Rockets@Heat, 4/6 7:30pm EST

[fast-break]

Gotta admit, this team is more fun to watch without Bosh. It's kinda like you see the full version of Lebron's and Wade's abilities in the same game due to the added touches. And for whatever reason the role players step up(mainly Haslem and Battier) Had Allen been his normal self then this game would have been finished earlier.

lol...yet I bet you weren't saying that in the ECF when the HEAT were struggling. Wasn't too much "fun" then was it?

We've also seen Bosh's "abilities" many times with Wade out or did you forget?

Both Wade and Bosh sacrificed their games. It's only LeBron who hasn't sacrificed his game... understandably since he's the best player in the game by far.

lol...Dude what does ANY of that have to do with my post? Nothing at all but to respond, Lebron's sacrifice is working hard every night. No "off" nights for Lebron...spoiled people fail to realize this, but that's pretty big.

[LBJ-ITALY]

We should have closed this game in the third quarter when we were ahead by 18p! You call this a nice win?! for me it isn't!

Well you never will be pleased my italian friend.

[fast-break]

Gotta admit, this team is more fun to watch without Bosh. It's kinda like you see the full version of Lebron's and Wade's abilities in the same game due to the added touches. And for whatever reason the role players step up(mainly Haslem and Battier) Had Allen been his normal self then this game would have been finished earlier.

lol...yet I bet you weren't saying that in the ECF when the HEAT were struggling. Wasn't too much "fun" then was it?

We've also seen Bosh's "abilities" many times with Wade out or did you forget?

Dude where in my post did I say Heat were better without Bosh? All I said was it's more fun to Watch Wade and LeBron do their thing. No ****, any team will be worse missing their 3rd best player.

So games with Bosh and Lebron weren't fun? They worked great together, and one night of these two dropping 30 is great but we've seen Bosh do that multiple times throughout last season as well. What I'm saying is Bosh is very capable. Give him Wades touches and he puts up those numbers too.

Bosh makes an unreliable #3 guy due to passiveness but he's been an excellent and consistent #2 when given the opportunity. Highlight lobs are nice but nothing is more "fun" than winning.

[FlashFlare]

Both Wade and Bosh sacrificed their games. It's only LeBron who hasn't sacrificed his game... understandably since he's the best player in the game by far.

lol...Dude what does ANY of that have to do with my post? Nothing at all but to respond, Lebron's sacrifice is working hard every night. No "off" nights for Lebron...spoiled people fail to realize this, but that's pretty big.

More a response to your second statement. It's understandable that when one of Bosh/Wade is out, the other goes off... more touches... more opportunities.

I get that LeBron works hard every night. Just saying he hasn't had to change up his game to accommodate Wade or Bosh like those two have had to change their games for him. Nor should he since he's the best player in the game.

[dreamchaser]

man the sb nation gif maker has been slipping. i want to have a gif of this reverse dunk by wade & that block on harden so badly to add to my gif collection...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLAVZU62Hcw[/youtube]

until then i guess i'll have to settle with this to remind me of d-wade's block on harden...

[Ratchet_Rio]

I get that LeBron works hard every night. Just saying he hasn't had to change up his game to accommodate Wade or Bosh like those two have had to change their games for him.

I think you have the wrong idea. Wade and Bosh didnt have to change up their games for LeBron. All 3 of those guys have made concessions, whether it be touches/shot attempts, minutes, points, for the team and the betterment of the team only. I think when you look at LeBron's numbers and why they've remained constant that's a credit to his offseason work. LeBron didnt work out with Hakeem, or call up Isiah and Magic to accomodate Wade and Bosh, he did what he had to do for the team. You wont catch him in Italy during the summer with Carmelo attending fashion shows when there's work to do on his game and I think thats what people respect the most.

[PLUGITUP9]

Houston are a much better home team versus road team as is the case with probably every team but they do struggle on the road.

