Originally Posted by ahb

The point is that the team defensive concept was not sound, and the Heat got to the line enough to win. Miami got misses from several unlikely players tonight, and Detroit makes from far more unlikely players. Combine that with the relatively friendly whistle the Pistons got tonight, and I have absolutely no confidence that they'll be able to win in Miami playing the way they did tonight.

The missed shots go both ways. The missed free throws don't.

And Flip is going to have to do something with the zone offense. The normal offense looked pretty bad, but there was some continuity. The zone completely confuses Billups and Hamilton.