Referee Scott Foster gestured toward Dwyane Wade with his right index finger midway through the third quarter.
His meaning could not have been more plain: "That's enough."
Wade, already assessed a technical foul in the first half, was again making it clear via his body language that he did not agree with the foul call. He and LeBron James were guilty of this repeatedly.
Comic Dane Cook talks about the "Mumbles and Grumbles", these are the "Glares and Stares". This excessive displeasure will only come back to haunt the Heat. At some point this season, they will run into an official who isn't as patient. What happens when Joey Crawford forgets that Wade or LeBron already has one T?
I love the Heat's "Us Against the World" mentality, but they must be more mature about it. They're not going to get every call, calls will be missed and calls will be wrong. They have to play above the officiating if they want to be champions.
Not lost on this team are the ups-and-downs and trial-by-fire nature of a long regular season full of adjustments and expectations. Miami has won each of its last nine games by double figures. With its ...
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