Showing posts with label miami heat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label miami heat. Show all posts
Jeremy Lin Visits the Three Kings Tonight
The New York Knicks vs. the Miami Heat used to be one of the fiercest rivalries in the NBA. In the mid-to-late 1990s, it seemed like these two teams always met in the postseason, and it was always a fierce, bruising battle. Of course, neither team to broke through to win a title, playing second fiddle to Michael Jordan and the Bulls like the rest of the league. But the rivalry has been a bit renewed these days for a few reasons, and when the Knicks visit Miami and take the Heat on Thursday night, it will be a very intriguing and anticipated game.
The Knicks were going to have a revival this year. It would be the first full year with Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudamire playing together, and those two superstars would carry the squad and make them into a legitimate force in the Eastern Conference. Things didn’t go quite as planned though, and the team struggled badly out of the gates, and then before long Anthony was missing games with injuries, Stoudamire was out of the lineup for personal reasons, and new acquisitions like Baron Davis still hadn’t suited up.
The Heat, of course, were the stars of last season, and the villains. The super team comprised of LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh was supposed to be unstoppable, and begin winning the six or seven championships they all promised. Of course, they lost in the NBA Finals, and now this season have been on a mission. They do indeed look like the team to beat now, as they have been playing fantastic ball and getting big contributions from all three of the big three.
The Heat have been the hottest team in the league, even hotter than the Knicks. Another advantage in their favor is that they will be playing at home here. Last, and not least, the Knicks have lost two of their last three games as they have been struggling to work Anthony, Stoudamire, Davis and J.R. Smith into the fold with Lin and the lineup that had been winning them so many games.
It all adds up to a strong home showing for the Heat, and another victory for the game. If these two meet again in the postseason, the rivalry will truly be renewed, and the Knicks will have had enough time to figure things out and be a real threat. Now though, Miami won’t have a problem at home against New York
The Knicks were going to have a revival this year. It would be the first full year with Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudamire playing together, and those two superstars would carry the squad and make them into a legitimate force in the Eastern Conference. Things didn’t go quite as planned though, and the team struggled badly out of the gates, and then before long Anthony was missing games with injuries, Stoudamire was out of the lineup for personal reasons, and new acquisitions like Baron Davis still hadn’t suited up.
The Heat, of course, were the stars of last season, and the villains. The super team comprised of LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh was supposed to be unstoppable, and begin winning the six or seven championships they all promised. Of course, they lost in the NBA Finals, and now this season have been on a mission. They do indeed look like the team to beat now, as they have been playing fantastic ball and getting big contributions from all three of the big three.
The Heat have been the hottest team in the league, even hotter than the Knicks. Another advantage in their favor is that they will be playing at home here. Last, and not least, the Knicks have lost two of their last three games as they have been struggling to work Anthony, Stoudamire, Davis and J.R. Smith into the fold with Lin and the lineup that had been winning them so many games.
It all adds up to a strong home showing for the Heat, and another victory for the game. If these two meet again in the postseason, the rivalry will truly be renewed, and the Knicks will have had enough time to figure things out and be a real threat. Now though, Miami won’t have a problem at home against New York
Heat vs Magic
The Heat have a 4-games lead over the Magics, and when James, Wade and Bosh are on the floor and in good health, you can make a decent argument that they are the best in the game.
Trends:
MIA are 8-17 ATS in their last 25 Thursday games.
ORL are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 Thursday games.
MIA are 5-13-1 ATS in the last 19 meetings.
While the Big Three is getting all the attention, the return from injury of Mike Miller gives the Heat another solid rotation player which it more difficult to deal with James and Wade on the wing. Miller had 32 point and 10 rebounds in a recent win over Toronto.
Three losses in the last five games have raised eyebrows about the Magic. Orlando's ball pressure has to get better. And they need one more big to be taken seriously in any playoff discussion.
Trends:
MIA are 8-17 ATS in their last 25 Thursday games.
ORL are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 Thursday games.
MIA are 5-13-1 ATS in the last 19 meetings.
While the Big Three is getting all the attention, the return from injury of Mike Miller gives the Heat another solid rotation player which it more difficult to deal with James and Wade on the wing. Miller had 32 point and 10 rebounds in a recent win over Toronto.
Three losses in the last five games have raised eyebrows about the Magic. Orlando's ball pressure has to get better. And they need one more big to be taken seriously in any playoff discussion.
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