Pick Your Poison, James Turns On the HEAT in Game 2

Dave Pruitt, Sports Emerge
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It has been a exciting, shocking and historical past couple of days.  Down with Osama "Been Hiding" Bin Laden, great VICTORY for the USA.  The Miami Heat had a great victory over an ailing Boston Celtics "Big 4" down in South Beach last night.  First Paul Pierce suffered an ankle injury early in the game and Ray Allen then Rondo followed with a bruised chest & "bum" back.  Kevin Garnett was injured in the personal foul department finishing the game with 5 fouls.  This has now become a pick your poison between Dwyane Wade & LeBron James for Boston.  In game 3 it begs to question whether or not if it'll be Chris Bosh's turn to score 30 plus points.  With an unsung heroe in Joel Anthony 6 pts. 4-4 from the free throw line and 3 blocks.

Dwyane Wade owned the 1st half and shook up Kevin Garnett then Ray Allen.  As much as I respect & admire the Boston Celtic guys; they are looking quite lost against this younger more agressive & athletic Miami Heat team.  Dwyane Wade playing lights out in these first two games with a 38 point game in the 1st followed up by 28 points last night.  It seemed like Erik Spoelstra took his team in the locker room at half time & said "Ok Wade, great 1st half but your done.  LeBron you take the 2nd half."  Who does Boston focus on if & when LeBron & Wade are scoring at such high volume with Chris Bosh silently putting up 17 points.  Both teams were nearly equal in turnovers, Boston with 11 and Miami with 10 but the Heat changed the turnovers into fast break points whereas the Celtics did not.  LeBron James lit up the 2nd half and reminded everybody what he was capable of doing, ending the game with 35 points with 24 of them coming in the 2nd half, playing 44 minutes of the game.  "Big 3" of Miami had 80 points & 26 rebounds of Miami's total 102 points and 44 rebounds, they are unstoppable at that rate.  But can they keep it up & stay as motivated as they seem to be?

The Boston Celtics head home not able to steal a game in Heat city & now are looking to defend their home court.  These home games are a must win for Doc River's guys.  The Celtics are losing their young veteran point guards attention as he steadily is losing his confidence.  Rajon Rondo is showing frustration with how teams have been playing him by BEGGING HIM to SHOOT!!!  Rondo has to go live in the gym.  Give him a sleeping bag, ramen noodles, a bowl and a microwave.  Then tell him to eat, sleep, use the restroom & shoot 15 ft. jump shots between playoff games.  He's losing his confidence & at the same time losing his teammates.  Body language says it all when Rondo is pulling away from the supporting grasp of Paul Pierce & Kevin Garnett.  Shying away from the team huddle as if he didn't want to hear some constructive criticism.  They are still lacking the team chemistry they once had with Kendrick Perkins as a teammate.  In order to get back in this series they got to get Rajon Rondo back on the same page & get some help from their home crowd & REFEREEs.  Can't say that the calls the Heat has been getting at home will or will not change in Boston but I'm guessing they'll swing in the Celtics favor.  Boston's "Big 4" has a little time to get healthy & pull themselves together with game 3 being Saturday against a very confident "Big 3" & a RAGING Miami Heat.  I believe alot of people are shocked at difference in athleticism between these two teams filled with stars but age differnce looking to be the primary factor.

Kevin Garnett's older legs meeting LeBron James' massive jumping ability showed the truth of Father Time.  The Celtics in my eyes, highly revered; face a challenge like no other they have faced before.  Overcoming the  Miami Heat speed, strength, tenacity, and youth with wisdom, and drive.  The Celtics have their backs against the ropes like Syvester Stallone in Rocky V against a younger Tommy 'Machine' Gunn,  fighting back while severely injured.  Game 3 decides alot for Boston, a win, of course they continue, but a loss, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce & Ray Allen may never have another chance at a 2nd NBA Championship.

Game 3 in Boston, Saturday, May 7th at 8:00p.m. ET on ABC

Congratulations to Derrick Rose on being the youngest MVP in NBA history & great speech to your mother. Mother's day coming up, perfect timing.