<u><font face="Tahoma"><font size="3">Projected Starters</font></font></u> <font color="#b61f24"> <font face="Tahoma"><font color="red">Miami Heat</font></font> <font face="Tahoma"></font> <font face="Tahoma"><font face="Tahoma"><font color="blue">Detroit Pistons</font></font> </font> <font face="Tahoma"><font color="black"> </font></font> <font face="Tahoma"><font color="black">Heat Keys to Win Series</font></font> <ul> [*]<font face="Tahoma"><font color="black">The Heat's offense has to be better than the Pistons the defense. If the Heat play good defense, but can't score, it'll be harder to win than playing good offense but not below average defense, considering that the Pistons greatest strength is their D. </font></font> [*]<font face="Tahoma"><font color="black">Hold your own against the Pistons backcourt. Rip and Billups will look to exploit whoever is guarding them, especially if Walker is starting, making Wade and Jason Williams guard them. </font></font> [*]<font face="Tahoma"><font color="#000000">Crash the Boards. With Ben Wallace, Rasheed Wallace and Prince, the Pistons have alot of height and rebounding ability down low. They can't allow offensive rebounds, because with the Pistons bigs around the baskets, their will be alot of tip ins.</font></font>[/list]<font color="#000000"> <font face="Tahoma">Post your thoughts and predictions in here</font> </font></font>
Detroit's main weakness is their bench, the cavs bench outscored their's every game i believe and Miami's bench is even better especially with mourning comming off and payton.
Wow 18-6 in the first. Pistons have n oanswer for Wade and Jason is also palying great. Big 3 by Antoine.
Riley needs to get Wade back in the Game. Gary Payton cannot keep up with Hunter. Also, Toine needs to get some open looks.
Well, Wade had 3 fouls playmaker, he isn't going to risk getting Wade in even bigger foul trouble then he is right now. If he gets his 4th, then he is out for almost the whole 3rd quarter. Really no one right now is breaking away. If anyone has momentum it would be the Pistons because they came back from the 18-6 lead. This series is gonna be good!
After the 1st half of game 1 you can already tell this series is going to be special. Both teams have gone on big runs and thankfully the Heat are up 48-44. Wade and Shaq are in foul trouble, but suprisingly Payton has stepped up BIG!! and he iss playing great.
Great game by the Heat, our role players stepped up big with our stars in foul trouble, and we took care of business on the defensive end as well. Looks like those days off helped us, Zo is finally looking healthy now, and Shaq was moving great too. It was huge for us to steal one in Detroit and we did it, its time for "REVENGEEEEE" GO HEAAAT!!!!!
Wow! Did we just win at Detroit? Now we are one step closer. Btw, let's not jump to conclusions like Cavs fans did and get humiliated at the end. lol Until it's 4 wins for the Heat, Detroit is dangerous. GO Heat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yep that block was great. I'm more amazed by the team efforts tonight and our supporting cast was great. Antoine needs to cut down on 3s tho.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting WadeDynasty:</div><div class="quote_post">Yep that block was great. I'm more amazed by the team efforts tonight and our supporting cast was great. Antoine needs to cut down on 3s tho.</div>At one stretch everyone was taking 3s. Jason Williams pulled up for one on the fast break, then he passed the ball to Walker knowing he would jack it up, and then passed it once to Posey knowing he would jack it up too. I was dying for JWill to stop doing that or for Riley to put Payton/Wade back.
Nice game in Auburn Hills. If Miami will take the next game in home too, then they'll have a clear advantage. Damn, I want to see the game, too. You Americans are lucky, NBA is in your country and you can see it in live tv... Big block by Wade, he's so little but makes really often blocks like that...
I have this feeling that Miami will win this series, not just because of the loss today, but even before it I didnt think we would beat you guys in this series, regardless of our triumph in the regular season. I think we'll be looking at a Dallas vs. Miami finals series, which would be very up tempo, very exciting to watch.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Heat4Life:</div><div class="quote_post">At one stretch everyone was taking 3s. Jason Williams pulled up for one on the fast break, then he passed the ball to Walker knowing he would jack it up, and then passed it once to Posey knowing he would jack it up too. I was dying for JWill to stop doing that or for Riley to put Payton/Wade back.</div> Yeah I actually meant to say about his shot selection. It's like making me stand up from my couch and yell "Don't shoot Toine!"
The Heat have been waiting for this all year and they showed how hungry they were. Even with Wade in foul trouble they role players had amazing games. Zo gave us a huge lift as did Payton. Great win and let's take game 2!!!
