The Heat were without D-Wade and the Deisel in this game and it showed. The Magic outrebounded the Heat an amazing 52-29 in this game! Ricky Davis led the way for the Heat with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Luke Jackson got a rare start and he finished up with 14 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Chris Quinn only played 18 minutes off of the bench but he still finished with 14 points. The Heat are now 9-35 on the season.

The Heat got extinguished last night at home by a Celtics team that did not have Kevin Garnett or Ray Allen active due to injury. The Heat only shot 35.9% from the floor as a team last night and they were outrebounded 51-36 which explains the final score. Mark Blount led the way for the Heat with 20 points and 5 rebounds. Little used Luke Jackson (14 points, 2 rebounds) and Earl Barron (10 points, 6 rebounds) were the only other Heat players that showed a pulse last night. The Heat are now 9-34 on the season.

The Miami Heat have lost center Shaquille O’Neal indefinately with a hip injury. The Deisel is starting to slow down at his advancing age but he still is one of the better centers in the NBA. He has played in 32 games (all starts) this season for the Heat and he is averaging 28.5 minutes, 14.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.7 blocked shots. Shaq is shooting 58.1% from the floor but only 48.2% from the free throw line. Veteran Mark Blount will replace Shaq in the starting lineup and he is a decent center. He has played in 29 games (8 starts) this season for the Heat and he is averaging 17.3 minutes, 6.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. Like Shaq, Blount is a good shooter from the floor (50.3%) but he’s a poor free throw shooter (57.1%).

The Heat won their first game since December 22nd last night but it wasn’t easy as it came down to the last second. Dwyane Wade led the way for the Heat with 35 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Mark Blount had another solid game with 19 points and 3 rebounds. Dorell Wright pitched in with one of his best games of his career with 14 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocked shots. The Heat improved to 9-33 on the season with this win.

The Heat played hard last night but they were outscored 25-17 in the 4th quarter to fall for the 15th game in a row. Dwyane Wade was outstanding with 27 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals. Mark Blount backed up D-Wade with 23 points and 5 rebounds. Jason Williams had a decent game with 14 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. The Heat fell to 8-33 on the season with this loss.

The Heat lost their 14th game in a row last night to the Cavs, but you can’t blame Dwyane Wade for that. D-Wade was basically the whole offense for the Heat as he scored 42 points, grabbed 6 rebounds, dished out 7 assists and stole the ball 3 times. Shaq was banged up last night and he finished with 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. Udonis Haslem brought his hard hat to the area as he scored 9 points, snatched 13 rebounds and dished out 3 assists. The Heat are now 8-33 on the season.

The Heat only shot 39.2% from the floor and they were outscored 23-15 in the 4th quarter which are the reasons for the loss tonight which was their 13th in a row. Dwayne Wade only shot 7 for 23 from the floor but he still led the way for the Heat with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists. Udonis Haslem had a solid game with 11 points and 8 rebounds. Shaquille O’Neal only played 24 minutes tonight and he finished with 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocked shots. The Heat have fallen to 8-32 on the season with this loss.

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Things were looking good for the Miami Heat heading into the 4th quarter as they were leading the game 76-69, but, they folded down the stretch and lost their 12th game in a row! D-Wade did everything he could possibly do as he scored 37 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and dished out 3 assists. Shaquille O’Neal one of his better games this season as he scored 20 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked two shots. Ricky Davis added 14 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists off of the bench. The Heat are now 8-31 on the season.

Alonzo Mourning will miss the remainder of the season after having surgery to repair a torn patellar tendon in his knee. The injury might force him to retire and that would be a sad way for the warrior to have to leave the game. Mourning played in 24 games this season and he averaged 16.0 minutes, 6.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 1.8 blocked shots per game. The Heat will miss Mourning’s leadership and burning desire to win the rest of this season.

With Jason Williams banged up and Smush Parker in the Dog House….Chris Quinn has gotten more playing time than expected and he has responded. Quinn has played in 19 games this season for the Heat and he is averaging 19.7 minutes, 5.6 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. He also has shot the ball pretty well for the Heat as he is hitting 44.8% from the floor and 40% from three point range. With the season spinning out of control for the Heat, look for Quinn to keep getting his share of minutes.