6 Thoughts
1) Two games at home, two blowout wins. Things could be better; but, they could be worse.
2) Sixers looked brutal. Elton Brand seemed particularly leaden-footed, a 4-10 night for 12 points. Even when he got two feet in the paint against a freakishly small frontcourt, he struggled to finish - lacked explosion off the floor.
3) Rookies again did their thing: Beasley with a 17 and 9 night, Chalmers with a Heat record 9 steals - he is long-armed, has quick hands, and a knack for anticipating passes.
4) But the game was dominated athletically by Dwyane Wade on a vintage Wade night. 29 points on only 15 shots, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals, and 3 blocks. He never let the Sixers compete in the game.
5) Wade's comment to J.J. after the game: "We're so small that no one gives us a chance to win games. But what we saw last night was that if Barack Obama can become President, then we can win games, because anything is possible." I hate to think that all the stars that have to align correctly for an Obama to become President - including the collapse of our economy - will have to continue to align for the Heat to be successful. Still, during a week of hope and change, the Heat's own William Ayers - shadowy Mark Blount - surfaced for a 9 point, 5 rebound night in 18 minutes. I guess anything really is possible.
6) One week after being dissed by the Plumber as "not that much much of an upgrade from Bobby Simmons," exiled Net Richard Jefferson dropped a 32 point, 9 assist night in a win over Washington. That is about three weeks worth of Bobby Simmons production.
