Heat-Nets Preview

By MIKE LIPKA
Posted Feb 16 2010 11:34PM

After a first half filled almost exclusively with lengthy losing streaks, the New Jersey Nets are already feeling better about how the post-All-Star break portion of their schedule is going.

The Miami Heat may be, too.

While the Nets try to avenge a heartbreaking November defeat and notch their first back-to-back wins of the season on Wednesday night, the visiting Heat will be trying to hold a fourth straight opponent under 80 points for the first time in franchise history.

New Jersey (5-48) entered the break with an eight-game losing streak and a winning percentage that would rank as the worst in NBA history if they finished that way.

While they are still on pace to finish even worse than the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers, who went 9-73, the Nets may have gotten a major confidence boost from Tuesday night's 103-94 win at Charlotte.

Courtney Lee led the way with 21 points for New Jersey, which topped 100 points for the eighth time and shot better than 50 percent from the field for the fifth time all season. The Nets rank last in the NBA in both scoring and field-goal percentage.

"I really think everybody really just got away from it and kind of refocused and forgot about the first part of the season," standout guard Devin Harris said. "Guys came in ready to play and ready to go."

Playing without Harris on Nov. 14, the Nets almost earned their first win of the season at Miami, but they lost 81-80 when Heat star Dwyane Wade buried a 3-pointer at the buzzer. That was the 10th defeat in what became a record-setting 18-game losing streak to open 2009-10.

Now looking to win two in a row for the first time since beating Orlando and Charlotte last April 11 and 13, New Jersey's offense will face a difficult challenge.

The Heat (27-27) have responded to a five-game losing streak with three straight dominating victories surrounding the break. Miami has outscored its last three opponents by an average of 26.0 points, with Houston, Atlanta and Philadelphia shooting a combined 35.1 percent and averaging 73.3 points per game.

The Heat have held three straight foes under 80 for the first time since Nov. 20-24, 2002. They'll have a chance to achieve the feat in four straight contests for the first time after outrebounding the 76ers 52-37 and holding Philadelphia to 1-of-12 shooting from 3-point range in an easy 105-78 win on Tuesday night.

"I think there's a direct correlation to yesterday's mindset to come back after the break," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "We didn't have to clear any cobwebs. We practiced hard and the guys had the right attitude."

Coming off an MVP performance in Sunday's All-Star Game, Wade had 24 points, six assists and six rebounds and center Jermaine O'Neal added 20 points to lead the Heat, who face three more road games to finish a stretch of five straight and eight of nine away from home.

Miami is in a three-way tie with Charlotte and Chicago for sixth place in the Eastern Conference, with Milwaukee close behind in a tight playoff race.

"We're playing well, and this was a win that you need on the road, especially with having four road games (after the break)," Wade said Tuesday. "We're going to need everyone to step up and pull their own weight."

The Nets beat Miami 96-88 on March 20, the last time the Heat visited the Garden State.

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Nets flop in the fourth, miss out on first win streak

By Bob Considine, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday February 17, 2010 11:49PM

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (NBA.com exclusive) -- The Nets' elusive quest for consecutive victories continues.

And after missing 11 straight fourth-quarter shots to blow a late six-point lead, it's not getting any easier for them to take.

The Heat, playing without an injured Dwyane Wade for most of the game, took advantage of New Jersey's late-game misfortunes and squeaked out an 87-84 win.

Behind Michael Beasley's 23 points, Miami now has its first four-game winning streak of the season. The Nets, however, will chalk this up as one of the few of their 49 losses they actually let slip away.

"It's disappointing," said Nets guard Devin Harris, who finished with 18 points on 6-for-15 shooting. "This was a game we should have won. It came down to fourth-quarter execution. We had some great looks, just didn't get any of them to fall."

"We didn't execute," added Keyon Dooling, who finished with 14 points. "In order to win the game, you've got to take it up another notch."

The Nets (5-49) liked their chances after a convincing 103-94 win over Charlotte on Tuesday night and after Wade left the game in the first quarter with a left calf strain. They trailed by eight late in the third quarter, but went on a 12-1 run to take a 73-70 lead early in the fourth quarter. Miami, in fact, went 0-for-6 with two turnovers to start the final frame.

A three-point play by Dooling with 4:56 left found New Jersey with an 80-74 lead.

