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Heat has it made with Wade
Miami's star guard sticks it to Sacramento, sparking a 26-10 run in the fourth quarter.
By Sam Amick -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:15 am PST Monday, January 23, 2006
MIAMI - He always gets up.
Not just the Dwyane Wade in the commercial, the Converse spot that features the Miami guard falling and rising over and over again in a testament to his nonstop motor.
The real one does it, too. In the Heat's 119-99 win Sunday night at the AmericanAirlines Arena, the ad was played out in real time for the Kings. Down by four points with 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter - surviving in a game that had all the early appearances of a Heat blowout - the Kings could only watch as Wade went to work.
He braved his way through the paint for a gritty layup over two purple jerseys. He launched above the rim to corral a missed Antoine Walker layup, then tipped it in with perfect touch. He took the ball away from Brad Miller in a floor fight, then grabbed two more rebounds before driving and finding Shaquille O'Neal for a rim-wrecker dunk - Wade falling toward the stands after his assist.
But he always gets up. And the Kings, once again, are down.
In the immediate, the Kings were less than content after being outscored 26-10 to finish the game, when Wade's energy was contagious and the Heat dove for every loose ball on the way to domination. The late crumble was reminiscent of the Orlando loss the night before, when the Kings scored just 28 points in the final 29 minutes of play.
Against Miami, they hit 6 of 23 shots in the fourth, finishing at a 43.2 percent clip from the field. For the larger picture - going 0 for 2 thus far on this six-game road trip and falling farther from the .500 mark they are pursuing - they're not feeling much better, even if there was offensive progress from the previous night's debacle in Orlando.
"That didn't take much," Miller said of bettering the 28 points scored in the last 29 minutes against the Magic. "(The Heat) were getting to the free-throw line a lot, getting penetration on us, getting easy shots."
Indeed they were, and in the presence of Joe and Gavin Maloof. The co-owners attended the Orlando game and said they plan to make as many as four stops on this trip.
"(Miami) overpowered us inside and they got us in the open court," coach Rick Adelman said. "We played alright offensively for a while, but as soon as we missed a shot they were out running. You can't give up the number of points in the paint we did and expect to win."
For the record, the Heat had 70 points in the paint, a number that had Miller shaking his head in disbelief afterward.
Miller wasn't around for much of it, playing only 24 minutes when early foul trouble forced him to gave way to Brian Skinner.
The Kings' backup pitched in an efficient nine points (season high) and nine rebounds in 23 minutes, but he was no match for the best backup big man in the league - Miami's Alonzo Mourning. After blocking seven shots in 34 minutes against the Kings in a Miami win on Dec. 2, Mourning had six blocks in 18 minutes this time.
In the first quarter that ended with the Kings down by 13 points, O'Neal scored 12 of his 27 points and Udonis Haslem 12 of his 16. The Kings gave up a season-high 37 points and allowed Miami to shoot 64 percent.
Miami scored on 14 of its first 17 possessions, with former King Jason Williams running the show en route to his 19-point and season-high 11-assist night.
In his third game since returning from a back injury, Peja Stojakovic had a team-high 19 points on 7-of-19 shooting.
Not far from his Dominican Republic roots, rookie Francisco García had 14 points, hitting 6 of 10 overall and 2 of 3 three-pointers.
"I was trying to do whatever I could to bring my team back," said García, who met with a group of longtime family friends from the Dominican afterward. "We were almost there, but they just made a nice run. They're at home and we're away, so we've just got to suck it up for these last four games."
About the writer: The Bee's Sam Amick can be reached at (916) 326-5582 or samick@sacbee.com.
Heat has it made with Wade
Miami's star guard sticks it to Sacramento, sparking a 26-10 run in the fourth quarter.
By Sam Amick -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:15 am PST Monday, January 23, 2006
MIAMI - He always gets up.
Not just the Dwyane Wade in the commercial, the Converse spot that features the Miami guard falling and rising over and over again in a testament to his nonstop motor.
The real one does it, too. In the Heat's 119-99 win Sunday night at the AmericanAirlines Arena, the ad was played out in real time for the Kings. Down by four points with 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter - surviving in a game that had all the early appearances of a Heat blowout - the Kings could only watch as Wade went to work.
He braved his way through the paint for a gritty layup over two purple jerseys. He launched above the rim to corral a missed Antoine Walker layup, then tipped it in with perfect touch. He took the ball away from Brad Miller in a floor fight, then grabbed two more rebounds before driving and finding Shaquille O'Neal for a rim-wrecker dunk - Wade falling toward the stands after his assist.
But he always gets up. And the Kings, once again, are down.
In the immediate, the Kings were less than content after being outscored 26-10 to finish the game, when Wade's energy was contagious and the Heat dove for every loose ball on the way to domination. The late crumble was reminiscent of the Orlando loss the night before, when the Kings scored just 28 points in the final 29 minutes of play.
Against Miami, they hit 6 of 23 shots in the fourth, finishing at a 43.2 percent clip from the field. For the larger picture - going 0 for 2 thus far on this six-game road trip and falling farther from the .500 mark they are pursuing - they're not feeling much better, even if there was offensive progress from the previous night's debacle in Orlando.
"That didn't take much," Miller said of bettering the 28 points scored in the last 29 minutes against the Magic. "(The Heat) were getting to the free-throw line a lot, getting penetration on us, getting easy shots."
Indeed they were, and in the presence of Joe and Gavin Maloof. The co-owners attended the Orlando game and said they plan to make as many as four stops on this trip.
"(Miami) overpowered us inside and they got us in the open court," coach Rick Adelman said. "We played alright offensively for a while, but as soon as we missed a shot they were out running. You can't give up the number of points in the paint we did and expect to win."
For the record, the Heat had 70 points in the paint, a number that had Miller shaking his head in disbelief afterward.
Miller wasn't around for much of it, playing only 24 minutes when early foul trouble forced him to gave way to Brian Skinner.
The Kings' backup pitched in an efficient nine points (season high) and nine rebounds in 23 minutes, but he was no match for the best backup big man in the league - Miami's Alonzo Mourning. After blocking seven shots in 34 minutes against the Kings in a Miami win on Dec. 2, Mourning had six blocks in 18 minutes this time.
In the first quarter that ended with the Kings down by 13 points, O'Neal scored 12 of his 27 points and Udonis Haslem 12 of his 16. The Kings gave up a season-high 37 points and allowed Miami to shoot 64 percent.
Miami scored on 14 of its first 17 possessions, with former King Jason Williams running the show en route to his 19-point and season-high 11-assist night.
In his third game since returning from a back injury, Peja Stojakovic had a team-high 19 points on 7-of-19 shooting.
Not far from his Dominican Republic roots, rookie Francisco García had 14 points, hitting 6 of 10 overall and 2 of 3 three-pointers.
"I was trying to do whatever I could to bring my team back," said García, who met with a group of longtime family friends from the Dominican afterward. "We were almost there, but they just made a nice run. They're at home and we're away, so we've just got to suck it up for these last four games."
About the writer: The Bee's Sam Amick can be reached at (916) 326-5582 or samick@sacbee.com.
