Can Miami Fly Without Birdman?

 Miami Heat forward Chris "Birdman" Andersen was suspended by the league on Friday for one game without pay for shoving Indiana Pacers forward Tyler Hansbrough in Game 5. As a result Andersen is not eligible to play in a potential close-out game 6 tonight in Indiana.
 Birdman has shot 100% from the field (15-of-15) in this series, blocking shots, being the Heat's "enforcer" and being another bigger body on the floor for a small Miami team. Can the Heat finish this series in 6 games without him? Sure they can.
  No doubt Miami has a better chance with Andersen being active and able to play. If you recall last year's Game 6 close out in Indy though, Miami was without two of their bigs in Chris Bosh (abdominal strain) and Udonis Haslem (suspended for one game) yet still pulled off a convincing 105-93 win. Dwyane Wade dropped 41 points that night and with his now hindering knee injury he won't likely explode for that many points tonight. Still, Wade is a competitor. Miami head coach Erik Spolestra called him "a warrior" after Game 5. He is definitely giving his team all he's got but in a desperation game for both teams as this one is, it is essential that if he can't get his shot going or get in the lane, he makes plays for his teammates in anyway possible.
  LeBron has assumed the role of the leader of this Heat team even more so now than he had during last year's series. His 16-point third quarter performance in Game 5 was spectacular and he put the Pacers and those watching on notice that he is capable of doing that again and will if need be.
  Chris Bosh will need to be more aggressive. The ankle he tweaked in Game 4 seems to be making him a little uncomfortable but he too has to push through it. Start off rolling to the basket to get himself going then work on finding his touch from the perimeter again to draw Roy Hibbert out of the low post. Bosh will also have to make a concerted effort to box out and rebound more, regardless of if his shots are falling or not, to avoid Indiana getting those easy offensive rebound put backs and second chance points that have really been hurting Miami all series.
 To close a strong Pacers team out like this one, it is going to take more than just the Big 3. Haslem has shot 8-of-9 from the field in two of the last three games and has proven that he can be just as much of an enforcer as Andersen. Miami has great depth but it is all for show if someone doesn't step up and step up big. If UD stays in rhythm while Wade and Bosh give more production than in Game 5, Miami can be heading to the NBA Finals for the 3 straight year after tonight's game.

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