The Heat go on a 33-5 scoring run to tie the NBA Finals at one game apiece

The Heat didn't get a big game from the big three, but with ferocious defense and a 33-5 scoring run, they tie up the best of seven games series at one game a piece. Mario Chalmers who is not the most popular Miami Heat player lead the team in scoring with 19 points on 6-12 shooting and kept Tony Parker in check who had 13 points on 5-14 shooting. Lebron James didn't have a big game he only had 17 points on 7-17 shooting, but his biggest highlight was in the fourth quarter when Splitter got in the paint and was ready to bring the house down at America Airlines Arena. King James soared in the air and blocked the ball that left Splitter dazed and confused. Dwyane Wade had a great first half with 10 points on 5-13 shooting, but was held scoreless in the second half. The great news is that Wade has been very active on both sides of the court diving for loose balls and attacking the paint. Chris Bosh added 12 points on 6-12 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds. The Heat shot 49% from the field and committed 4 turnovers.The Spurs were not good taking care of the ball. In game one they had 4 turnovers, but in game two 17 turnovers. Also, Tim Duncan didn't have a game like he usually has, only nine points on 3-13 shooting, and Manu Ginobill 5 points on 2-6 shooting. The only player for the Spurs who had a great game was Danny Green with 17 points on 6-6 shooting and that wasn't enough for the Spurs to overcome Miami's defensive pressure. The Spurs shot 41% from the field and were outscored in the post 46- 38. The next three games will be at the AT&T center starting tomorrow night where tip-off is set at 9:00 pm Eastern Standard Time.

NBA FINALS SCHEDULE HEAT VS SPURS

Remember the NBA Finals is a 2-3-2 and not 2-2-1-1 format.Here is the schedule for the Heat vs Spurs NBA finals matchup.

GAME ONE TOMORROW SPURS AT HEAT TIP-OFF SET AT 9:00 PM
GAME TWO SUNDAY JUNE 9TH SPURS AT HEAT TIP-OFF SET 8:00 PM
GAME THREE TUESDAY, JUNE 11TH HEAT AT SPURS TIP-OFF SET 9:00 PM
GAME FOUR THURSDAY, JUNE 13TH HEAT AT SPURS TIP-OFF SET 9:00 PM
GAME FIVE SUNDAY, JUNE 16TH HEAT AT SPURS TIP-OFF SET 8:00 PM
GAME SIX TUESDAY, JUNE 18TH SPURS AT HEAT TIP-OFF SET 9:00 PM
GAME SEVEN THURSDAY, JUNE 20TH SPURS AT HEAT TIP-OFF SET AT 9:00 PM

The Miami Heat heading to their third straight NBA finals appearance in the big three era

The Miami Heat are off to their third NBA finals appearance in the big three era, as they defeated the Indiana Pacers 99-76 in game seven of the Eastern Conference Finals. Miami was facing questions  before game seven regarding their roster,would Chris Bosh be on the trading block? Is Dwayne Wade going to retire? Imagine if the Heat would have lost? Can you imagine the amount of questions the Heat franchise would be facing, but that wasn't the case because the Heat destroyed the Indiana Pacers 99-76 in game seven of the Eastern Conference Finals.The Miami Heat defense was impressive. Paul George only had seven points on 2-6 shooting and in the fourth quarter fouled out of the game. Roy Hibbert had a decent game 18 points on 7-11 shooting, but it wasn't the Roy Hibbert that we saw in the earlier games of the series. David West 6-15 shooting only 14 points wasn't enough for Indiana to overcome shooting 40% from the field. On the other hand, Miami's offense was very impressive, Dwayne Wade who had been struggling throughout this series shot 7-16 from the field with 21 points. Lebron James  8-17 shooting 32 points and what about the Miami Heat bench? It was good, Ray Allen made three three pointers and had 10 points, Norris Cole 3-4 shooting with 8 points, Chris "Birdman" Andersen 5-6 in the free throw line added 7 points. The only Miami Heat player that struggled was Chris Bosh shooting 3-13 from the field with 9 points, as a team, the Heat shot 39% from the field. The Miami Heat out rebounded the Pacers 43-36. Heat had less turnovers 21-12, and Heat shot 86% from the free throw line whereas Pacers shot 70% from the line. The Miami Heat will play game one of the NBA finals against the San Antonio Spurs tomorrow night at 9:00 pm in the American Airlines Arena in downtown Miami.

