Oh man, I am watching the Bulls-Heat game and dwayne wade attempted a dunk and got blocked and came down hard holding his thigh. I hope he's ok, it looks bad.
Wow when DWade gets mutilated there is no foul but when Shaq barely touches Nocioni he is hit with a foul. Total BS man. Michael Sweetney got his leg and put it under Wade causing the fall just to let you guys know.
The Heat actually played defense the first half , but before I talk about Wades injury. DID YOU SEE THAT PASS TO ZO FOR THE DUNK ON NOCIONI, that has to be the nastiest pass I have ever seen, goddamn!!! Now on Wades injury it looked pretty bad, thats his second injury in this series alone, I hope that hes alright..
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting playmaker15:</div><div class="quote_post">Wow when DWade gets mutilated there is no foul but when Shaq barely touches Nocioni he is hit with a foul. Total BS man. Michael Sweetney got his leg and put it under Wade causing the fall just to let you guys know.</div> There was no foul Wade just came down off balance. Look at the replay.
^I did look at it and it was a foul. Again Shaq was taken out of the first half. I am definately disappointed. Refs, please let him play we already have no Wade, give us at least one break.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting playmaker15:</div><div class="quote_post">^I did look at it and it was a foul. Again Shaq was taken out of the first half. I am definately disappointed. Refs, please let him play we already have no Wade, give us at least one break.</div> I guess your the only one it looked like a foul too then. They replayed it about five times on TV even the broadcasters where saying it was clean. Hell even Barkley said it was a clean play.
Then I guess I am, he swung his leg up. Last time I checked your legs don't just thrust up while your in the air. Refs keep taking Shaq out, this is disgusting.
THE MAN IS BACK!!!! What a warrior, he is a true superstar who will do anything for his team to win. Newfound energy here lets capitalize on it guys!
Wow Flash and Posey have really stepped up, especially posey. He has 10 points and 6 rebounds great game so far for James.
Outstanding job by the Heat in the fourth quarter. The Bulls finally came down to earth from beyond the arc tonight. James Posey has been amazing tonight. Also, Shaq is playing smart and not commiting fouls which is really giving the Heat a lift. What more can you say about Dwyane Wade, he has been sensational and proved why he is a top 5 player in this league. Any night where Antoine Walker makes a dunk...you know your in good shape.
Finally, the Heat are back, Wade was the hero and showed his heart by coming back and playing the way he did. Shaq, did get in foul trouble but in the 4th started playing like the Diesel, and then Posey had a monster game as well. This was a huge win for us and im excited we pulled it off. I said it once I'll say it again, Wades 360 behind the back pass to Zo, for the dunk on Nocioni has to be one of the nastiest plays I have ever seen in my life GO HEAAAT
<div align="center"><u>Game 5 Recap</u></div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">MIAMI, May 2 (Ticker) -- Dwyane Wade might wake up sore on Wednesday but he sure feels great right now. Shortly after taking a nasty fall that left him hobbled, Wade returned in near-heroic fashion to spark the Miami Heat to a critical 92-78 victory over the Chicago Bulls in Game Five of their first-round series. NBA TV highlights from Bulls-Heat: Play Antoine Walker contributed 17 points and Shaquille O'Neal 16 for Miami, which rebounded from road losses in the last two contests to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. The Heat can advance to the conference semifinals with a victory in Chicago on Thursday. Miami appeared to be in serious trouble as it trailed, 55-50, with less than six minutes remaining in the third quarter. Wade was out of the game with a bruised hip that he sustained late in the second quarter and O'Neal was saddled with four fouls. However, Wade re-entered the game with 5:50 left in the period and promptly sparked the Heat on a 16-6 run over the next 10 minutes that totally changed the momentum of the game. Wade, who finished 9-of-10 from the line, made a pair of free throws to tie it at 55-55 with 3:39 to play in the third and drilled a 15-foot jumper 1 1/2 minutes later to give Miami a two-point lead. The third-year superstar opened the fourth with a stepback jumper before Gary Payton and James Posey each made a basket. On the next two trips, Wade found O'Neal for a thunderous alley-oop and knocked down a bank shot for a 71-61 lead with 8:12 on the clock. The Bulls clawed within 77-73 on two free throws by Mike Sweetney with 4:47 left, but Payton answered with a floater and Wade drilled just his 14th 3-pointer of the season - and first of the series - to restore a nine-point lead. The league's fifth-leading scorer during the regular season, Wade finished with 28 points on 9-of-18 shooting, adding five assists and five rebounds. He scored 15 of his points after returning from the injury, which he sustained with 2:35 left in the first half on a mid-air collision with the 270-pound Sweetney. Limited to 26 minutes, O'Neal made 7-of-9 shots and collected 10 rebounds and three blocks. He made just 2-of-12 free throws as Miami connected on just 22-of-41 as a team. Chicago was led by 23 points from Andres Nocioni, who made 6-of-11 shots and also grabbed a team-high 10 boards. However, the Bulls ultimately were unable to overcome the shooting woes of Ben Gordon and Kirk Hinrich, who combined for only 19 points on 6-of-29 shooting. Bulls center Tyson Chandler, who was listed as questionable after spraining his right ankle late in Game Four, played only four minutes off the bench in this one. He did not attempt a field goal while committing a turnover and five fouls. The first half was not pretty offensively for either team. Miami entered intermission with a 40-38 lead despite shooting under 37 percent from the field and making only 10-of-20 free throws. Chicago was not much better, missing all eight of its 3-pointers and shooting just 34 percent.</div>
I would just like to congratulate the Heat, and their fans on a great series. It was a hard fought series, and despite a anticlimactic game six and some questionable calls, it was a series to remember. Only thing I think the Heat need to do is improve their defense, and stop penetration to the basket or they will be in trouble when they face the Nets/Pistons. I’m a Diesel fan so I will be rooting for them to make it out of the east. Even though the odds seem to be against them if Shaq can stay out of foul trouble anything is possible.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Best Kept Secret:</div><div class="quote_post">I would just like to congratulate the Heat, and their fans on a great series. It was a hard fought series, and despite a anticlimactic game six and some questionable calls, it was a series to remember. Only thing I think the Heat need to do is improve their defense, and stop penetration to the basket or they will be in trouble when they face the Nets/Pistons. I?m a Diesel fan so I will be rooting for them to make it out of the east. Even though the odds seem to be against them if Shaq can stay out of foul trouble anything is possible.</div> Thanks BKS it was really a fun series, the Bulls made this a series and I respect their game and how energetic they are, it was a blast watching every game, and the Bulls have a really good future. Hopefulll the Heat can imrpove their defense and really get it together next round and for the rest of the playoffs.
Thank you both Dan G and BKS. It was a spectacular series and Chiacago really gave us a hard fight. You guys have a great young team who in a few years will be a force if they stay together. That said, the HEat have along way to go before they get to Detroit because the Nets could very well beat us in a 7 game series. LET'S GO HEAT!!!!
