Wizards-Heat Preview

By JUSTIN EINHORN
Posted Nov 09 2009 1:26PM

A lack of selfishness and a focus on defense are doing wonders for the Miami Heat.

Coming off their best win of the season, the Heat look to continue their best start in 10 years Tuesday night and extend the recent woes of the visiting Washington Wizards.

Miami (5-1) is holding opponents to a league-low 41.6 percent from the field and ranks among the league leaders in points allowed at 90.7 per game.

The result has been the best start for the Heat since opening 6-1 in 1999-2000. They achieved that feat Friday with a 96-88 victory over a Denver team which had been unbeaten.

"We're definitely excited and we definitely see we can be pretty good," offseason acquisition Quentin Richardson said. "But it's all about continuously working and trying to get better. ... It just feels good to know that we're going out there and getting some tough wins."

The victory over last season's Western Conference finalist surely was a confidence boost after the Heat's previous four wins came against teams which didn't finish 2008-09 with winning records.

One of those victories came at Washington, 93-89 on Wednesday behind Dwyane Wade's 40 points. The reigning scoring champion followed that performance with 22 points Friday, but Miami had five players in double figures and forced a season-high 19 turnovers.

"As I continue to keep saying, it's going to take that for us to be successful," Wade said of the balanced scoring. "I enjoyed it. I really did."

Richardson, replacing Udonis Haslem in the starting lineup this season, is averaging 16.7 points and 9.3 rebounds over the last three games.

The veteran swingman, who lost 30 pounds entering the season, has keyed the club's solid defensive play by regularly taking charges and often matching up with the opposition's top scorer.

"Feels good when people take notice and things like that," Richardson said. "But it's not really about me, man. If we were 1-5, nobody would be saying anything about me. It's about the team and how well we're playing together."

The Wizards (2-5) are not playing well together.

They've lost four straight, getting held under 40 percent from the field in each contest while failing to score more than 90 points. They've had at least as many turnovers as assists in each of those games - they had more assists in every game during their 2-1 start while averaging 104.7 points and shooting 50.6 percent.

"We're just not there. We don't make that one extra pass," first-year coach Flip Saunders said. "We're taking too many contested shots. If we were a hockey team, we'd have no hockey assists - you know, the pass that leads to the pass."

Another problem for Washington has been injuries. Starters Antawn Jamison and Mike Miller remain sidelined due to shoulder problems.

Fabricio Oberto has been limited to 3.0 points and 2.4 rebounds per game starting all seven games in place of Jamison, who averaged team highs of 22.2 points and 8.9 rebounds last season. Randy Foye started in place of Miller on Sunday in a 102-90 loss to Phoenix and scored 16 for a second straight game.

The Wizards have lost the last five meetings with the Heat, dropping two trips to Miami last season by a combined 42 points.

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Turnovers doom Wizards as Wade, Heat improve to 6-1

By Chris Perkins, for NBA.com
Posted Tuesday November 10, 2009 11:54PM

MIAMI (NBA.com exclusive) -- Dwyane Wade loves to see the Washington Wizards on the schedule.

And Washington center Brendan Haywood probably can't wait to see the Heat again.

Wade, the Miami Heat's dynamic All-Star guard, scored a season-best 41 points, including 15 in a decisive third-quarter outburst, to lead Miami to a 90-76 victory Tuesday over Washington at AmericanAirlines Arena.

Wade, the league's leading scorer last season with a career-best 30.2 points per game, scored 40 points against the Wizards in last week's 93-89 victory at Washington.

"Both games it was having to do what we had to do to get the win," said Wade, who is now averaging 29.9 ppg.

Somewhat surprisingly, Miami (6-1) has the second-best record in the Eastern Conference behind Boston (7-1).

But despite Wade's impressive performance, the Heat's defense was the real hero Tuesday. The Heat turned Washington's season-worst 22 turnovers into 27 points. And, Miami, which has held five opponents to fewer than 90 points, held Washington to a season-low point total, 40.3 percent shooting, and a total of 27 second-half points. As a basis of comparison, Wade had 29 second-half points.

