by EricDrouant on February 16, 2012 updated February 16, 2012
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Knicks vs Heat tickets, coming to the American Airlines Arena on Feb 23rd, are bringing you the chance to see the most exciting new player to hit the NBA in a long time, Jeremy Lin. Now before you start to think I’m annointing this guy as King of the NBA, think again. I’m not. But if anyone has had a major impact on his team in the 2012 NBA season it’s Jeremy Lin.
Since he’s begun to get significant playing time Lin has breathed new life into a stagnant New York Knicks team and he deserves all the accolades he’s been getting. The Knicks have now won seven straight games and are beginning to emerge from the cellar of the Atlantic Division. New York is 15-15 and five games behind the leading Celtics. No legends written yet but the trend has become obvious. If teams want to beat the New York Knicks they’re going to have to find a way to stop Jeremy Lin and stifle the energy he brings to an NBA court.
Miami Heat ticket holders will get to see him in person and I think it’s a good bet he’s going to put on a show. The Miami Heat is just one step on the ladder but if Lin can continue to elevate the play of those around him, the New York Knicks will be a formidable challenge. This is the way it works. If you want to be considered one of the best you have to come up big in big games. The Miami Heat, with the second best record in the Eastern Conference, can be considered a big game in the upward career path of Jeremy Lin. let’s hope Miami Heat tickets can put the stop to this guy and show him what winning in the NBA is all about.
by EricDrouant on February 16, 2012 updated February 16, 2012
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Miami Heat tickets bring the Orlando Magic into American Airlines Arena on Sunday Feb 19th and the question I have is if the Miami Heat can bring their A game and subdue a Magic team that pretty much had their way with them in their last meeting. More specifically, can the Miami Heat contain Dwight Howard?
If you recall, Howard virtually swept the boards in that game, nabbing 24 rebounds all by himself in addition to scoring 25 points and Orlando sent the Heat packing with a 102-89 loss. Since then it’s been all roses and Miami has is now on a 4-game winning streak, having also won 8 of their last ten games. The Heat also hold a four-game lead over the Magic so this is not a crisis game but it would be nice to see Miami prove they can handle the heat so to speak.
For what it’s worth the Miami Heat have been able to rebound and LeBron James and Dwyane Wade have been carrying Miami with some solid if not spectacular performances. But as we begin the send half of the season these games within the division with the Magic and the Hawks will become even more vital. Looking down the road I see this: Heat vs Hawks on March 7th in Miami, and the Orlando Magic vs Miami Heat in Orlando on March 13th. Hopefully the Heat can get it together this week and those games will merely put the exclamation point on the Heats division title.
by EricDrouant on February 16, 2012 updated February 16, 2012
For all the hoopla surrounding LeBron James departure from Cleveland, you’d think the guy would harbor some tough feelings about his old stomping grounds. But Miami Heat tickets holders may have been startled this week when James uttered the feeling that he wouldn’t mind playing for Cleveland again sometime in the future. What!!! Hopefully for Miami that’s just idle speculation. Or maybe James is feeling some pressure to win an NBA Championship and longs for the days when he had excuses of why it wasn’t happening.
The fans in Cleveland will welcome the Miami Heat tonight but I don’t believe they’ll be appeased by sentimental feeling. After all, the Miami Heat have beaten the Cavs twice already this season and odds are it’s going to happen again tonight. Cleveland is a woeful 11-16 on the season and shows every signs of remaining mired in the bottom of the Central Division. Meanwhile LeBron James has pushed Miami Heat tickets into the stratosphere and come within a game of winning that elusive title.
With the Heat riding the top of their own division by a comfortable four games at this point, and only a single game behind the Eastern Conference leading Bulls, Miami Heat tickets are once again shaping up for the big push to the playoffs. This Cavaliers vs Heat matchup ends a good run on the road and sets up a home stand that includes games against the Magic, and more eventfully against Jeremy Lin and the surprising New York Knicks.
by EricDrouant on February 16, 2012 updated February 16, 2012
Miami Heat tickets took a little road trip while I was on R & R so I though I’d take a quick review before I get on to some previews in my next few posts. Before I left I expressed the though that this could be somewhat of a tone setter for the Miami Heat and if they could come out of this little excursion with some good wins it would set things up for a nice home run and some winning ways long into the season.
Well, if you’ve got the moxie to take your Miami Heat tickets on the road you were pretty well rewarded. The biggest disappointment to me was the opener of this trip which turned out to be a 1-2-89 loss to the Orlando Magic. It’s hard to get past what happened here except to say that the Magic brought their game and the Miami Heat just didn’t. Dwight Howard dominated the boards with 24 rebounds and knocked back 25 points. Not a good beginning especially in light of the fact that this is a divisional game and the Magic are only four games in the lead.
From there it was all winning as the Heat stepped up their game. In short order Miami Heat tickets delivered wins in Washington, followed by a good division win against the Atlanta Hawks who are also close behind, knocked off the Bucks, then proceeded to kick down the Indiana Pacers 105-90. This road trip will end tonight against the Cleveland Cavaliers, who I fully expect to fold their tents.
After that Miami Heat tickets return to American Airlines Arena where the Heat will be welcoming the Orlando Magic and hopefully getting even. It’s the start of a three game home stand that ends with the New York Knicks and newly minted NBA star Jeremy Lin coming to town. It’s going to be interesting to see that and Miami Heat tickets for that game will be hot stuff.
by EricDrouant on February 4, 2012 updated February 4, 2012
When I last checked in on our Miami Heat tickets I was hoping for a long winning streak and I didn’t get it. It’s not all bad however, as the Miami Heat have now put together a pretty impressive run with only a loss at Milwaukee to muddle things up. That’s 6 out of 7 games, including a 97-93 win against the Chicago Bulls in American Airlines Arena and I’m pretty satisfied with that.
So what will our Miami Heat tickets be bringing us over the next week or so? Let’s take a look. On Super Bowl Sunday the Miami Heat will be taking on the Toronto Raptors in American Airlines Arena, an 8-16 team that should pose no problems. On Tuesday the 7th, our old friends the Cleveland Cavaliers come to Florida. The Cavs are again struggling and reside in the cellar of the Central Division at 8-13. Again no problem.
Things get interesting for Miami Heat tickets holders as the Heat take off on a long road swing. Six straight road games, beginning with the Orlando Magic, a division opponent who are a mere three games behind Miami. The big game to me comes on Feb 12th, when the Heat go into Atlanta to take on the dangerous Atlanta Hawks who are riding our tails in the division. The Heat have to come out of there with a win. Milwaukee, Indiana, and Cleveland round out the Miami Heat schedule for this road trip.
While it may be too early to be calling games “must wins” it’s hard to deny that this six-game road swing could play a crucial role in the status of the Miami Heat as they head into the latter half of the season. With the Orlando Magic and the Atlanta Hawks breathing down their necks, the Miami Heat need to stay that one step ahead and hopefully, keep kicking them back down the ladder. It’s going to be an important week or so for anyone with Miami Heat tickets so pay attention. Oh, first home game coming off the road? The Orlando Magic on Feb 19th.