Bobcats-Heat Preview

Posted Mar 23 2013 9:35PM

MIAMI (AP) - The Miami Heat have won 25 straight games, turning what was a super-close Eastern Conference race into a runaway, and they seem to be finding different ways to prevail on a nightly basis.

And no, they are not particularly thrilled with themselves right now.

From the Heat perspective, it's almost like they are simultaneously slumping and streaking after facing double-digit deficits in three consecutive games, yet finding ways to win them all, much like each of the 22 games that preceded this week.

"I'm taking the world view, that we have room to improve," forward Shane Battier said. "By no stretch of the imagination are we playing our best basketball right now. We're winning ball games, but we have a lot of room for improvement. We have not started well the last couple games and our defensive focus has not been there. It's been there in the second half and when we need it, but we need to do it more consistently."

Even as they move closer to the NBA-record winning streak of 33 straight established by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1971-72, the bigger concern in the Heat locker room is that they are nowhere near a playoff gear with just 14 games remaining before the postseason arrives. They've trailed after five of their past six opening quarters, been losing at halftime in three straight outings and have been outshot in three of their last six contests.

The next opportunity to fix some of those issues comes Sunday at home against NBA-worst Charlotte (16-53), which is 38 1/2 games behind the Heat (54-14) in the East standings.

"It's on the radar, no question about it," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "We need to put together complete games. That's three games in a row where we haven't gotten off to that energetic start that we're looking for. We'll have an opportunity to get back to it on Sunday. No excuses. We're not making excuses for ourselves, the schedule or anything. Just more consistency."

The latest close call wasn't exactly all that close. Miami trailed Detroit by 11 points on Friday night before clamping down in the second half and pulling away for a 103-89 win, with LeBron James finishing with 29 points, eight assists and eight rebounds.

"We never expect anything to be easy," James said.

But the 17-point deficit at Boston (and a separate 13-point hole in the fourth quarter) that was followed by the 27-point lead Cleveland held over the Heat in a most bizarre game on Wednesday may be perceived as some warning signs, and the Heat freely acknowledge they have to be addressed.

At the same time, though, to say the reigning NBA champions are nervous about where they are right now would be a gross exaggeration.

"Everybody wants us to win by 30 every night," guard Dwyane Wade said. "Sorry, guys. It's not possible."

Wade said he has seen mentions on his Twitter timeline lately from fans who aren't exactly pleased with the close calls, with one mention saying that the Heat are causing heart attacks.

He doesn't see the in-game lulls as causes of angst. He sees them as fun.

"I think it's great for the game," Wade said. "Keep people entertaining, keep people watching, keep people in the stadium for most of the game. ... For us, it doesn't matter if we're up or down. We play games within games. We go on runs at different times. We have a lot of confidence. We don't do it on purpose, but we have a lot of confidence in our team and we can go on runs very fast."

That's been proven.

Erasing the 13-point Boston lead in the final 8 minutes on Monday, a 45-12 run over a 12-minute stretch in Cleveland on Wednesday, a 19-8 start in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter to pull away from the Pistons for good on Friday, those are just the latest examples of what Wade says is the Heat calling card.

In Spoelstra's eyes, it's helping the playoff-readiness process.

"Teams are coming at us. That's a good thing," Spoelstra said. "We can't sleepwalk into a game. We have to bring it, we have to play well at both ends, we have to dig, we have to earn wins and we're playing against our opponents' best games. That only helps. That sharpens you. The more you get tested in this league, the better you get, as long as you handle it the right way."

The Heat have won 10 straight versus Charlotte, but they didn't have a cakewalk when the Bobcats visited Miami on Feb. 4. Although James made 13 of 14 shots and scored 31 points, they never led by double digits in a 99-94 win, the second victory of the streak.

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Heat win 26th straight, top Bobcats 109-77

By TIM REYNOLDS
Posted Mar 25 2013 12:07AM

MIAMI (AP) The world's best came out to see if Miami could do it again. Novak Djokovic, the top-ranked men's tennis player. Wladimir Klitschko, the world heavyweight boxing king. Rory McIlroy, who sits atop the golf rankings for at least one more night.

And they got quite a show.

The Heat won their 26th straight game on Sunday, with LeBron James going for 32 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds in a 109-77 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats.

