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Heat hammer Bobcats, remain perfect
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January 3, 2012, Tuesday
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THE Miami Heat mauled the Charlotte Bobcats in a 129-90 blowout on Sunday to improve to a franchise-best 5-0 start to an NBA season.
"We came into the game with a very heightened sense of having the ability to concentrate," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "It speaks to our guys' professionalism."
Miami built a 28-point lead by halftime to effectively kill the game in front of their home crowd.
Chris Bosh led the way with 24 points and 10 rebounds and Wade added 22 as Miami continued its impressive start to the season.
Beaten by the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals last June, the Heat have exploded from the blocks at the start of the compressed 66-game campaign.
LeBron James, who entered the contest averaging 33 points per game, played just 28 minutes and chipped in 16 points, nine rebounds and five assists.
D.J. White had a team-high 21 for the Bobcats (1-3) who suffered their third straight loss and second to the Heat in four days.
Charlotte were powerless as the Heat scored the first six points of the game and breezed to an early 17-4 advantage in the first.
It only went downhill from there for the Bobcats, who shot just 38 percent from the field.
"That was a high school team in a professional game," admitted Charlotte forward Corey Maggette, who finished with two points and missed all six of his shots from the field.
Bosh controlled the early going in the paint, scoring 20 first-half points.
In other games, it was: Magic 102, Raptors 96; Celtics 94, Wizards 86; Cavaliers 98, Nets 82; Mavericks 99, Timberwolves 82; Bulls 104, Grizzlies 64; Nuggets 99, Lakers 90; and Kings 96, Hornets 80.
"We came into the game with a very heightened sense of having the ability to concentrate," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "It speaks to our guys' professionalism."
Miami built a 28-point lead by halftime to effectively kill the game in front of their home crowd.
Chris Bosh led the way with 24 points and 10 rebounds and Wade added 22 as Miami continued its impressive start to the season.
Beaten by the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals last June, the Heat have exploded from the blocks at the start of the compressed 66-game campaign.
LeBron James, who entered the contest averaging 33 points per game, played just 28 minutes and chipped in 16 points, nine rebounds and five assists.
D.J. White had a team-high 21 for the Bobcats (1-3) who suffered their third straight loss and second to the Heat in four days.
Charlotte were powerless as the Heat scored the first six points of the game and breezed to an early 17-4 advantage in the first.
It only went downhill from there for the Bobcats, who shot just 38 percent from the field.
"That was a high school team in a professional game," admitted Charlotte forward Corey Maggette, who finished with two points and missed all six of his shots from the field.
Bosh controlled the early going in the paint, scoring 20 first-half points.
In other games, it was: Magic 102, Raptors 96; Celtics 94, Wizards 86; Cavaliers 98, Nets 82; Mavericks 99, Timberwolves 82; Bulls 104, Grizzlies 64; Nuggets 99, Lakers 90; and Kings 96, Hornets 80.
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