Originally Posted by
Mo Matik
Originally Posted by Big J 33
I can blame Melo for last night. That game was there for the taking. If he's a supposed top ten player, superstar, whatever, you win that game.
The team has a lot of holes and issues that go beyond just Melo. He and Amare might not work together, the coaching issues between D'Antoni and now Woodson's shortcomings, injuries, lacking PGs, etc. But last night? That's the time for Melo to step up and he didn't.
We put all our chips on Melo as an offense, because that's currently all we have to work with. He put it all out there on the floor, but the Heat have the best defense in the league and made it really difficult for him.
I don't think the game was ever there for the taking, the Heat were in full control early in the 3rd and never really let go. Only reason the game was close in the first half is because we were playing with a ton of energy and Lebron was turning the ball over like a machine.
To give an indication of how strong Miami's D is: NY had a whopping total of 8 FG in the entire 2nd half; 3 in the 3rd quarter and 5 in the 4th.