I was at the game, and we were all quiet from the moment Wade hit the floor to the moment he stepped back in. What a scare.
Miami played ****ing DEFENSE! First time all year they played Championship caliber defense for FOUR QUARTERS....Chicago could not buy a shot, cause they couldn't get an open high percentage look. Gotta love Wade bringing Miami back offensively on a LIMP, but in all seriousness:
James Posey = HERO
Don't gimme stats either, cause I'm simply not looking at them for this game. Posey missed a lot of shots early on, but hit two HUGE three's in the 4th and was a defensive MONSTER.....two consecutive possessions down in the fourth, Toine & Payton missed three's, and Posey outjumped 2 big men to tip the ball back out to the perimeter for big offensive rebounds that led to buckets for Miami. I am not an Antoine Walker fan, but ignore his shooting percentage tonight as well. When Wade went out with the injury, he is the only reason (along with key defensive stops) offensively that Miami stayed in the game. I don't care about his final numbers, he was 3/4 shooting in the time when Wade was in the locker rooms getting AZZ SHOTS - NEEDLES IN HIS BOOTY (no ****, but the pain was that bad). Great game tonight by Posey. Great team basketball tonight (first time all year, including the 82 regular season games & the previous 2 we won in this series). Great defense.
Game 6 is another must win to me, because we MUST get Wade enough rest as possible and I hate 7 game series. I am telling you, DEFENSE THE KEY - damn what happens on offensive, let the offense come to you. Play great team defense and I guarantee victory against this Chicago Bulls team. Whether or not Toine is playing good or bad, it is important that he's on the floor for 35-40 minutes in THIS series, because Chicago is a very athletic team and I do not like Haslem matched up with Nocioni. Our best line-up is Williams/Payton, Wade, Posey, Walker, & Shaq/Zo - but sometimes subtract Posey and keep both Williams & Payton on the floor. Close it out Miami, close it out. Do not open the door for that team.....