"I think it's very humbling that you can have some of the greats from other sports come to see your team play, come to see you play," said James, who was 11 for 14 from the field in another surgical performance. "You try to leave an impression on them, as a team and as an individual, absolutely. So it was great to have them in the building, for sure."

Chris Bosh and Norris Cole had 15 points apiece for the Heat, who played without Dwyane Wade, held from the lineup because of right knee soreness that the team believes is minor. And after yet another slow start, Miami is now seven victories shy of matching the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers for the league record of 33 in a row.

The show now goes on the road for a four-game trip that begins in Orlando on Monday, a swing that also will take the Heat to Chicago, New Orleans and San Antonio. And the Heat will start that trip 2 1/2 games ahead of San Antonio in the race for the NBA's best record.

Charlotte led by 11 in the early going and was within five in the third quarter, but two huge spurts by the Heat were more than enough to put the game away. Miami used a 31-6 run in the first half to erase the deficit, and a 26-5 blitz in the second half finished the job.

"It was a good professional win and obviously we had a lot of guys step up, guys that hadn't been getting regular minutes," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "That's good to see, because we will need it. ... Good team win."

Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 20 points, and Gerald Henderson had 18. Charlotte finished the night 5 for 25 from 3-point range, while the Heat was 13 for 30 beyond the arc.

"We ran into some dry spells and we settled for way too many 3s," Bobcats coach Mike Dunlap said. "At the end of the game we had 25 and that's not who we are."

James departed with about 8 minutes left, after perhaps the highlight of the night. Chris Andersen blocked a layup try by Walker, doing so with such force that the ball caromed right back into play and basically started a Miami fast break on its own. James capped the sequence with a spectacular dunk, his final points of the night.

Djokovic clapped and smiled. McIlroy - who could lose his No. 1 ranking if Tiger Woods holds on and wins at Bay Hill on Monday - turned toward Heat owner Micky Arison and grinned. Klitschko's facial expression was one of disbelief.

By then, the only order of business was for some fans to sing "Happy Birthday" to Bosh, which happened with about 3 minutes left. He turned 29 Sunday.

The final score made it look easy, but there were a few frustrating minutes for Miami.

On Friday night, after a third straight game of falling behind by double digits in the early going and not coming out with the sort of energy they've grown accustomed to displaying, the Heat said they had to improve on those fronts.

Maybe those improvements will happen Monday.

The Bobcats and Heat played three times during 2012, and Charlotte never led for a single second in any of those contests. The Bobcats did lead by five points when the teams played in Miami this past Feb. 4, but hadn't held a double-digit lead over the Heat since December 2011.

That is, until Sunday.

Just like Boston, Cleveland and Detroit did before them in the past week, the Bobcats were able to get the early jump on Miami. Charlotte hit eight of its first 14 shots, grabbed a 19-8 lead and had Spoelstra calling a quick timeout.

"That's kind of been their M.O. lately, they've gotten off to slow starts," Henderson said. "We wanted to come out and jump on them just like the other teams have. Once they got settled in, starting making plays, they got back into the game and we also when on a long drought where we couldn't score the ball."

Whatever Spoelstra said in that huddle seemed to be effective.

Miami closed the first quarter on a 15-0 run, taking the lead back on a 60-foot alley-oop by Cole to James, who pointed to the rim and then found a way to catch the long pass from the second-year guard. By the time the Heat burst was over, an 11-point deficit turned into a 39-25 lead - making it a 31-6 swing for Miami, which forced the Bobcats into missing 20 of 22 shots during that stretch.

The outcome was never really in doubt again.

"We've been having slow starts," James said. "But it's not how we start. It's how we finish."

NOTES: Ray Allen scored 14 for Miami. ... Play was briefly delayed in the third quarter because of some power-outage issues involving the scoreboard and game clock. ... The Bobcats needed a police escort to get to the arena from their hotel, since that particular section of downtown Miami also had a large crowd of people clogging streets for an outdoor electronic music festival. ... Heat F Juwan Howard was in uniform, his first time on an active roster since Game 5 of last season's NBA Finals, and played the final three-plus minutes for the debut appearance of his 19th season. He made his only shot.

