Inside look at Miami Heat

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As we end the second week of the playoffs, we are starting to see why the blockbuster trades made throughout this season have changed the game already.  While no team in the NBA has been swept yet, there were a couple teams facing elimination today.  The Philadelphia 76ers went down 3-0 to the Miami Heat and pulled off a thrilling victory today edging out the Heat 86-82.  The series is now 3-1 in favor of the Heat and although no team has ever come back from being down 3-0, the Heat have a lot to be worried about.  The story of the Heat's season has been their lack of ability to close games and LeBron James failure to hit the big shot.  Many people have questioned the Heat along with their star players because they are repeatedly handing the game to James when down the stretch and he is consistently failing.  The Heat have tried to go to Chris Bosh toward the end of games, along with Dwayne Wade a few times and they all have failed to convert the big basket when needed.  Role players like Eddie House have hit big shots down the stretch granite they have been wide open looks they have stepped up and made big shots.  My point here is that toward the end of games the Heat have some huge questions that need to be answered.  They may win this series handily, but when they face a veteran team like the Boston Celtics who have proven time in and time out they can close games, they won't be as fortunate.  Personally I believe, they should steer away from LeBron since he is 1-8 from the field in the closing seconds of games.  They have two Hall of Famers and three All-Star's on their team and they still can't figure out who they should go to down the stretch.  Although I think LeBron will unquestionably be one of the greatest players of all time his inability to close games will be one of the deciding factors in how many championships he'll win or lose.  Game five will be played on Wednesday and I'm sure it will be a dandy.  Hopefully the Heat find an answer to their late game problems or their season will be over next round.