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HEAT 118, PACERS 83: LeBron and Wade head to Atlanta in pain

Well, looks like it's time for Chris Bosh to carry the team.

Dwyane Wade and LeBron James are both questionable for Wednesday's game against the Hawks, which could leave Bosh the only healthy member of the Big 3 to face the team that handed the Heat its only loss of the season.

Wade missed Wednesday's game against the Pacers due to pain in his left foot and remains day-to-day. LeBron picked up the slack for Wade on Wednesday but then sprained his ankle in the third quarter leaving his status for Thursday in doubt.

Thoughts from Heat 118, Pacers 83:

--Seriously? The Pacers have six players on the all-star ballot? What the?

--Joel Anthony (along with Wade, James and Bosh, of course) was selected to the all-star ballot. What the?

--The Heat held the Pacers to one field goal in the second quarter, setting a franchise record for field goals by an opponent in a quarter. The Pacers shot 6.7 percent, which is also a new Heat record.

--Who says James Jones can't be a starter? Looked pretty good to me. He was 4 of 5 from three-point range in the first half.

--Mario Chalmers and Norris Cole are really pushing each other to perform at their best. Chalmers had another great game (14 points, 3 assists, 6 rebounds, 1 steal in 30 minutes) and Cole chipped in 10 points and five assists (mostly in garbage time).

--Cole had six turnovers. Needs to clean that up.

--Danny Granger was 2 of 13 from the field and 1 of 7 from three-point range. What an awful game. I remember him playing much better against the Heat last season.

--Udonis Haslem continues to quietly play like a beast inside. He had 10 rebounds off the bench and is averaging 10 rebounds per game (a team high).

--Dwyane Wade wore a nice suit on the bench.

--James Jones had a trucker hat on before the game. This is a picture of that trucker hat:

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-joe

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