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NBA : Teaser Line Matchup
Sunday 3/24/2013Line$ LineOU LineScore
CHARLOTTE
 
MIAMI
+16.5  

-16.5  


197.5
 
77
Final
109

CHARLOTTE (16 - 53) at MIAMI (54 - 14)
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Sunday, 3/24/2013 6:05 PM
Board SideTotal
703CHARLOTTE+21Over 195
704MIAMI-13Under 203
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
CHARLOTTE - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games16-53-13.622-4631-3793.346.842.0%49.9102.952.747.1%53.2
Road Games6-28-7.411-2313-2190.345.141.0%49.2103.753.247.7%54.8
Last 5 Games2-3+2.12-33-296.650.243.9%45.8100.850.448.2%49.6
Division Games5-8+1.67-68-597.349.343.1%49.2101.251.346.5%52.5
CHARLOTTE Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)93.346.834-8142.0%6-1734.0%19-2674.8%501119197136
vs opponents surrendering97.64937-8245.0%7-2035.6%17-2275.2%511122208145
Team Stats (Road Games)90.345.133-8241.0%6-1732.4%18-2473.5%491217198135
Stats Against (All Games)102.952.739-8347.1%9-2238.8%16-2274.1%531225227147
vs opponents averaging97.64937-8245.2%7-2035.8%16-2275.3%501122208145
Stats Against (Road Games)103.753.240-8347.7%9-2239.2%15-2172.4%551326217147

MIAMI - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games54-14+13.335-3333-34103.451.649.6%46.495.849.144.2%48.4
Home Games31-3+11.117-1719-14107.253.751.0%45.796.649.844.8%47.2
Last 5 Games5-0+42-32-3104.248.851.8%43.094.450.643.4%51.0
Division Games10-1+0.57-42-9101.151.047.7%48.690.246.243.4%48.1
MIAMI Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)103.451.639-7849.6%8-2138.8%18-2376.1%46823199135
vs opponents surrendering97.949.237-8245.2%7-2035.9%17-2275.2%511122208145
Team Stats (Home Games)107.253.740-7851.0%8-2040.9%19-2578.1%46823199125
Stats Against (All Games)95.849.136-8144.2%8-2235.3%17-2177.7%481120218153
vs opponents averaging97.54937-8244.9%7-2035.8%17-2275.0%511122208145
Stats Against (Home Games)96.649.836-8144.8%8-2234.6%17-2177.5%471119218153
Average power rating of opponents played: CHARLOTTE 95.6,  MIAMI 95.1
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
CHARLOTTE - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
2/13/2013@ INDIANA77-101L11L185.5U26-8231.7%621641-9543.2%627
2/19/2013@ ORLANDO105-92W5W198.5U38-8146.9%541637-8941.6%5114
2/20/2013DETROIT99-105L3.5L195O36-8940.4%54840-8149.4%519
2/22/2013CHICAGO75-105L6.5L185U25-7533.3%551242-8350.6%546
2/23/2013DENVER99-113L10L208.5O37-8245.1%501844-8353.0%4517
2/26/2013@ LA CLIPPERS84-106L16.5L196U33-8140.7%441641-7653.9%5515
3/1/2013@ UTAH68-98L9L194.5U28-8134.6%331238-7848.7%7122
3/3/2013@ SACRAMENTO83-119L7.5L209U28-7736.4%361342-9046.7%7218
3/4/2013@ PORTLAND105-122L13L197O45-9746.4%48849-8259.8%4611
3/6/2013BROOKLYN78-99L10L191.5U32-8438.1%391234-6750.7%5524
3/8/2013OKLAHOMA CITY94-116L14.5L203O35-8541.2%43846-8156.8%5411
3/9/2013@ WASHINGTON87-104L10.5L187.5O32-7940.5%431235-7050.0%5216
3/12/2013BOSTON100-74W10.5W187U35-7745.5%571027-6640.9%3913
3/15/2013@ TORONTO78-92L12.5L194U26-8032.5%481333-6848.5%5419
3/16/2013@ BOSTON88-105L15L188O34-7644.7%451241-7951.9%5013
3/18/2013WASHINGTON119-114W6.5W188.5O42-7953.2%401143-8153.1%4917
3/20/2013TORONTO107-101W6.5W195.5O35-7546.7%491235-8342.2%5016
3/23/2013DETROIT91-92L-1L199.5U32-7542.7%471436-7945.6%4515
3/24/2013@ MIAMI              
3/27/2013ORLANDO              
3/29/2013@ NEW YORK              
3/30/2013@ PHILADELPHIA              
4/1/2013@ MILWAUKEE              
4/3/2013PHILADELPHIA              
4/5/2013MIAMI              
4/6/2013@ BROOKLYN              
4/9/2013@ MEMPHIS              

