Losing One

There's a ton of things I could say about this game.

You can point at the fact that Dirk missed a free throw that would have tied the game. You can point to Payton's game-winning shot. And you can point to the fact that when we needed to score, we didn't.

But that goaltending non-call on Alonzo Mourning really came back to bite us.

Terry hit a layup and got a foul, but they ruled that Van Horn touched the ball in the cylinder. Terry hits his first free throw and misses the second.

A minute later, they show the replay a few times, and it's obvious that Van Horn did not touch the ball. Alonzo Mourning did. That means the basket should have counted. 2 points we didn't get.

Oh, we lost by 2? Really? Wow.

Missing 8 free throws throughout the game hurt too. Not pushing the ball for 4 minutes in the 4th quarter hurt. But man, did Miami get lucky or what?

You can't expect Wade to get more than 40 for the rest of this series. Our defense is going to adjust. You can't expect Dallas to miss 8 free throws again.

This game was a must-win for Miami. Game 4 is a must-win for Dallas.