Utah Jazz 99
Miami Heat 98 Final
The Miami Heat came into SLC looking to extend their winning streak to 10 straight games. Even without Chris Bosh playing, and considering the Heat played the night before in Portland, you knew this was going to be a tough game for the Jazz. Talking to a lot of my friends before the game, I got a sense everyone was feeling the same. The Jazz were coming off an impressive game against the Houston Rockets and also receiving a day off, and playing at home, we were expecting a good effort from the Jazz.
This was a fun and entertaining game to watch. At the beginning, I thought the Jazz were going to be in for a long night considering Shane Battier hit his first 4 3-Pointers (missing only 1 the entire game), but the Jazz were able to hang in there and later were able to get out and push their lead up to 18 at one point. Then in the 3rd quarter LeBron went NUTS! I believe he finished the 3rd quarter scoring 15 points and then carried it over into the 4th where he scored 17 points. No matter what he does he will get criticized for passing the ball to Haslem at the en, but the guy is a FREAK and in this case, he SHOULD NOT have passed it because he hadn't missed. He could have thrown the ball backwards and it more than likely would have went in, but he probably would have been criticized if he were to shoot it and miss.
Its funny to get everyone's perspective on the game afterwards. There are so many different opinions about what the Jazz did well and what they didn't do so well and need to get better at. In my opinion, I loved watching the Jazz bench play and was wanting them to get back on the floor. They looked like the Jazz bench from a couple of months ago. While on the floor, the team showed hustle, energy, grit, and some emotions. Enes Kanter went after every rebound he was close to, and although he took some ugly shots, I'll live with it. He deserves it after how hard he worked to get the ball in the first place. Also, I'm really starting to like Alec Burks more and more after each game. I can't wait to see him next season when he gets bigger. I know CJ Miles had a great game against Houston, and was solid last night against the Heat, but watching Burks, he looks like he has a ton of confidence out there and he doesn't care who you are, and looks forward to the challenge.
Next challenge for the Jazz, take these 2 wins and play the same way on the road starting against Dallas.
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