Finally....finally....finally.
Just when it seemed that this may end up with the Miami Heat being swept by the Boston Celtics the Heat find a way to win. It came as no surprise really to find that the way was created by Dwyane Wade who had an exemplary scoring game with 46 points. This was a night when the threes were dropping and Wade didn't look like he was going to miss...ever.
Miami topped and tailed this game 18-31 in the first quarter...15-30 in the fourth....In between Boston came on strong and ended the third quarter with a six point advantage after some poor clock management by Wade.
From there on in it was all about #3.....although he did have decent support namely in the shape of Udonis Haslem, Joel Anthony and Dorrell Wright.
Coach Spoelstra told sideline reporter, the delectable Lisa Salters that going into he fourth it would be all about..." Our own mental toughness going down the stretch." How many of you winced when he said that?
Anyway, we should have known, shouldn't we?
It rained threes from Wade's right hand...four of them in the run in.... all of them over Ray Allen who missed two crucial free throws at 92-96. This was emulated by Kevin Garnett at 92-98.
So on we go for at least one more game. That is obviously he strategy of choice now....one game at a time.
I must admit I found myself shouting at the computer screen this evening as I became as frustrated as the ABC commentary team with Mike Beasley's unwillingness to attack the rim in traffic. This kid has a smooth stroke and some nice moves but he does need to start dunking a bit in the lane and not just when he has a clear lane......this kind of thing....a bit more often.
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