Game 1 After "The Crying Game": DWade, Sidekick, and the Heat Fall To Wallace and the Revamped Trailblazers

MIAMI, FL. One game after losing to the Chicago Bulls at home and after Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra came out and stated that tears were shed in the locker room over the loss, the Heat had a chance to ignite a turnaround against the visiting Portland Trailblazers. Same not-so-superteam, same not-so-super results.

Aldridge and new Blazer Gerald Wallace smothered Lebron and the Heat from beginning to end.

The visiting Portland Trailblazers, behind 26 points from LaMarcus Aldridge and 22 points, 9 boards from new Blazer Gerald Wallace, got ahead of the Heat going into the final minutes of the game.

Dwayne Wade, who finished the game with 38 points, got the Heat to within 2 points with 5:26 remaining in the game.

Clutch threes by Brandon Roy and Wes Matthews to beat the shot clock kept the Trailblazers ahead, and time ran out on the Heat.

It is unclear whether any more tears were shed by Dwayne Wade, Dwayne Wade's Sidekick, or the any other Heat players after losing their 5th straight and 6 of the last 7 games.

"The Crying Game", Sunday's home loss to the Chicago Bulls and NBA MVP leader Derrick Rose after owning a double digit lead in the first half and ultimately resulting in the Chicago Bulls sweeping the season series and taking a full game lead over the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference standings, was so traumatizing to the fragile not-so-superteam that according to Heat Head Coach Erik Spoestra, some players shed tears in the locker room after the game. He stopped short of naming players by name.

It was a clear example of not being able to win when it counts. Last week, losses to the Knicks, the Magic, and the league-leading Spurs along with Chicago wins pulled the teams even in the loss column and in a statistical tie for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. Miami wanted to come out and make a statement against the visiting Bulls and their NBA MVP leader.

However, as much as they wanted to, their 3 Super Friends could not match the teamwork and defense of the Bulls who came from a 12 point deficit to win in the final minutes. The Bulls completed a sweep of the season series on the Heat's home court. The Heat, after wanting the win and falling short, could do nothing but cry.

Without the quick and easy success they hoped for, how soon until the Heat fracture?

How much can the Heat's failure be tied to Lebron's statement, "Karma is a b****.. Gets you every time..."? If you believe in Karma, you also have to believe that Miami and Lebron are due some serious payback for all the things that they did leading up to and following Lebron's "Decision". The selfish reasons and actions of those players were not in alignment with the positive result they were hoping for. Karma can not provide positive results for selfish and negative energy.

For all the preseason talk of the Miami "Superteam" and a possible shattering of the 72 win record, the Heat are failing now that the schedule has put the challenge of playoff teams and title contenders in their path. These were not the drill cones that allowed Dwayne Wade's Sidekick to put up 50+ points. These are the NBA elite, and the test has proven too much.