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Notebook: Heat 109, Bobcats 77

Zachary Paul, for NBA.com
Posted Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:47 PM - Updated Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:47 PM

THE FACTS: There must be something about the Miami Heat and playing from behind. Miami (55-14) once again found itself down big in the early stages before rallying for its 26th-straight victory. This time, the Heat overcame an 11-point, first-quarter deficit to defeat the Charlotte Bobcats 109-77 Sunday at AmericanAirlines Arena.

It was the next step in bringing the team closer to catching the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers' 33-consecutive win record.

The Heat were without guard Dwyane Wade, who sat out with a sore knee, but still had LeBron James. That was more than enough to handle the 16-win Bobcats (16-54). James led the way with 32 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds. Chris Bosh and Norris Cole finished with 15 points apiece while Ray Allen added 14 off the bench. The Bobcats were led by Kemba Walker's 32 points.

It marked the seventh time Miami has recovered from a double-digit deficit during the winning streak. The Heat trailed 19-8 early before restoring order late in the first quarter. Miami led by as many as 34 in the second half.

QUOTABLE: "This team is built around a lot of depth, veterans, guys who are going to be able to step in. The feeling that D-Wade was out was that, `Ok, we'll find someone to step up.' It wasn't a big thing."'

--LeBron James about not having Wade

THE STAT: The Bobcats shot just 33 percent from the field.

TURNING POINT: After trailing 19-8, the Heat went on a 15-0 run and never looked back.

QUOTABLE II: "We didn't turn the ball over a lot and we made shots. Then we dried up and our defense had to hold the line for a long time before we scored in the second quarter."

--Bobcats coach Mike Dunlap

HOT: James put together yet another efficient performance, shooting 11-for-14 from the field. He fell two rebounds short of a triple-double. James played just 34 minutes after logging at least 40 the three previous games.

NOT: The entire Bobcats teams had problems shooting the ball, especially reserve Ben Gordon. He missed his first seven shots. Walker also struggled, going 7-for-21 from the field despite being the Bobcats' leading scorer.

GOOD MOVE: Wade's injury doesn't appear to be serious, but still was the right call by Heat coach Erik Spoelstra. He could use a breather as the Heat begin to prepare for the postseason. He may sit Monday against Orlando, too.

BAD MOVE: The Bobcats became the seventh team during the Heat's winning streak to lose after holding a double-digit lead. Charlotte led early but just couldn't sustain it, eventually being overwhelmed by the Heat's defense.

NOTABLE: It was just the fifth start of the season for Miami's Mike Miller, who replaced Wade in the starting lineup. ... The Heat improved to 32-3 at home. ... Veteran Juwan Howard made his first appearance of the season, becoming the first player at the age of 40 to appear in a Heat uniform.

UP NEXT: For the Heat, Monday @ Magic, Wednesday @ Bulls, Friday @ Hornets For the Bobcats, Wednesday vs. Magic, Friday @ Knicks, Saturday @ Sixers.

• Bobcats: Diop, Sessions
• Heat: Varnado, Wade

• Bobcats: --
• Heat: --

• Lead Changes: 4
• Times Tied: 1

• Arena: American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL
• Officials: #17 Joe Crawford, #27 Dick Bavetta, #38 Michael Smith
• Attendance: 20350
• Duration: 2:11

