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509 | MIAMI | -4 | Over 181.5 | 510 | PHILADELPHIA | +12 | Under 189.5 |
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All Games | 38-14 | +0.3 | 28-24 | 26-26 | 102.9 | 51.8 | 49.3% | 46.6 | 96.1 | 49.5 | 44.1% | 48.8 | Road Games | 15-11 | -5.8 | 13-13 | 11-15 | 98.4 | 49.6 | 47.5% | 47.3 | 95.6 | 48.3 | 43.6% | 50.4 | Last 5 Games | 5-0 | +5.8 | 5-0 | 3-2 | 104.6 | 52.8 | 51.4% | 42.2 | 91.6 | 48.4 | 46.8% | 42.0 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 102.9 | 51.8 | 39-79 | 49.3% | 8-21 | 38.5% | 17-23 | 75.9% | 47 | 9 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 5 | vs opponents surrendering | 97.9 | 49.2 | 37-82 | 45.0% | 7-20 | 35.9% | 17-22 | 75.0% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 98.4 | 49.6 | 38-79 | 47.5% | 8-22 | 36.6% | 15-21 | 72.8% | 47 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Stats Against (All Games) | 96.1 | 49.5 | 36-81 | 44.1% | 8-22 | 35.7% | 17-22 | 77.6% | 49 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 3 | vs opponents averaging | 97.9 | 49.3 | 37-82 | 44.9% | 7-20 | 35.8% | 17-23 | 75.0% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Stats Against (Road Games) | 95.6 | 48.3 | 35-80 | 43.6% | 8-21 | 37.1% | 18-23 | 78.0% | 50 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
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All Games | 22-30 | -7.8 | 24-28 | 26-26 | 92.2 | 45.7 | 44.1% | 49.6 | 95.3 | 48.2 | 44.6% | 51.8 | Home Games | 16-13 | -1.8 | 15-14 | 18-11 | 93.5 | 46.3 | 44.7% | 50.0 | 94.6 | 48.3 | 43.8% | 51.9 | Last 5 Games | 1-4 | -3.2 | 2-3 | 1-4 | 85.0 | 39.2 | 40.1% | 54.4 | 91.8 | 45.8 | 41.7% | 55.6 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 92.2 | 45.7 | 37-84 | 44.1% | 6-17 | 35.0% | 12-17 | 71.8% | 50 | 11 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 5 | vs opponents surrendering | 97.8 | 48.9 | 37-82 | 45.1% | 7-20 | 35.7% | 17-22 | 75.1% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 93.5 | 46.3 | 38-85 | 44.7% | 6-18 | 35.0% | 11-16 | 70.3% | 50 | 11 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 5 | Stats Against (All Games) | 95.3 | 48.2 | 36-80 | 44.6% | 7-19 | 34.6% | 17-22 | 76.3% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 5 | vs opponents averaging | 97.8 | 49.3 | 37-82 | 44.8% | 7-20 | 35.7% | 17-23 | 75.6% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Stats Against (Home Games) | 94.6 | 48.3 | 36-81 | 43.8% | 6-20 | 32.6% | 17-22 | 79.0% | 52 | 11 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: MIAMI 95.3, PHILADELPHIA 95 |
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1/14/2013 | @ UTAH | 97-104 | L | -2.5 | L | 198 | O | 39-72 | 54.2% | 28 | 14 | 36-76 | 47.4% | 55 | 14 | 1/16/2013 | @ GOLDEN STATE | 92-75 | W | -4.5 | W | 200.5 | U | 36-90 | 40.0% | 59 | 11 | 29-80 | 36.2% | 56 | 21 | 1/17/2013 | @ LA LAKERS | 99-90 | W | 2.5 | W | 207 | U | 40-83 | 48.2% | 43 | 6 | 31-72 | 43.1% | 57 | 20 | 1/23/2013 | TORONTO | 123-116 | W | -10 | L | 194.5 | O | 45-82 | 54.9% | 64 | 13 | 44-88 | 50.0% | 35 | 8 | 1/25/2013 | DETROIT | 110-88 | W | -9.5 | W | 192.5 | O | 43-77 | 55.8% | 41 | 12 | 34-72 | 47.2% | 42 | 18 | 1/27/2013 | @ BOSTON | 98-100 | L | -5 | L | 188 | O | 39-96 | 40.6% | 62 | 20 | 36-88 | 40.9% | 56 | 14 | 1/30/2013 | @ BROOKLYN | 105-85 | W | -2 | W | 191.5 | U | 43-83 | 51.8% | 49 | 13 | 31-69 | 44.9% | 41 | 19 | 2/1/2013 | @ INDIANA | 89-102 | L | -2 | L | 184.5 | O | 33-70 | 47.1% | 34 | 11 | 39-70 | 55.7% | 47 | 12 | 2/3/2013 | @ TORONTO | 100-85 | W | -5 | W | 194.5 | U | 40-75 | 53.3% | 43 | 12 | 28-75 | 37.3% | 52 | 15 | 2/4/2013 | CHARLOTTE | 99-94 | W | -14 | L | 198 | U | 41-81 | 50.6% | 49 | 11 | 34-80 | 42.5% | 47 | 13 | 2/6/2013 | HOUSTON | 114-108 | W | -7.5 | L | 206.5 | O | 40-82 | 48.8% | 44 | 10 | 39-80 | 48.7% | 47 | 16 | 2/8/2013 | LA CLIPPERS | 111-89 | W | -3.5 | W | 193 | O | 36-68 | 52.9% | 44 | 13 | 34-77 | 44.2% | 44 | 18 | 2/10/2013 | LA LAKERS | 107-97 | W | -9 | W | 203.5 | O | 44-80 | 55.0% | 41 | 11 | 35-70 | 50.0% | 37 | 14 | 2/12/2013 | PORTLAND | 117-104 | W | -11 | W | 198 | O | 43-74 | 58.1% | 37 | 9 | 39-73 | 53.4% | 34 | 14 | 2/14/2013 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | 110-100 | W | 5.5 | W | 204.5 | O | 41-88 | 46.6% | 51 | 14 | 32-73 | 43.8% | 43 | 16 | 2/20/2013 | @ ATLANTA | 103-90 | W | -5.5 | W | 196.5 | U | 37-78 | 47.4% | 39 | 11 | 36-72 | 50.0% | 49 | 19 | 2/21/2013 | @ CHICAGO | 86-67 | W | -3 | W | 185.5 | U | 37-73 | 50.7% | 43 | 17 | 28-75 | 37.3% | 47 | 26 | 2/23/2013 | @ PHILADELPHIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/24/2013 | CLEVELAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/26/2013 | SACRAMENTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/1/2013 | MEMPHIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/3/2013 | @ NEW YORK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/4/2013 | @ MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/6/2013 | ORLANDO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/8/2013 | PHILADELPHIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/10/2013 | INDIANA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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1/15/2013 | NEW ORLEANS | 99-111 | L | -3 | L | 184 | O | 39-82 | 47.6% | 36 | 13 | 44-83 | 53.0% | 54 | 14 | 1/18/2013 | TORONTO | 108-101 | W | -4.5 | W | 190 | O | 47-91 | 51.6% | 48 | 11 | 40-88 | 45.5% | 51 | 18 | 1/21/2013 | SAN ANTONIO | 85-90 | L | 6 | W | 195 | U | 37-84 | 44.0% | 49 | 16 | 34-81 | 42.0% | 56 | 14 | 1/22/2013 | @ MILWAUKEE | 102-110 | L | 6.5 | L | 195.5 | O | 42-95 | 44.2% | 56 | 16 | 41-79 | 51.9% | 50 | 12 | 1/26/2013 | NEW YORK | 97-80 | W | 4 | W | 192 | U | 38-75 | 50.7% | 44 | 11 | 28-81 | 34.6% | 56 | 16 | 1/28/2013 | MEMPHIS | 100-103 | L | 0 | L | 177.5 | O | 45-83 | 54.2% | 34 | 9 | 40-73 | 54.8% | 44 | 17 | 1/30/2013 | WASHINGTON | 92-84 | W | -3.5 | W | 189.5 | U | 40-95 | 42.1% | 56 | 9 | 30-75 | 40.0% | 52 | 18 | 2/1/2013 | SACRAMENTO | 89-80 | W | -6 | W | 199 | U | 36-76 | 47.4% | 60 | 18 | 30-79 | 38.0% | 40 | 13 | 2/4/2013 | ORLANDO | 78-61 | W | -10 | W | 188 | U | 36-79 | 45.6% | 50 | 11 | 27-80 | 33.7% | 50 | 12 | 2/6/2013 | INDIANA | 69-88 | L | -2 | L | 180 | U | 31-90 | 34.4% | 56 | 15 | 32-82 | 39.0% | 61 | 8 | 2/9/2013 | CHARLOTTE | 87-76 | W | -10 | W | 186 | U | 39-93 | 41.9% | 67 | 11 | 27-88 | 30.7% | 54 | 7 | 2/11/2013 | LA CLIPPERS | 90-107 | L | 5 | L | 185 | O | 35-84 | 41.7% | 46 | 13 | 44-75 | 58.7% | 50 | 13 | 2/13/2013 | @ MILWAUKEE | 92-94 | L | 6 | W | 193.5 | U | 34-76 | 44.7% | 51 | 14 | 37-88 | 42.0% | 51 | 13 | 2/20/2013 | @ MINNESOTA | 87-94 | L | 3.5 | L | 186 | U | 31-81 | 38.3% | 52 | 10 | 28-70 | 40.0% | 62 | 15 | 2/23/2013 | MIAMI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/24/2013 | @ NEW YORK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/26/2013 | ORLANDO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/28/2013 | @ CHICAGO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/2/2013 | GOLDEN STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/3/2013 | @ WASHINGTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/5/2013 | BOSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/6/2013 | @ ATLANTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/8/2013 | @ MIAMI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/10/2013 | @ ORLANDO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/11/2013 | BROOKLYN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | 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. | | PHILADELPHIA: GUARDS: JRUE HOLIDAY is knocking on the door of All-Star status. He's excellent defensively, though his stats sometimes sag because of Philly's deliberate style . . . JASON RICHARDSON gives them some shooting on the wing, but may see his minutes fade if he can't play the kind of defense Collins demands . . . Swingman EVAN TURNER is an intriguing but flawed player. He doesn't quite have the offensive repertoire to be a primary scorer, and he'll continue to get inconsistent minutes as Collins plays to matchups on the wings . . . NICK YOUNG will have something of a lesser sixth-man role than Lou Williams used to have . . . As an offensively-limited but athletic, defensive-minded guard, ROYAL IVEY is the kind of bench player Collins looks for. FORWARDS: Even with Elton Brand gone, THADDEUS YOUNG will play more of a part-time role. Collins has never seemed satisfied with his talented young 'tweener, and Spencer Hawes is expected to slide to the four alongside Andrew Bynum . . . DORELL WRIGHT