The Miami Heat Revival
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If you hadn’t watched an NBA game since June of 2006 and you watched the Heat game on Friday night, you would’ve thought nothing had changed. The Heat, who won the 2005-06 NBA championship, had Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O’Neal dominating like they did on their championship run.
Wade had 31 points, five assists, three rebounds and two blocks in 41 minutes of action. Shaquille O’Neal had a season-high 26 points to go along with a season-high 14 rebounds. O’Neal also had three blocks, two steals and two assists as Miami rolled to a 98-91 victory over the Houston Rockets.
Last season, the Heat battled injuries and had chemistry issues. Ultimately, Miami got swept by the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the playoffs. The Heat lost all of their preseason game this year and then their first five regular season games. However, Wade returned from injury and O’Neal began to start playing better, which has produced a Heat squad that has won two out of their last three games.
Do the Heat, who stand at 3-9 on the season, have a chance to regain their championship glory this season? It’s a long shot but it’s not impossible. The most important thing that must happen is that Wade and O’Neal must remain healthy. Without those two players healthy and playing well, the Heat aren’t a very good team.
Another thing the Heat need to do is figure out a rotation that best maximizes the talent of the team’s role players. Miami has talented players such as the newly-acquired Ricky Davis, Udonis Haslem, Jason Williams, Alonzo Mourning and the rejuvenated Penny Hardaway. A couple of those players need to step up for the Heat and produce on a nightly basis.
It’s a difficult task for the Heat but with two of the best players in the league and a coach in Pat Riley who knows what it takes to win championships, don’t count Miami out just yet.
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Jan 29, 2008 at 6:26 pm
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