Throughout last season, the Miami Heat built huge leads only to exhale and allow the opponents to come back and win the game. It happened when the Utah Jazz and Orlando Magic rallied from 20-pont leads to beat Miami. Even after the Heat had a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter of the 2011 NBA Finals Game 2, the team relaxed and let the Dallas Mavericks get back in the game and win it.
Playing out much like a repeat of those games, the Heat opened up a 23-point lead over the Orlando Magic early only to see it evaporate in the second half. Erik Spoelstra played his starters during the third quarter, but let the reserves try to win the game in the fourth. Orlando’s benchers helped secure a 104-100 win.
Spoelstra can take positives and negatives from this game. To start off the game, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade went to their post games and delivered, helping the Heat score the first 12 points of the game. Miami additionally ran to contest jump shots, and the Magic missed their first...
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Erik Spoelstra,
LeBron James,
Dwyane Wade,
Dwight Howard,
Glen Davis,
Quentin Richardson,
Chris Bosh,
Mickell Gladness,
Dexter Pittman,
Eddy Curry,
Joel Anthony,
Terrel Harris,
Derrick Byars,
Norris Cole
TEAMS: Miami Heat, Utah Jazz, Orlando Magic, Dallas Mavericks
TEAMS: Miami Heat, Utah Jazz, Orlando Magic, Dallas Mavericks
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