Game 47: PISTONS (18-27) @ HEAT (33-13) | 7:30 PM EST | 2/3

[SweetTouch]

Smh at these oldstAs stealing rebounds from the king

Don't they know he's a free agent soon, Riley going to have to make some calls

Total shamockery

Wade toying

[Gwynplaine]

You gotta love Oden, i mean he made a mistake by allowing Drummond to get the best position in defense





PS : Tell me why you And1 my post because of Greg or Kate, thank you

Kate... n her bewbies..

[KingHomer]

Loved seeing Wade take control of the offense. Still think he throws the prettiest alleys in the game. Nice to see Spo incorporate a preferred package for Wade to get his rhythm and confidence going. I love RayRay and all but sometimes I'd prefer to see Wade get more minutes (if his knees can take it, altho i'm from the camp that thinks his knees aren't as career threatening as they are more in rehab mode during a grueling long season.)

What a dunk from Lebron last night -- even he was impresssed.

As far as this team looking lackadaisacal and lacking focus for most of the year -- I think it's Shaq's shadow that lingers in our Championship culture. Meaning, we've always been a March-April-turn-it-on team because of the length of schedule and because of the gap between the top of the East and the bottom of the East. Last year, we essentially went through two playoffs with that 27 game winning streak. We were gunning for history and then our guys got a bit fatigued (everyone not named Lebron) by the actual post-season. i think the guys this year know to conserve that energy that expended during that run and use it towards the post-season.

[HEAT111]

Dat ass

I wonder what to expect if Bosh still surfs around Realgm lol...

[MisterHibachi]

Chef Wade

[MisterHibachi]

Spoelstra comes out strong on hard fouls on LeBron

LeBron James has been able to both keep his temper and hold his tongue.

But Monday night, after another series of aggressive attempts to wrap up James before he potentially could do damage at the rim in transition, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra voiced his displeasure.

With Detroit Pistons forward Josh Smith among the latest to make a play on James' shoulders, in the wake of a similar foul by New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony over the weekend, Spoelstra praised his forward for being able to walk away instead of escalating the moments.

"If this was the NBA of the 90s, he would have," Spoelstra said. "But he's an absolute professional for this league. He represents what you want out of this league.

"But those are tough plays. If it's somebody else without the strength and power and you're going up and somebody's wrapping you up with two hands over your shoulders to keep you from going, that's a tackle, by definition."

It is a subject Heat President Pat Riley addressed during last season's NBA Finals, one Riley said should result in more than a pair of free throws even when not deemed a flagrant foul.

"It's happening quite a bit," Spoelstra said. "We don't officially complain about it. But those are physical plays and there's not an intent, from our view, to make a basketball play on the ball."

In Spoelstra's view, James is being penalized for being able to power through such fouls.

"And that's because of his strength," he said. "That doesn't mean it's easy to officiate. But when it's two hands over the top and it's a tomahawk and results in something very similar to a tackle, that seems over the top."

The Heat, of course, have been here before, when Riley, then serving as coach, lamented hard fouls against then-Heat center Shaquille O'Neal.

"They're tough. And Shaq probably could have, dozens of times, exploded and turned that into something much more," Spoelstra said. "But the patience that they show is incredible, particularly when you know that play is coming.

LeBron lagging

The indications continue to grow that James is becoming a longshot to emerge with a third consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player.

Monday, when Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week, it marked the ninth player other than James to take the honor since James was named winner for the week ending Dec. 1.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miam ... 5391.story

[Tony15]

About time....but people will just read this then delude themselves by uttering jibberish like "Heat get all the calls"

[DWadeno3]

Dat ass

Damn, I never knew she had an ass like that.

Nice win by the way.