December 25th - New Orleans Pelicans @ Miami Heat - 1-0

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Originally Posted by JJackisangry

JJ was part of the problem too. He seemed to be feeling a bit of pressure and started making some poor decisions with the ball. That may mean we need to pair him with someone else, but Reddick didn’t impress me in that 1st half at all. He was poo as well

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That's because there was no spacing. Hart was the only other decent shooter on the floor. So of course the heat pressed both of them hard, they aren't ball handlers per say. We needed a creater/facilitator on the floor. Enter NAW or Kira.

When ingram has the ball, good things usually happen... i don't know why we give it to bledsoe, he hasn't made good decisions out there

�� Duncan Robinson sets an #NBAXmas record with 6 threes in a half on ESPN! �� pic.twitter.com/vgnRT9FHhE

— NBA (@NBA) December 25, 2020

The more things change, the more things stay the same.

Play the Pels, Set a Record.

It's a thing.

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Originally Posted by hornetzplaya

That's because there was no spacing. Hart was the only other decent shooter on the floor. So of course the heat pressed both of them hard, they aren't ball handlers per say. We needed a creater/facilitator on the floor. Enter NAW or Kira.

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Hence why I said we may need to pair him with someone else. It’s only fair to lay a bit of blame on JJ though. He wasn’t good

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Originally Posted by wagman

take your own advice my friend :P

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Lol oh it tickles my fancy to talk to these guys :D

Need miami to pull a Toronto in the second half and miss 3s

Lol alright lonzo, you need to chill with the quick three

It's early but the defense hasn't been subpar two straight games.

One thing I wish is for lonzo to pump fake then drive to the cup.

Butler's not coming back in

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

Butler's not coming back in

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What happened to Jimmy?

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Originally Posted by da ThRONe

What happened to Jimmy?

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He injured his ankle last game, I guess he tried to play for a bit tonight but they said on the broadcast he reported stiffness at halftime and won't be returning.

Good read and steal from Bledsoe

They just bailed Bam out there. That wasn't a foul.

Nice phantom call on Adams.

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Originally Posted by Pelicanidae

He injured his ankle last game, I guess he tried to play for a bit tonight but they said on the broadcast he reported stiffness at halftime and won't be returning.

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Ok ty. Step away for a second.

Nothing falling.

Meyers Leonard taking a 3 from about 32 feet for reasons unknown to any human

To many 3's

Tut tut Adams, can't leave your feet against Bam

Miami are giving us opportunities, but can't score unless they score

Bled cold as ice

Zion looks so much quicker with his weight in check. Honestly I like to see him drop another 7-10lbs.

Zion with the offensive board and the putback in traffic

Psshhhhhh just the entire Heat defense falls asleep as Zion cuts through. Lazy handoff from Adams and the And 1

We got take advantage of this bonus while Miami playing soft.

Zion has 22/10 on 61.5% shooting so far in 26 minutes of play.

Zion seems like the only one active moving without the ball. I would love to see lonzo do this as well.

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Originally Posted by Taker597

We got take advantage of this bonus while Miami playing soft.

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Agreed. Drive the rock. Lots of Ingram, Adam’s, and Zion down low.

Zion double doubles in 24 games last year: 2
Zion double doubles in 2 games so far this year: 2

The one time I’m totally fine with a fantasy player not playing in the 2nd half in Butler!

But Zion, Adams, and Adebayo are doing great, especially Mr. Zion!!

Let’s go! Keep up the aggressiveness Zion!

2 straight great defensive possessions by us.

But we have to capitalize on the offensive side

I like that we are getting inside quickly and getting to the line. Get them in foul trouble and win by beating the clock

why even play Melli?

Gotta make them ft’s though Nico

Zion nails another 2 FTs. Up to 24 points.

I like that we are racking them up with fouls. Keep going low!!

I really hope Zion doesn’t let the free throw misses get into his head and ruin him from the line. Then we may see a hack a Zion late in games. He made both there and he’s got a good stroke

Can't yeild any positive points just neutral points... Ugh.

Melli is such a nothing sometimes. This is one of those times.

Good D Hart!!!

What do they want Meli to do there!? He jumped back into him.

Achiuwa is going to be a good player

Hell of a move by Ingram.

Love everything Ingram did on that possession. Motioned to Hart to get moving, great cut off ball to relocate, gave up the three to drive and finished neat. Great stuff

Reddick redeeming himself a bit defensively here. Good to see. You can tell he was frustrated in the 1st half

Redick has got to stop jacking these wild 3s. Pass it and get it back better. Stop being a black hole.

Hart is defending Robinson like you're supposed to.

Deficit is down to 11 with 3 minutes left.

Get it down to 5 or 6 by the end of the quarter and see what happens in the 4th.