Hawks flying high in game four

There was no Moon in Miami Monday night, and word lately is there will be no Moon for the remainder of the playoffs. The Heat started of Monday night terribly. Dwyane Wade couldn't find his stroke, and the Heat were trailing big time early in the game. The Heat had no bench the entire night, so it was all up to the starters. The Heat trailed 24-17 at the end of the first. Miami continued to get blown out in the beginning of the second quarter, when Dwyane Wade and James Jones starting feeling it. Dwyane Wade hit a couple shots and then James Jones hit two four-point plays back-to-back. Both fouls were comitted by Mike Bibby and the Heat were only down four points. Low scoring for both teams continued in the second half, and the Heat never made a real comeback as Atlanta went on to win 81-71. Dwyane Wade led all scorers with 22 points, seven assists, and six rebounds. He also shot 9-26 from the field. Zaza Pachulia led the Hawks with 12 points, 18 rebounds, and two steals off the bench for Atlanta. Miami's bench scored two points coming from rookie Michael Beasley.

The Heat now head off to Atlanta for game five. Jamario Moon is doubtful for the rest of the playoffs and I know he will be bummed about that. The Heat will really need to pick up their rebounding as Moon was their top rebounder in game two. He also brings a lot of energy to the team. Michael Beasley will have to be one of those guys. The Heat don't want to come back to Miami needing to win. Game five will by far be the best game in the series.