Heat Produced: One King, Two Losses After Game 4 of NBA Finals

The Miami Heat lost Game 4 of the 2011 NBA Finals 86-83 to the Dallas Mavericks and now the series is tied 2-2 despite another great game from Dwyane Wade who scored 32 points and grabbed six rebounds.

How did they do it?

LeBron James said it best in the mini-movie, “Personally, I need to play better to help our team win.” Let’s take a look at the Wins Produced stats to see what LeBron’s talking about.

Heat Check: Thoughts on Game 3 of 2011 NBA Finals

I wanted to see a Lakers-Heat match-up in the NBA Finals and was disappointed when it turned out to be Mavs-Heat. The only thing I was looking forward to in this series was the Heat defense destroying Dirk Nowitzki and that hasn't happened. Despite all of that, the 2011 NBA Finals has been entertaining and Game 3 was no exception.

Here are some quick thoughts on the Wins Produced stats from Game 3 and a few issues for Game 4:

• The Performances of LeBron James & Dwyane Wade
• The Importance of Chris Bosh
• Rotations: Erik Spoelstra vs. Rick Carlisle
• J.E.T. Math: Where 4 = 7?

Heat Shit List: The Rise of Gregg Doyel

A reporter tried to show up LeBron James at the Game 3 post-game press conference and two things happened: he got shutdown by the King and shot up the Heat Shit List rankings.

Heat Produced: Quick Links to Stats for Game 3 of NBA Finals

The Miami Heat took a 2-1 series lead in the NBA Finals with an 88-86 win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 3.

Heat Check: How Resilient are the Miami Heat?

After blowing a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter to the Dallas Mavericks, it seems the biggest question facing the Miami Heat is, "How resilient are they?" In fact, this question was posed by a listener during yesterday's Miami Heat Talk podcast:

From: @fesnard
Sent: Jun 4, 2011 12:08p

@MIA_Heat_Index here's a question: What's the Heat record with more than 1 day off after a loss this season?

sent via Seesmic Desktop in reply to @MIA_Heat_Index
On Twitter: http://twitter.com/fesnard/status/77044079812292608

Let's take a look at the numbers to see how resilient the Heat have been this season.

Off the Index: How Many Wins Did Donnie Walsh Bring the New York Knicks?

Donnie Walsh agreed to leave his position as President of Basketball Operations for the New York Knicks on Friday. Some Knicks fans blamed him for not signing LeBron James last summer while others felt that he had the franchise on the right track with Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire.

So which is it? How productive was Walsh for the Knicks? Let’s take a look at the numbers to see how many wins were produced by the players Walsh brought to the team during his tenure.

Podcast: The NBA Finals is Tied 1-1

Bloggers from the Miami Heat Index and HeatFreak.com reviewed the first two games of the 2011 NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavericks, reviewed Dwyane Wade's new Fly Wade kicks for Game 3 and previewed the rest of the series.

Heat Produced: One King Was Not Enough in Game 2 of NBA Finals

Dwyane Wade showed up in Game 2 but LeBron James and Chris Bosh didn't. One king was not enough as the Miami Heat blew a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter and the Dallas Mavericks won Game 2 to tie the NBA Finals at one game apiece as they head home for the next three games.

The Heat Produced Page has been updated with wins produced stats estimated from the box scores for the series, so let’s take a look at the numbers and see what happened.

Heat Produced: Quick Stats & Links for Game 2 of NBA Finals

Did the Miami Heat blow a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter of Game 2 in the NBA Finals to lose 95-93 to the Dallas Mavericks? Yes, they did.

Let it be... and check out the Wins Produced stats estimated from the box scores for the NBA Finals.