"We're a lunch-pail defensive team," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.

Washington (2-6), meanwhile, continues slipping into the abyss. The injury-wracked Wizards have scored 90 or fewer points in four consecutive games, and five of eight games this season.

It didn't help matters that Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas (21 points, eight assists) committed a career-worst 12 turnovers while shooting a woeful 7-for-20.

It appeared Arenas would sit out the game with a calf injury, but apparently at the last minute he decided he was well enough to start. He went on to play the entire first quarter, ending with eight points and three assists, including a 3-pointer right before the buzzer to give the Wizards a 27-21 lead.

Still, he had no explosiveness. He rarely made an attempt to use his crossover dribble to get to the basket, and as a result of the calf limitations, one of the Wizards' offensive strengths, using Arenas on the high pick-and-roll play, was out off the arsenal.

A few Wizards players had decent numbers. Haywood (13 points, 11 rebounds, four blocks) and forward Andray Blatche (13 points, 10 rebounds) recorded double-doubles, and forward Caron Butler had 19 points and seven rebounds.

But when the game got tight in the second half, Arenas tried to do too much and he and his teammates paid the price. Arenas had seven of his turnovers in the third quarter.

"It's just that when things go bad, individuals try to do too much," Washington coach Flip Saunders said.

And while Arenas overcame his calf ailment, Washington's injury situation still isn't under control. Guard Randy Foye sprained his right ankle in the second quarter. He had an X-Ray, didn't return to the game and left the arena wearing a walking boot. Washington already has injury problems among starting forward Antawn Jamison (shoulder), who hasn't played all season, starting guard Mike Miller (shoulder), and little-used guard Mike James (finger).

Here's an example of how badly things went for Washington: the game was tied at 73 with five minutes left before a Jermaine O'Neal jumper and a Wade breakaway dunk gave the Heat a 77-73 lead. Butler got called for an offensive foul, Washington's 20th turnover, before the Heat extended its lead to 79-73. Then came Arenas' errant pass to Blatche followed by guard Mario Chalmers' 3-pointer (Washington hit one free throw in the meantime) and Miami's lead climbed to 82-74.

For all practical purposes, that was it for deciding the game's outcome. But there was still a bit of action remaining.

The lasting image of this game might be Haywood yapping at Heat forward Quentin Richardson after the final buzzer. Richardson, who had an on-going verbal exchange throughout the second half with Haywood, mockingly smiled and waved goodbye. Richardson didn't seem concerned, however.

"I think he wanted to give me a big hug," he said dismissively. "I couldn't see him wanting anything else."

Said Haywood, "He said something disrespectful about me and I had to let him know what it was."

Notes: Beasley, who grew up in Washington, D.C., opened the game with a thunderous left-handed dunk in traffic. But once again Beasley wasn't on the court down the stretch as the Heat opted to go with forward Udonis Haslem's veteran experience...Haywood had an active first half, registering 12 points (5-for-7 shooting), five rebounds and four blocks. Haywood, who only played six games last season due to injury, entered Tuesday's game averaging 11.7 points, 13.3 rebounds and 3.7 blocks in his previous three games (Miami, Indiana and Phoenix). Haywood has grabbed at least 10 rebounds in his last three games...This was the second of three meetings between Miami and Washington in the season's first month...Arenas' 12 turnovers was a franchise record by a Heat opponent. The previous mark was 11 by Jerry Stackhouse on March 5, 2001.

• Wizards: Crittenton, James, Jamison
• Heat: Diawara, Quinn, Randolph

• Wizards: Arenas
• Heat: --

• Lead Changes: 14
• Times Tied: 13

• Arena: American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL
• Officials: #43 Dan Crawford, #61 Courtney Kirkland, #59 Gary Zielinski
• Attendance: 15054
• Duration: 2:16

