Wow, wow, wow. The Miami "Heats" are in the Eastern Conference semi-finals against top-seeded Milwaukee, who have Defensive Player of the Year, holding MVP and fave for this year's MVP, Giannis Antekokounmpo. The two teams played their first game of the series tonight in the Bubble in Mouseville. And the "Male Deer" looked like they were going to springbok away from Miam-uh in the 1Q. They led 40-29. That was as good as it got for 'Wauk, though, and that was plenty good! But the "Heat"! The "Heat" fired up in the 2Q and trailed by only three at HT. They kept right on firing up. Miami handily won every quarter after the first: the second by eight, the third by nine, the fourth by five--86-64 in total, to fairly route the Eastern favorites 115-104.
No doubt who the MVP of this game was. Jimmy Butler went off for 40 on 13/20 shooting from the field and 12/13 from the line. The two old goats, Jimmy and the Dragon, slayed Bambi. Goran had 27 (9/15, 7/7). They were It for the "Heat" on the scoreboard.
Bam had 17 boards and a team-high six assists. G-Man was fairly quite if being one assist shy of a 3W can be quiet. Khris Middleton and Brooks Lopez nearly shot the "Heat" out of the Bubble in the first quarter. KM finished with 28 and Lopez had 24 but they didn't make 'em when they counted.
Tremendous win by Miami tonight, just tremendous. To climb out of that first quarter hole--to come roaring out of that hole and win in a walk over 'Wauk shows tremendous character.
No doubt who the MVP of this game was. Jimmy Butler went off for 40 on 13/20 shooting from the field and 12/13 from the line. The two old goats, Jimmy and the Dragon, slayed Bambi. Goran had 27 (9/15, 7/7). They were It for the "Heat" on the scoreboard.
Bam had 17 boards and a team-high six assists. G-Man was fairly quite if being one assist shy of a 3W can be quiet. Khris Middleton and Brooks Lopez nearly shot the "Heat" out of the Bubble in the first quarter. KM finished with 28 and Lopez had 24 but they didn't make 'em when they counted.
Tremendous win by Miami tonight, just tremendous. To climb out of that first quarter hole--to come roaring out of that hole and win in a walk over 'Wauk shows tremendous character.
