


Here is statistics for the Miami superstars:

Player FG 3Pt FT Reb Ast TO Stl Pts
D. Wade 10-20 -7 9-13 6 4 3 0 33
C.Bosh 7-18 1-1 2-2 5 3 1 0 17

For the complete box score

Final Scoreboard:
Team Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4Total
Miami Heat 19 34 17 26 96
Denver Nuggets 2820252699





History of Miami Heat Games
Game OpponentScoreWin-Loss
1Boston Celtics lost 80-880-1
2Philadelphia 76érs won 97-981-1
3Orlando Magic won 96-702-1
4New Jersey Nets won 101-783-1
5Minnesota TimberwolvesWon 129-97 4-1
6New Jersey Nets won 101-895-1
7New Orleans Hornetslost 93-96 5-2
8Utah Jazzlost 116-114 5-3
9Boston Celticslost 112-1075-4
10Toronto Raptorswon 109-1006-4
11Phoenix Sunswon 123-967-4
12Charlotte Bobcatswon 95-878-4
13Memphis Grizzlies lost 95-978-5
14Indiana Pacers lost 77-938-6
15Orlando Magic lost 95-1048-7
16Philadelphia 76ers won 99-909-7
17Dallas Mavericks lost 90-999-8
18Washington Wizardswon 105-9410-8
19Detroit Pistonswon 97-7211-8
20Cleveland Cavalierswon 118-9012-8
21Atlanta Hawkswon 89-7713-8
22Milwaukee Buckswon 88-7814-8
23Utah Jazzwon 111-9815-8
24Goden State Warriors won 106-8416-8
25Sacramento Kingswon 104-8317-8
26New Orleans Hornetswon 96-8418-8
27Cleveland Cavalierswon 101-9519-8
28New York Knickswon 113-9120-8
29Washington Wizardswon 95-9321-8
30Dallas Maverickslost 96-9821-9
31Phoenix Sunswon 95-8322-9
32Los Angeles Lakerswon 95-8323-9
33New York Knickswon 106-9824-9
34Houston Rocketswon 125-11925-9
35Golden State Warriorswon 114-10426-9
36Charlotte Bobcatswon 96-8227-9
37Milwaukee Buckswon 101-8928-9
38Milwaukee Buckswon 101-9529-9
39Portland Trailblazerswon 107-10030-9
40Los Angeles Clipperslost 105-11130-10
41Denver Nuggetslost 130-10230-11
42Chicago Bullslost 96-9630-12


Next Opponent: Atlanta Hawks, Jan 18 8:30 EST

Friday, January 14, 2011

Game 41: Miami Heat vs Denver Nuggets: two losses in a row!

After losing to the Los Angeles Clippers, you would think the Heat would be fired up to do better in their next game. Alas, it was not meant to be. Without Lebron James out due to sprained ankle injury, the Heats loss is the Denver Nuggets gain, and might force a rethink of C.Anthony desire to be traded. Rumors persist that a trade will be done in a week or two. Back to our reporting:

Data from sports.yahoo.com/nba.

Click on for a recap.


Here is statistics for the Miami superstars:

Player FG 3Pt FT Reb Ast TO Stl Pts
D. Wade 7-19 0-3 2-7 4 4 3 0 16
C.Bosh 9-17 0-0 6-6 6 2 2 0 24

For the complete box score

Final Scoreboard:
Team Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4Total
Miami Heat 23 20 25 34 102
Denver Nuggets 26343832130





History of Miami Heat Games
Game OpponentScoreWin-Loss
1Boston Celtics lost 80-880-1
2Philadelphia 76érs won 97-981-1
3Orlando Magic won 96-702-1
4New Jersey Nets won 101-783-1
5Minnesota TimberwolvesWon 129-97 4-1
6New Jersey Nets won 101-895-1
7New Orleans Hornetslost 93-96 5-2
8Utah Jazzlost 116-114 5-3
9Boston Celticslost 112-1075-4
10Toronto Raptorswon 109-1006-4
11Phoenix Sunswon 123-967-4
12Charlotte Bobcatswon 95-878-4
13Memphis Grizzlies lost 95-978-5
14Indiana Pacers lost 77-938-6
15Orlando Magic lost 95-1048-7
16Philadelphia 76ers won 99-909-7
17Dallas Mavericks lost 90-999-8
18Washington Wizardswon 105-9410-8
19Detroit Pistonswon 97-7211-8
20Cleveland Cavalierswon 118-9012-8
21Atlanta Hawkswon 89-7713-8
22Milwaukee Buckswon 88-7814-8
23Utah Jazzwon 111-9815-8
24Goden State Warriors won 106-8416-8
25Sacramento Kingswon 104-8317-8
26New Orleans Hornetswon 96-8418-8
27Cleveland Cavalierswon 101-9519-8
28New York Knickswon 113-9120-8
29Washington Wizardswon 95-9321-8
30Dallas Maverickslost 96-9821-9
31Phoenix Sunswon 95-8322-9
32Los Angeles Lakerswon 95-8323-9
33New York Knickswon 106-9824-9
34Houston Rocketswon 125-11925-9
35Golden State Warriorswon 114-10426-9
36Charlotte Bobcatswon 96-8227-9
37Milwaukee Buckswon 101-8928-9
38Milwaukee Buckswon 101-9529-9
39Portland Trailblazerswon 107-10030-9
40Los Angeles Clipperslost 105-11130-10
41Denver Nuggetslost 130-10230-11


Next Opponent: Chicago Bulls, Jan 15, 10:30 EST