GAME THREAD: NBA: MIAMI (4-14) at GOLDEN STATE (10-8)

NBA: MIAMI (4-14) at GOLDEN STATE (10-8)

<h3>Wade, Heat hope to end four-game skid</h3>

<div class="pre">Miami (3-15) at Golden State (10-8) 10:30 pm EST</div>

OAKLAND, California (Ticker) - The slumping Miami Heat's tour ofthe West Coast hasn't gone well thus far, but they hope tothings around on Friday.


Miami looks to snap its season-worst four-game losing streakwhen the visit the surging Golden State Warriors on the fourthstop of its six-game road trip.


Superstar Dwyane Wade had 21 points and 10 boards, and rookieDaequan Cook scored a season-best 20, but it wasn't enough asthe Heat fell at Portland, 112-106, on Thursday.


"It may look like a nightmare now," Wade said. "We'll wake upone day from it. It doesn't get any easier from here. We justcan't turn the ball over and give other teams easy baskets."

While the Heat try to find their identity, Golden State has beenone of the hottest teams recently.


Since captain Stephen Jackson re-joined the team on November 18following his six-game suspension to start the 2007-08 season,the Warriors have posted an impressive 9-2 record.

On Wednesday, Jackson and Baron Davis each poured in 20 pointsthe help Golden State breeze to a 120-90 win over the MilwaukeeBucks.


The Warriors should be even stronger with the return of swingmanMickael Pietrus, who is expected to back after missing the pasttwo games with a nose contusion, suffered against Seattle.

Miami has won the last three straight meetings here with itslast road loss in the series coming on November 12, 2003.

 

NBA: MIAMI at GOLDEN STATE

<div class="pre">MIAMI AT GOLDEN STATE - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS


MIAMI GOLDEN STATE

F Udonis Haslem F Stephen Jackson
F Dorell Wright F Al Harrington
C Shaquille O'Neal C Andris Biedrins
G Dwyane Wade G Baron Davis
G Jason Williams G Monta Ellis

OFFICIALS: Mike Callahan
Marc Davis
Brian Forte</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MIAMI VS GOLDEN STATE - INACTIVES

MIAMI GOLDEN STATE

PLAYER NAME REASON PLAYER NAME REASON
E BARRON COACH'S DECISION M BELINELLI COACH'S DECISION
S PARKER COACH'S DECISION B WRIGHT COACH'S DECISION
J ANTHONY COACH'S DECISION</div>

 

Re: NBA: MIAMI (4-14) at GOLDEN STATE (10-8)

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<font size="1">The Heats are my team the whole way but i think this will be another struggle for us. I mean we lost to the blazers by six points and they are 6-12. The Warriors are 10-8 and they are actually starting to work great together. So i am going to go with the Heats all the way even though they are upsetting me this year.</font></p>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 12
GOLDEN STATE 4 8:35 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 18
GOLDEN STATE 13 5:56 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 32
GOLDEN STATE 22 2:45 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 39
GOLDEN STATE 30 END, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MIAMI 39 39
GOLDEN STATE 30 30 END 1ST QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER

MIA - DWYANE WADE 10, DORELL WRIGHT 9, JASON
WILLIAMS 8
GSW - STEPHEN JACKSON 16, ANDRIS BIEDRINS 8,
BARON DAVIS 6</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 48
GOLDEN STATE 35 8:29 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 54
GOLDEN STATE 39 5:58 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 57
GOLDEN STATE 47 2:58 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 66
GOLDEN STATE 56 HALFTIME</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MIAMI 39 27 66
GOLDEN STATE 30 26 56 HALFTIME

HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME

MIA - DWYANE WADE 18, DORELL WRIGHT 11, RICKY
DAVIS 10
GSW - STEPHEN JACKSON 16, ANDRIS BIEDRINS 12,
MONTA ELLIS 10</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 72
GOLDEN STATE 62 8:41 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 79
GOLDEN STATE 71 5:59 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 83
GOLDEN STATE 72 3:05 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 91
GOLDEN STATE 82 END, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MIAMI 39 27 25 91
GOLDEN STATE 30 26 26 82 END 3RD QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER

MIA - DWYANE WADE 26, DORELL WRIGHT 16,
SHAQUILLE O'NEAL 13
GSW - STEPHEN JACKSON 25, ANDRIS BIEDRINS 14,
BARON DAVIS 12</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 100
GOLDEN STATE 89 8:58 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>