Charlotte Bobcats (16-54)		Miami Heat (55-14)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Bosh vs Biyombo (Chalmers gains possession)
	11:35 [MIA 3-0]	Miller 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Haslem (1 AST)
Mullens Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Walker (1 AST)	11:14 [CHA 2-3]
	10:55	Bosh Jump Shot: Missed
Biyombo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:54
Kidd-Gilchrist Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Walker (2 AST)	10:48 [CHA 4-3]
	10:34 [MIA 5-4]	Bosh Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (1 AST)
Henderson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:14 [CHA 6-5]
	10:00	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
Biyombo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:59
Walker 3pt Shot: Missed	09:50
	09:49	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:34	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
Mullens Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:33
Kidd-Gilchrist Jump Shot: Missed	09:22
	09:21	Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:07	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
Kidd-Gilchrist Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:06
Henderson Driving Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:52 [CHA 8-5]
	08:39	Chalmers Foul: Offensive (1 PF)
	08:39	Chalmers Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Walker Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Haslem (1 ST)	08:32
	08:15	Haslem Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	08:14
Henderson Jump Shot: Missed	08:07
Kidd-Gilchrist Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:06
Walker 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Kidd-Gilchrist (1 AST)	07:59 [CHA 11-5]
	07:49 [MIA 8-11]	Miller 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: James (1 AST)
Walker Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	07:38
	07:12	Bosh Jump Shot: Missed
Biyombo Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:11
Walker Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	07:04 [CHA 13-8]
	07:04	Miller Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
Walker Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)	07:04 [CHA 14-8]
	06:49	Chalmers Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
Mullens 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)	06:39 [CHA 17-8]
	06:25	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	06:24
	06:15	Bosh Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Mullens 3pt Shot: Missed	06:06
Kidd-Gilchrist Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	06:05
Walker 3pt Shot: Missed	06:00
Biyombo Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	05:59
Mullens Jump Shot: Missed	05:40
	05:39	Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:30	James Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Kidd-Gilchrist Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	05:28
Kidd-Gilchrist Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:22 [CHA 19-8]
	05:22	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:05	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:04	Bosh Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Mullens Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	05:04
	05:04 [MIA 9-19]	Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	05:04 [MIA 10-19]	Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Mullens Driving Layup Shot: Missed	04:47
Team Rebound	04:46
Henderson Jump Shot: Missed	04:43
	04:42	Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Kidd-Gilchrist Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	04:24
	04:24 [MIA 11-19]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	04:24 [MIA 12-19]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Kidd-Gilchrist Jump Shot: Missed	04:04
	04:03	Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	03:43	Bosh 3pt Shot: Missed
Henderson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:42
Henderson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:James (1 ST)	03:37
Henderson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	03:35
	03:35 [MIA 13-19]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	03:35	Haslem Substitution replaced by Battier
	03:35	Miller Substitution replaced by Allen
	03:35 [MIA 14-19]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Mullens 3pt Shot: Missed	03:18
	03:17	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:11 [MIA 16-19]	James Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:08
Kidd-Gilchrist Substitution replaced by Gordon	03:08
	03:08	Bosh Substitution replaced by Andersen
Biyombo Layup Shot: Missed Block: Andersen (1 BLK)	02:58
Walker Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	02:57
Henderson Jump Shot: Missed	02:50
	02:49	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:37 [MIA 18-19]	James Jump Bank Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Walker Jump Shot: Missed	02:14
	02:13	Andersen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Henderson Foul: Personal (2 PF)	01:54
	01:54	Chalmers Substitution replaced by Cole
Walker Substitution replaced by Taylor	01:54
Henderson Substitution replaced by Pargo	01:54
	01:49	Allen Layup Shot: Missed
Gordon Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:48
Taylor 3pt Shot: Missed	01:33
	01:32	Cole Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:26 [MIA 20-19]	James Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Cole (1 AST)
Biyombo Foul: Offensive Charge (1 PF)	01:05
Biyombo Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	01:05
	00:46.5 [MIA 23-19]	Battier 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Cole (2 AST)
Mullens 3pt Shot: Missed	00:20.9
	00:19.9	Battier Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:01.1	Cole 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Charlotte Bobcats (16-54)		Miami Heat (55-14)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Gordon 3pt Shot: Missed	11:40
	11:39	Andersen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:22	Cole Jump Shot: Missed
Taylor Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:21
Gordon Jump Shot: Missed	11:09
	11:08	Lewis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:59	Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Gordon (1 ST)
	10:56	Cole Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Kidd-Gilchrist Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	10:56 [CHA 20-23]