Washington Wizards (10-22)		Miami Heat (18-15)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball O'Neal vs Haywood (Chalmers gains possession)
	11:46 [MIA 2-0]	Beasley Driving Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Butler Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:28 [WAS 2-2]
	11:13	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:12
Haywood Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Blatche (1 AST)	10:57 [WAS 4-2]
	10:39 [MIA 4-4]	O'Neal Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (1 AST)
Butler Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	10:29
	10:08	Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed
Blatche Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:07
Blatche Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Stevenson (1 AST)	09:48 [WAS 6-4]
	09:31 [MIA 6-6]	Beasley Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (2 AST)
Haywood Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Chalmers (1 ST)	09:07
Blatche Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:49
	08:49 [MIA 7-6]	Beasley Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	08:49	Beasley Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:48
Arenas Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Blatche (2 AST)	08:33 [WAS 8-7]
	08:17	Chalmers Jump Shot: Missed
	08:16	Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	08:09	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
	08:08	Chalmers Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	08:07 [MIA 9-8]	Chalmers Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Haywood Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Arenas (1 AST)	07:51 [WAS 10-9]
	07:32	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:31
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	07:20
	07:19	Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:04	Richardson Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:03
Blatche Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Arenas (2 AST)	06:45 [WAS 12-9]
	06:30 [MIA 11-12]	Wade Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Arenas Jump Shot: Missed	06:17
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:16
Arenas 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Stevenson (2 AST)	06:05 [WAS 15-11]
	05:46 [MIA 13-15]	Wade Floating Jump shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (3 AST)
Blatche Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Chalmers (2 ST)	05:35
	05:30 [MIA 15-15]	Wade Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:22
Stevenson Jump Shot: Missed	05:13
	05:12	O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:50	Beasley Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Haywood (1 BLK)
	04:49	Team Rebound
	04:49	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Haywood Jump Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (1 BLK)	04:30
	04:29	Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:21	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed Block: Haywood (2 BLK)
Team Rebound	04:20
Blatche Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	04:08
Blatche Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	04:08
	03:48	O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed Block: Haywood (3 BLK)
Blatche Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:47
Haywood Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Blatche (3 AST)	03:41 [WAS 17-15]
	03:24	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
Blatche Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:23
Arenas Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Wade (1 ST)	03:15
	03:02 [MIA 17-17]	Beasley Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
	02:45	O'Neal Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	02:45	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:45	Beasley Substitution replaced by Haslem
Blatche Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	02:45 [WAS 18-17]
Blatche Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	02:45 [WAS 19-17]
Stevenson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:24
Blatche Substitution replaced by Oberto	02:24
	02:24 [MIA 18-19]	Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	02:24 [MIA 19-19]	Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Butler Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Arenas (3 AST)	02:10 [WAS 21-19]
	01:45	Richardson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Stevenson (1 ST)
Arenas Jump Shot: Missed	01:40
	01:39	O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:39	O'Neal Substitution replaced by Anthony
Butler Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:39
	01:20 [MIA 21-21]	Wade Driving Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Butler Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	00:57.6
	00:57.6	Chalmers Substitution replaced by Arroyo
Stevenson Substitution replaced by Foye	00:57.6
	00:45.9	Anthony Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Haywood Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Arenas (4 AST)	00:38.2 [WAS 23-21]
	00:38.2	Richardson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Haywood Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)	00:38.2 [WAS 24-21]
	00:17.9	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:16.8
Arenas 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:01.3 [WAS 27-21]
End of 1st Quarter
Washington Wizards (10-22)		Miami Heat (18-15)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Arenas Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	11:45 [WAS 29-21]
	11:45	Arroyo Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Arenas Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	11:45
	11:44	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:26	Beasley 3pt Shot: Missed
Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:25
Arenas Layup Shot: Missed Block: Anthony (1 BLK)	11:20
Team Rebound	11:19
Butler Substitution replaced by McGuire	11:19
McGuire Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:01 [WAS 31-21]
	10:43	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	10:42
Arenas Dunk Shot: Missed	10:29
