Heat-Wizards Preview

By MATT BECKER
Posted Nov 04 2009 2:08AM

The Miami Heat won their first three games with solid defense, but they couldn't slow down the league's highest-scoring team last time out.

The Heat look to bounce back from their first loss and return to form on the defensive end Wednesday night when they visit a Washington Wizards team that has been inconsistent on offense.

Miami (3-1) was 12 minutes away from opening with four straight wins for the first time since 2004-05 before falling apart down the stretch in Tuesday's 104-96 loss to Phoenix.

The Heat led 81-75 after three quarters but couldn't come up with key stops as the Suns made 10 of 16 shots in the fourth.

Miami allowed Phoenix to shoot 50.6 percent from the floor and make 9 of 23 3-pointers (39.1 percent) after giving up an average of 87.7 points on 38.6 percent shooting - including 21.6 percent from beyond the arc - in its first three games.

"Our problem was with our defense and we need to get better with that," said Quentin Richardson, who scored 18 points against the Suns after totaling 13 in his first three games.

The Heat may also need to shore up some problems on the offensive end when faced with different defensive sets. Phoenix switched to a zone defense in the fourth quarter Tuesday, and Miami missed 18 of 23 shots in the period.

"We didn't execute well against the zone," said Dwyane Wade, who had 23 points along with season highs of nine rebounds and seven assists. "It's a different wrinkle that you're not used to seeing. It's still early in the season and we have to do a lot of practice on that. We'll be better next time."

Wade and the Heat hope to get back on track against a Wizards team coming off its worst offensive performance of the season.

After connecting on 61.5 percent of its shots in Saturday's 123-104 victory over New Jersey, Washington (2-2) shot 39.1 percent in a 102-90 loss to Cleveland on Tuesday. The Wizards led by four at halftime but were limited to 36 second-half points.

"I think when we play how we want to play, execute, trust each other, we're pretty good," Washington coach Flip Saunders said. "When we don't do that, when we start doing too much, we get stagnant. When you're not scoring, it affects you defensively, it sucks the energy out of you sometimes."

The Wizards have struggled to stick with this game plan.

Alternating wins and losses, Washington is averaging 112.5 points on 53.7 percent shooting in its two victories but 89.5 points on 41.9 percent shooting in the two defeats.

Caron Butler got off to a fast start Tuesday with 17 first-half points and finished with 22, tied with Gilbert Arenas for the team lead.

Butler, back after missing one game with a bruised left knee, is averaging 25.7 points on 58.7 percent shooting in his last three home games against Miami, the team with which he spent his first two NBA seasons.

Arenas, averaging 26.5 points through four games, has missed eight of the last nine games in this series due to various left knee injuries.

The Heat swept the four-game season series from the Wizards last season, outscoring them by an average of 15.7 points.

With Miami easily winning those games, it didn't have to rely much on Wade. The five-time All-Star averaged 22.5 points against Washington - 7.7 points below his league-leading average and his third-worst mark against any opponent last season.

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Wade wills Heat past Wizards, who lose Miller to injury

By Mike Jones, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday November 4, 2009 11:40PM

WASHINGTON (NBA.com exclusive) -- Two years ago, the Miami Heat suffered through a 15-win season with franchise player Dwyane Wade plagued by injury.

Last year Miami pulled off a dramatic turnaround as a healthy, MVP-contending Wade returned the Heat to the ranks of the league's contenders and earned Miami the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

This year the Washington Wizards, who played host to the Heat on Wednesday, are out to prove they too are capable of a big turnaround. But first they'll have to escape the injury bug, which is proving easier said than done.

Despite 32 points from Gilbert Arenas, the Wizards had no answer for Wade in their 93-89 loss to the Heat on Wednesday night. Wade finished with 40 points, five assists, four rebounds and two blocks.

What's worse, the Wizards lost yet another starter as shooting guard Mike Miller went down with a sprained shoulder with 8:35 left in the fourth quarter.

The Wizards already are without two-time All-Star Antawn Jamison, who led them in scoring and rebounding the last two seasons. He suffered a partially dislocated right shoulder Oct. 14 and is expected to be out another two weeks.

Miller, acquired from Minnesota in an offseason trade involving the Wizards' No. 5 pick in the Draft, was initially hurt during a collision in the third quarter. After a brief stretch, he took a hard foul and landed on his shoulder again and further aggravated the injury. Miller left for the rest of the night with 8:35 left in the quarter and was holding his left arm tightly to his side. Wizards coach Flip Saunders said he will be out seven to 10 days.

