MILWAUKEE Greg Monroe scored 18 points and Milwaukee forced 24 turnovers that led to 35 points in handing Denver its seventh consecutive loss.
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Draymond Green had 14 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in his third career triple-double, two this season.
Monday night, NY had one of their worst half of basketball in this young season; allowing Miami to go on a 29-4 run in the first half.
Meanwhile, the Heat had five players score in double figures in the win. “They came up with every loose ball and every offensive rebound they got, they scored on or so it seemed”.
Despite the Heat’s promising start, Wade hasn’t exactly been stellar in the season’s early going.
Goran Dragic went just 1-of-4 from the foul line and missed all three of his attempts from downtown. Over their last 10 games, they have had success covering the spread (7-3). Golden State had a 75-57 lead at the break after matching its highest-scoring half in a so-far ideal season.
Boston reportedly offered four first-round picks to the Charlotte Hornets to take Winslow at No. 9, but the Hornets declined, and Winslow fell to the Heat at No. 10. Those clubs began play Friday with a combined 8-38 record. In a matchup of the NBA’s top two rebounding teams, the No. 2 Thunder outrebounded the No. 1 Pistons 58-38. New York, meanwhile, suddenly decided they could only pass the ball to Kevin Seraphin.
NY is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games at home.
Looking at the C’s with a larger view, he said, “We play tough games, then we lose to teams that we’re definitely supposed to beat”.
And Green, who missed six games this season after he needed hospitalization following an incident at his apartment and was later suspended by the team, showed he’s not just about scoring. Parker’s try was partially blocked by Derrick Rose, who finished with 11 points and six assists. Green started for the first time this season in that one but Spoelstra said before the game he hadn’t decided if Green would get the nod again Friday in part because he was concerned about defending Anthony. The Heat rank second for their defensive rating of 96.0. Forward Jae Crowder had four steals, and Bradley and guard Evan Turner had three each. It definitely helps my confidence and, not only that, it helps me be able to make the right play. Miami is an even 3-3 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
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The Knicks lost at Miami and Orlando by an average of 13 points after starting the trip with impressive wins against Oklahoma City and Houston. NY is ranked 24th, while Miami is ranked 25th. A quiet game from Hassan Whiteside, whose in-the-paint defense was exploited by Boston’s stretch-the-floor bigs. The New York Knicks average 5.6 blocks per game (ranked 12th). Defensively, the Heat yield 91.7 points against the opposing teams.
