The Heat were doing awesome the last three games before OKC went and killed there winning streak. OKC have been on a roll and I think it has a lot to do with Russell Westbrook, who has been having an outstanding season. I have to admit though, he did not do it by himself because he had help from his center Enes Kantor, who had a career high of 27 points and 12 rebounds. I thought the Heat would of gave the Thunder a better game than that, but that is how the ball rolls. Overall, the Heat are still in the playoffs and that is all that matters to me.
The Heat are in the 7th seed right now and are looking to take the number 6th seed. The win over the Cleveland Cavaliers moved the Heat up, but if they would have won against OKC than they would have claimed the 6th seed. That of course did not happen and the Heat ended up getting killed by 18 points, which is a lot in NBA. The Heat are now trailing the Milwaukee Bucks by two games for the 6th seed and this might be hard for them to regain. We will have to see what it looks like in the end and who is the better team that is in the 6th seed.
My thoughts about the Heat this season are that the Heat could have played better. I believe in the Heat no matter what the score is. I know that the Heat have lost a few good players over the past couple of months and years, but this means that they have to play harder. I forgot to mention that the Heat had Ray Allen, but Ray Allen choice not to play this year. If Ray Allen were still in the mix then I think the Heat would have had a better record. Those of you who don't know who Ray Allen is, he is a three point king right now and him being back would have helped the Heat.
This game to me was very close and it could have gone either way in the beginning, but OKC held there end and outscored the Heat on rebounds. The key to each game is getting rebounds because you don't want the other team to get there own rebounds. I can't express how important it is to get rebounds and it sometimes determines who wins at the end. In this game the Heat had 40 rebounds and OKC had 52 rebounds. That right there says a lot about the game and who wanted to win more.
I'm not trying to be negative towards the Heat or anything like that. I know the Heat are giving all they got, but I believe they as a team need to give more. I love the Heat and one day I hope to fly to Miami just to watch a Miami Heat play and if they don't win then they don't win. The Heat are doing okay this season and this is like the final push going into the playoffs. The Heat need to step up just a bit more to get a better seed. Lets say the Heat get to the 6th seed and stay there, they will be facing the number 2 seed, which is the Cleveland Cavaliers. That game is going to be hard because LeBron James is going to be playing and other fresh guys who want to win a championship.
Miami will face Cleveland in the first round. It is going to be intense to my knowledge. LeBron went back home, and left Miami. LeBrons' goal is to bring a Championship to Cleveland his home town. His four years with Miami they made four straight finals appearances, and won half. LeBron was Finals MVP for those two years. I'am pretty sure it will get "Heat'd" up when Cleveland plays in Miami. I do not think Miami respects LeBrons' decision to go back home. Miami has brought some talented players over though. I do not think people would of liked all that talent on one team. I mean, people did not like it when Wade, Bosh, and James joined forces. LeBron was cocky during their first appearance saying not 1... not 2.. not 3... not 4.. not 5... not 6... He did not bring more than six Championships. It is going to be a well fought series between these two teams. Brother versus brother, and knowing that Wade said James is his favorite rival now.
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