Heat Cool to Pacers

The Miami Heat won't be undefeated for the summer league this year. They fell to the Indiana Pacers in a 95-84 contest that saw Shawne Williams score an impressive 25 points and made it to the charity stripe 10 times.

Mario Chalmers continued his superb play throughout the summer league in the first period. "Super Mario" registered 10 points on just two field goal attempts. He made to the the free-throw line seven times in the first quarter. He has made a name for himself in this summer league due to his offensive aggressiveness and unselfishness that could make him a nice steal for Miami. The Heat jumped out to a 25-19 lead at the end of the first 10 minutes of action.

Michael Beasley was better than yesterday, but still far from his dominant performance on Monday. The product out of Kansas St. was just two-for-six in the first half, and committed three fouls in the first 20 minutes of action. There were some questionable calls from referees, but Beasley needs to work on his defense. That could be the most vulnerable part of his game heading into the pros.

Despite the struggles of Beasley, Chalmers and forward Kasib Powell were able to carry the Heat towards a 42-41 lead heading into the locker-room at intermission.

Right out of the gate, Indiana decided to take the lead in the third quarter. They immediately took a nine-point lead in the third quarter. Shawne Williams, an athletic but raw youngster, hit all the right notes earlier today. He stretched the defense with some triples, and was aggressive in the offense. However, Beasley also stepped up in the third quarter. He scored seven points in the third period of play on two-of-four shooting from the field.

Williams made sure Miami did not come back. He scored 11 points in the first five minutes of the final period of play. From then on, Indiana never looked back.

Mario Chalmers continued to light up the summer league, by scoring 23 points and connecting on all of his 17 free-throw attempts. He also managed to dish out six assists. However, Chalmers was far from perfect. He committed seven turnovers and seven fouls. Beasley finished with 17 points on five-of-12 shooting. He was better than yesterday, but still not nearly as assertive as he was on Monday.

Kasib Powell gave Miami a double-double, with 15 points and 10 rebounds. He shot an above-average seven-of-12 from the field. With his strong showing in the summer league, I expect Powell to receive an invitation to the October training camp.

The Heat will try to regroup against Oklahoma City at 7:00 tomorrow.