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The one constant for the Miami HEAT in their series against the Indiana Pacers was the pick-and-roll and the space it afforded Dwyane Wade and LeBron James when attacking Roy Hibbert. In the clinching Game 6, that pair scored more than 20 points off screens until Indiana was forced to change in the fourth quarter. Then, Wade and James finished things off.
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The NBA announced on May 24 that Miami HEAT forward LeBron James has been named to the 2011-12 All-NBA First Team and HEAT guard Dwyane Wade has been named to the 2011-12 All-NBA Third Team. James led all players with 596 points, including 118 of a possible 120 First Team votes.
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James: All-NBA Defense
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Pacers vs HEAT Video (Game 6)
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The HEAT took Game 5 against the Pacers on the strength of run outs, earning 22 fast-break points. That doesn't mean the team was trying to run more in that game than any other, though. In order to play fast, they need stops and rebounds, and they need the right sort of stops and rebounds. We look at the defense that became the spectacular offense.
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LeBron James and Dwyane Wade combined for 43 of Miami's 55 second-half points against the Indiana Pacers in Game 4, playing one of the most beautiful stretches of basketball we've seen all year. And it might have all started with one simple play in the second quarter, plus a ton of work without the ball.
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The Miami HEAT need Dwyane Wade to play better than he did when shooting 2-of-13 in Game 3 against the Indiana Pacers, but it's not all on him. The team can help Wade by affording him more space to operate in and get him easier opportunities. Because the HEAT don't just need Wade to score, they need him to be efficient.
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