To put it plainly, the Celtics get it and the Heat don't...yet. When the Celtics acquired Ray Allen & Kevin Garnett four years ago and assembled the first "Big Three" they all understood it was about winning. They all got that it was about putting aside being a one man show and about assembling a team to win championships. They each sacrificed big stats to work as a team...a winning team. Case and point, before coming to Boston, Garnett averaged 23 ppg and after 16 ppg, Ray Allen 24 ppg before and 17 ppg after, Paul Pierce 25 ppg and after 19 ppg. They all work well together and understand it's about winning. It paid off the first year with and NBA Championship. The Heat "Big Three" do not get it (and I'll say it again) yet. Lebron James and Dwayne Wade before playing together this year were averaging 26 and 25 ppg and both still average the same amount of points this year. I only compare the two because Chris Bosh has been mostly non-existent this year minus a handful of games. Lebron & Dwayne need to figure out it's about winning not being the hero. The Heat have a chance to be the dominant team they set out to be but won't be until they learn to sacrifice trying to one up each other and figure out how to win.
The difference between the Celtics and the Heat? The Celtics get it and the Heat don't.....yet.
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