As the Eastern Conference finals series between the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers progressed to a Game 7 Monday night, there has been a noticeable disappearance of Miami's Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, in terms of performance, in late game situations.
According to ESPN, after the Pacers' 91-77 Game 6 victory on Saturday, Wade said he feels he and Bosh are having their touches and shots cut and it's starting to hurt the team.
"We've got to do a good job of making sure me and Chris have our opportunities to succeed throughout the game," Wade said. "That's something we're going to have to look at as a team."
While Wade and Bosh have struggled to find opportunities to succeed, LeBron James has been the driving force for the team over the series. Wade later implied that James may be trying to do too much.
"We've got guys individually who want to play better," Wade said. "But we've got to try to help each other out in this locker room and not leave it up to the individual to self-will it."
Following the loss, James tried to explain this shift in strategy.
"I mean, we can state the obvious; they're both struggling," James said of Wade and Bosh. "When you're struggling, the best thing to get is a layup or a dunk. [Wade] missed a couple of them ... Chris is struggling with his shot and him hurting his ankle didn't help."
James then gave a delicate response when asked about Wade's comments that he and Bosh need to have more opportunities.
"I may have to look over the film," James said. "I know he missed a couple chippies that he wished he could get back. He had a layup or two layups in the third, pretty good looks, some looks he hadn't had all series. He went around Roy Hibbert and he missed one at the rim. He had another one that rimmed out as well."
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