	10:28	Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Haywood Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:20
	10:20	Haslem Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:20	Team Rebound
Haywood Substitution replaced by Blatche	10:20
	10:20 [MIA 22-31]	Haslem Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed	10:00
	09:59	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Foye Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:47
Arenas Substitution replaced by Stevenson	09:47
	09:47	Arroyo Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:47	Team Rebound
	09:47 [MIA 23-31]	Arroyo Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Blatche Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	09:28
	09:27	Wright Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:05	Beasley 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:04	Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Oberto Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:04
	09:04	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:04	Team Rebound
	09:04 [MIA 24-31]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Foye Floating Jump shot: Missed	08:52
	08:51	Arroyo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:41 [MIA 26-31]	Arroyo Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS)
McGuire Jump Shot: Missed	08:28
	08:27	Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:22	Arroyo Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	08:22	Arroyo Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Timeout : Official	08:22
McGuire Substitution replaced by Butler	08:22
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	08:10
Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	08:09
Blatche Jump Shot: Missed	07:53
	07:52	Arroyo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:38	Haslem Jump Shot: Missed
Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	07:37
Butler Jump Bank Shot: Made (6 PTS)	07:26 [WAS 33-26]
	07:08 [MIA 28-33]	Arroyo Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Beasley (1 AST)
	06:59	Anthony Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:59
Team Rebound	06:59
Blatche Substitution replaced by Haywood	06:59
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	06:59 [WAS 34-28]
	06:51	Anthony Layup Shot: Missed Block: Haywood (4 BLK)
Team Rebound	06:50
Haywood Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)	06:39
Haywood Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)	06:28
	06:28	Wright Substitution replaced by Wade
	06:28	Anthony Substitution replaced by O'Neal
	06:28 [MIA 29-34]	Haslem Free Throw Technical (2 PTS)
Foye Substitution replaced by Arenas	06:28
	06:12 [MIA 31-34]	O'Neal Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Haywood Hook Shot: Missed	05:52
	05:51	Arroyo Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:42 [MIA 33-34]	Haslem Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Arroyo (1 AST)
Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Wade (1 BLK)	05:23
	05:22	Team Rebound
	05:22	Team Timeout : Regular
Oberto Substitution replaced by Blatche	05:22
	05:22	Arroyo Substitution replaced by Chalmers
	05:12	Wade Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:11
Stevenson Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:05 [WAS 36-33]
	04:42 [MIA 36-36]	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Wade (1 AST)
Blatche Jump Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (2 BLK)	04:22
Blatche Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	04:21
Blatche Layup Shot: Missed	04:17
	04:15	O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:04	Beasley Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Arenas (1 ST)
	04:02	Wade Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Arenas Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	04:02 [WAS 37-36]
Arenas Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	04:02 [WAS 38-36]
	03:55	Chalmers Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Arenas (2 ST)
Arenas 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Blatche (4 AST)	03:37 [WAS 41-36]
	03:21	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	03:20
	03:20	O'Neal Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
	03:20	Beasley Substitution replaced by Richardson
Blatche Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Arenas (5 AST)	02:56 [WAS 43-36]
	02:56	O'Neal Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:56
	02:56	O'Neal Substitution replaced by Anthony
Blatche Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)	02:56 [WAS 44-36]
	02:46	Wade Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Blatche Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	02:45
Arenas Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (2 TO)	02:41
	02:28	Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Butler (1 ST)
Haywood Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Blatche (5 AST)	02:18 [WAS 46-36]
	02:18	Haslem Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Haywood Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)	02:18 [WAS 47-36]
	01:59	Haslem Hook Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	01:58
Blatche Jump Shot: Missed	01:46
	01:45	Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:41 [MIA 38-47]	Wade Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Butler Layup Shot: Missed	01:20
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:19
Butler Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	01:08 [WAS 49-38]
	00:48.9	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
Stevenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:46.9
Butler Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	00:33.1
Butler Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	00:33.1
Blatche Substitution replaced by McGuire	00:33.1
	00:22.5 [MIA 41-49]	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Wade (2 AST)
Arenas Jump Shot: Missed	00:01.3
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Washington Wizards (10-22)		Miami Heat (18-15)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Haywood Jump Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (3 BLK)	11:47