The drama continues as the Indiana Pacers force game seven on Monday in Miami

The Heat will have to wait until tomorrow for redemption, as the Indiana Pacers defeated the Heat 91-77 in Game six of the Eastern Conference Finals. Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade struggle once again going 4-19 from the field goal and only scoring 15 points combine. As you heard Wade is suffering from a bone bruise on his knee and Bosh has a ankle injury, but that shouldn't be used as an excuse because at this point every player has some sort of injury. Lebron James had 29 points on 10-21 shooting and had a questionable call go against him in the fourth quarter. The Heat shot 39 % from the field in comparison to Indiana, who shot 50 % from the field and were out rebounded by Indiana 53-33, unacceptable. How about the third quarter? The score was Indiana 40 Miami 39 heading to the third quarter, using a 14-2 run to 66-49 lead with 1:15 left in the third quarter Hibbert had nine points. Indiana Pacers Paul George had 28 points on 11 of 19 shooting, Roy Hibbert 24 points on 11-20 shooting, and George Hill 16 points on 6-12 shooting to force a game seven in Miami tomorrow night at 8:30 pm. The drama continues and as a Basketball fan this game is a must watch tomorrow night at the America Airlines Arena in Downtown Miami, with a trip to the NBA finals on the line for both teams. Will Lebron James explode offensively in game seven? What about having Chris Birdman Andersen back in the lineup? Will that help the Heat against the Indiana Pacers front court? If the Heat want to make their third finals appearance in a row they need more offense production from Bosh,Wade,and the bench.The drama continues at 8:30 pm on TNT live at the America Airlines Arena in front of 20,000 fans.

Preview of Game Five Indiana Pacers vs Miami Heat

The Heat and Pacers will continue their battle tomorrow night at the America Airlines Arena in beautiful Downtown Miami. The Pacers defeated the Heat 99-92,as they tied up the best of seven at two games apiece. I will not talk about the officiating but some weird calls were made in favor of both teams, but when you look at why Miami lost the game it's simple shooting 39% from the field is not going to get it done. Chris Bosh shooting 1-6 from the field and seven points is not going to get the job done. When you look at the way is which Lebron and Dwyane played yesterday it was just average a combine 13-33 from the field and that was not enough for Miami. When you look at Roy Hibbert 10-16 shooting 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Lance Stephenson 9-15 shooting with 20 points and the most surprising performance was from Paul George 4-10 shooting with 12 points. Also the Pacers shot from the field 50% looking ahead to Game five the momentum has shifted towards Indiana. Miami needs to make adjustments, for example the Heat needs to involve Chris Bosh more offensively 1-6 shooting is not going to get the job done. Also, Ray Allen 2-7 shooting from three point range is not going to get the jobs done and he really needs to start knocking those down, because when he does Miami is hard to beat. The Heat need to grab more rebounds which is hard because of the Indiana Pacers front court size, but it's not an impossible task. Miami needs to start fast in the beginning of the game and not wait until mid first quarter to start playing harder. When you look at Game five of the Eastern Conference Finals, Miami can't even give Indiana the confidence that they can win again at the America Airlines Arena. How will the big three for Miami play?Will we see that evil stare of Lebron James that we witness in Game six of the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals against Boston. A lot of questions need to be answer and they will be answer tomorrow night at 8:30 pm.

The Heat silence the doubters for now,as the Heat cruised in game three

After the Heat lost game two at the America Airlines Arena 97-93,the doubters began climbing out of their caves.They started to wonder if the Indiana Pacers would be able to take the series away from Miami, but reality struck the doubters again in the face.The Heat cruised in game three of the Eastern Conference Finals 114-96,Udonis Haslem played the role of a hero hitting eight of his nine shots scoring 17 points.This caught Heat nation off guard because in game one and two, Haslem only had one field goal for three points.The Miami Heat scored 70 points in the first half against number one defense in the NBA and shooting a sizzling 54% from the field.  Lebron James was 7-17 from the field and added 22 points, also Wade had 18, Bosh 15, and Chalmers 14. The Pacers did not have a good performance by Paul George 3-10 from the field with 13 points,West 8-16 21 points, and Hibbert 4-12 20 points in a losing matter.Game four will be on Tuesday, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse tip-off set at 8:30 pm.The doubters for now are keeping silent because the Heat sent a message to them after the game three performance.

LET THE BATTLE BEGIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers in Eastern Conference finals

                                                                  

The Miami Heat are only eight wins away from back to back NBA Championship.They enter the Eastern Conference Final,which begins tomorrow at the America Airlines Arena in beautiful Downtown Miami.The Heat and Pacers tipoff at 8:30 pm. These two teams are very familiar with one another, if you recall the Heat played the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals of last years playoff where the Heat won 4-2.That series had very intense moments starting off when Frank Vogel made a comment stating that the Heat are floppers, also you had Danny Granger get in Lebron James face. How about Lance Stephenson doing the choke sign after Lebron James missed a free throw and in game four had Juawn Howard confront him in pre game shoot around.We also had hard fouls including Tyler Hansbrough on Dwayne Wade,which left him bleeding. Do you think it ended there?No way! In retaliation Udonis Haslem--with his arms--slammed Hansbrough in the face, leaving him dazed.Also,who can forget in the clinching game five Dexter Pittman striking Lance Stephenson in the throat.This Eastern Conference Finals matchup should be intense and physical,but in the Heat mindset they know back to back NBA Championship is within reach.They do have to take care of the Indiana Pacers in this upcoming round.