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It has been four weeks since the Miami Heat has been anything better than two games above .500. Yet, apparently, it still managed to get full of itself.

Rudy Gay scored a career-high 41 points, Marc Gasol made all seven of his shots on the way to a 16-point, 15-rebound effort, and the Memphis Grizzlies enjoyed a rare road blowout by beating Miami Heat 118-90 on Sunday night.

Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 12:21 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 12:21 p.m. Josh Howard might have to miss a game occasionally due to lingering pain in his surgically repaired left ankle.

Kings rookie Tyreke Evans dazzled Heat All-Star guard Dwyane Wade on Sunday night.

Stuff that got stuck between the workout clothes that the wife makes me wash myself and the pillow mints that melted between the dress slacks and Denver sweater: For all the concern of what Dwyane Wade hasn't been lately, consider that he not only had double-doubles in three of the four games on the trip, but would have gone four-for-four with one ...

For all the worry about the toughness of this stretch , Miami actually isn't that much better than the Kings .

After watching his team get pummeled a night earlier in Denver, coach Erik Spoelstra expected the glitz and glamour of Friday's matchup with the Lakers to bring out the best in the Heat.

Q: Let's say that Beasley plays well the next two months and Toronto decides it will lose Bosh, so the Heat and Raptors figure out a deal centered around Beasley for Bosh.

Don't let the final score fool you, the Blazers got crushed again. By the Heat. In Portland.

The Heat's valiant effort in losing to the highly rated Celtics revealed exactly why Miami is on the verge of becoming a bona fide contender for a top-level postseason seed.

So much for this notion of the Boston Celtics having a "Big 3." And even Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce would agree, it's probably time for Rajon Rondo to figure somewhere into that designation as well.

Going into Wednesday night's game against the Miami Heat , the Orlando Magic had built a five-game winning streak and an 11-3 record, tied with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Atlanta HawksA for the best in the League.

Some great discussion going on in the RR Forums . Power Rankings thread DeRozana s struggles : Man, I'm surprised how off is he on his pull-up jumper and runners of late.

If you had given me that record on October 27th I would've gladly taken it. 6-6 would've been just terrific but 5-7 is just a missed shot at the buzzer away from that, so I can be convinced that this is an acceptable record given the early schedule.

Which is tougher for Dwyane Wade: Opening 4 of 14 from the field, or finding yourself running the pick and roll at the end of the third quarter with Shavlik Randolph and Joel Anthony? via Miami Heat Sun-Sentinel Blogs: Hawks 105, Heat 90 .

Bonnie Tyler is famous for her song "Holding Out For a Hero." In it, she sings that she needs a hero, and I know exactly how she feels, for I, and all Heat fans, need a hero badly.

Jermaine O'Neal and Mario Chalmers are hurting, and coach Erik Spoelstra hopes rest and treatment will have them ready for the Thunder on Tuesday.

Observations from Saturday's 81-80 victory over the Nets at AmericanAirlines Arena: When Dwyane Wade dunked for the first time Saturday, did Anderson Varejao go sprawling somewhere? Then Wade sent everyone sprawling with his game-saving 3-pointer with one-tenth of a second to play.

Wade buzzer beater gives Heat win Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade scores as New Jersey Nets' Brook Lopez looks on during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Miami, Saturday, Nov.

Heat center Jermaine O'Neal will miss Saturday's game against New Jersey due to a bruised left hip.