But the Nets then went ice cold. They missed long jump shots on their next four trips down floor, looks that interim coach Kiki Vandeweghe was satisfied with. While New Jersey was closing out a 1-for-15 performance from 3-point range, the Heat closed the gap to 80-79 with 2:25 left on a jumper off the glass from Beasley.

Finally sensing the need for more of an inside offensive attempt, Harris drove and drew a foul with 2:12 left. He made both from the line to give the Nets an 82-79 lead, but Quentin Richardson (16 points) connected for a 3-pointer with 1:52 left to tie it up.

"I thought really sort of the icing on the cake was the Quentin Richardson three," Vandeweghe said. "It only tied it up, but it really was a momentum-changer for us."

The Nets kept missing. There was a Harris missed jumper rebounded by Brook Lopez (26 points) that Lopez couldn't put back. There was a Kris Humphries drive that was tipped by Jermaine O'Neal and blocked by Beasley. There was a wide-open, nine-foot miss by Harris that he just "short-armed" with 20.6 seconds left.

And the Heat took the lead from the line. An O'Neal free throw with 1:11 left gave Miami an 83-82 edge. Two from Richardson made it a three-point lead. Two more from O'Neal from the stripe with 23 seconds remaining made it 87-82 with 16.5 seconds left.

The news wasn't all great for Miami (28-27). Wade left the game with 4:34 left in the first quarter after appearing to strain his calf when grabbing the rebound of a missed 3-point attempt from Courtney Lee (who was 0-for-9 from the field).

"When I pushed off, I felt a little pop," Wade said. "I took two more steps and it felt the same way, so I knew I needed to get out.

"It's a little sore right now. So I guess we will see in the next day or so. We will take it day-by-day and get some treatment and therapy."

In addition to Wade being out, O'Neal also left the game in the first quarter with a sore back, but returned to contribute.

"I told the guys I was proud of them for the gutsy win," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra added. "We had every excuse possible. I was proud of our mental toughness in the fourth quarter."

The Nets, still aiming for a summer shopping spree with some $25 million in salary-cap space, are not expected to make any major deals before Thursday's 3 p.m. ET trading deadline. And even a minor one might be difficult, said Vandeweghe, who is still serving as the team's general manager while also the interim coach.

"Handicapping is always difficult because you're relying on a trade partner," Vandeweghe said. "I like our team. You look at the last year and a half, we've done a lot. We went from a team that was basically capped out, a luxury-tax payer, to a team that has right now the most cap room and a seat at the table of one of the biggest free agent years in history."

New Jersey, however, could explore buyouts with certain players after the trade deadline. One of those players possibly in line to be waived or dealt is veteran center Tony Battie, who has not returned to the team since the All-Star break due to a stomach virus.

• Heat: Chalmers, Diawara
• Nets: Battie, Simmons

• Heat: --
• Nets: --

• Lead Changes: 7
• Times Tied: 7

• Arena: IZOD Center, New Jersey, NJ
• Officials: #34 Marc Davis, #46 Matt Boland, #75 Eric Dalen
• Attendance: 12251
• Duration: 2:21

