HEAT | Conf-Finals - Game #6 - Rose shoots 1-14

[Martti.]

HEAT will be without Big Z, Haslem in the Playoffs



The HEAT will have serious front-court problems in the Playoffs, as Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Udonis Haslem will be sidelined.

Ilgauskas will likely miss all of the post-season following a knee injury. He was first listed day-to-day, but re-injured the leg in their 117-101 win against the Celtics.

Haslem missed the last 12 games of the season and is not expected to return. Foctors now say, that Haslem could return, but not earlier then the Conference Finals.

HEAT coach Erik Spoelstra said Omer Asik will see extended playing time now and that James Jones will see time at the PF spot. HEAT also have Erick Dampier to use, but he hasn't played since December.

Sources : HEAT will swap first-rounders with Bulls



The HEAT and Bulls agreed to possibly swap first-round picks following the deal which sent Kyle Korver to Miami and the HEAT will most likely pick up that option.

The Bulls didn't make the Playoffs, so the HEAT will likely receive a late unprotected lottery pick. The HEAT will likely address their weaknesses at the PG and C spot on draft day.

[mp3]

Lets get it on !!

[Kubik]

Nice playoffs presentation! Good luck against the Knicks!

[Justine.]

Play LeBron at PF

[Nutellar]

Good Luck for the postseason!

[Valor]

I hope you lose in 4, ripping off the Bulls even more

[kibaxx7]

Good luck man, beware of STAT!

[Martti.]

Lets get it on !!

Can't wait to get it started.

Nice playoffs presentation! Good luck against the Knicks!

Thanks, I'll need it.

Play LeBron at PF

That's definitely an option, haven't tried that as I have Haslem who the Heat have missed almost all year. But now he's out and I don't have a PF reserve, so yeah.

Good Luck for the postseason!

Thanks.

I hope you lose in 4, ripping off the Bulls even more

We'll see. Rose actually returned, as somehow the injuries were turned off, but the Bulls still didn't make it.

Good luck man, beware of STAT!

Joel will guard him, I hope I can slow him down that way.

[hova-]

I think you will pretty much dominated the "old" Knicks. Just watch out for Amar'e and Chandler.

[Martti.]

Game #1 played, recap up tomorrow.Too drunk to recap it now, sorry.

[hova-]

No need for excuse. Would've loved to get out and get drunk yesterday, but did not find any fellow to join me.

[Martti.]

Kyle Korver had 25 and the HEAT got 43 points off the bench and cruised to a game #1 victory against the Knicks, 106-74.

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade both had 22 points, while playing just 25 minutes each. Chris Bosh had 14 points in 24 minutes.

The Heat shot 50% for the game and 45% from range, while the Knicks really struggled. They shot just 35%, 26% from deep. The HEAT had 30 assists on 42 field goals, 9 blocks and 12 steals, being best in every category, apart from points in the paint, which were tied at 28.

With Dwyane Wade and LeBron James, the HEAT took a 10-0 lead. The two combined for 24 of the HEAT's 31 points in the first quarter.

With the bench coming on, the HEAT held a 54-35 lead at the half. LeBron had already racked up 17 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

In the second half, Miami kept the throttle on. The Big 3 got lots of rest, but that didn't affect the lead. In the fourth, behind mostly Kyle Korver and Jerry Stackhouse, who scored 8 points in 6 minutes, the HEAT led by as much as 37, until eventually slowing down.

They still won by 32 and had the advantage of resting the starters for game #2.


"It will be a long series, so it's good to have a game like this, where the bench can carry us. "

Player of the Game : LeBron James

| 22 PTS | 8 REBS | 5 ASTS | 1 STLS | 2 BLKS | 8-12 FG | 1-1 3PT FG | 5-6 FT

Key Performers :

Heat :

Dwyane Wade : 22 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 9-12 FG
Chris Bosh : 14 points, 7 rebounds
Kyle Korver : 25 points, 4 rebounds, 10-22 FG, 5-9 3PT
Jerry Stackhouse : 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2-3 FG
Joel Anthony : 5 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 assists
Carlos Arroyo : 3 points, 7 assists
Ömer Asik : 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals

Knicks :

Wilson Chandler : 15 points, 4 rebounds
Raymond Felton : 13 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 5-15 FG
Amar'e Stoudemire : 8 points, 7 rebounds, 3-13 FG
Ronny Turiaf : 6 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, 3-6 FG
Kelenna Azubuike : 6 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists



106 - 67

POTG : Kobe Bryant - 39 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals, 15-26 FG
Lakers lead 1-0

102 - 93

POTG : Deron Williams - 16 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals
Jazz lead 1-0

102 - 80

POTG : Manu Ginobili - 36 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 11-22 FG, 4-7 3PT, 10-11 FT
Spurs lead 1-0

133 - 95

POTG : JR Smith - 29 points, 8 rebounds 4 assists, 10-13 FG, 3-4 3PT
Nuggets lead 1-0

92 - 80

POTG : Paul Pierce - 22 points, 6 rebounds, 7-12 FG, 2-3 3PT

116 - 100

POTG : Brandon Jennings - 28 points, 7 assists, 3 rebounds, 3-8 3PT

108 - 89

POTG : Jamal Crawford - 31 points, 6 rebounds, 11-22 FG, 5-10 3PT

[mp3]

Poor outing for Amare he needs to bring it next game.

