News - Udonis Haslem
Dwyane Wade scored 29 points with seven rebounds and eight assists Saturday, keying the Miami Heat's 107-78 rout of the Atlanta Hawks. The Heat will carry a 2-1 advantage into Game 4 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal at home Monday. Miami led 22-12 after the first period, and while Atlanta missed 17 of its first 19 shots, the lead swelled 50-29 at the half.
Dwyane Wade led the way with 33 points Wednesday, helping Miami seize control early en route to a 108-93 victory over Atlanta. The Heat tied the best-of-seven playoff series at 1-1, building an 18-point lead in the opening moments of the third period. Atlanta closed with five with 4 minutes to play, but Udonis Haslem slowed down the comeback with a jumper and Wade's 3-pointer with 2:36 remaining gave Miami a 101-91 cushion. Wade's effort followed a 19-point performance in the first game of the series, during which he committed eight turnovers in a 26-point loss. Miami will host the third game Saturday. Daequan Cook made 6-of-9 attempts from 3-point range and scored 20 points for Miami.
Dwyane Wade had 27 points, seven assists and three steals Saturday to lead the Miami Heat to a 102-85 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Udonis Haslem had his 100th NBA career double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat, who only have three victories in their last eight games. Miami is in fifth place in the Eastern Conference playoff race, a game ahead of Philadelphia. Richard Jefferson scored 32 points for the Bucks, who lost their seventh consecutive road game.
Danny Granger helped Indiana open a 10-point lead in the fourth period Wednesday and the Pacers held on to nip Miami 90-88. Miami scored the game's last eight points, closing within two when James Jones hit a pair of free throws with 41 seconds remaining. When Granger missed a layup attempt with 23 seconds left, Miami had a chance to pull out a tie or a win, but Udonis Haslem missed a baseline jumper with 7.5 seconds to play. Mario Chalmers was able to grab an offensive rebound, keeping Miami's hopes alive, but Dwyane Wade's 3-point try just before the buzzer bounced off the front rim and the backboard before falling away. Granger scored 10 of his 28 points in the fourth period as part of the Indiana surge.