Until the Wizards get Jamison back, it's more plugging in pieces for Saunders, whose toughest challenge to this point has been integrating his system while also getting the Wizards to trust each other.

"Our players want to have success and when the team is struggling, they believe sometimes that they're going to be the one to get you out of it, and so maybe they're trying to do too much," Saunders said. "And by doing that, when the next guy gets it, he's like 'I'm going to do that, because I might not get another chance.' And when that happens, you start to play more 'me' than 'we' ball. You just have to continue to make sure you play we-basketball."

The Wizards have taken a different approach on their redemption quest than Miami, acquiring Miller and Randy Foye via trade and signing a third veteran in Fabricio Oberto as a free agent.

The Heat last season used the Draft to add key pieces in Mario Chalmers and Michael Beasley. They too added a veteran via trade when they acquired Jermaine O'Neal from Toronto in a mid-season deal for Shawn Marion. The result was a 43-win season and playoff series with Atlanta, which they lost 4-3.

Now the Heat are trying to take the next step, which they believe offseason addition Quentin Richardson will help them do.

Richardson had his best game yet with Miami on Wednesday. The sharpshooter scored 19 points (highlighted by a 5-for-7 performance from 3-point range) and grabbed nine rebounds.

• Heat: Cook, Quinn, Randolph
• Wizards: Crittenton, Davis, Jamison

• Heat: --
• Wizards: Haywood

• Lead Changes: 11
• Times Tied: 12

• Arena: Verizon Center, Washington, DC
• Officials: #19 James Capers, #26 Bob Delaney, #51 Leroy Richardson
• Attendance: 17413
• Duration: 2:34

