Merry Christmas to everybody and especially to the Heat fans. Dwayne Wade put on a show today on national TV and helped the Heat beat the Lakers. Kobe had a bad game and was apparently suffering from flu-like symptoms. That should be it because he is usually not this bad in big games. Wade completely stole the headlines from Kobe with an array of spectacular plays. There's something about D-Wade. He seems to have a lot of extra flair in his moves compared to other great guards in this league. He just seems a little quicker and finishes with tougher moves than even players like Kobe. And he also averages more assists than Kobe and almost as much as Lebron. That means he is also seeing the floor better and gets his teammates involved. You can't ask for much more I guess. It was a delight to watch him and it would have been even more awesome if Kobe was able to put up a fight. Riles defended Kobe aggressively too. Looked like they were not going to let him beat them. Someone else had to do it and it didn't happen today.
Phil Jackson did something to stir up the pot again. When asked about Kobe's work ethic, he said all of his stars have had great work ethic except Shaq! That was surprising shot out of the blue at Shaq and I am sure he did it intentionally. Sure enough, Shaq has come out today and called him Benedict Arnold! Shaq always spoke well about Phil after the split-up, but I guess it's on now.
LA Lakers @ Miami - 85-101
Interesting games on the board for the Dec 26-th (Tuesday)
No great match-ups today.
Memphis @ Washington - Keep an eye on Gil Arenas. He has been on fire lately.
New Jersey @ Detroit - Can the Nets compete in this one and make a statement in favor of the Atlantic Division?
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