James Posey has not played well lately.  In his last 7 games, Posey has averaged 23.4 minutes, 6.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.  He’s also only shot 38.1% from the floor and that’s his main skill.  If he’s not shooting well he shouldn’t get much playing time.

Many of the Heat players are getting hot at the same time and it’s starting to show as they have been winning alot of games lately.  The leader of the pack is Dwyane Wade, as usual.  In his last 7 games, he’s averaging 30.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, 9.0 assists, 2.4 steals and 1.0 blocks.  The only way to stop Dwyane Wade is to knock him out of the game.

“White Chocolate” Jason Williams has also been playing really well as of late.  In his last 8 games, Williams is shooting 50.6% from the floor and he’s averaging 13.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 6.4 assists.  As long as Williams keeps this up, the Heat offense will run smoothly.

Jason Kapano has been great since he’s moved into the starting lineup.  In his last 8 games (all starts) he’s averaging 13.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.0 steal per game.  Kapano has shot 55.6% from the floor in those games and a remarkable 58.1% on three pointers (18 of 31).

Antoine Walker is playing well and it’s about time.  In his last 7 games, Walker is averaging 23.9 minutes, 12.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game.  His shooting is also way up as he’s hitting 50% of his shots from the floor.  He’s also hit 17 of 36 from 3-point range (47.2%) which is fantastic.  Walker has said that the change back to the leather ball has really helped him and it looks like he may be telling the truth.

Michael Doleac has played super in his last 8 games.  He’s averaging 14.0 minutes, 5.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.  He’s also shooting an amazing 68% from the floor.  He will keep earning playing time as long as he keeps this up.

The Miami Heat didn’t need Dwyane Wade to kick the crap out of the Knicks tonight.  The Heat raced out to a 40-12 lead and that pretty much ended this game already for the Knicks.  The Heat shot an amazing 53.1% from the floor as a team and outrebounded the Knicks 45-33.  This game was complete domination by the Heat!  Jason Kapano led the way for the Heat with 22 points and 5 rebounds.  Jason Williams had a great all-around game with 20 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals.  Udonis Haslem ruled the paint for the Heat with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

The Heat improved to 19-22 on the season with this win.  http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270122014

The Heat had trouble on the boards as the Mavericks outrebounded them 48-35 and that hurt them today.  Dwyane Wade had a great game with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.  Jason Williams pitched in with 17 points.  Udonis Haslem also had a tough game near the basket with 15 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals.

The Heat fell to 18-22 on the season with this loss.  http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270121014

The Heat looked tired after having a rough battle with the Pacers the night before.  They only shot 36.4% from the floor and that cancelled out the fact that the Heat outrebounded the Sixers 55-36.  Dwyane Wade had a great game as he scored 28 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out 9 assists…..but he missed a free-throw at the end of regulation to send the game into OT.  Antoine Walker had his best game of the season last night with 19 points and 12 rebounds.  He also hit 5 of 10 three-point shots.

The Heat fell to 18-21 on the season with this loss.  http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270119020