The Heat played good defense last night but the offense crumbled late in the game.  LeBron James led the way for the Heat last night with 27 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 1 blocked  shot.  But, when the Heat needed him to take the big shot….he folded up like a tent like he usually does.  Chris Bosh had one of his better games of the season as he finished up with 20 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot.  Dwyane Wade only shot 5 of 15 from the floor in this game as he finished up with 12 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals.  Mike Miller pitched in with 10 points and 4 rebounds in 27 minutes off the bench.  The Heat are now 43-17 on the year.

The Heat shot 52.6% from the floor and that took care of the fact that they were outrebounded 45-34.  Dwyane Wade led the way for the Heat with a monster game as he finished up with 41 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals on 18 of 27 shooting from the floor.  LeBron James also filled up the stat sheet last night with 25 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocked shots.  Chris Bosh (15 points, 8 rebounds and 1 blocked shot) and Mario Chalmers (14 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal) also pitched in for the Heat last night.  The Heat are now 43-16 on the year.

The Heat were outrebounded 53-39 last night and it hurt them on the scoreboard.  Dwyane Wade led the way for the Heat last night with 34 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.  Lebron James had another good game with 29 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot last night.  Mario Chalmers pitched in with 12 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals last night.  Chris Bosh had a horrible night as he was 1 of 18 from the floor to finish with 7 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 blocked shot.  The Heat are now 42-16 on the year.

The Heat shot 56.7% from the floor and they outrebounded the Kings 43-34 last night to surge to a rather easy win.  LeBron James led the way for the Heat in this game with 31 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.  Dwyane Wade (23 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot) and Chris Bosh (22 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals and 1 blocked shot) also had very solid games for the Heat last night.  Mario Chalmers (14 points) and Eddie House (10 points) also pitched in for the Heat last night.  The Heat are now 42-15 on the season.

The Miami Heat have not been able to solve the Boston Celtics yet (they are 0-3 against them) but other than that they have been rolling lately.  The Heat are now 41-15 on the season which has them in first place in the Southeast Division, 5.5 games ahead of the Orlando Magic.  The Heat are tied with the Celtics atop of the Eastern Conference but they can take the foot off the pedal as the Bulls are only 2 games behind them. 

BIGGEST SURPRISE:  35-year old Zydrunas Ilgauskas became the Heat’s starting center early this season and he has done a good job for them.  Big Z has played in 56 games (47 starts) for the Heat so far this year and he is averaging 17.0 minutes, 5.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.  Ilguaskas can still shoot as he is hitting 51.6% of his shots from the floor and 78% from the free throw line so far this year.  The Heat need Z to keep up the good work.

BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT:  The Heat gave 31-year old SG/SF Mike Miller a nice contract over the summer.  He missed a huge part of the early season as he needed thumb surgery but he just hasn’t been the player the Heat thought they were getting since coming back.  Miller has played in 22 games (2 starts) for the Heat so far this year and he is averaging 19.3 minutes, 5.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.  If Miller gets back to the player he used to be, the rest of the NBA will be in deep trouble.

The Miami Heat outrebounded the Raptors 49-41 and it was a big factor in the win tonight in Chris Bosh’s first return to Toronto.  Dwyane Wade led the way for the Heat in this game with 28 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots.  Chris Bosh had a solid return to his old digs with 25 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.  LeBron James also had another big game with 23 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists.  The Heat are now 41-15 on the season.

The Heat held off a very pesky Pacers’ team last night in Indiana.  Dwyane Wade led the way for the Heat last night with 41 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.  LeBron James stuffed the stat sheet with 27 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots last night.  Chris Bosh pitched in with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists in this game.  The Big Three led the way last night for the Heat who improved to 40-15 on the year.

The Heat ran into the kryptonite once again yesterday in Boston as the Celtics beat them for the third time in a row this year.  Chris Bosh led the way for the Heat in this game with 24 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  LeBron James finished up with 22 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal yesterday but he missed a key foul shot late in the game and of course he wanted no part of the last shot of the game.  Dwyane Wade finished up with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists yesterday but he only shot 6 of 17 from the floor and he had 6 turnovers.  The Heat are now 39-15 on the year.

The Heat shot 50.7% from the floor and they outrebounded the Pistons 44-35 last night on their way to a rather easy road victory.  Dwyane Wade led the way for the Heat last night with 24 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal.  Chris Bosh finally showed some heart with 17 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals last night.  LeBron James finished up with 16 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals.  He also got into it with a heckler who was dogging his mama.  Mike Miller (16 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal), Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10 points) and Mario Chalmers (10 points) also pitche in for the Heat last night.  The Heat are now 39-14 on the year.

The Heat shot 53% from the floor last night but they had to outscore the Pacers 27-15 in the 4th quarter to finally put them away in this game.  LeBron James led the way for the Heat last night with 41 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals and 1 blocked shot.  Chris Bosh (19 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist), Dwyane Wade (17 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal) and Mario Chalmers (16 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 3 steals) also helped out the Heat’s cause last night.  The Heat are now 38-14 on the year.