Without being too impulsive, here are a few things we did learn quickly about the wannabe Best Team Ever: San Antonio Spurs vs Indiana Pacers Live streaming
• Sharing the ball won't be a problem. If anything, Miami's guys are like four drivers stopped at an intersection, everyone gridlocked because no one wants to over-assert against the others. "It's something I'm not accustomed to, having that many threats out on the court," James said. "It kind of reminded me [of the Team] USA practices. Coach K [Mike Krzyzewski] really had to get on us one day because we were being too unselfish."San Antonio Spurs vs Indiana Pacers Live
• Wade will be getting healthier and better quite soon. He shot 4-for-16 but still looked capable of getting to the foul line at will, half-limp or not. "No, he'll be much better," Boston coach Doc Rivers said. "Hopefully, we will too."
• James, for all the talk and development of his low-post game, still will stick to the perimeter and run Miami's attack on many nights. There was a stretch in the third quarter when it looked as if he still were with the Cavs, dominating individually with a meager supporting cast. Keep in mind that approach won 61 times last season.
• Point guard and, especially, the center spot are potential Achilles heels for this team. A Goliath-sized one up front, in fact, when Miami has to go against bigger teams. Zydrunas Ilgauskas doesn't have the juice for heavy minutes and Bosh, Joel Anthony and Udonis Haslem lack bulk, height or both.
• They're going to miss Mike Miller until his busted thumb heals as much as, or more than, the Celtics are going to miss center Kendrick Perkins (knee surgery). Miller is more than just a marksman of considerable range. But as Spoelstra might put it, he'll be healthier tomorrow than he was today, and having their best crew ready for springtime is the goal anyway. San Antonio Spurs vs Indiana Pacers Live
• Doubters better enjoy this toddler stage of the Heat. There were moments when, just noticing anew that James and Wade were on the same floor and on the same side, was stunning. Jarring. Gluttonous and unfair, too, and most certainly overkill, in an especially lethal way. If those two somehow can learn to complement each other like the attack Dobermans that Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen were for more than a decade together ...
The Celtics, by comparison, were old dogs doing old tricks -- stretches of stifling defense, timely 3-pointers and a mental strength that brought them home Tuesday. But change is coming.San Antonio Spurs
"You could see that they haven't necessarily polished or go thte whole chemistry thing down," Garnett said. "For them to get better, they're going to have to go through rough days and dog days, and that's part of it. Lord knows we went through ours and we learned from it, and I'm pretty sure they'll do the same."Indiana Pacers and San Antonio Spurs
So be snarky now if you favor one of the other 29 besides Miami. But be afraid later.
