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.