Things are coming together for Miami at just the right time. After clinching the #2 seed for the playoffs on Friday night, we can expect to see Riley give his stars some rest but Shaq and Wade are by no means the only difference makers on this team right now.
In Tuesday?s game against Toronto, Antoine Walker scored a season high 32 points and then on Friday against Philly, Udonis Haslem had a hell of a game in scoring a career high 24 points, grabbing 14 rebounds and five steals which was another career best. In that game, Gary Payton was 5 for 6 from the field to mark just the third time he's shot 50 percent or better in his last 23 games.
For a change, Shaq is healthy going into the playoffs and is dominating with six double-doubles in his last 10 games, including his triple-double against Toronto on Wednesday. Wade has been playing in true ?Flash? form and returned to play after a bout of the flu to add 25 points on Friday in keeping with his average of 28.7 points per game for the season.
James Posey and Jason Williams are both ready to return to the lineup and Alonzo Mourning is not far behind. The Heat have had their top eight players available at the same time in only 27 games this season and never for more than seven consecutive games. When the top of the roster has all been healthy, Miami is 21-6 in those games. Don?t look now but they should all be playing in the post season.
In Tuesday?s game against Toronto, Antoine Walker scored a season high 32 points and then on Friday against Philly, Udonis Haslem had a hell of a game in scoring a career high 24 points, grabbing 14 rebounds and five steals which was another career best. In that game, Gary Payton was 5 for 6 from the field to mark just the third time he's shot 50 percent or better in his last 23 games.
For a change, Shaq is healthy going into the playoffs and is dominating with six double-doubles in his last 10 games, including his triple-double against Toronto on Wednesday. Wade has been playing in true ?Flash? form and returned to play after a bout of the flu to add 25 points on Friday in keeping with his average of 28.7 points per game for the season.
James Posey and Jason Williams are both ready to return to the lineup and Alonzo Mourning is not far behind. The Heat have had their top eight players available at the same time in only 27 games this season and never for more than seven consecutive games. When the top of the roster has all been healthy, Miami is 21-6 in those games. Don?t look now but they should all be playing in the post season.
