Miami Heat: Can The Heat Handle The Celtics In A Seven Game Series?
By on February 14, 2011
2 reads
Jim Rogash/Getty Images
Miami Heat Lose To Boston Celtics For Third Time, Will They Have Better Luck In The Playoffs?
The Miami Heat haven't been the most dominant team of all time, like a lot of people expected when they signed LeBron James and Chris Bosh, but they have been one of the best teams in the NBA this season.
They are 39-15, just one-half game behind the Boston Celtics in the eastern conference. They have beaten all of the top teams in the NBA, with the notable exception of one: Boston.
Yesterday was the third time in three games that the Celtics have taken down the Heat. It was a good back and forth game, which saw the Celtics up by 13 after three quarters. The Heat held the Celtics to just 11 points in the fourth quarter and had a chance to tie the game late, but LeBron James missed a free throw and the Celtics held on to win 85-82.
If the Heat have aspirations of winning a championship this year they are going to have to defeat the Celtics to get there. They haven't looked good in the three games that they have lost to them. They are only averaging 90 points per game against them.
The Celtics were able to win this game with Paul Pierce scoring only 1 point on 0-10 shooting. Rajon Rondo led the way with a triple double, and Kevin Garnett added 19 points in the win.
The problem that the Heat run in to is that they are unable to match the depth that the Celtics have. They are able to hang in the game, but at the end the Celtics always win because they are much deeper.
That's not a problem that the Heat can fix going into the playoffs. They won't be able to add anymore talent to the roster, so they are forced to play with what they have. Granted, what they have has gotten them to the second best record in the east, but it's still not enough to take down Boston in a seven game series.
The Heat have to hope that there is some other team in the east that can stop Boston before those two teams meet in the playoffs. If the Celtics don't lose before then, James will find himself sent home once again by the team that ended his season one year ago.
Related Story: 10 Things The Heat Have To Figure Out In Order To Beat Boston
Most recent updates:
What is the duplicate article?
Why is this article offensive?
Where is this article plagiarized from?
Why is this article poorly edited?
0 Comments
Loading comments...
This comment and all replies have been deleted This comment has been deleted Undo delete