Miami At Dallas Tonight at 8:30

The Heat are on the road in Dallas tonight for what should be a very tough game. Miami has had a hard time against the better teams in the league thus far, and Dallas has had a hot start at 11-4. However, I am pretty sure Miami is still  pretty pissed at the comments Mark Cuban had made a few weeks ago (If you don't know what happened, read the article "Mark Cuban Calls Out Heat"). The Heat may have struggled from time to time, but these guys are not going to let an owner talk about them without doing anything about it.

I expect Wade to have a solid game tonight. He is now out of his slump and made some great plays in the closing minutes of last night's game. We know Wade also has a history with Dallas, so look for him to perform.

Bosh is going to be crucial in this game. He needs to crash the boards and hit some major buckets. He has been shooting well, so I expect him to get between 15 and 20 points. Also, if he could grab around 10 rebounds, it would put Miami in great position to win.

LeBron should go out there and take over this game if need be. He has been incredibly consistent, and got into the lane whenever he wanted to last night. I have some high expectations for him tonight, so he will get at least a double double. I expect him to score between 25 and 30 points, with at least 10 assists.

I want to see the bench get involved tonight. Although the Heat won last night, the bench really did not perform that well. Either Jones or House should get around 10 points tonight. Good perimeter shooting by these guys will spread the floor and make LeBron and Dwayne's job a whole lot easier.

If Kidd and Dirk get going, they will be very hard to stop. I want to see Miami's lock down defense tonight so that these two cannot build any momentum. If you take these two out of the game, the rest of the line up falls apart.

Overall, this is going to be a close one to call. Either team has the potential to run away with this game, and Dallas has the advantage of playing very good basketball so far this season. However, LeBron, Wade, and Bosh have the unique ability to take the game into their hands whenever they please. On top of that, LeBron and Wade are not too fond of Dallas, so you know they are going to play that angry basketball we love. The intensity from Miami tonight will be off the charts.

I expect Miami to go out there tonight, take care of Dallas, and show Mark Cuban that this is not the team he was making fun of a few weeks ago.

Get em.