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![]() I probably got fooled by randomness with Fisher and Harden a little.
Yesterday, they had no spark coming off of the bench and they were a -4 and a -5 The Miami Heat only had three players come off the bench and play more than 3 minutes: James Jones (20 minutes) +8 Udonis Haslem (11 minutes) +9 Norris Cole (8 minutes) +12 Everyone wants to talk about the stars -- but this game was decided by the bench players. James Jones, Haslem, and Norris Cole were better than Harden and Fisher. If that happens, it's almost impossible for OKC to win no matter what the starters do. Norris Cole played 8 minutes, scored 8 points, grabbed 2 rebounds, and was +12. Had he played starter minutes (36 minutes) he was on pace to score 36 points, grab 9 rebounds, and Miami was on pace to outscore OKC by 54 points with him on the floor. He's a rookie from the Horizon league who just played over his head. Harden and Fisher just need to play better a lot better than the chumps off of Miami's bench. |