Heat vs Bobcats preview

HEAT
The 2 time reigning NBA champion Miami Heat (54-28) come into the playoffs as the 2nd seed in the Eastern Conference. They are led  by their big three of Lebron, Wade, and Bosh. They score over 100 points per game and hold their opponents to 97 points per game and can basically shut you down if they want to. The health of some of their players has been a question mark this entire year as well as last year and will continue to be an issue this postseason. Still they have the best shot at winning the title and have the best player in the league in Lebron.

BOBCATS
The Bobcats (43-39) come into the playoffs as the Easts 7th seed. The Bobcats are in the playoffs for just the second time in franchise history and are in search of their first franchise playoff victory. This will be a tough task against the defending champs. They are known for their famous owner Michael Jordan who most consider the best basketball player of all time. The Bobcats need to work on their offense as they only score 97 points a game. However they are good on defense as they hold their opponents to 97 points per game. They are in the middle of the pack in rebounds and assists per game. 

PG    HEAT MARIO CHALMERS  BOBCATS KEMBA WALKER
Mario Chalmers runs the point well in an offense where you doesn't have to do that much except pass the ball to superstars and shoot corner threes. Such a hard job... not. Kemba Walker got known for his run in the NCAA tournament when UCONN won the NCAA championship. In the NBA however he has struggled to kept up the same effectiveness but is starting to turn into a solid player in the NBA. 

ADVANTAGE: BOBCATS
SG   HEAT  DWYANE WADE   BOBCATS GERELD HENDERSON
Dwyane Wade is a part of the Heat's big three star players. He is very good when healthy, but he has been battling injuries the past few years in the league. His health will be a huge factor in whether the Heat can three peat. Henderson is an ok player at best. He averages 14 points a game and has a decent drive to the basket.

ADVANTAGE: HEAT

SF   HEAT LEBRON JAMES  BOBCATS MICHAEL KIDD-GILCHRIST 
James is the best player in the NBA with excellent vision and passing abilities as well as scoring and rebounding. He is an overall well rounded player who can do basically everything from shooting threes to posting up to making amazing dunks. Basically he doesn't have that many weaknesses if any at all. Kidd-Gilchrist is an underachieving player that got too much hype in college and hasn't lived up to the hype and performed to his ability. Lebron will make him look like a college player.

ADVANTAGE: HEAT

PW  HEAT UDONIS HASLEM BOBCATS JOSH MCROBERTS 
Both of these players should be bench players but are starting for different reasons. Haslem starts because he plays well with the other Heat starters. He has a decent mid range jumper and is really physical and plays good defense. McRobberts need to find a bench and stay there and only play like 10 minutes a game instead of the 30 that the Bobcats give him.

ADVANTAGE: HEAT 

C   HEAT CHRIS BOSH BOBCATS AL JEFFERSON
This should be the best matchup at least in with the starters. Chris Bosh was a star for the Raptors before joining the Heat. He is more of a power forward playing center but it does not really effect the Heat that much except for a handful of teams with big front courts. He can post up and shoot the medium and long range jumper. He also rebounds well. Al Jefferson was signed in the offseason by the Bobcats to bring a actually good player to them. He is really good in the post and could use his body to give Bosh some trouble and get him into foul trouble.

ADVANTAGE: HEAT

PREDICTION: The reigning champs verses a team that has never won a playoff game before in franchise history? The team with 3 superstars verses a team that has only two to three good players on its roster? I choose the Heat. Heat in 4.