Miami Heat (28-27)		New Jersey Nets (5-49)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Lopez vs O'Neal
(12:00) [MIA] O'Neal Violation:Jump Ball
	11:44 [NJN 2-0]	Jianlian Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lee (1 AST)
Richardson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (1 AST)	11:23 [MIA 2-2]
	11:13	Jianlian Jump Shot: Missed
	11:12	Jianlian Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:56	Lopez Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Richardson (1 ST)
Richardson Layup Shot: Missed	10:51
Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:50
Wade Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:49 [MIA 4-2]
	10:27 [NJN 5-4]	Harris 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Jianlian (1 AST)
O'Neal Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	10:13
	10:12	Jianlian Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Team Timeout : Short	10:05
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Anthony	10:05
	09:55 [NJN 7-4]	Harris Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Jianlian (2 AST)
	09:42	Lopez Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:42
Team Rebound	09:42
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	09:42 [MIA 5-7]
	09:30 [NJN 9-5]	Lopez Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Harris (1 AST)
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	09:07
	09:06	Harris Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:01	Harris 3pt Shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:59
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	08:52
Richardson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:51
Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Alston (1 AST)	08:46 [MIA 8-9]
	08:30 [NJN 11-8]	Harris Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Lopez (1 AST)
Alston Floating Jump shot: Missed	08:13
Richardson Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	08:10
Beasley Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Alston (2 AST)	07:53 [MIA 10-11]
Alston Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:40
	07:34 [NJN 13-10]	Lopez Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Harris (2 AST)
Beasley Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Wade (1 AST)	07:11 [MIA 12-13]
	06:56	Hayes Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Beasley (1 ST)
Alston 3pt Shot: Missed	06:41
Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	06:40
Beasley Layup Shot: Missed Block: Jianlian (1 BLK)	06:29
Team Rebound	06:28
	06:20	Harris Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	06:20 [MIA 13-13]
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	06:20 [MIA 14-13]
	06:02	Harris Layup Shot: Missed
	06:01	Lopez Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	06:00	Lopez Tip Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	05:59
Wade Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	05:56 [MIA 16-13]
	05:56	Hayes Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	05:56	Team Timeout : Regular
Wade Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)	05:56 [MIA 17-13]
	05:41	Lopez Jump Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:40
	05:24	Jianlian Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Beasley Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:24
Team Rebound	05:24
	05:24	Jianlian Substitution replaced by Humphries
	05:24	Hayes Substitution replaced by Douglas-Roberts
Beasley Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	05:24 [MIA 18-13]
	05:03	Lee Layup Shot: Missed
	05:02	Humphries Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	04:56	Lopez Driving Dunk Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:55
Wade 3pt Shot: Missed	04:46
	04:45	Humphries Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:39	Lee 3pt Shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:38
Team Timeout : Regular	04:34
Wade Substitution replaced by Cook	04:34
Richardson Jump Shot: Missed	04:20
	04:19	Lopez Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:07	Lopez Jump Shot: Missed
	04:06	Humphries Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	04:05	Humphries Tip Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:03
Alston Layup Shot: Missed	03:55
	03:53	Humphries Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	03:45	Lee Layup Shot: Missed
	03:44	Lopez Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	03:43 [NJN 15-18]	Lopez Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Beasley Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	03:23 [MIA 20-15]
	03:05 [NJN 17-20]	Harris Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Lopez (2 AST)
Anthony Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:05
Beasley Substitution replaced by Haslem	03:05
Alston Substitution replaced by Arroyo	03:05
Richardson Substitution replaced by Wright	03:05
	03:05 [NJN 18-20]	Harris Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)
	02:42	Humphries Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	02:42	Lopez Substitution replaced by Boone
Wright Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:42 [MIA 21-18]
Wright Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	02:42 [MIA 22-18]
	02:22	Lee Jump Shot: Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:21
Wright Driving Layup Shot: Missed	02:07
	02:06	Douglas-Roberts Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:50 [NJN 20-22]	Harris Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Haslem Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Douglas-Roberts (1 ST)	01:31
	01:28	Douglas-Roberts Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	01:28	Harris Substitution replaced by Dooling
Cook 3pt Shot: Missed	01:15
	01:14	Humphries Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
Cook Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:53.0
	00:53.0 [NJN 21-22]	Lee Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	00:53.0 [NJN 22-22]	Lee Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Cook 3pt Shot: Missed	00:37.9
	00:36.5	Douglas-Roberts Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:27.8	Humphries Jump Shot: Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:26.9
	00:06.9	Douglas-Roberts Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:06.9
Team Rebound	00:06.9
Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:06.9 [MIA 23-22]
	00:02.0	Dooling Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Cook 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.1
