New Orleans comes into this game looking good. 4-0 with the ever-so-important home court advantage. However, Miami is HOT, and are looking to roll over the Hornets like they have the past 4 teams they faced. On paper, this looks like a good match up. However, also on paper, Orlando was supposed to give Miami a run for their money. We all know how that went.
LeBron is fully expect to start in spite of his mild leg injury. In my personal opinion, Miami is a good enough team that if LeBron thought there was any risk of him hurting himself further, he would not be in the game. Therefore, I have to think that he is ready to go.
The Hornets are pretty good, and a strong defensive minded team. However, I still expect Miami to get into the lane early and often. Expect Dwayne Wade to be the early attacker, while LeBron throws a good amount of assists. I expect to see a lot of what we saw against Minnesota; early assists for LeBron and early points for Wade. How they play the second half will be a result of how LeBron's feeling, and if Miami happens to be down, look for him to try and take over.
Bosh is my X factor in this particular game. I want to see him dominate the boards like I know he can. His defensive presence is a must in the game, and he needs to be getting some monster boards in the first quarter. Miami plays great defense, just don't give New Orleans any second shot opportunities. I predict a double double from Bosh.
I want to see Jones and House continue to hit big shots. LeBron is going to find you, it is just a matter of knocking down those jumpers.
My Prediction : Miami by 12
In other news, Cleveland released a response video to Lebron's new Nike "Rise" commercial. I have a few things to say in response.
Everyone who hates LeBron in Cleveland, you should all be ashamed of yourselves. It is okay to dislike an athlete, it is okay to not support their decision, and it is okay to boo them at games. However, under no circumstances is what you have done to LeBron okay. You wonder why he didn't tell you that he was leaving? If he had told you the day after they lost to Boston that he was leaving, you would had done everything you could to drag his name through the mud and ruin his reputation. At first I was iffy about if LeBron really made the right decision to wait to tell you. But now, after seeing the way Cleveland has treated him post the decision, from owners all the way down to fans, he did the right thing. I understand you have not had a championship for a very long time, and LeBron was supposed to bring that. But the fact of the matter is he broke his back for Cleveland carrying a team for 7 years, and he did more for your city economically than you can imagine. If this was 30 years ago, none of you would dream talk about an athlete like that, not on TV, not in the news, not in the magazines. It just wouldn't exist because their was something that existed called human decency. The bottom line, it's a sports team, your mayor didn't leave, your governor didn't leave. You lost an athlete, and after the way I have seen you deliberately attack him, you all need to take a good look in a mirror. If you saw him in person, would you still be saying all the things you said to him, would you like it if you went to a better job and everyone from your old job did everything they could to make you look like the devil for wanting something more? You all need to stop and think about what you are saying. Get a grip.
Get em' Lebron.
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