Coming off a huge scoring night will give them confidence and possibly a nothing to lose attitude coming in. The advantage is it's a back to back for them and our home record is killer. I expect to win this one but won't be right until the end and unless Rockets go cold it should be a high scoring one.

The big 3 have really carried the last 2 games, who will step up for us this game outside of them and why? I would be interested in thoughts, predictions and reasons?

Looks like I was on the money guys.

Good win without Bosh and held our own on the boards.

[DWadeno3]

Quality win againt a talented and well-coached Rockets team. Harden, Parsons, Lin, Asik, Patterson, this team is young and yet so good already. If they can keep their core guys together, they'll be a team to watch in the future.

Very good games by D-Wade and LeBron and nice contributions from our roleplayers, especially UD and Bird. I hope we can keep this kinda play up against the Clippers.

[Chosen01]

So games with Bosh and Lebron weren't fun? They worked great together, and one night of these two dropping 30 is great but we've seen Bosh do that multiple times throughout last season as well. What I'm saying is Bosh is very capable. Give him Wades touches and he puts up those numbers too.

Bosh makes an unreliable #3 guy due to passiveness but he's been an excellent and consistent #2 when given the opportunity. Highlight lobs are nice but nothing is more "fun" than winning.

Next time, quote my whole post. What you're posting is pretty irrelevant and has nothing to do with my post.
No one said we're better without Bosh nor did I say lobs and dunks were more fun than winning (which we did anyways). When you have 3 superstars, watching two play with their normal touches they used to get is more fun to watch, there's no denying that, all three playing makes the TEAM better.Why I had to explain this is beyond me as this is pretty obvious to anyone who watches basketball.

Funny enough you wouldn't be replying if I replaced Wade with Bosh. Your agenda has been obvious since day one.

[fast-break]

So games with Bosh and Lebron weren't fun? They worked great together, and one night of these two dropping 30 is great but we've seen Bosh do that multiple times throughout last season as well. What I'm saying is Bosh is very capable. Give him Wades touches and he puts up those numbers too.

Bosh makes an unreliable #3 guy due to passiveness but he's been an excellent and consistent #2 when given the opportunity. Highlight lobs are nice but nothing is more "fun" than winning.

Next time, quote my whole post. What you're posting is pretty irrelevant and has nothing to do with my post.
No one said we're better without Bosh nor did I say lobs and dunks were more fun than winning (which we did anyways). When you have 3 superstars, watching two play with their normal touches they used to get is more fun to watch, there's no denying that, all three playing makes the TEAM better.Why I had to explain this is beyond me as this is pretty obvious to anyone who watches basketball.

Funny enough you wouldn't be replying if I replaced Wade with Bosh. Your agenda has been obvious since day one.

I don't get the text in bold. What's this "agenda" you speak of? Some of you guys are creepily sensitive. There's no agenda, I just think Bosh gets vastly underrated. Now could his impact be replaced with some other guys in this league? Of course, but since it's not...lol. I've seen what he can do when given the opportunity, and again the ECF wasn't so "fun" to watch with Bosh out, that's just my point. You don't have to like it though...

[WiseOwlWins]

even when we win and wade and lebron both have monster games, you still have idiots in here fighting over how lebron is better than wade or bosh is this and that.


STFU AND ENJOY THE WIN

geez

/rant

[Heat fan06]

Given how bosh was out this was a great win. Bet thunder fans were thinking why couldn't harden play like this in the finals..

[DWadeno3]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zlKrt_A9aH8[/youtube]

A nice tribute to Mike B. I enjoy him as our PA announcer, especially compared to some of the tools you have around the league, such as Detroit, Cleveland etc.

[Slot Machine]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zlKrt_A9aH8[/youtube]

A nice tribute to Mike B. I enjoy him as our PA announcer, especially compared to some of the tools you have around the league, such as Detroit, Cleveland etc.

Cool video.

Mike gets unfairly hated on by non-Heat fans because he represents the Heat, not necessarily because of his style. Same applies for Eric and Tony. There's really only a few PA guys I like more than Mike(LA guy, Boston guy).