<div align="center"> @ <font color="Navy"><font color="Navy"> Miami Heat @ New Jersey Nets TV: ABC Venue: Continintal Airlines Arena Date: Sunday, May 1st. TipOff time: 3:40 PM est</font></font> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="7">.......</font></font> The Heat: <font size="1"><font face="Comic Sans MS">Damon Jones-Dwyane Wade-Eddie Jones-Udonis Haslem-Shaquille O'Neal</font></font> 6th Man: <font size="1"><font face="Comic Sans MS">Alonzo Mourning</font></font> Coach: <font size="1"><font face="Comic Sans MS">Stan Van Gundy</font></font> Team Leaders: <font face="Comic Sans MS">Scoring:D.Wade-24.1 Rebounds:S.O'Neal-10.4 Assists:D.Wade-6.8 FG%:S.O'Neal-60.1% FT%:S.Anderson-81.8% 3PT%:D.Jones-43.2% Blk:S.O'Neal-2.3 Steals:D.Wade-1.6 </font> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="7">.......</font></font> <font color="Red">- Starting LineUps</font> <font color="Black">The Nets:</font> <font size="1">Jason Kidd-Vince Carter-Brian Scalabrine-Nenad Kristic-Jason Collins</font> <font color="Black">6th Man:</font> <font size="1">Richard Jefferson</font> <font color="Black">Coach:</font> <font size="1">Lawrence Frank</font> Team Leaders: <font face="Comic Sans MS">Scoring:V.Carter-27.5 Rebounds:J.Kidd-7.4 Assists:J.Kidd-8.3 FG%:N.Krstic-49.3% FT%:T.Best-88.5% 3PT%:V.Carter-42.5% Blk:J.Collins-0.9 Steals:J.Kidd-1.9 </font> <font face="Comic Sans MS"> <font size="7">.......</font></font> <font color="Red">Keys To The Game:</font> <font face="Comic Sans MS">- Great Start:</font> Must come out agressive and energized and let the Nets feel they can win this game and take it back to Miami. <font face="Comic Sans MS">- Shaq n' Flash:</font> Unlike the first 3 quorters of game 3, Shaq and Wade must take control of the game and punish their defenders. <font face="Comic Sans MS">- FT's:</font> The role players have to be agressive. EJ and Alfered might want to pump fake and drive if their man was right in their face. They can't live off Shaq all the time. Sometimes they have to intiate the move, and with their quickness they can easily get to the FT line. <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="7">.......</font></font> <font color="Red">Game Matchup:</font> vs Shaquille O'Neal vs Robinson, Collins and Krstic As seen in the first 3 games, Lawrence Frank is going to three different guys at Shaq throughout the game. With his thigh not even at 70%, Shaq found some trouble at the early stages of the games to get it going. All three can not contain Shaq down the block. If the thigh is feeling a lot better he can easily dominate any of them. Defensively, he has done a better job of covering his man our of the pain as the series progressed. <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="7">.......</font></font> <font color="Green">The X-Factor:</font> Eddie Jones Eddie rescued the Heat several times in game 3. He hit a very crucial 3 PT when the score was 90-87 to tie it up with about a minute to go. They will depend on him again whenever Shaq and/or Wade are having a drought or a bad stretch. His experience is very valuble to the team. Also, he'll have the assignment of guarding Vince, which is easier said than done. Look for a big game from EJ. <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="7">.......</font></font> <font color="Red">Say What?! (Prediction)</font> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="7">.......</font></font> </div>
Game Comments We sweep the series!! There wasn't much to say about this game other than this was a great concentrated team effort and that Shaq' is apparently not healthy. He didn't score or shoot a free-throw in the first half. He has about a week to rest his bruised thighs so hopefully he'll be ready for round two. The team is playing great, the only thing we need now is for a healthy Diesel. Wade also joined the illustrius group of Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan and Larry Bird to be the only players to average 35 points a game and shoot 50% from the field in a playoff series. Congratulations to Dwyane Wade!
I was hoping for the Nets to win atleast one game, but that didn't happen. Oh well, atleast now Shaq gets a week rest. Wade is just spectacular. With Shaq in foul trouble (+resting) for most of the game, Flash tookover. He created good shot oppurtunities out of some bad offensive sequences, and he got his teammates his ball. <div class="quote_poster">Quoting AA13:</div><div class="quote_post"> Wade also joined the illustrius group of Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan and Larry Bird to be the only players to average 35 points a game and shoot 50% from the field in a playoff series. Congratulations to Dwyane Wade!</div> No that's not it. It's 25 PPG, 8 RPG, 8 APG and 50% shooting from the field, in a playoff series. That group included those players you listed, but I think there was one or two more players in that group, not sure though.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Banks:</div><div class="quote_post">No that's not it. It's 25 PPG, 8 RPG, 8 APG and 50% shooting from the field, in a playoff series. That group included those players you listed, but I think there was one or two more players in that group, not sure though.</div> My fault. I don't know why I was thinking it was 35 PPG. I just turned my TV on and saw a graohic that showedthe list of players. I didn't get a good look at it though. There are a few more players on that list, but like I said I didn't get a good look at it.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Banks:</div><div class="quote_post">I was hoping for the Nets to win atleast one game, but that didn't happen. Oh well, atleast now Shaq gets a week rest. </div> I was expecting the same thing...But i guess NJ gave it up b/c they knew they don't stand as chance....Vince had a horrible game,mimo,his worst in this series...Well,good luck to the Heat...
I thought the Nets could win at least 2 games... but RJ wasn't 100%. He was the X-factor. He stilll played good, but if he played at his mid season form they would've won at least 2. Go Heat go! We're gonna be playing Chicago probably in the next round. Hopefully by then, Shaq's nice and rested.
