The Miami Heat have won once again and have extended their season long winning streak to nine games with a win tonight against the New Orleans Hornets.
The game was close the entire game until late in the third where the Heat began to pull away. An 18-2 second half run by Miami is what put the Hornets away for good. The trading of baskets went on for the entire first half and New Orleans took a 54-53 lead into the locker room at half.
One re-occurring theme that has shown up during this nine game win streak is the defense of the Miami Heat. They held the Hornets to only 30 points in the second half and only nine in the fourth quarter. When it mattered, the defense held tight and kept Chris Paul in check.
Dwayne Wade lead the game in scoring with 32 points. Wade was recently named the Eastern Conference player of the month. His teammates LeBron James and Chris Bosh had solid games as well as they had 20 and 23 points respectively. James added 7 assists and Bosh had 11 rebounds.
David West led the Hornets with 26 points and 12 rebounds as point guard Chris Paul had 11 points to go along with his 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
Next Games:
Miami Heat: 12/15 vs. Cleveland Cavaliers 7:30pm
New Orleans Hornets: 12/15 vs. Sacramento Kings 8:00pm
top defense in the NBA paired with the top two drivers in the NBA.
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