brings some much needed shooting on the wing. He plays the kind of defense Collins demands and, if his shot is on, he should be close to a 30-MPG player despite his struggles in Golden State last season . . . LAVOY ALLEN is a serviceable reserve big. He'll see few minutes off the bench unless Bynum gets hurt . . . ARNETT MOULTRIE fits the Sixers mold as an athlete. He could be a regular in the rotation by midseason. CENTERS: Maybe ANDREW BYNUM will be happier moving back to the east coast. As long as his knees hold up, he's an All-Star lock . . . SPENCER HAWES will actually play a lot of four this year. He's an offensively-capable 7-footer who's also become a much better rebounder over the past couple seasons . . . KWAME BROWN will be sparingly used as a big body who can move on the defensive end. |
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*Heat-76ers Preview* ====================
By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO STATS Writer
Miami (38-14) at Philadelphia (22-30), 7:30 p.m. EDT
The Miami Heat are the reigning NBA champions, and their current winning streak only reinforces their status as a contender for back-to-back titles.
For now, they'll just try to continue their dominance of the Philadelphia 76ers.
The visiting Heat try to record just their second double-digit win streak of the past seven seasons Saturday night when they go for a 12th straight regular-season victory over the 76ers.
Miami (38-14) is pulling away in the Eastern Conference thanks to a nine-game winning streak that includes victories over the Pacific Division-leading Los Angeles Clippers and Oklahoma City, the team it defeated in last year's NBA finals. Including those two wins, each of the last six have been decided by double figures.
The Heat, who are closing a four-game road trip, are averaging 105.2 points on 51.4 percent shooting over the last nine games. Their only longer win streak since the start of the 2006-07 season was a 12-game run Nov. 29-Dec. 18, 2010.
"We all had a vision of how this team was going to really operate together, but there is no limit," center Chris Bosh said. "We can continue to get better. We can continue to play better together. Our defense can continue to improve. If we want to win in the postseason, it's going to have to."
The defense was superb in Thursday's 86-67 win at Chicago, yielding a season low in scoring and forcing 27 turnovers while limiting the Bulls to 37.3 percent from the field. Opponents are averaging 92.7 points and 17.8 turnovers during the Heat's winning streak.
"We're putting together some good basketball right now," said LeBron James, who had 26 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists. "We're defending. We're creating turnovers. We're winning the turnover game offensively. We're the best shooting team in the league ... so if we don't turn the ball over, we get good shots at the rim, we could also have a good chance to win."
Facing the 76ers (22-30) should also increase those chances.
The Heat's only loss in the past 16 meetings came in a 2011 first-round playoff series. They've won 11 straight over Philadelphia in the regular season dating to March 15, 2009, including four last season while limiting the 76ers to an average of 85.5 points.
James scored 41 in the most recent matchup, a 99-93 home win April 3.
The Sixers have dropped four of five while averaging 85.0 points on 40.1 percent shooting. The All-Star break didn't seem to help, returning Wednesday only to see their losing streak reach three games with a 94-87 defeat at Minnesota.
Coach Doug Collins realizes they'll have to play much better to have a chance against the Heat.
"I never put any more on one win over another," Collins said. "Miami is playing fantastic basketball. They've won nine in a row. They're very, very active defensively. Everybody talks about their offense, but the best part of who they are is their defense."
Jrue Holiday is averaging 14.0 points - five below his season average - over the past three games while hitting 35.4 percent from the field. The All-Star guard scored 9.0 per game and shot 30.8 percent in last season's series with the Heat.
Evan Turner has totaled 37 points in the last two games, and he had 26 in the most recent versus Miami.
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