Vintage Kobe going on as well.

[Bucket]

Thunder 67 points?
Poor Knicks, do you trade Melo to Knicks in off-season?

[Martti.]

mp3, I doubt I can keep Amar'e in single-figures much more and I have a lack of size right now too, so it'll be tough.

Valdis, that's the plan. Otherwise, he will sign the Pacers or Kings.

[Martti.]

The HEAT displayed great defence throughout, recording 9 blocks in the first quarter alone, and finished the game with a 19-5 run.

LeBron James and Chris Bosh were very aggressive and combined for 60 points. Chris Bosh also forced Amar'e to commit 2 early fouls and he didn't get in the groove of the game. He played just 17 minutes after picking up his third just 38 seconds after checking back in in the second quarter.

Dwyane Wade struggled, shot just 5-17 from the field. But Wade's three-pointer sparked Miami's big run late and Kyle Korver, who finished with 16, knocked two three pointers in that stretch.

6 players had at least 2 blocks for the HEAT and as a result, the Knicks shot 35% from the field. They made 8 three-pointers, but needed 27 attempts to get there.

The Knicks were better in a number of areas, like assists (20 to 19), rebounds (43-35, off 9 to 1) and fast break points (10 to 6).

The HEAT led 76-67, but the Knicks took the lead, 79-78, with over 5 minutes to go. But the HEAT really tightened things up on defence, allowing the Knicks to score just 4 points after that, while scoring 21 after that.

The HEAT will now travel to NYC to face the Knicks and the hostile Madison Square Garden crowd for game #3 and #4.


"That's why we came together. If I have an off-night, I can rely on Chris and LeBron. Kyle has also been big for us, his threes really out the game out of reach for the Knicks. "

Player of the Game : LeBron James

| 32 PTS | 6 REBS | 5 ASTS | 2 STLS | 3 BLKS | 14-22 FG | 2-6 3PT FG | 2-2 FT

Key Performers :

Heat :

Dwyane Wade : 18 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks, 5-17 FG, 1-4 3PT
Chris Bosh : 28 points, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks, 8-18 FG, 12-12
Kyle Korver : 16 points, 5-11 FG, 4-7 3PT
Joel Anthony : 0 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 3 blocks

Knicks :

Wilson Chandler : 26 points, 10 rebounds
Kelenna Azubuike : 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2-10 3PT
Amar'e Stoudemire : 11 points, 5 rebounds, 5-10 FG
Raymond Felton : 4 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, 2-10 FG
Ronny Turiaf : 7 points, 8 rebounds, 3-5 FG




116 - 104

POTG : Kobe Bryant - 40 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 14-25 FG, 11-11 FT
Lakers lead 2-0

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103 - 83

POTG : Deron Williams - 32 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 11-15 FG, 3-3 3PT
Jazz lead 2-0

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129 - 97

POTG : Manu Ginobili - 38 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 steals, 10-19 FG, 6-12 3PT, 12-14 FT
Spurs lead 2-0

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90 - 66

POTG : Carmelo Anthony - 19 points, 12 rebounds, 8-14 FG
Nuggets lead 2-0

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93 - 74

POTG : Shaquille O'Neal - 17 points, 12 rebounds, 6-12 FG
Celtics lead 2-0

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89 - 87

POTG : Brandon Jennings - 24 points, 11 assists, 5 rebounds, 3-4 3PT, 7-9 FT
Bucks lead 2-0

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121 - 87

POTG : Joe Johnson - 30 points, 8-18 FG, 2-2 3PT, 12-15 FT
Hawks lead 2-0

[mp3]

17 minutes ? FIRE D'ANTONI !!

Another huge game by Kobe but what about the strong play of Jennings

[kibaxx7]

STAT with only 17 minutes? That's weird. Was he on foul trouble?

Huge 2-0 lead!

[Bucket]

Complete sweep in MSG!
Kobe 14 rebs?

[Martti.]

Amar'e was indeed in foul trouble.

I'll post game #3 once I can log in with Firefox.

[hova-]

I don't know why, but in Playoffs Kobe suddenly starts to go crazy on the boards. He had like 5 during the season in mine and 8 in the postseason.

About firefox. Just disable your "block reported attack sites"

-> Tools -> options -> security -> "block reported attack sites off"

Good wins

[Martti.]

hova-, thanks, that worked. Didn't think it'd be that simple.

[kibaxx7]

Guys, what if you actually come across an attack site?

[Martti.]

I trust my Nod 32 on that.

[thatwizardguy]

nice, how is your picture quality so nice.