Game 7 to finally decide Raptors-Heat winner, Cavs’ opponent

“And that’s what you kind of need to get through a Game 7 is someone who Miami probably hasn’t prepared for, someone to step out of the box and do something spectacular”.

Cleveland fans might enjoy seeing the warm-dish revenge of beating the Heat to go to the Finals.

A disappointing loss in Game 6 on the road sets up the victor take all scenario in Toronto. “I’m just getting better”. I still want to be here. “He really was on the attack all night and I said we needed somebody to have a special game, and he did that for us”.

The lead got to 13 in the third, Dragic again coming up big with a three-point play followed by a stepback jumper. Friday’s haul came from 12 of 21 shots, including six layups and two three-pointers.

Clearly, the Heat isn’t ready to visit the Bahamas or any other vacation destination just yet. Meanwhile the Heat and the Raptors are about to finish their second seven-game series, and having played three OTs in this series already, are going to be LeBron fodder.

“This is why we’re in this business, to be pushed and tested and challenged”, Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said Saturday. “Tonight was his night, and he was aggressive”.

Spoelstra pulled out all the stops in Game 6, using a small starting lineup that included rookie Justise Winslow and no player taller than 6-foot-9.

Dwyane Wade also made a telling contribution for Miami, chipping in with 22 points, including five assists and six rebounds, at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami.

Despite their size advantage, the Raptors had a minimal rebounding edge, 43-41.

“Sometimes unconventional works”, Wade said.

Kyle Lowry dropped a game-high 36 points, but the Heat weren’t prepared to surrender in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semi’s. According to ESPN Stats & Info research, they are 0-7 when leading a playoff series. So of course, this one will, too.

After the game, DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry spoke about the team’s performance. The Cavaliers, who swept both Detroit and Atlanta in their first two series, host Game 1 on Tuesday night after a nine-day break. You have to give a little more. You have to do a little more. You have to give everything you have.

For the Heat, tomorrow exists because Dragic, for all his highs and lows, played like the best player on the floor.

“It’s great. It’s awesome”. You know sometimes you’re going to have bad games and sometimes you’re going to have good games, but I always try to look at the positive and try to respond. There’s usually not an easy way in a seven-game series, certainly not with a second and third seed going against each other.