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Miami Heat (28-27)		New Jersey Nets (5-49)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	11:45
	11:44	Boone Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:25 [NJN 24-23]	Boone Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Douglas-Roberts (1 AST)
Beasley Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	11:14
	10:59 [NJN 26-23]	Douglas-Roberts Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Wright Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:59
	10:59 [NJN 27-23]	Douglas-Roberts Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Wright Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)	10:42
Cook Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	10:39
	10:39 [NJN 28-23]	Dooling Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:39 [NJN 29-23]	Dooling Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	10:33
Cook Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	10:25
	10:12	Douglas-Roberts Jump Shot: Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:11
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed	09:58
	09:57	Humphries Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	09:42	Williams Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Beasley Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	09:26 [MIA 25-29]
	09:05	Boone Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Wright (1 ST)
	09:04	Dooling Foul : Clear Path (1 PF)
	09:04	Boone Substitution replaced by Jianlian
Wright Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	09:04 [MIA 26-29]
Wright Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	09:04 [MIA 27-29]
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed	08:47
	08:46	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:38	Williams Layup Shot: Missed
	08:37	Humphries Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	08:36	Humphries Tip Shot: Missed
	08:35	Humphries Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	08:34 [NJN 31-27]	Humphries Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Arroyo Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Haslem (1 AST)	08:21 [MIA 29-31]
	08:07 [NJN 33-29]	Jianlian Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Dooling (1 AST)
	07:51	Humphries Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Beasley Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	07:51 [MIA 30-33]
Beasley Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	07:51 [MIA 31-33]
	07:33	Dooling 3pt Shot: Missed
Cook Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:31
Beasley Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Cook (1 AST)	07:25 [MIA 33-33]
	07:18	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:18	Douglas-Roberts Substitution replaced by Hayes
	07:18	Humphries Substitution replaced by Lopez
Haslem Substitution replaced by O'Neal	07:18
	07:05	Williams Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:04
Beasley Layup Shot: Missed	06:51
Wright Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:50
Wright Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:48 [MIA 35-33]
	06:40	Dooling 3pt Shot: Missed
Cook Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:39
Cook 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Arroyo (1 AST)	06:33 [MIA 38-33]
	06:14 [NJN 35-38]	Williams Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	05:45
	05:44	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:32 [NJN 37-38]	Jianlian Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Arroyo Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:13 [MIA 40-37]
	04:59	Hayes 3pt Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:57
	04:51	Dooling Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Wright Substitution replaced by Richardson	04:51
Arroyo Substitution replaced by Alston	04:51
	04:51	Williams Substitution replaced by Lee
	04:51	Dooling Substitution replaced by Harris
O'Neal Layup Shot: Missed Block: Lopez (1 BLK)	04:42
	04:41	Jianlian Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:26	Lee 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:24	Jianlian Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	04:20	Hayes 3pt Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:19
	04:06	Harris Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Beasley Substitution replaced by Haslem	04:06
O'Neal Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:57 [MIA 42-37]
	03:35 [NJN 39-42]	Lopez Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:35
	03:35 [NJN 40-42]	Lopez Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
	03:18	Lopez Foul : Personal (2 PF)
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:18
Team Rebound	03:18
Jianlian Violation:Lane	03:18
O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	03:18 [MIA 43-40]
Richardson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:06
	03:06	Jianlian Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:06	Team Rebound
	03:06 [NJN 41-43]	Jianlian Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Richardson Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Alston (3 AST)	02:55 [MIA 45-41]
	02:38	Harris Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (1 BLK)
Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:37
Alston Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Lee (1 ST)	02:22
	02:16 [NJN 43-45]	Lopez Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Harris (3 AST)
Cook Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Haslem (2 AST)	01:57 [MIA 47-43]
	01:39	Jianlian Jump Shot: Missed
	01:38	Lopez Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	01:32	Timeout : Official
	01:22	Lee 3pt Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	01:21
O'Neal Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Cook (2 AST)	01:05 [MIA 49-43]
	00:51.0 [NJN 45-49]	Harris Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:51.0
	00:51.0	Lopez Substitution replaced by Boone
	00:51.0	Harris Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:49.9
Cook Jump Shot: Missed	00:36.9
	00:35.8	Jianlian Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:29.9	Harris 3pt Shot: Missed
Cook Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:28.9
Haslem Running Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Alston (4 AST)	00:07.1 [MIA 51-45]
	00:02.6	Jianlian Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Miami Heat (28-27)		New Jersey Nets (5-49)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	11:41
	11:39	Hayes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:30 [NJN 47-51]	Lopez Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Harris (4 AST)
