We're live in Miami. Game 3 starters are DC_Playa, GZ, LIS, Ummmmm, and Cyberfat. Is that the surprise?
CC wins the tip to Playa, passes to Ummmm, who misses the wide open 2. Mourning grabs it, passes it around and inside to Majerle for two and the foul, which he makes. Playa takes it up, has it stolen, and then kicks it out of bounds. No lie. Heat pass it in, then into Zo, miss, CC grabs it, pass to Playa, to LIS for the lay in. Back downcourt, Playa fouls, inbound to Hardaway, to Grant for two. 5-2 Heat. In to GZ, pass to Ummmmm, to LIS, spinning one handed jam! Heat throwaway the inbound, E8 ball! Pass up to CC who misses the jumper. Other end, Majerle hits a two. After a GZ miss and a Heat turnover, GZ his a 3! 7 all! Next trip down, Grant takes it down and dunks over CC. GZ off the Ummmm inbound pass, takes it coast to coast for 2 and the foul! He hits it and gives E8 the 9-8 lead.
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Later, CC gets dunked on by 'Zo, and throws the ball away. Majerle takes it in, block by Ummmm, who boards, and pases to LIS for the layup. E8 up 16-15. Heat take the pall, pass it around, and eventually into Jones, who dunks and is fouled by GZ. He hits the foul, and the Heat are up 2 with time running down. Playa into GZ, who sprints downcourt and hits the layup! Grant takes it inside, dunks, and GZ again fouls! Grant hits the penalties, LIS bricks a prayer, and the 8 are down 3 going into two.
---2nd Quarter---
Now in, KuR, Foe, SS, MP, and RA.
Heat pass in to Majerle, to Grant, to Hardaway, who shoots, and RA grabs the board! After a missed Snakey hook shot, Heat take it and dunk downcourt, and grab the foul by MP. Jones hits it and it's 24-18 Miami. SS misses a 3, RA boards, passes out to KuR, who shoots it OVER THE BACKBOARD and outta bounds. Heat pass it into Zo, who dunks over RA. Heat up by 8, as Foe takes it up, and hits a long 3! Mourning into Hardaway, to Grant, to Jones who hits his 12th. SS into Foe, to RA, battles Zo in th key, passes it back out to a wide open KuR for 3! Hardaway hits a tough 2 on the other end, and MP inbounds to KuR, back to MP, 2 handed JAM! Eddie Jones hits a 2 on the other end, and KuR goes coast to coast for the lay in. 8 down by 4! After Majerle misses a fadeaway 3, MP boards, RA backs in, and misses the layup. Hardaway takes it down and hits a two over KuR on the other side. E8 bal, as Snake passes to KuR, to RA, to KuR, 2!---
---25 seconds left in the half, KuR fouls and puts Hardaway at the line, who makes one of two. MP inbounds to Foe, misses a 3. Fast break by heat to Mason, who hits the 2. RA mises the buzzer beater, and E8 trail by 8 at the half.
******Stats******
GZ 10 points, KuR 7, Foe 5, LIS 4, Ummmmm 4, MP 2, Playa, CC, SS, and RA have 0, but RA has 3 reb and 3 assists.
See part two for the thrilling conclusion!
CC wins the tip to Playa, passes to Ummmm, who misses the wide open 2. Mourning grabs it, passes it around and inside to Majerle for two and the foul, which he makes. Playa takes it up, has it stolen, and then kicks it out of bounds. No lie. Heat pass it in, then into Zo, miss, CC grabs it, pass to Playa, to LIS for the lay in. Back downcourt, Playa fouls, inbound to Hardaway, to Grant for two. 5-2 Heat. In to GZ, pass to Ummmmm, to LIS, spinning one handed jam! Heat throwaway the inbound, E8 ball! Pass up to CC who misses the jumper. Other end, Majerle hits a two. After a GZ miss and a Heat turnover, GZ his a 3! 7 all! Next trip down, Grant takes it down and dunks over CC. GZ off the Ummmm inbound pass, takes it coast to coast for 2 and the foul! He hits it and gives E8 the 9-8 lead.
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Later, CC gets dunked on by 'Zo, and throws the ball away. Majerle takes it in, block by Ummmm, who boards, and pases to LIS for the layup. E8 up 16-15. Heat take the pall, pass it around, and eventually into Jones, who dunks and is fouled by GZ. He hits the foul, and the Heat are up 2 with time running down. Playa into GZ, who sprints downcourt and hits the layup! Grant takes it inside, dunks, and GZ again fouls! Grant hits the penalties, LIS bricks a prayer, and the 8 are down 3 going into two.
---2nd Quarter---
Now in, KuR, Foe, SS, MP, and RA.
Heat pass in to Majerle, to Grant, to Hardaway, who shoots, and RA grabs the board! After a missed Snakey hook shot, Heat take it and dunk downcourt, and grab the foul by MP. Jones hits it and it's 24-18 Miami. SS misses a 3, RA boards, passes out to KuR, who shoots it OVER THE BACKBOARD and outta bounds. Heat pass it into Zo, who dunks over RA. Heat up by 8, as Foe takes it up, and hits a long 3! Mourning into Hardaway, to Grant, to Jones who hits his 12th. SS into Foe, to RA, battles Zo in th key, passes it back out to a wide open KuR for 3! Hardaway hits a tough 2 on the other end, and MP inbounds to KuR, back to MP, 2 handed JAM! Eddie Jones hits a 2 on the other end, and KuR goes coast to coast for the lay in. 8 down by 4! After Majerle misses a fadeaway 3, MP boards, RA backs in, and misses the layup. Hardaway takes it down and hits a two over KuR on the other side. E8 bal, as Snake passes to KuR, to RA, to KuR, 2!---
---25 seconds left in the half, KuR fouls and puts Hardaway at the line, who makes one of two. MP inbounds to Foe, misses a 3. Fast break by heat to Mason, who hits the 2. RA mises the buzzer beater, and E8 trail by 8 at the half.
******Stats******
GZ 10 points, KuR 7, Foe 5, LIS 4, Ummmmm 4, MP 2, Playa, CC, SS, and RA have 0, but RA has 3 reb and 3 assists.
See part two for the thrilling conclusion!

