He was Charlotte’s second-leading scorer, with three of his points coming from this bank shot from deep. Dwayne Wade scored 17 and Hassan Whiteside added 13 points and 18 rebounds for the Heat, who will try to rebound on the road in game four on Monday.
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Luol Deng was spectacular in the game, scoring 31 points and grabbing seven rebounds to lead the Heat. Then, in Saturday’s 96-80 victory over the Heat, Kaminsky logged over 34 minutes and went 5-of-12 from the field for 15 points and six rebounds. Dragic, in the two games in Charlotte, put up just 23 points and seven assists on 9-of-23 shooting. In the previous two games, the Heat scored 123 and 115 points, respectively. Along with Kemba Walker, he kept the Hornets in it and was an integral part of the run that gave them their lead.
Game 3 featured a Hornets roster that was missing Nicolas Batum, and some observers had written off the series because of his absence.
But in the third quarter Kaminsky got matched up on Wade in the low post and took over, nearly scoring at will.
The Heat, however, had a run of their own up their sleeves. “We’ve had some key guys in foul trouble”, Heat guard Joe Johnson, who did not commit a foul, told reporters. The Mavericks closed to 57-55 in the second quarter, but Oklahoma City closed the half strong to lead 68-61 at the break. They failed to protect the paint and made costly mistakes in Game 3 on Saturday.
“It’s just sore and I’m just resting it”, he said. I thought the playoffs were more physical. And I talked to him a little bit about before walkthrough this morning. Nobody said it was going to be easy.
Well, Michael seems unimpressed, even with the Charlotte lead at the point in which Lin hits the shot.
There will be plenty of ways the Heat can improve ahead of the biggest game of their season.
After dismal showings in two losses at Miami, the Hornets returned home, where they went 30-11 during the regular season and clearly fed off the home crowd.
Westbrook scored 13 points in the first quarter to help the Thunder take a 35-24 lead.
“We played a lot harder”. “Our energy and enthusiasm is one of the best”. The Miami Heat have won eight straight home games.
Hornets: Were 21 of 22 from the foul line led by Walker, who was 8 of 8. Aside from Walker, Batum is often Clifford’s most reliable player on both ends of the court. If the Heat are going to turn this around, they need to find a way into the lane for an entire game.
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“He brings a steadying influence, a leadership at all levels – even when he’s not on the floor”, Spoelstra said.