Beasley Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Alston (5 AST)	11:14 [MIA 53-47]
O'Neal Foul : Personal (3 PF)	10:58
	10:45 [NJN 49-53]	Lopez Jump Bank Shot: Made (15 PTS)
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	10:45
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Anthony	10:45
	10:45 [NJN 50-53]	Lopez Free Throw 1 of 1 (16 PTS)
Beasley Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)	10:30 [MIA 55-50]
Beasley Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:09
	10:09 [NJN 51-55]	Jianlian Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	10:09 [NJN 52-55]	Jianlian Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Richardson Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	09:48 [MIA 57-52]
	09:26 [NJN 54-57]	Hayes Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Harris (5 AST)
Cook 3pt Shot: Missed	09:09
	09:08	Hayes Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:52	Harris Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Alston (1 ST)
Beasley Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	08:49
Beasley Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	08:49
	08:38	Harris Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Beasley (2 ST)
Richardson Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	08:33
Richardson Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	08:32
	08:31	Jianlian Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Beasley Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)	08:23 [MIA 59-54]
	07:56	Lopez Jump Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	07:55
Alston Jump Shot: Missed	07:35
	07:34	Team Rebound
	07:19 [NJN 56-59]	Lopez Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Anthony Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:19
	07:19 [NJN 57-59]	Lopez Free Throw 1 of 1 (19 PTS)
Anthony Layup Shot: Missed Block: Lee (1 BLK)	06:56
Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:54
Beasley 3pt Shot: Missed	06:51
	06:49	Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Alston Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:47
	06:47 [NJN 58-59]	Harris Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	06:47 [NJN 59-59]	Harris Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
	06:34	Jianlian Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Cook Jump Shot: Missed	06:26
Richardson Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	06:25
Richardson Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS)	06:23 [MIA 61-59]
	06:06	Harris 3pt Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:05
Richardson Jump Shot: Missed	05:49
	05:47	Lopez Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	05:22	Lee Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	05:21
Alston Running Jump Shot: Missed	05:11
	05:10	Jianlian Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	05:06	Harris Layup Shot: Missed Block: Anthony (1 BLK)
	05:05	Team Rebound
	05:05	Team Timeout : Regular
Alston Substitution replaced by Arroyo	05:05
	04:54	Lopez Jump Shot: Missed
Cook Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	04:53
Cook 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Arroyo (2 AST)	04:41 [MIA 64-59]
	04:18	Jianlian Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Cook (1 ST)
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	04:09
	04:07	Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Arroyo Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:52
	03:52	Hayes Substitution replaced by Douglas-Roberts
	03:52	Jianlian Substitution replaced by Humphries
	03:52	Harris Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:52	Team Rebound
Richardson Substitution replaced by Wright	03:52
	03:52	Harris Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:50
Arroyo Layup Shot: Missed Block: Lopez (2 BLK)	03:39
	03:37	Harris Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:31	Douglas-Roberts Layup Shot: Missed Block: Beasley (1 BLK)
	03:29	Jump Ball Douglas-Roberts vs Beasley (Cook gains possession)
Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	03:29
Arroyo Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	03:10 [MIA 66-59]
	02:55	Humphries Layup Shot: Missed
	02:54	Lopez Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
	02:53	Lopez Tip Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	02:51
Arroyo Jump Shot: Missed	02:33
Anthony Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	02:31
Anthony Tip Shot: Missed	02:30
	02:28	Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:20	Harris Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:20
	02:20	Harris Substitution replaced by Dooling
	02:20	Lee Substitution replaced by Williams
Beasley Substitution replaced by Haslem	02:20
Cook Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Dooling (1 ST)	02:06
Arroyo Foul : Personal (2 PF)	02:05
	02:05 [NJN 60-66]	Dooling Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	02:05 [NJN 61-66]	Dooling Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
	01:45	Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Cook Free Throw 1 of 3 (9 PTS)	01:45 [MIA 67-61]
Cook Free Throw 2 of 3 (10 PTS)	01:45 [MIA 68-61]
Cook Free Throw 3 of 3 (11 PTS)	01:45 [MIA 69-61]
	01:29 [NJN 63-69]	Lopez Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Dooling (2 AST)
Arroyo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Williams (2 ST)	01:02
	00:59.3 [NJN 65-69]	Williams Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	00:45.1	Lopez Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Haslem Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:45.1 [MIA 70-65]
Haslem Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:45.1
Anthony Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	00:43.9
Cook 3pt Shot: Missed	00:21.9
	00:20.5	Humphries Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
Cook Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	00:00.9
	00:00.9 [NJN 66-70]	Lopez Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)
	00:00.9	Lopez Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:00.3
End of 3rd Quarter
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	11:48 [NJN 68-70]	Dooling Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Arroyo Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	11:48
	11:48 [NJN 69-70]	Dooling Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
Wright Jump Shot: Missed	11:28
	11:27	Humphries Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
	11:18	Humphries Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
O'Neal Driving Layup Shot: Missed	11:02