	11:46	Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:27	O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	11:26
Arenas Jump Shot: Missed	11:05
	11:04	O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	10:54	Wade 3pt Shot: Missed
Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:53
Stevenson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Arenas (6 AST)	10:43 [WAS 52-41]
	10:18 [MIA 43-52]	Beasley Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed	10:01
	10:00	Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Haywood Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	10:00
	09:53	Richardson Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	09:53	Richardson Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Blatche Jump Shot: Missed	09:40
	09:39	Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:31	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	09:29
Arenas Jump Bank Shot: Made (17 PTS)	09:17 [WAS 54-43]
	09:04	Richardson Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)
Arenas Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Chalmers (3 ST)	08:52
	08:48 [MIA 45-54]	Wade Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (5 AST)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	08:28
	08:27	O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	08:23	Chalmers Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (2 TO)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	08:03
Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	08:02
Blatche Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Stevenson (3 AST)	07:56 [WAS 56-45]
	07:41	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	07:40
Arenas Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Beasley (1 ST)	07:30
Arenas Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:26
	07:13	O'Neal Hook Shot: Missed
Blatche Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	07:12
Arenas Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	07:10
Arenas Turnover : Foul (5 TO)	07:10
	06:54 [MIA 47-56]	Wade Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (1 AST)
Stevenson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:54
Team Timeout : Regular	06:54
	06:54 [MIA 48-56]	Wade Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)
Arenas Turnover : Bad Pass (6 TO) Steal:Wade (2 ST)	06:44
	06:36	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	06:35
Arenas Turnover : Bad Pass (7 TO) Steal:Richardson (1 ST)	06:23
	06:19 [MIA 50-56]	Wade Dunk Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Richardson (1 AST)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	05:53
Haywood Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	05:52
Arenas Jump Shot: Missed	05:47
	05:46	Team Rebound
	05:26 [MIA 52-56]	Beasley Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Wade (3 AST)
Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed	05:03
	05:02	Team Rebound
	04:49	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
	04:48	Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Butler Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	04:47
	04:47 [MIA 53-56]	Beasley Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	04:47 [MIA 54-56]	Beasley Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Stevenson Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	04:32 [WAS 58-54]
	04:14 [MIA 56-58]	Chalmers Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
	04:14	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
Arenas Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (8 TO)	04:01
	03:47 [MIA 58-58]	Wade Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Arenas Jump Shot: Missed	03:29
	03:28	Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	03:14	O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed
Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:13
	03:10	Richardson Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Arenas Turnover : Backcourt Turnover (9 TO)	03:07
	02:55	Beasley Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Butler (2 ST)
	02:48	Chalmers Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	02:48	Team Timeout : Regular
Blatche Substitution replaced by Oberto	02:48
Arenas Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:48
Team Rebound	02:48
	02:48	Beasley Substitution replaced by Haslem
Arenas Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	02:48 [WAS 59-58]
	02:34 [MIA 61-59]	Wade 3pt Shot: Made (24 PTS)
Butler Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	02:16 [WAS 61-61]
Oberto Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:02
Arenas Substitution replaced by Young	02:02
	02:02	Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:02	Team Rebound
	02:02	Chalmers Substitution replaced by Arroyo
	02:02 [MIA 62-61]	Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)
	01:42	O'Neal Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
	01:42	O'Neal Substitution replaced by Anthony
Haywood Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:42
Team Rebound	01:42
Haywood Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	01:42 [WAS 62-62]
Haywood Foul : Personal (3 PF)	01:32
	01:32	Arroyo Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:32	Team Rebound
	01:32 [MIA 63-62]	Arroyo Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Young 3pt Shot: Missed	01:06
	01:05	Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Young Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:55.5
	00:55.5 [MIA 64-62]	Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (26 PTS)
	00:55.5 [MIA 65-62]	Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)
Stevenson Jump Shot: Missed	00:31.9
	00:30.9	Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	00:15.9	Wade 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:14.8	Arroyo Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:08.9	Wade Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	00:06.8	Haslem Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:00.5	Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
End of 3rd Quarter
