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The Heat looked great early on but the Thunder came on late in the game. Now what is that? A few things that popped out to me in this game was the clear lack of depth of the Heat. They rotate six guys at the most and they usually don't get a whole lot out of any other players besides the big three of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Shane Battier is consistent, but he will rarely give you the point production he gave you last night. Mario Chalmers is inconsistent and Udonis Haslem is a reliable veteran, but he isn't going to impact this series. So with the Heat's lack of depth, that means they will need even more from their big three. Besides LeBron, neither of the other two have been great this playoffs. Bosh has been injured, so he has a legitimate excuse. Wade however either is not healthy or he is no longer a superstar caliber player.
Or maybe it is because the Thunder are the deeper and more athletic team! Yes, I think that is it. The Thunder get production from eight guys on most nights. You know what you are going to get from Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, but did anyone expect Nick Collison to grab ten rebounds? Or how about Thabo Sefelosha doing a great job at containing LeBron James? To think that the Thunder only got 8 points from James Harden is a sign of some hard times to come for the Heat.
Oklahoma City limited the Heat in transition and they controlled the boards. Miami is a transition team; they are not great in the half court. If Oklahoma City can keep this up and if Kevin Durant remains dominant, this series will be over in five games like I predicted.
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