MIAMI - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
2/12/2013PORTLAND117-104W-11W198O43-7458.1%37939-7353.4%3414
2/14/2013@ OKLAHOMA CITY110-100W5.5W204.5O41-8846.6%511432-7343.8%4316
2/20/2013@ ATLANTA103-90W-5.5W196.5U37-7847.4%391136-7250.0%4919
2/21/2013@ CHICAGO86-67W-3W185.5U37-7350.7%431728-7537.3%4726
2/23/2013@ PHILADELPHIA114-90W-8.5W185O45-7758.4%41635-7844.9%3812
2/24/2013CLEVELAND109-105W-12L206O39-7552.0%451139-7850.0%4011
2/26/2013SACRAMENTO141-129W-15L209.5O56-10155.4%561248-9351.6%4619
3/1/2013MEMPHIS98-91W-7.5L187.5O34-7346.6%46733-7742.9%5012
3/3/2013@ NEW YORK99-93W-4.5W196U39-8446.4%521432-7443.2%4617
3/4/2013@ MINNESOTA97-81W-9.5W196.5U38-7451.4%532333-8837.5%4618
3/6/2013ORLANDO97-96W-15.5L204U32-7443.2%441440-8944.9%5317
3/8/2013PHILADELPHIA102-93W-13L195P42-7953.2%421537-7748.1%4015
3/10/2013INDIANA105-91W-6.5W187O38-6855.9%361226-6341.3%4516
3/12/2013ATLANTA98-81W-9.5W197U35-8242.7%541433-7842.3%5022
3/13/2013@ PHILADELPHIA98-94W-8L193U35-7546.7%471340-8547.1%4712
3/15/2013@ MILWAUKEE107-94W-5.5W202U41-7951.9%491133-8937.1%5110
3/17/2013@ TORONTO108-91W-7W194O39-6758.2%361239-9441.5%5716
3/18/2013@ BOSTON105-103W-5.5L191O42-8549.4%481439-7254.2%4420
3/20/2013@ CLEVELAND98-95W-11.5L198U32-7244.4%451337-8145.7%5016
3/22/2013DETROIT103-89W-16L198.5U38-6855.9%371834-8341.0%5322
3/24/2013CHARLOTTE              
3/25/2013@ ORLANDO              
3/27/2013@ CHICAGO              
3/29/2013@ NEW ORLEANS              
3/31/2013@ SAN ANTONIO              
4/2/2013NEW YORK              
4/5/2013@ CHARLOTTE              
4/6/2013PHILADELPHIA              
4/9/2013MILWAUKEE              
KEY GAME INFORMATION
CHARLOTTE: GUARDS: RAMON SESSIONS will have to adjust to a major downgrade in teammates, but he has the kind of versatile offensive skill set to be the focal point of this offense . . . The athletic GERALD HENDERSON has made strides the past two seasons. Realistically, his offensive skills are those of a No. 4 or 5 option . . . Coach Mike Dunlap is high on KEMBA WALKER, who was sometimes overwhelmed as a rookie. With a few new sets built in for him, he could thrive as a sixth man getting starter's minutes . . . BEN GORDON won't overtake Henderson, but should see big minutes as the Cats' only shooter . . . REGGIE WILLIAMS is a D-League talent . . . MATT CARROLL, in the final year of his $27 million deal, symbolizes everything that's gone wrong under Michael Jordan. FORWARDS: Drafting MICHAEL KIDD-GILCHRIST was as much about changing the losing culture as it was adding a piece they needed. MKG's statistical output is a question mark, but he'll see big minutes as a defensive stopper and intangibles guy . . . This team is seriously lacking in the post, where they may have no choice but to play TYRUS THOMAS for significant minutes. The talented but uber-underachieving big man claims to have added 20 pounds of muscle in the offseason. If nothing else, they might showcase him in a desperate attempt to get some trade value . . . Rookie JEFFERY TAYLOR figures to make the team and has the versatility and athleticism to be a respectable second-unit guy. CENTERS: Charlotte sees BISMACK BIYOMBO as a franchise cornerstone. He can certainly rebound and block shots, but his offense is atrocious . . . BRENDAN HAYWOOD brings a veteran presence. At his age he can't go more than 15 or so minutes per night . . . BYRON MULLENS never saw a shot he didn't like. He'll get one more chance to prove he's an NBA rotation player, able to play the four or five . . . DeSAGANA DIOP is doing those things that DeSagana Diop does.
MIAMI: GUARDS: The regular season goal for DWYANE WADE is to just stay healthy. Even following knee surgery, he's still good enough to pile up numbers, but the minutes won't be there in the regular season . . . That's why the Heat brought in RAY ALLEN. He and Wade will share the floor at times, but Allen should primarily play off the bench. His role will be to knock down the wide-open threes Wade and LeBron James create . . . After all the big plays he made in the postseason, MARIO CHALMERS is entrenched as the starting point guard, despite being plagued by a bad hammy in the preseason . . . Super-quick NORRIS COLE looks like he'll become one of the NBA's better backup point guards . . . If he doesn't retire, the absurdly brittle MIKE MILLER will see limited regular-season minutes . . . TERREL HARRIS will likely make the team because he's willing to play defense. FORWARDS: While another title is their No. 1 priority, LeBRON JAMES has shown no need to rest during the regular season. He'll play full-time minutes and be in the thick of the MVP race . . . CHRIS BOSH remains integral to the offense with his ability to pull opposing bigs away from the basket. His stats don't reflect his actual value . . . SHANE BATTIER will continue to be a defensive specialist whose offensive role is limited to shooting open threes . . . UDONIS HASLEM is another guy who will get held back in the regular season. He should lead their low-post rotation . . . RASHARD LEWIS' knee problems have robbed him of athleticism . . . But Lewis should beat out fellow shooter JAMES JONES for a rotation spot . . . JARVIS VARNADO is a shot-blocking force with little to no offensive game. CENTERS: JOEL ANTHONY will continue to tag-team with Haslem in the middle. Anthony is an absolute negative on the offensive end, but he brings more size and shot-blocking than Haslem . . . DEXTER PITTMAN will be battling for a roster spot. Sexy Dexy has shown no signs of being an NBA-caliber player so far in his career . . . MICKELL GLADNESS is a better alternative than Pittman on both ends of the floor.
PREVIEW
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*Bobcats-Heat Preview* ======================

