So, after that 21-point thrashing tonight, I'm sure you're all wondering, "What did Jason think about it?" Well, I'm happy to share my thoughts.
It seemed that it took about 2 minutes to realize how tight their defense was and ratchet up our precision to protect the ball. It took about 24 minutes to wear them down. It took another 9 minutes to put them away, and then 15 minutes of fun.
Chris Bosh had a hell of a game. It seemed that he had something to prove; and he proved it. But his team did not win. Perhaps LeBron and Dwayne would have found their rhythm if they had more touches and Bosh was not the only one scoring. He even looked a little smug in the post-game interview. As though he thought, "Yeah we lost, but no nobody's going to be blaming me," when in fact his stepping out may have hurt the Heat's established hierarchy.
Gotta love the Taj and Joakim. It's nice to see Noah being more offensive-minded. Before his injury this season, he thought of himself as a ball-handler and a scorer in addition to being a monster rebounder. But after he returned, he was regarded (and played) like a less-dimensional player. He has fun when he is scoring, and he plays better when he is involved on both ends of the court. Taj had great deense the whole game and some of the best highlight-reel slams of the year.
Deng was solid, but I think we need to rest him a little more. I don't want to wear him out. I think he plays too many minutes. Tonight he was given three minutes rest.
Rose had a great game, as usual. It was, however, unusual to see him have some shots blocked. I think he was surprised too. Bogans was alright on the defensive end. If his shots were sinking, this game would've blown open a lot earlier. Brewer played great, and CJ Watson hit some key shots as well. Korver may be too much of a defensive liability at this point. I'm sorry, but his shooting has not been great lately. 33% today, and that the best he has shot in a while.
We are seeing Asik develop into a very good player in a very short time. It's fun to watch him play. Boozer was very focused and effective. Of course we give great props to Coach Thibs and the whole team concept.
Can we talk about that no-call on the technical? Can we? We can? Cool.
In the first quarter, the heat had 6 guys on the floor. The refs blew the whistle and just asked them to return one player to the bench. THAT IS A TECHNICAL FOUL! WTF did they not call it? I would not say that the officiating was lopsided; but that was strange.
So how much confidence should this blow-out give us? I hope the answer is "not much". We won because we were hungry. They looked over-confident and we looked desperate. We need to stay desperate. Enjoy Oprah and lets kick some Heat butt on Wednesday. Go Bulls!
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