The teams went to intermission knotted at 44-44 after O'Neal beat the halftime buzzer with a short hook shot in the lane. It was the first of five deadlocks in the final 12 minutes. O'Neal connected from 10 feet and Brian Grant was good from 16 and 18 on consecutive trips to push the advantage to five points before Miami's late and ultimately fruitless rally. We are at home with a full house. We have Shaquille and Kobe somewhat under control.
Players have to step up and be players.
They need to make the shots they get paid to make. If they don't, they are probably going to go home losers.