Charlotte (16-52) at Miami (54-14), 6:00 p.m. EDT

MIAMI (AP) - The Miami Heat have won 25 straight games, turning what was a super-close Eastern Conference race into a runaway, and they seem to be finding different ways to prevail on a nightly basis.

And no, they are not particularly thrilled with themselves right now.

From the Heat perspective, it's almost like they are simultaneously slumping and streaking after facing double-digit deficits in three consecutive games, yet finding ways to win them all, much like each of the 22 games that preceded this week.

"I'm taking the world view, that we have room to improve," forward Shane Battier said. "By no stretch of the imagination are we playing our best basketball right now. We're winning ball games, but we have a lot of room for improvement. We have not started well the last couple games and our defensive focus has not been there. It's been there in the second half and when we need it, but we need to do it more consistently."

Even as they move closer to the NBA-record winning streak of 33 straight established by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1971-72, the bigger concern in the Heat locker room is that they are nowhere near a playoff gear with just 14 games remaining before the postseason arrives. They've trailed after five of their past six opening quarters, been losing at halftime in three straight outings and have been outshot in three of their last six contests.

The next opportunity to fix some of those issues comes Sunday at home against NBA-worst Charlotte (16-53), which is 38 1/2 games behind the Heat (54-14) in the East standings.

"It's on the radar, no question about it," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "We need to put together complete games. That's three games in a row where we haven't gotten off to that energetic start that we're looking for. We'll have an opportunity to get back to it on Sunday. No excuses. We're not making excuses for ourselves, the schedule or anything. Just more consistency."

The latest close call wasn't exactly all that close. Miami trailed Detroit by 11 points on Friday night before clamping down in the second half and pulling away for a 103-89 win, with LeBron James finishing with 29 points, eight assists and eight rebounds.

"We never expect anything to be easy," James said.

But the 17-point deficit at Boston (and a separate 13-point hole in the fourth quarter) that was followed by the 27-point lead Cleveland held over the Heat in a most bizarre game on Wednesday may be perceived as some warning signs, and the Heat freely acknowledge they have to be addressed.

At the same time, though, to say the reigning NBA champions are nervous about where they are right now would be a gross exaggeration.

"Everybody wants us to win by 30 every night," guard Dwyane Wade said. "Sorry, guys. It's not possible."

Wade said he has seen mentions on his Twitter timeline lately from fans who aren't exactly pleased with the close calls, with one mention saying that the Heat are causing heart attacks.

He doesn't see the in-game lulls as causes of angst. He sees them as fun.

"I think it's great for the game," Wade said. "Keep people entertaining, keep people watching, keep people in the stadium for most of the game. ... For us, it doesn't matter if we're up or down. We play games within games. We go on runs at different times. We have a lot of confidence. We don't do it on purpose, but we have a lot of confidence in our team and we can go on runs very fast."

That's been proven.

Erasing the 13-point Boston lead in the final 8 minutes on Monday, a 45-12 run over a 12-minute stretch in Cleveland on Wednesday, a 19-8 start in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter to pull away from the Pistons for good on Friday, those are just the latest examples of what Wade says is the Heat calling card.

In Spoelstra's eyes, it's helping the playoff-readiness process.

"Teams are coming at us. That's a good thing," Spoelstra said. "We can't sleepwalk into a game. We have to bring it, we have to play well at both ends, we have to dig, we have to earn wins and we're playing against our opponents' best games. That only helps. That sharpens you. The more you get tested in this league, the better you get, as long as you handle it the right way."

The Heat have won 10 straight versus Charlotte, but they didn't have a cakewalk when the Bobcats visited Miami on Feb. 4. Although James made 13 of 14 shots and scored 31 points, they never led by double digits in a 99-94 win, the second victory of the streak.


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