The Heat shot 58.1% from the floor and that was the big reason for the win last night as the Rockets also played well offensively.  Dwyane Wade led the way again for the Heat with another outstanding game.  D-Wade finished up with 45 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists and 2 steals as he was 17 of 24 shooting last night!  Chris Bosh (21 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocked shots) and LeBron James (20 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists and 1 steal) also had solid games for the Heat last night.  Carlos Arroyo pitched in with 11 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists in only 24 minutes on the court.  The Heat are now 25-9 on the year.

The Heat hit the glass tonight as they outrebounded the Knicks 50-32 and that was a big reason for the win.  Dwyane Wade was incredible tonight for the Heat as he finished up with 40 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot to lead the way for the Heat.  Chris Bosh (18 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assist and 1 blocked shot) and LeBron James (18 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists) also had solid games for the Heat tonight.  Zydrunas Ilgauskas pitched in with 14 points and 10 rebounds in only 14 minutes on the court.  The Heat are now 24-9 on the year.

25-year old small forward LeBron James started to really heat up in December.  James has played in 14 games so far this December and he is averaging 36.5 minutes, 26.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game.  He has shot 51.2% from the floor and 47.5% from three point range so far this month as he is on fire.  James has now played in 32 games (all starts) for the Heat so far this year and he is averaging 37.2 minutes, 24.8 points, 6.6 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game.  LeBron is now in sync with his teammates so look out going forward.

The Miami Heat pushed the Lakers around in L.A. last night.  LeBron James was on fire as he finished up with a triple-double.  He had 27 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals.  Chris Bosh also had a great game with 24 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  Dwyane Wade only shot 6 of 17 from the floor but he still finished up with 18 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  The Heat are now 23-9 on the season.

The Heat didn’t have Dwyane Wade tonight due to a swollen knee and they didn’t need him.  LeBron James stepped up and he led the way for the Heat tonight with 36 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.  Chris Bosh also stepped up and he finished with 23 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot.  Carlos Arroyo (11 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists) and Mario Chalmers (11 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot in 27 minutes) also played solid basketball tonight.  The Heat are now 22-9 on the year.

The Miami Heat got hot the minute they inserted 35-year old center Zydrunas Ilgauskas into the starting lineup.  Ilgauskas has played in 30 games (21 starts) for the Heat so far this year and he is averaging 18.2 minutes, 5.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 1.1 blocked shots per game so far this year.  Big Z is also shooting 53.5% from the floor as he is shooting the ball really well.  When teams double one of the “Big Three” it often leaves Z open and he can still knock down shots with his jumper.  He has been a huge asset for the Heat and I look for that to continue.

The Heat fell short against the Mavericks in Miami last night.  The Mavericks swept the season series against the Heat and they have beat them 14 games in a row now!  Dwyane Wade led the way for the Heat in this game with 22 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots.  Chris Bosh pitched in with 19 points and 8 rebounds last night.  LeBron James only shot 6 of 17 from the floor and he turned the ball over 5 times but he still finished up with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists.  The Heat are now 21-9 on the season.

The Heat proved tonight that it’s sometimes better to be lucky than good.  The Wizards had the Heat beat and they turned into the awful version of the Bad News Bears in the last 15 seconds of this game.  LeBron James led the way for the Heat in this game with 32 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal.  Chris Bosh also had a solid game with 20 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.  Dwyane Wade only shot 7 of 19 from the floor in this game but he still finished up with 20 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots.  The Heat are now 21-8 on the season as they have now won 12 games in a row.

The Heat shot 54.9% from the floor and they really turned up the D holding the Knicks to 39.3% from the floor which resulted in a very easy road win.  LeBron James got a triple/double to lead the way for the Heat tonight with 32 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 steal.  Chris Bosh (26 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal) and Dwyane Wade (26 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocked shots) were also stellar tonight for the Heat.  Carlos Arroyo pitched in with 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in 26 minutes on the floor.  The Heat are now 20-8 on the year.

The Heat had to fight all the way until the end to hold off the Cavaliers tonight.  Dwyane Wade led the way for the Heat in this game with 28 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.  LeBron James finished up with 21 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal tonight but he was far from perfect.  He only shot 5 of 15 from the floor, 11 of 18 from the free throw line and he turned the ball over 4 times.  Chris Bosh finished up with 16 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  The Heat are now 19-8 on the year.