(that title's from a Nissan ad)
For those who said I was writing euphoric rhetoric by saying that the Heat still had plenty of room to improve: there you go. I think I've seen enough of this team to know when they are playing poorly and when they are flat out getting beat. And in Games 2 and 3, they were playing poorly, so I figured they would be able to improve by avoiding unforced turnovers and hitting free throws and running their offense better.
Now, that's not to say the Mavericks didn't contribute to Thursday's result, because they were out of character somewhat, and I expect that to change. I think Sunday's game will be the most competitive, from start to finish, of any in the series so far.
I'm going to lay off Jack Nies a little bit, because I think Dick Bavetta had an even worse game Thursday. My goodness, he was just flat-out wrong on a handful of calls, and he made a call on Gary Payton while looking through about four players who were between him and the play. He also missed some calls for the Mavs that were happening right in front of him.
I think Dirk will bounce back for Game 5, not only because he'll make more shots, but he's going to get a lot more calls, too.
Looks like Dwyane's knee's OK, huh? That will only strengthen the idea that Dwyane fakes it a little bit when he gets hurt. I think it's ridiculous to consider that anyone would do that, but whatever.
Looks like Shaq is past the fact that he won't be scoring much in this series and in full "just win" mode. He was great in Game 4, and if the Mavs continue their defensive strategy against him, it'll only get easier for him to dissect.
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