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Until Dwyane Wade can find his rhythm against the better teams,Chicago White Sox hat, the Heat remain just a contender.The Boston Celtics made it three straight over the Miami Heat with an 85-82 win at home Sunday. The Heat now are winless this season against Boston and hold an 0-3 mark against the defending Eastern Conference champs. wholesale NBA jerseys The final game in the season series is set for Apr. 10 and it may be a situation where the game is not a factor in the final playoff seeding, so a win by Miami may ring hollow.While LeBron James and Chris Bosh have good offensive numbers, Dwayne Wade has to play better against the Celtics. He is averaging 12.3 points per game on 26.7 per cent shooting from the floor including 20 per cent from beyond the arc and only 64.7 per cent from the free throw line. To make matters worse, Wade has averaged six turnovers in each of the three contests.
Defensively, Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo continues to give Miami troubles. He has not shot the ball well against the Heat but has directed the offence superbly, handing out 43 assists with only seven turnovers in Boston’s three victories. Rondo presents a constant problem for all defences around the NBA: Do you play off him and give him space and try to entice him to take his inconsistent mid-range jump shot; or do you pressure him and risk him driving past you for lay ups or easy shots when the defence is forced to rotate and help? There is no easy answer; Rondo is a crafty player and understands his limitations. When you play off him and give him room, you forego one of your three basic elements of defence in any sport where a ball or implement has to go into a goal, NBA jerseys and that is pressure on the ball. It allows Rondo more time as a passer to make his decisions and that proves costly as he is disciplined and does not take bad shots just because he is seemingly wide open. From this chair, you have to keep pressure on the ball and try to make Rondo a scorer. You may not win that way as that has been what people have tried to do with former NVP Steve Nash who is a better shooter. But it is the NBA where the phrase “pick your poison” is present on a regular basis when defensive game plans are discussed. There is however some concern for the Celtics as it was announced that Paul Pierce, who scored only one point in the victory will have an MRI on a sore left foot. Boston was not a full strength Sunday, but Pierce, who has played in all 53 Celtics games this season, worked hard when he was on the floor.
Griffin aftermath
It was what everyone went to see in Toronto, a rookie having a great game. But it wasn’t the rookie that people expected to see that produced the stellar performance as Ed Davis had a career high 14 rebounds while adding 13 points in the Toronto Raptors win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Yes, Blake Griffin gave the crowd a few highlight dunks, but after Amir Johnson went to the bench with foul trouble, Ed Davis came into the game and although it’s always a team effort, the rookie did his best to neutralize Griffin. All said; it was a very quiet 21 points and 15 rebounds for Griffin. It was interesting to hear the normally outwardly reserved Davis comment on playing Griffin, saying he took it personally. The good thing about Davis, who is playing well considering he missed training camp after knee surgery, is his ability to play on the inside. He is a willing rebounder, a good help defender and that’s a recipe for a complete player. A young player can work on his offence but if he is unwilling to try and perfect the other parts of the game, he will forever be one dimensional. Davis is at a good starting point at this juncture of his young career.
Can’t teach maturity
Maturity was a word mentioned prominently when the Sacramento Kings drafted DeMarcus Cousins fifth overall in last summer’s draft. It seems Cousins was upset that he didn’t receive the ball for a potential game tying shot in an eventual two point loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. A look at the video shows Cousins was not nearly as wide open as he thought. But in spite of that, Cousins let the man passing the ball inbounds, Donte Green, know about it and after — and it got ugly. cheap NBA jerseys The Kings decided to leave the rookie at home when they traveled to the next game in Phoenix. Cousins, who is only 20 years old, needs to mature and hopefully in time, he will become more in control of his emotions. During the interim however, he has to try and keep his affairs out of the public eye.
The Wiz
Break up the Washington Wizards! It has taken until the middle of February, but Washington finally won a game on the road (the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday).