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Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic. 7:30 PM, 2/13/2017. AAA Miami :-)

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 3:52 am
by gom
Your Miami Heat welcome our guests the Orlando Magic for a Monday night game.

Here is the starting lineup of the Miami Heat:

Goran Dragic
Dion Waiters (Wayne Ellington)
Rodney McGruder
Luke Babbitt
Hassan Whiteside

The Miami Heat have just finished their 13-game winning streak. Here it is coming to an end:

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We are ready for the return of Goran Dragic:

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He did have 30 points last night but 2 assists and 7 turnovers were the worst he's been for a long time. A disappointing end, but you really can't ask more of Dragic than what he's given us over the last month.


We will play the Orlando Magic:

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This is the Heat's shootaround:

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The Magic are always rebuilding. They have so many great young players. They are always the same:

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Miami has a 62-47 lead in the series:

Miami is 34-20 at home.
Miami is 28-27 in Orlando.

Miami leads 3-2 in the postseason (one series). Orlando is not very interested in playing in the postseason.

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Here is FF doing game threads:

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You did this FF:

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For Panda:

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Daenerys with Dragic's family:

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After the game we will be dancing like this:

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or...

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A quick look at the stats in our spectacular run player-by-player:

First, though, this is how it was for me:

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Goran Dragic:
One of the best runs by a Heat PG ever.

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Dion Waiters:
Dion's return to the lineup after the West Coast games largely sparked our winning streak. Fans changed their avatars to call attention to his play. Losing Dion was the first death knell to our run, but our momentum kept it going for a while more. I'm looking forward to his return to good form, especially after the All-Star Break when he is fully recovered (I hope!)

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James Johnson:
This run represents James Johnson's best span of play in the NBA. He has been good most of the year though.

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Hassan Whiteside:
We were so good during the run that we even won without Hassan. He was gassed in this last game though.

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Willie Reed:
When Hassan fell, Willie Reed stood up. We didn't miss a step.

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Tyler Johnson:
Another player injured during the run, but we kept up quality wins. TJ almost managed to pull us through in Philadelphia with a great effort, but it was too much even for him.

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Wayne Ellington:
When we needed Wayne, especially when TJ went down mid-run, he showed up.

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Along the way, we also got excellent play from two unheralded rookies. The first was Rod McGruder who developed a reputation for hard-nosed plays:

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The second was Okaro White who won his roster position from Derrick Williams.

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The last player was Luke Babbitt - who until the Timberwolves game - also played some good basketball:

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Derrick Williams and Udonis Haslem also got minutes. I kept waiting for UD to get a chance last night in the closing minutes, because Hassan looked so tired, but Spo didn't call for him.

An interesting run, to be sure: I think a lot of our players raised their perceived value.

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Charms to bring home this victory:

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Stripes...

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What is that painting on the wall back there? Over on the left.

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Cecilia Carrillo

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Fascinating

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Mood:

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In case of fire, break glass:

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Looking forward to feeling like this after the game:

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Re: Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic. 7:30 PM, 2/13/2017. AAA Miami :-)

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 3:55 am
by MettaWorldPanda
In
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Re: Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic. 7:30 PM, 2/13/2017. AAA Miami :-)

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 3:55 am
by IggieCC
hi

Re: Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic. 7:30 PM, 2/13/2017. AAA Miami :-)

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 3:56 am
by PizzaLord305
Who up?

Re: Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic. 7:30 PM, 2/13/2017. AAA Miami :-)

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 3:56 am
by Enso
Let's git it

Re: Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic. 7:30 PM, 2/13/2017. AAA Miami :-)

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 3:57 am
by Chalm Down
A non-FF game thread???

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Re: Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic. 7:30 PM, 2/13/2017. AAA Miami :-)

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 3:57 am
by FlashFlare
in

this feels weird tbh

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Re: Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic. 7:30 PM, 2/13/2017. AAA Miami :-)

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 4:03 am
by goodboy
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Re: Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic. 7:30 PM, 2/13/2017. AAA Miami :-)

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 4:05 am
by Dr_Heat
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This feels weird

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Re: Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic. 7:30 PM, 2/13/2017. AAA Miami :-)

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 4:05 am
by SOUL
i look forward to continue being your sons

Re: Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic. 7:30 PM, 2/13/2017. AAA Miami :-)

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 4:07 am
by gom
SOUL wrote:i look forward to continue being your sons


We are brothers, man. You just need to train more.

Re: Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic. 7:30 PM, 2/13/2017. AAA Miami :-)

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 4:07 am
by DayofMourning
IN!

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Re: Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic. 7:30 PM, 2/13/2017. AAA Miami :-)

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 4:09 am
by SOUL
gom wrote:
SOUL wrote:i look forward to continue being your sons


We are brothers, man. You just need to train more.


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Re: Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic. 7:30 PM, 2/13/2017. AAA Miami :-)

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 4:09 am
by goodboy
SOUL wrote:i look forward to continue being your sons

kinky

Re: Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic. 7:30 PM, 2/13/2017. AAA Miami :-)

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 4:12 am
by gom
Ok, folks, I'll update the game thread overnight (probably around 3) with pertinent data. I'm guessing that Waiters will be back, but there is no guarantee. Our team was so beat tonight, but I know they will make a great effort for the home crowd on Monday.

Our status for playoffs: After being completely out of the race, we are now snipping on the ass of the Pisstons and the Bullschitters. We are still ahead of the Bobkittens.

You guys know the story about the two hunters and the bear in the forest? It's like this: Two hunters are walking through the woods one sunny day and from out of nowhere comes a bear. One hunter starts running. The other hunter calls out, "What are you doing? You can't outrun a bear." The one running calls back over his shoulder, "I don't need to outrun the bear. I just need to outrun you."

Moral: We don't need to win every game. We just need to do better than they do.

But let's get this win. Shall we? :-)

Re: Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic. 7:30 PM, 2/13/2017. AAA Miami :-)

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 4:15 am
by Wolfy1983
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Re: Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic. 7:30 PM, 2/13/2017. AAA Miami :-)

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 4:20 am
by Dr_Heat
Where's Reynolds at ? He needs to show up for this game.

Re: Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic. 7:30 PM, 2/13/2017. AAA Miami :-)

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 4:26 am
by Sgt P
goodboy wrote:in

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Pony tail... "Non shooting phuckers... Been wanted to drop this idiot."

Re: Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic. 7:30 PM, 2/13/2017. AAA Miami :-)

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 4:41 am
by FlashFlare
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Re: Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic. 7:30 PM, 2/13/2017. AAA Miami :-)

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 4:43 am
by MettaWorldPanda
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