Like i said before whoever would win the bulls wizards series would get swept the next round, its funny all the wizards fans disappeared now i havent heard anybody talkin about it since the series started LMAO funniest part is even when the heat are without shaq the wizards still cant take advantage and get a win...the wizards fans had so much shit to talk after they beat the bulls (a team full of rookies at that), and they went mute as soon as da series wit miami started LOL
Get the brooms ready for a sweep over the weekend :thumb:
Heat Top Wizards 102-96 With Shaq on BenchWade Scores 31 Points as Heat Top Wizards 102-96 With Shaq on Bench Resting Sore Thigh
Miami Heat's Eddie Jones (6) goes for the loose ball as Washington Wizards' Gilbert Arenas, looks on in the background during the first quarter of game three in the second round of the NBA Playoffs, Thursday, May 12, 2005, in Washington. The Heat won 102-95 to go up three games to none.(AP Photo/Nick Wass)
By HOWARD FENDRICH
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON May 13, 2005 — Dwyane Wade was in dire need of a pep talk. Down on himself after two quarters in which he had six turnovers, missed seven of 12 shots and allowed his Miami Heat to fall behind the Washington Wizards, Wade was willing to listen to words of support from anyone during halftime. And they came from all corners, including Shaquille O'Neal, who was reduced to the role of Big Spectator in the playoffs for the first time in his career.
"Shaq told me to be the best player on the court, to be the player that I am," Wade said. "My teammates gave me the confidence to come out in the second half and take over the game."
Did he ever.
A second-year player blossoming into a superstar, Wade had 31 points, nine rebounds, six assists and two blocked shots to lift Miami past Washington 102-95 on Thursday night for a 3-0 series lead.
Others contributed for Miami, of course, most notably Alonzo Mourning. The 35-year-old who had a kidney transplant in 2003 filled in capably for O'Neal with 14 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks, while Eddie Jones and Damon Jones each scored 16.
But Wade truly led the way at both ends of the court. There was the 6-foot-4 guard outmaneuvering 7-foot Washington center Brendan Haywood for a rebound. There he was somehow staying inbounds to grab an offensive rebound and kick it out to Damon Jones for a 3-pointer. There he was tumbling onto his backside to draw Wizards forward Jared Jeffries' fifth foul.
Not surprisingly, all that effort left Wade exhausted.
"Dwyane looked like he was going to die at our last timeout," Heat coach Stan Van Gundy said. "I assured our team that we would take the day off tomorrow for the funeral if he did, then I sent him back out there to finish the game."
Wade didn't start it particularly well, committing five turnovers in the first quarter alone (he ended up with eight). Backed by a boisterous home crowd enjoying the city's first trip to the postseason's second round since 1982, Washington led 24-21 after one quarter and 51-49 after two.
Get the brooms ready for a sweep over the weekend :thumb:
Heat Top Wizards 102-96 With Shaq on BenchWade Scores 31 Points as Heat Top Wizards 102-96 With Shaq on Bench Resting Sore Thigh
Miami Heat's Eddie Jones (6) goes for the loose ball as Washington Wizards' Gilbert Arenas, looks on in the background during the first quarter of game three in the second round of the NBA Playoffs, Thursday, May 12, 2005, in Washington. The Heat won 102-95 to go up three games to none.(AP Photo/Nick Wass)
By HOWARD FENDRICH
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON May 13, 2005 — Dwyane Wade was in dire need of a pep talk. Down on himself after two quarters in which he had six turnovers, missed seven of 12 shots and allowed his Miami Heat to fall behind the Washington Wizards, Wade was willing to listen to words of support from anyone during halftime. And they came from all corners, including Shaquille O'Neal, who was reduced to the role of Big Spectator in the playoffs for the first time in his career.
"Shaq told me to be the best player on the court, to be the player that I am," Wade said. "My teammates gave me the confidence to come out in the second half and take over the game."
Did he ever.
A second-year player blossoming into a superstar, Wade had 31 points, nine rebounds, six assists and two blocked shots to lift Miami past Washington 102-95 on Thursday night for a 3-0 series lead.
Others contributed for Miami, of course, most notably Alonzo Mourning. The 35-year-old who had a kidney transplant in 2003 filled in capably for O'Neal with 14 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks, while Eddie Jones and Damon Jones each scored 16.
But Wade truly led the way at both ends of the court. There was the 6-foot-4 guard outmaneuvering 7-foot Washington center Brendan Haywood for a rebound. There he was somehow staying inbounds to grab an offensive rebound and kick it out to Damon Jones for a 3-pointer. There he was tumbling onto his backside to draw Wizards forward Jared Jeffries' fifth foul.
Not surprisingly, all that effort left Wade exhausted.
"Dwyane looked like he was going to die at our last timeout," Heat coach Stan Van Gundy said. "I assured our team that we would take the day off tomorrow for the funeral if he did, then I sent him back out there to finish the game."
Wade didn't start it particularly well, committing five turnovers in the first quarter alone (he ended up with eight). Backed by a boisterous home crowd enjoying the city's first trip to the postseason's second round since 1982, Washington led 24-21 after one quarter and 51-49 after two.