	11:01	Humphries Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)
	10:42	Humphries Jump Shot: Missed
	10:40	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	10:39	Williams Tip Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:38
Wright Layup Shot: Missed Block: Humphries (1 BLK)	10:24
	10:22	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	10:18 [NJN 71-70]	Lopez Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Richardson Layup Shot: Missed	09:54
	09:53	Lopez Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	09:39 [NJN 73-70]	Dooling Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:37
	09:37	Lopez Substitution replaced by Boone
Wright Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Boone (1 ST)	09:15
	08:51	Douglas-Roberts Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	08:50
Wright Jump Shot: Missed	08:34
Wright Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	08:33
Wright Tip Shot: Missed	08:32
	08:31	Humphries Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)
	08:21	Williams Running Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	08:20
Richardson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Humphries (1 ST)	08:06
	07:47	Boone Layup Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	07:46
Wright 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Arroyo (3 AST)	07:39 [MIA 73-73]
	07:18 [NJN 75-73]	Boone Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)
	06:52	Boone Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Wright Substitution replaced by Cook	06:52
Haslem Substitution replaced by Beasley	06:52
	06:52	Boone Substitution replaced by Lopez
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:52
Team Rebound	06:52
	06:52	Douglas-Roberts Substitution replaced by Harris
O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	06:52 [MIA 74-75]
	06:32	Dooling Jump Shot: Missed
	06:31	Lopez Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)
	06:26	Lopez Jump Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	06:25
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	06:14
	06:12	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Beasley Foul : Personal (3 PF)	06:09
	06:09	Williams Substitution replaced by Hayes
	06:09	Humphries Substitution replaced by Jianlian
Beasley Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	05:52
	05:52	Timeout : Official
	05:52 [NJN 76-74]	Lopez Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)
	05:52 [NJN 77-74]	Lopez Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	05:34
	05:32	Jianlian Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	05:13	Lopez Jump Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	05:11
Beasley Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Hayes (1 ST)	04:59
	04:56 [NJN 79-74]	Dooling Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Harris (6 AST)
Cook Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	04:56
	04:56 [NJN 80-74]	Dooling Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
	04:45	Hayes Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	04:45	Dooling Substitution replaced by Lee
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:45
Team Rebound	04:45
O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:45
	04:44	Jianlian Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	04:30	Lee 3pt Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	04:28
Arroyo Jump Shot: Missed	04:16
	04:15	Jianlian Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	04:02	Lee 3pt Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	04:01
	03:49	Jianlian Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Arroyo Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	03:49 [MIA 75-80]
Arroyo Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:49
	03:48	Lopez Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)
	03:32	Hayes Jump Shot: Missed
Cook Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:31
Cook Jump Shot: Missed	03:18
Richardson Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)	03:17
Beasley Driving Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Arroyo (4 AST)	02:59 [MIA 77-80]
	02:50	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:41	Jianlian Jump Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:5 Def:8)	02:40
Beasley Fade Away Bank shot: Made (23 PTS)	02:25 [MIA 79-80]
Arroyo Foul : Personal (4 PF)	02:12
	02:12	Jianlian Substitution replaced by Humphries
	02:12 [NJN 81-79]	Harris Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	02:12 [NJN 82-79]	Harris Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Arroyo (5 AST)	01:52 [MIA 82-82]
	01:28	Harris Jump Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (2 BLK)
Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)	01:27
	01:11	Lee Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:11
Team Rebound	01:11
O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	01:11 [MIA 83-82]
	01:11	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:59.9	Harris Jump Shot: Missed
	00:57.9	Lopez Rebound (Off:6 Def:4)
	00:56.2	Lopez Tip Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:10)	00:54.9
Arroyo Foul : Offensive (5 PF)	00:40.7
Arroyo Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	00:40.7
	00:27.9	Humphries Layup Shot: Missed Block: Beasley (2 BLK)
Richardson Rebound (Off:5 Def:9)	00:25.9
	00:23.0	Humphries Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Richardson Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	00:23.0 [MIA 84-82]
Richardson Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	00:23.0 [MIA 85-82]
	00:23.0	Team Timeout : Short
Richardson Substitution replaced by Alston	00:23.0
	00:23.0	Humphries Substitution replaced by Dooling
Beasley Substitution replaced by Haslem	00:23.0
	00:23.0	Team Timeout : Short
Arroyo Substitution replaced by Richardson	00:23.0
	00:18.9	Harris Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	00:17.5
	00:16.5	Harris Foul : Personal (3 PF)
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	00:16.5 [MIA 86-82]
O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:16.5 [MIA 87-82]
	00:10.2	Dooling 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:06.8	Dooling Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:06.0	Dooling 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:03.7	Harris Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:00.5	Haslem Violation:Defensive Goaltending
	00:00.5 [NJN 84-87]	Dooling Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
End of 4th Quarter

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