Washington Wizards (10-22)		Miami Heat (18-15)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:38	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed Block: McGuire (1 BLK)
McGuire Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:37
Arenas Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)	11:18 [WAS 64-65]
	11:01	Arroyo Jump Shot: Missed
Oberto Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:00
	10:50	Haslem Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)
Arenas Free Throw Technical Missed	10:50
Team Rebound	10:50
Blatche Jump Shot: Missed	10:45
	10:44	Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	10:26	Haslem Jump Shot: Missed
McGuire Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:25
Butler Layup Shot: Missed Block: Haslem (1 BLK)	10:17
Butler Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	10:16
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	10:13
Blatche Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	10:12
Blatche Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	10:11 [WAS 66-65]
McGuire Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:02
McGuire Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:56
	09:46	Beasley 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:45	Haslem Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	09:31 [MIA 67-66]	Arroyo Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Butler Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Arenas (7 AST)	09:14 [WAS 68-67]
	08:48 [MIA 69-68]	Beasley Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Arroyo (2 AST)
Butler Dunk Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Arenas (8 AST)	08:42 [WAS 70-69]
	08:18 [MIA 71-70]	Arroyo Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Beasley (2 AST)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	08:05
	08:04	Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Blatche Foul : Personal (3 PF)	07:53
	07:53	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:53	Wright Substitution replaced by Wade
	07:41	Beasley Layup Shot: Missed
McGuire Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:40
Blatche Jump Shot: Missed	07:26
	07:25	Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:06	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
Blatche Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	07:05
	07:01	Haslem Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
McGuire Substitution replaced by Stevenson	07:01
Oberto Substitution replaced by Haywood	07:01
	07:01	Anthony Substitution replaced by O'Neal
	07:01	Arroyo Substitution replaced by Chalmers
Arenas Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)	07:01 [WAS 71-71]
Arenas Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:01
Haywood Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	07:00
Arenas Turnover : Double Dribble (10 TO)	06:57
	06:33	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	06:32
Butler Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)	06:24 [WAS 73-71]
	05:57	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
	05:57	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:57	Beasley Substitution replaced by Richardson
Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed	05:33
	05:32	O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	05:25 [MIA 73-73]	Wade Driving Layup Shot: Made (29 PTS)
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	05:00
	04:59	Team Rebound
	04:46	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	04:45
Haywood Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)	04:34
Haywood Foul : Personal (4 PF)	04:19
	04:10 [MIA 75-73]	O'Neal Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Wade (4 AST)
Arenas Turnover : Lost Ball (11 TO) Steal:Chalmers (4 ST)	03:48
	03:44 [MIA 77-73]	Wade Dunk Shot: Made (31 PTS) Assist: Haslem (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:43
Butler Foul : Offensive (4 PF)	03:30
Butler Turnover : Foul (4 TO)	03:30
	03:07	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
	03:06	Wade Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	03:05 [MIA 79-73]	Wade Tip Shot: Made (33 PTS)
Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed	02:52
	02:51	Haslem Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	02:37	Haslem Jump Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	02:36
	02:24	Richardson Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed	02:18
Team Rebound	02:18
	02:18	O'Neal Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Arenas Turnover : Bad Pass (12 TO)	02:12
Team Timeout : Regular	02:12
	02:09	Chalmers Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Arenas (3 ST)
	02:08	Wade Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Stevenson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:08
Team Rebound	02:08
Stevenson Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	02:08 [WAS 74-79]
	01:47 [MIA 82-74]	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Wade (5 AST)
	01:36	Richardson Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	01:36 [WAS 75-82]
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	01:36 [WAS 76-82]
Blatche Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	01:21
	01:21 [MIA 83-76]	Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (34 PTS)
	01:21 [MIA 84-76]	Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (35 PTS)
Blatche Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Wade (3 ST)	01:00
	00:57.1 [MIA 86-76]	Wade Layup Shot: Made (37 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:57.1
Arenas Jump Shot: Missed	00:48.8
	00:47.9	Wade Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
Stevenson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	00:30.3
	00:30.3 [MIA 87-76]	Wade Free Throw 1 of 3 (38 PTS)
	00:30.3 [MIA 88-76]	Wade Free Throw 2 of 3 (39 PTS)
Arenas Technical	00:30.3
	00:30.3 [MIA 89-76]	Wade Free Throw Technical (40 PTS)
Arenas Substitution replaced by Young	00:30.3
	00:30.3 [MIA 90-76]	Wade Free Throw 3 of 3 (41 PTS)
Haywood Jump Shot: Missed	00:20.9
	00:19.9	Haslem Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
End of 4th Quarter

broadcast information
country		channel			time
usa		--	CSN-W	Local	Final
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