Miami Heat (18-15)		Washington Wizards (10-22)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Haywood vs O'Neal (Butler gains possession)
	11:46 [WAS 2-0]	Haywood Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Oberto (1 AST)
	11:31	Oberto Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Beasley Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Richardson (1 AST)	11:23 [MIA 2-2]
	11:06	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:05
Wade Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (1 AST)	10:57 [MIA 4-2]
	10:42	Haywood Layup Shot: Missed
	10:41	Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:38	Haywood Layup Shot: Missed
	10:37	Oberto Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:35	Oberto Layup Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:34
	10:24	Miller Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:24
Team Rebound	10:24
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	10:24 [MIA 5-2]
	10:10	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:10
	10:10	Miller Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	10:10	Miller Substitution replaced by Foye
Wade Turnaround Bank shot: Made (5 PTS)	09:55 [MIA 7-2]
	09:44	Haywood Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	09:44	Haywood Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Chalmers Layup Shot: Missed	09:31
	09:31	Team Rebound
Beasley Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	09:31
	09:17 [WAS 4-7]	Haywood Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Arenas (1 AST)
Wade Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	08:56 [MIA 9-4]
	08:34	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
	08:34	Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
Chalmers Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:34
	08:22	Haywood Layup Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (1 BLK)
Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:21
Richardson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	08:19
	08:08	Butler Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Wade (1 ST)
Richardson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:03 [MIA 11-4]
	08:02	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:42 [WAS 6-11]	Arenas Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Oberto (2 AST)
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	07:22
Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:15
Beasley Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:12 [MIA 13-6]
	07:05	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:04
	06:55	Butler Foul : Personal (1 PF)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	06:44
	06:43	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:32	Butler Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Chalmers (1 ST)
Richardson Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (2 AST)	06:28 [MIA 15-6]
	06:25	Butler Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
	06:25	Team Timeout : Short
Wade Running Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	06:12 [MIA 17-6]
	05:46	Oberto Jump Shot: Missed
	05:46	Team Rebound
	05:46	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	05:29
	05:28	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:19	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed Block: Beasley (1 BLK)
	05:17	Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:15	Butler Layup Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:14
Wade Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (3 AST)	05:11 [MIA 19-6]
	04:56	Arenas Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Chalmers (2 ST)
	04:54	Foye Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	04:54	Foye Substitution replaced by Stevenson
	04:54	Oberto Substitution replaced by Blatche
Chalmers Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	04:54 [MIA 20-6]
Chalmers Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	04:54 [MIA 21-6]
	04:40	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
	04:39	Butler Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
Chalmers Foul : Personal (2 PF)	04:36
Chalmers Substitution replaced by Arroyo	04:36
	04:24	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:23
Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Beasley (1 AST)	04:13 [MIA 24-6]
	03:55 [WAS 8-24]	Butler Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Blatche (1 AST)
Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (1 AST)	03:30 [MIA 27-8]
	03:18	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed
Arroyo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:17
Wade 3pt Shot: Missed	03:08
	03:06	Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	03:05 [WAS 10-27]	Arenas Running Bank shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Haywood (1 AST)
Arroyo Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:05
Beasley Substitution replaced by Haslem	03:05
	03:05	Arenas Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:03
O'Neal Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	02:51
O'Neal Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	02:51
Team Timeout : Regular	02:51
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Anthony	02:51
	02:51	Haywood Substitution replaced by McGee
	02:38 [WAS 12-27]	Arenas Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Haslem Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	02:20 [MIA 29-12]
	02:04	Blatche Layup Shot: Missed Block: Wade (1 BLK)
	02:02	Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:00 [WAS 14-29]	Blatche Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	02:00	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
Wade Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Anthony (1 AST)	01:46 [MIA 31-14]
	01:20	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed
	01:20	Team Rebound
	01:20	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Blatche (1 ST)	01:10
	00:59.9	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:58.4
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	00:42.9
	00:41.9	Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Arroyo Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:35.7
	00:35.7 [WAS 15-31]	Arenas Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	00:35.7 [WAS 16-31]	Arenas Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Haslem Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	00:18.6
Arroyo Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:03.9
	00:03.9	Arenas Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:03.9	Team Rebound
Arroyo Substitution replaced by Chalmers	00:03.9
	00:03.9 [WAS 17-31]	Arenas Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
End of 1st Quarter
Miami Heat (18-15)		Washington Wizards (10-22)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Haslem Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (4 AST)	11:37 [MIA 33-17]
	11:22	Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:21
Beasley Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Arenas (1 ST)	11:05
Beasley Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	11:03
	11:03 [WAS 18-33]	Arenas Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	11:03	Stevenson Substitution replaced by Foye
	11:03 [WAS 19-33]	Arenas Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	10:47
	10:47	Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	10:39	Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:38
Wright Jump Shot: Missed	10:22
	10:21	Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:10	Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:09
Haslem Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (5 AST)	09:48 [MIA 35-19]
Haslem Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:31
	09:31	Arenas Substitution replaced by Miller
	09:31 [WAS 20-35]	Blatche Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	09:31 [WAS 21-35]	Blatche Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	09:11
	09:10	Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	08:58	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:57
Haslem Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	08:39
