Not only did Andre Miller’s fight through the calf strain he suffered on Wednesday night, but he did it with style, posting 30 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists in 40 minutes.  Unfortunately, Miller’s heroics wasn’t enough to lift the Sixers over Dwayne Wade and the Miami Heat.

Andre Miller was just about the only Sixer to show up on Saturday afternoon in Miami

Miller did everything he could, although the same can’t be said for many other Sixers.  AI was only able to put up 14 points, hitting only 4 of his 16 shot attempts.  Willie Green, who I’ve been disappointed with all year, started the game but was a cold as ice 0-9 from the field.  Addressing the glaring need at scoring guard is looking like a top priority for next season. Speaking of glaring needs, Samuel Dalembert put up another gem of a game, playing only 22 minutes due to foul trouble en route to a 2 point, 7 rebound outburst.  Ugh.

This is their third consecutive loss coming out of the All Star break, and the Sixers clearly struggling to find consistency both offensively and defensively.  As we continue to dig ourselves deeper into our hole, the Heat currently stand at fifth overall in the East.  Miami’s trade of Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks to Toronto for Jermaine O’Neal and Jamario Moon is looking like a pretty great move for the Heat at the moment, as the two players put up a combined 29 points and 12 rebounds in their second game with their new team.  An SOB salute goes out to Heat General Manage Pat Riley for swinging the deal.