Kidd-Gilchrist Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	10:56
	10:55	Andersen Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	10:36	Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed
Biyombo Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	10:35
Pargo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Lewis (1 ST)	10:30
	10:24	Lewis Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Pargo (1 ST)
Gordon Running Jump Shot: Missed	10:12
Kidd-Gilchrist Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	10:11
Pargo 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Taylor (1 AST)	10:04 [CHA 23-23]
	09:53	Cole Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Kidd-Gilchrist (1 BLK)
Taylor Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:52
Pargo Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Andersen (1 ST)	09:48
	09:28	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
Kidd-Gilchrist Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	09:27
Gordon Jump Shot: Missed	09:21
	09:20	Battier Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:00 [MIA 25-23]	Cole Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:53
Biyombo Substitution replaced by Mullens	08:53
	08:53	Andersen Substitution replaced by Bosh
Pargo 3pt Shot: Missed	08:34
	08:33	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:19 [MIA 28-23]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Cole (3 AST)
Kidd-Gilchrist Jump Shot: Missed	07:55
	07:54	Bosh Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:44 [MIA 31-23]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Cole (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	07:42
Gordon Substitution replaced by Henderson	07:42
Taylor Substitution replaced by Walker	07:42
	07:31	Cole Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Kidd-Gilchrist Substitution replaced by Taylor	07:31
Henderson Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed	07:18
	07:17	Lewis Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:10 [MIA 33-23]	Allen Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
	06:59	Cole Foul: Personal (3 PF)
	06:59	Cole Substitution replaced by Chalmers
Mullens Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Bosh (1 ST)	06:55
	06:41	Battier Hook Shot: Missed
Henderson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:40
Pargo Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (3 TO)	06:36
	06:23	Allen Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Henderson (1 ST)
Taylor Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Henderson (1 AST)	06:18 [CHA 25-33]
	06:01	Allen Substitution replaced by James
	05:52	Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed
Walker Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:51
Walker Layup Shot: Missed	05:46
	05:45	Bosh Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Taylor Foul: Personal (1 PF)	05:43
	05:43
Mullens Substitution replaced by Biyombo	05:43
	05:43	Battier Substitution replaced by Miller
	05:37 [MIA 35-25]	Bosh Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: James (2 AST)
Taylor 3pt Shot: Missed	05:15
	05:14	Lewis Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Taylor Foul: Personal (2 PF)	05:07
Pargo Substitution replaced by Kidd-Gilchrist	05:07
	04:53 [MIA 37-25]	Bosh Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)
Kidd-Gilchrist Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:James (2 ST)	04:32
	04:21	Bosh Jump Shot: Missed
Kidd-Gilchrist Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	04:20
Walker Jump Shot: Missed	03:57
	03:56	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:44 [MIA 39-25]	Lewis Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	03:38	Lewis Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Henderson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	03:38 [CHA 26-39]
Henderson Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	03:38 [CHA 27-39]
	03:27	Lewis Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed
Biyombo Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	03:26
Henderson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Chalmers (1 BLK)	03:11
Henderson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:09
Henderson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Miller (1 ST)	03:07
	02:57	James Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Walker (1 ST)
Taylor Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Kidd-Gilchrist (2 AST)	02:49 [CHA 29-39]
Biyombo Foul: Personal (2 PF)	02:38
	02:38	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:38	Lewis Substitution replaced by Battier
	02:28 [MIA 41-29]	Bosh Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (3 AST)
Kidd-Gilchrist Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	02:04 [CHA 31-41]
Taylor Foul: Personal (3 PF)	01:52
	01:46	Battier 3pt Shot: Missed
Walker Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:45
Biyombo Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Walker (3 AST)	01:39 [CHA 33-41]
	01:25 [MIA 43-33]	James Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)
Henderson Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	01:00 [CHA 35-43]
	00:51.7	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:50.7	Team Rebound
Taylor Substitution replaced by Adrien	00:50.7
	00:39.1 [MIA 45-35]	Bosh Reverse Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: James (3 AST)
Walker Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:34.5 [CHA 37-45]
Adrien Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)	00:15.3
	00:15.3 [MIA 46-37]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	00:15.3 [MIA 47-37]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Henderson Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	00:00.0 [CHA 39-47]
End of 2nd Quarter
Charlotte Bobcats (16-54)		Miami Heat (55-14)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Walker Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	11:37 [CHA 41-47]
	11:22	Miller Layup Shot: Missed
	11:21	Haslem Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	11:20	Haslem Layup Shot: Missed
Kidd-Gilchrist Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	11:18
Mullens Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:James (3 ST)	11:12
	11:08 [MIA 49-41]	James Reverse Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Miller (3 AST)
Kidd-Gilchrist Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	10:59 [CHA 43-49]