Haslem Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	08:39
	08:39	Timeout : Official
	08:25	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
	08:24	Blatche Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	08:22 [WAS 23-35]	Blatche Putback Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Chalmers Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (1 TO)	08:03
	07:52 [WAS 26-35]	Foye 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Chalmers Layup Shot: Missed Block: Foye (1 BLK)	07:36
Wright Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:35
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed	07:31
Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:30
Anthony Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:28 [MIA 37-26]
	07:13 [WAS 29-37]	Miller 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Butler (1 AST)
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	06:55
	06:54	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:44	McGee Layup Shot: Missed
	06:42	Butler Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	06:40 [WAS 31-37]	Butler Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:35
	06:35	McGee Substitution replaced by Haywood
Wright Substitution replaced by Richardson	06:35
Beasley Substitution replaced by Wade	06:35
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed	06:26
	06:24	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:11	Foye Jump Shot: Missed
	06:10	Team Rebound
Anthony Substitution replaced by O'Neal	06:10
	06:00	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	05:59
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	05:46
	05:45	Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:32 [WAS 34-37]	Foye 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Blatche (2 AST)
Chalmers Layup Shot: Missed Block: Haywood (1 BLK)	05:06
	05:04	Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	04:57 [WAS 36-37]	Butler Running Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Wade 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (6 AST)	04:46 [MIA 40-36]
	04:26	Foye 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:26	Haywood Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
O'Neal Foul : Personal (2 PF)	04:26
	04:20	Butler Layup Shot: Missed
	04:19	Team Rebound
	04:12	Miller Turnover : Double Dribble (1 TO)
Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed	03:50
	03:49	Haywood Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	03:29	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:28
Wade 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS)	03:18 [MIA 43-36]
	03:09	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:09	Butler Substitution replaced by Arenas
	02:50	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Chalmers Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	02:37
	02:18	Foye Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
O'Neal Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Wade (1 AST)	02:01 [MIA 45-36]
Chalmers Foul : Personal (3 PF)	01:50
	01:50	Foye Substitution replaced by Stevenson
Chalmers Substitution replaced by Wright	01:50
	01:40 [WAS 38-45]	Blatche Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)
Wade Layup Shot: Missed	01:19
O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:18
O'Neal Layup Shot: Missed Block: Blatche (1 BLK)	01:15
	01:13	Stevenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:00	Haywood Layup Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	00:59.7
Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Wright (1 AST)	00:49.9 [MIA 48-38]
	00:38.6 [WAS 41-48]	Arenas 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS)
	00:23.9	Stevenson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	00:23.9
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)	00:23.9 [MIA 49-41]
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Anthony	00:23.9
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)	00:23.9 [MIA 50-41]
	00:01.1	Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Miami Heat (18-15)		Washington Wizards (10-22)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	11:38
	11:37	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	11:25 [WAS 43-50]	Miller Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Oberto (3 AST)
Chalmers Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	11:07
	11:07	Team Timeout : Regular
	11:07	Miller Substitution replaced by Stevenson
	10:51 [WAS 45-50]	Arenas Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Stevenson (1 AST)
Beasley Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Wade (2 AST)	10:33 [MIA 52-45]
	10:10 [WAS 47-52]	Haywood Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	09:48
	09:46	Haywood Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	09:37 [WAS 49-52]	Haywood Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Arenas (2 AST)
	09:37	Haywood Hanging Technical
Wade Free Throw Technical Missed	09:37
Team Rebound	09:37
Haywood Violation:Defensive Goaltending	09:25
Beasley Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	09:25 [MIA 54-49]
	09:08	Butler Layup Shot: Missed
	09:07	Haywood Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	09:04 [WAS 51-54]	Haywood Putback Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Beasley Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	08:53
Beasley Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	08:53
	08:40	Arenas Layup Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	08:39
Beasley Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (7 AST)	08:27 [MIA 56-51]
	08:03 [WAS 53-56]	Butler Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Stevenson (2 AST)
O'Neal Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Arenas (2 ST)	07:44
	07:26	Oberto Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	07:26	Oberto Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Wade Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (2 TO)	07:16
Richardson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:04
	07:04 [WAS 54-56]	Arenas Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	07:04 [WAS 55-56]	Arenas Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Chalmers Jump Shot: Missed Block: Haywood (2 BLK)	06:48
	06:44	Oberto Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	06:41	Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:41	Team Rebound
	06:28 [WAS 57-56]	Haywood Hook Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:27
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	06:12
O'Neal Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	06:11
O'Neal Layup Shot: Missed	06:09
	06:07	Butler Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	06:03	Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	06:03
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	05:48
	05:47	Stevenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:35	Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:35
Richardson Illegal Screen Turnover : (2 TO)	05:27
	05:17	Arenas Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Wade Driving Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS)	05:03 [MIA 58-57]
Wade Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:53
Chalmers Substitution replaced by Arroyo	04:53
Beasley Substitution replaced by Haslem	04:53
	04:53	Oberto Substitution replaced by Blatche
	04:40	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
	04:39	Stevenson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:32 [WAS 59-58]	Arenas Running Bank shot: Made (20 PTS)
Wade 3pt Shot: Missed	04:03
	04:02	Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:55	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	03:54
	03:50	Stevenson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	03:50	Stevenson Substitution replaced by Miller
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)	03:50 [MIA 59-59]
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)	03:50 [MIA 60-59]
	03:36	Butler Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	03:36	Butler Turnover : Foul (4 TO)
	03:30	Haywood Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (26 PTS)	03:30 [MIA 61-59]
