The Heat never had a chance last night in their first game without Dwyane Wade.  The Heat didn’t play any defense as the Mavericks hit 54.2% of their shots from the floor.  The Heat were trailing 93-63 at the start of the 4th quarter when the Mavericks called off the dogs.  Shaquille O’Neal led the way for the Heat with 17 points and 8 rebounds.  James Posey had a solid game off of the bench with 17 points and 4 rebounds.

The Heat fell to 26-28 on the season with this loss.  http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270222006