The Miami Heat won at the buzzer last night thanks to D-Wade….the money man on the team.  LeBron James led the way last night with 34 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 steals and 1 blocked shot.  Chris Bosh also filled up the stat sheet with 20 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  Dwyane Wade pitched in with 19 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocked and the game winning shot.  Norris Cole continued to shine off the bench last night with 12 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists and 2 steals in 30 minutes off the bench.  The Heat are now 4-0 on the year.

The Heat have to be ecstatic about the play of their point guards so far this year.  25-year old Mario Chalmers has played in 3 games (all starts) for the Heat so far this year and he is averaging 25.0 minutes, 7.3 points, 1.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 3.0 steals per game.  23-year old rookie Norris Cole has been really solid so far for the Heat.  Cole has played in 3 games (0 starts) for the Heat so far this year  and he is averaging 23.0 minutes, 10.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game.  Mario Chalmers better watch behind his back as Norris Cole is already gaining on him.

The Heat were outrebounded 53-30 in this game and they were also down 60-45 at the half.  But, the Heat somehow came back and pulled out a win in the end.  LeBron James led the way for the Heat with 35 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots last night.  Chris Bosh also really stepped up with 25 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocked shots in this game.  Mario Chalmers (15 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists) and Dwyane Wade (10 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots) also pitched in.  The Heat are now 3-0 on the year.

The Heat shot 56% from the floor and they outrebounded the Celtics 38-28 on their way to a nice win at home.  LeBron James (26 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot) and Dwyane Wade (24 points, 1 rebound, 8 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocked shots) led the way for the Heat in this game.  Norris Cole (20 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in 29 minutes) and Chris Bosh (18 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 blocked shot) also had solid games for the Heat last night.  The Heat are now 2-0 on the year.

This game was nowhere near as close as the final score was.  The Heat were winning 97-65 after three quarters before calling off the dogs.  The Heat outrebounded the Mavericks 51-31 and they turned up the D holding the Mavericks to only 37.8% shooting from the floor.  LeBron James had a monster game to lead the way for the Heat with 37 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots.  Dwyane Wade also rocked the house with 26 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  Udonis Haslem was a beast off the bench for the Heat in his game with 9 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 blocked shot in 32 minutes.  The Heat are now 1-0 on the season.

The Heat have signed 33-year old SG/SF Shane Battier to a 3-year, $9 million dollar deal.  Battier played in 82 games (59 starts) for the Rockets & Grizzlies last year and he averaged 29.0 minutes, 7.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 blocked shot per game.  He has now played in 767 games (619 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 32.9 minutes, 9.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.0 blocked shot per game.  Battier will add defense to the Heat and he is also a pretty good shooter.

The Heat have signed 29-year old center Eddy Curry to a 1-year deal.  Curry last played in the NBA back in the 2009-2010 season with the New York Knicks.  He has played in 511 games (410 starts) in his NBA career so far and he is averaging 25.4 minutes, 13.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game.  Despite having good size, Curry is shy around the basket.  He has been overweight the last three years which has led to physical problems which have kept him off the court.  I think this was a bad signing for the Heat.

The Heat have re-signed 38-year old F/C Juwan Howard to a 1-year deal.  Howard played in 57 games (0 starts) for the Heat last year and he averaged 10.4 minutes, 2.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.  Howard has now played in 1,173 games (898 starts) in his NBA career so far and he is averaging 31.0 minutes, 13.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.  Howard will likely be sitting near the end of the bench for the Heat once again in 2011-12.

The Miami Heat will be without 33-year old shooting guard Eddie House for several weeks due to a knee injury.  House played in 56 games (1 start) for the Heat last year and he averaged 17.5 minutes, 6.5 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.  He shot 38.9% from three point range, so the Heat will miss his instant offense off the bench a little bit.

UPDATE:  (12/25/2011) – The Heat have waived Eddie House.

The Miami Heat have re-signed 25-year old point guard Mario Chalmers to a 3-year, $12 million dollar deal.  Chalmers played in 70 games (28 starts) for the Heat last year and he averaged 22.5 minutes, 6.4 points, 2.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game.  He has now played in 225 games (133 starts) in his first three years with the Heat and he is averaging 26.7 minutes, 7.9 points, 2.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game.  This was a nice move for the Heat, as Chalmers will likely be the team’s starting point guard.