	10:55 [MIA 51-43]	James Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Miller (4 AST)
Walker Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	10:55
	10:55 [MIA 52-43]	James Free Throw 1 of 1 (19 PTS)
Biyombo Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bosh (1 BLK)	10:40
Mullens Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:38
Walker Running Jump Shot: Missed	10:22
Biyombo Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	10:21
Biyombo Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Chalmers (1 ST)	10:20
	10:20	Jump Ball Chalmers vs Biyombo (Bosh gains possession)
	10:15 [MIA 54-43]	James Running Dunk Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Bosh (1 AST)
Mullens 3pt Shot: Missed	09:49
	09:48	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:36	Bosh Jump Shot: Missed
Biyombo Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	09:35
	09:31	Miller Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Walker Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:31
Team Rebound	09:31
Mullens Substitution replaced by Adrien	09:31
Walker Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	09:31 [CHA 44-54]
	09:14	Bosh Jump Shot: Missed
Kidd-Gilchrist Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	09:13
	09:10	Chalmers Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Walker Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	09:10 [CHA 45-54]
Walker Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	09:10
	09:09	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:54	James 3pt Shot: Missed
Biyombo Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	08:53
Walker Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	08:42 [CHA 47-54]
	08:25	James Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Henderson (2 ST)
Henderson Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	08:19 [CHA 49-54]
	08:18	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:57 [MIA 56-49]	James Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS)
Henderson Jump Shot: Missed	07:31
	07:30	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:18	James Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Adrien (1 ST)
Walker Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bosh (2 BLK)	07:03
	07:02	Bosh Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:52	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
Walker Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:51
Henderson Jump Shot: Missed	06:25
	06:24	Bosh Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Walker Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	06:22
	06:22 [MIA 57-49]	Chalmers Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	06:22 [MIA 58-49]	Chalmers Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Walker 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Adrien (1 AST)	06:01 [CHA 52-58]
	05:45	Haslem Jump Shot: Missed
Biyombo Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	05:44
Walker 3pt Shot: Missed	05:31
	05:30	Team Rebound
Biyombo Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	05:10
	05:10 [MIA 59-52]	Haslem Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	05:10	Haslem Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Kidd-Gilchrist Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	05:09
Henderson Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	04:53 [CHA 54-59]
Biyombo Foul: Personal (4 PF)	04:36
Biyombo Substitution replaced by Mullens	04:36
Mullens Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	04:30
	04:30 [MIA 60-54]	Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	04:30	Haslem Substitution replaced by Battier
	04:30	Miller Substitution replaced by Allen
	04:30 [MIA 61-54]	Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Henderson Jump Shot: Missed	04:09
	04:08	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	04:01 [MIA 63-54]	James Pullup Jump shot: Made (25 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:55
	03:41	Allen Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Henderson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:41
Team Rebound	03:41
Henderson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:41
	03:40	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	03:18	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:17	Battier Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:11	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:10	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:08	Allen Floating Jump shot: Missed
Adrien Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:07
	02:50	Bosh Substitution replaced by Andersen
Henderson Substitution replaced by Pargo	02:50
Walker 3pt Shot: Missed	02:47
	02:46	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
Mullens Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)	02:40
	02:40	James Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:40	Team Rebound
	02:40	Chalmers Substitution replaced by Cole
	02:40 [MIA 64-54]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)
Pargo Jump Shot: Missed	02:23
Adrien Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:22
Adrien Dunk Shot: Missed	02:21
	02:20	Battier Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	02:13 [MIA 66-54]	Andersen Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (4 AST)
	01:59	Cole Foul: Personal (4 PF)
Kidd-Gilchrist Substitution replaced by Taylor	01:59
Taylor Jump Shot: Missed	01:48
Team Rebound	01:47
	01:47	Andersen Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Adrien Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	01:47 [CHA 55-66]
Adrien Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:47
	01:46	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	01:22 [MIA 69-55]	Battier 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: James (5 AST)
Pargo 3pt Shot: Missed	01:10
Adrien Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	01:09
Adrien Layup Shot: Missed Block: James (1 BLK)	01:08
Team Rebound	01:07
	00:59.5	Allen Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Adrien Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)	00:59.5 [CHA 56-69]
Adrien Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:59.5 [CHA 57-69]
	00:41.9 [MIA 71-57]	Cole Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: James (6 AST)
Taylor Dunk Shot: Missed Block: James (2 BLK)	00:23.9