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)	03:30 [MIA 62-59]
	03:07	Butler Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO)
Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Haywood (1 ST)	02:53
Arroyo Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	02:47
	02:47	Arenas Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:47	Team Rebound
	02:47 [WAS 60-62]	Arenas Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
Wade Jump Shot: Made (29 PTS)	02:47 [MIA 64-60]
Richardson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:10
	02:10 [WAS 61-64]	Arenas Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)
	02:10 [WAS 62-64]	Arenas Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed	01:53
	01:52	Butler Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	01:42	Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:40	Butler Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	01:30	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	01:29
Wade 3pt Shot: Missed	01:21
Haslem Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:20
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed	01:17
	01:16	Butler Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	01:03 [WAS 64-64]	Arenas Jump Shot: Made (25 PTS)
Richardson Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Butler (1 ST)	00:44.9
	00:24.9 [WAS 66-64]	Butler Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)
Wade Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (31 PTS)	00:04.7 [MIA 66-66]
	00:01.0	Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Miami Heat (18-15)		Washington Wizards (10-22)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:35	Haywood Jump Shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:34
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	11:19
Haslem Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	11:18
Haslem Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	11:16 [MIA 68-66]
Arroyo Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	10:55
	10:55 [WAS 67-68]	Haywood Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
Arroyo Substitution replaced by Chalmers	10:55
	10:55 [WAS 68-68]	Haywood Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Wade (3 AST)	10:35 [MIA 71-68]
	10:20	Blatche Layup Shot: Missed Block: Anthony (1 BLK)
Wade Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:18
	10:18	Blatche Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	10:18	Arenas Substitution replaced by Foye
	10:18	Haywood Substitution replaced by Oberto
Wade Jump Shot: Made (33 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (8 AST)	10:02 [MIA 73-68]
	09:48	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed
	09:47	Butler Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)
	09:33	Foye Jump Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	09:32
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed	09:20
	09:19	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	09:11 [WAS 70-73]	Miller Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Anthony Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:11
	09:11 [WAS 71-73]	Miller Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	08:56
	08:55	Oberto Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:43 [WAS 73-73]	Blatche Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Miller (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:35
	08:35	Miller Substitution replaced by Stevenson
Anthony Substitution replaced by Beasley	08:35
	08:24	Butler Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Haslem Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	08:24 [MIA 74-73]
Haslem Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	08:24 [MIA 75-73]
Chalmers Foul : Personal (4 PF)	08:15
	08:05 [WAS 75-75]	Butler Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	07:41
	07:40	Team Rebound
Beasley Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	07:16
	07:16 [WAS 76-75]	Stevenson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	07:16 [WAS 77-75]	Stevenson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	06:56
Haslem Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	06:55
Haslem Tip Shot: Made (12 PTS)	06:52 [MIA 77-77]
	06:37	Foye Jump Shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:36
	06:30	Blatche Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	06:30	Foye Substitution replaced by Arenas
	06:30	Blatche Substitution replaced by Haywood
Richardson Jump Shot: Missed	06:17
	06:16	Haywood Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
Wade Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:57
	05:57	Timeout : Official
Beasley Substitution replaced by O'Neal	05:57
	05:57 [WAS 78-77]	Haywood Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	05:57 [WAS 79-77]	Haywood Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
	05:42	Haywood Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (34 PTS)	05:42 [MIA 78-79]
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (35 PTS)	05:42 [MIA 79-79]
	05:30 [WAS 82-79]	Arenas 3pt Shot: Made (28 PTS)
Chalmers 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Wade (4 AST)	05:13 [MIA 82-82]
	05:00	Wade Violation:Defensive Goaltending
	05:00 [WAS 84-82]	Oberto Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Arenas (3 AST)
Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (2 AST)	04:34 [MIA 85-84]
	04:17	Haywood Jump Shot: Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	04:16
Wade Jump Shot: Made (37 PTS)	04:06 [MIA 87-84]
	04:01	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:52	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	03:52
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	03:28
	03:27	Haywood Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:13
	03:13 [WAS 85-87]	Arenas Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)
	03:13	Oberto Substitution replaced by Blatche
	03:13 [WAS 86-87]	Arenas Free Throw 2 of 2 (30 PTS)
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	02:53
	02:52	Blatche Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
Wade Foul : Personal (3 PF)	02:48
	02:48	Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:48	Team Rebound
	02:48 [WAS 87-87]	Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed Block: Blatche (2 BLK)	02:25
	02:23	Blatche Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	02:18	Arenas Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	02:18	Arenas Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Chalmers Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Haywood (2 ST)	01:54
	01:30 [WAS 89-87]	Arenas Driving Layup Shot: Made (32 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:30
O'Neal Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Wade (5 AST)	01:11 [MIA 89-89]
	00:54.9	Butler Layup Shot: Missed Block: Wade (2 BLK)
Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	00:52.9
Wade Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Stevenson (1 ST)	00:46.9
Chalmers Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	00:44.0
	00:44.0	Stevenson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:44.0	Team Rebound
	00:44.0	Stevenson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)	00:42.9
Wade Jump Shot: Made (39 PTS)	00:24.6 [MIA 91-89]
	00:24.6	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:24.6	Stevenson Substitution replaced by Foye
	00:16.9	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:16.0
	00:15.9	Haywood Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:15.9
Team Rebound	00:15.9
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (40 PTS)	00:15.9 [MIA 92-89]
	00:15.9	Team Timeout : Short
	00:08.9	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	00:07.5
	00:07.5	Arenas Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Haslem Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:07.5 [MIA 93-89]
Haslem Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:07.5
	00:07.3	Haywood Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)
	00:07.2	Team Timeout : Short
	00:02.9	Arenas Layup Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	00:01.5
End of 4th Quarter

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