Everybody Loves Miami

     In it’s first game since that horrible season last year, Miami comes out and losses the game. Now, people might just say “oh boy here we go again”. But when in reality, this was a pretty good game. Miami scored 115 points (second most points scored by a HEAT team in it’s opening game). 

The game seemed out of reach when Miami was down by 23 in the 3rd quarter. But, this Miami HEAT team still did not quit and they came back and went up by three with a couple of minutes left in the 4th quarter. Miami lost by five, but it sure was better losing by five then by 20 or so. rookie head coach Erick Spoelstra after the game preached on defense. he said that the defense was nowhere near where it should be and that the offence was clicking at times. He went on to say that during practices the defense is better (well no duh, during practices things always go better…)

Speaking of rookies, the HEAT started 2 rookies in it’s opening night roster (the most by any HEAT team in 21 years). Rookie sensations Micheal Beasley and Mario Chalmers were in the starting lineup alongside Dwyane Wade, Shawn Marion, and Udonis Haslem. Beasley did not have a great game, he scored only nine points in 27 minutes. He was 4-14 from the field and had three turnovers. not a great start, but everyone in Miami knows he’ll come around. In the other hand, Mario Chalmers had a sensational NBA Debut scoring 17 points, 8 assists, and 7 rebounds with 1 turnover in 35 minutes of play. May people say that Chalmers was the steal of the draft, and I believe that they are right.

The rest of the team was good as well. Wade, Marion, and Haslem scored 26, 14, 23 points respectively. Wade, had 9 assists, 7 rebounds and 5 turnovers. Marion had 11 rebounds and had a double-double. Haslem had 10 rebounds and also had a double-double.

In all, with the first game of the season in the books, Miami can now focus on the thing they lack the most… Defense. not a bad way to start the season at all.

Notes: Dwyane Wade fouled out in the end of the 4th quarter, this is the 1st time he has fouled out in 2 years. Daequan Cook had 13 points and was 3-6 from downtown with all three of them coming back-to-back in the 4th quarter when Miami needed the most. Shaun Livingston played for the 1st time since his horible knee injury and scored 2 points in 4 minutes. The HEAT next play at the American Airlines Arena on October 31st at 7pm versus the Sacramento Kings