	00:22.9	Andersen Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:01.6 [MIA 73-57]	James Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (28 PTS)
Walker 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.4
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Charlotte Bobcats (16-54)		Miami Heat (55-14)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Mullens Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	11:41
	11:41 [MIA 74-57]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)
Mullens Substitution replaced by Biyombo	11:41
	11:41 [MIA 75-57]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (30 PTS)
Henderson Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed	11:18
	11:17	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	11:09 [MIA 78-57]	Cole 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: James (7 AST)
Gordon Jump Shot: Missed	10:43
Henderson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	10:42
Henderson Jump Bank Shot: Made (16 PTS)	10:41 [CHA 59-78]
	10:23 [MIA 81-59]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: James (8 AST)
Taylor Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	10:13
	09:59 [MIA 83-59]	Andersen Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: James (9 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:57
Pargo Substitution replaced by Walker	09:57
Taylor 3pt Shot: Missed	09:38
	09:37	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	09:29 [MIA 85-59]	Andersen Driving Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: James (10 AST)
Walker Driving Layup Shot: Missed	09:13
Taylor Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	09:11
Taylor Layup Shot: Missed Block: Battier (1 BLK)	09:10
Taylor Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	09:09
Taylor Layup Shot: Missed Block: James (3 BLK)	09:08
	09:06	Andersen Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	08:45	James Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Biyombo (1 ST)
Gordon 3pt Shot: Missed	08:37
Taylor Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	08:36
Taylor Putback Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:35 [CHA 61-85]
	08:10	James Jump Shot: Missed
Walker Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	08:07
Walker Layup Shot: Missed Block: Andersen (2 BLK)	08:02
	08:00	Cole Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:58 [MIA 87-61]	James Slam Dunk Shot: Made (32 PTS) Assist: Cole (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:51
	07:51	James Substitution replaced by Bosh
Biyombo Jump Hook Shot: Missed	07:35
	07:34	Bosh Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	07:18	Andersen Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Taylor (1 ST)
Taylor Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	07:13 [CHA 63-87]
	06:49	Battier 3pt Shot: Missed
Gordon Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:47
Walker Running Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)	06:43 [CHA 65-87]
	06:43	Allen Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (1 FTA)
Walker Free Throw 1 of 1 (20 PTS)	06:43 [CHA 66-87]
	06:29	Bosh Hook Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	06:27
Henderson Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)	06:11 [CHA 68-87]
Gordon Foul: Personal (1 PF)	05:51
Taylor Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	05:38
	05:38 [MIA 88-68]	Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	05:38	Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Biyombo Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)	05:37
Walker Driving Layup Shot: Missed	05:18
	05:16	Cole Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:04	Cole Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Biyombo (1 BLK)
Henderson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	05:02
Henderson Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bosh (3 BLK)	04:56
	04:55	Battier Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Gordon Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	04:52
	04:52 [MIA 89-68]	Cole Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	04:52	Andersen Substitution replaced by Lewis
	04:52 [MIA 90-68]	Cole Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Taylor 3pt Shot: Missed	04:32
	04:31	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	04:24 [MIA 93-68]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Gordon 3pt Shot: Missed	04:13
	04:12	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	03:52	Battier 3pt Shot: Missed
Walker Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	03:51
Walker Jump Shot: Missed	03:41
	03:40	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	03:26 [MIA 95-68]	Lewis Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:25
Biyombo Substitution replaced by Adrien	03:25
Henderson Substitution replaced by Pargo	03:25
Walker Substitution replaced by Kidd-Gilchrist	03:25
Gordon Substitution replaced by Williams	03:25
	03:25	Bosh Substitution replaced by Howard
	03:25	Battier Substitution replaced by Jones
	03:25	Allen Substitution replaced by Anthony
Adrien Jump Shot: Missed	03:00
	02:59	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:42 [MIA 98-68]	Cole 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Howard (1 AST)
	02:27	Anthony Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Kidd-Gilchrist Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	02:27 [CHA 69-98]
Kidd-Gilchrist Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	02:27 [CHA 70-98]
	02:09	Lewis Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Pargo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:08
Pargo 3pt Shot: Missed	02:02
	02:01	Lewis Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	01:49 [MIA 101-70]	Jones 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Anthony (1 AST)
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Pargo (1 AST)	01:33 [CHA 73-101]
	01:11 [MIA 104-73]	Cole 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Kidd-Gilchrist Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)	00:57.6 [CHA 75-104]
	00:38.2 [MIA 107-75]	Lewis 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Howard (2 AST)
	00:34.8	Cole Foul: Personal (5 PF)
Pargo 3pt Shot: Missed	00:29.9
	00:27.8	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:15.9 [MIA 109-75]	Howard Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Cole (6 AST)
Pargo Reverse Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	00:09.6 [CHA 77-109]
End of 4th Quarter