11/23/2010
via MiamiHerald.com
``We need to work to fix this,'' Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. ``I told them, `I'm not going to feel sorry for them [or] myself.' We need to dig ourselves back. This game was a surprise to me. Tonight was nothing that I recognized.''
Some help could be on the way Tuesday -- center Erick Dampier is expected to sign if he passes a physical, barring a surprising change of heart by the Heat. That could help a team that ranks 19th in the NBA in rebounding and was beaten on the glass 48-39 on Monday.
``We knew it wasn't going to be an easy road,'' Chris Bosh said.
The Heat unquestionably missed injured Udonis Haslem's toughness, energy and rebounding on Monday. But this went well beyond that.
There was a horrendous shooting night from Dwyane Wade, who finished 1 of 13 from the field and produced more turnovers (five) than points (three). Wade insisted the sprained wrist on his shooting hand ``had no bearing on my performance. I've played with worse.''
There were too many turnovers (22) -- six more than the previous season high.
There was horrific 4-for-20 shooting from three-point range.
There was poor defense during a 35-19 Pacers second- quarter blitz. When Tyler Hansbrough posted up Bosh for an easy hook shot, boos cascaded from the stands. Hansbrough dunked on a feed from Danny Granger less than a minute later, and the lead swelled to 17.
The Heat's guards couldn't contain the quickness of T.J. Ford (13 points). And Brandon Rush (20 points) badly outplayed Wade.
Read more: HERE
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``We need to work to fix this,'' Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. ``I told them, `I'm not going to feel sorry for them [or] myself.' We need to dig ourselves back. This game was a surprise to me. Tonight was nothing that I recognized.''
Some help could be on the way Tuesday -- center Erick Dampier is expected to sign if he passes a physical, barring a surprising change of heart by the Heat. That could help a team that ranks 19th in the NBA in rebounding and was beaten on the glass 48-39 on Monday.
``We knew it wasn't going to be an easy road,'' Chris Bosh said.
The Heat unquestionably missed injured Udonis Haslem's toughness, energy and rebounding on Monday. But this went well beyond that.
There was a horrendous shooting night from Dwyane Wade, who finished 1 of 13 from the field and produced more turnovers (five) than points (three). Wade insisted the sprained wrist on his shooting hand ``had no bearing on my performance. I've played with worse.''
There were too many turnovers (22) -- six more than the previous season high.
There was horrific 4-for-20 shooting from three-point range.
There was poor defense during a 35-19 Pacers second- quarter blitz. When Tyler Hansbrough posted up Bosh for an easy hook shot, boos cascaded from the stands. Hansbrough dunked on a feed from Danny Granger less than a minute later, and the lead swelled to 17.
The Heat's guards couldn't contain the quickness of T.J. Ford (13 points). And Brandon Rush (20 points) badly outplayed Wade.
Read more: HERE
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