After the Pacers' 91-77 Game 6 victory Saturday night, Wade said he feels he and Bosh are having their touches and shots cut and it's hurting 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."

Here is what Wade is talking about: He averaged 15 shots and 16.8 points over the first four games of the Eastern Conference finals. He has gotten a total of 19 shots and scored a total of 20 points in the past two games. Wade was 3 of 11 for 10 points in Game 6.

Bosh averaged 16.3 points on 11 shots in the series' first three games. In the three games since, he's averaging just 6.3 points on seven shots a game. Bosh was 1-of-8 shooting for just five points in Saturday's loss. It's the first time since Bosh's rookie season in 2004 he's had three consecutive games where he's failed to score 10 points.

Meanwhile, LeBron James' shots are up and his efficiency is down. In the first four games of the series, James averaged 19.8 shots and 28 points. In the past two games, James has averaged 24 shots and 29.5 points.

Wade implied James is 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 game, 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 said he will look at film before Game 7 on Monday to see where he might be able to help Wade and Bosh.

Wade has been passively referring to his dwindling role in the Heat's offense for some time. Prior to Game 6, Wade blamed his struggles earlier in the series on not being a bigger part of the offense.

"I get a little more rhythm defensively, I get to defend every play," Wade said. "Offensively, I don't get the ball every play. So it comes a little different. You know, the rhythm is a little different."

Fighting a right knee bone bruise, Wade is shooting 44 percent from the field and 67 percent from the foul line against the Pacers. Both are significant drops from the regular season. He's averaging a career-low 13.6 points in the playoffs.

"I'm really disappointed in myself," Bosh said. "It's not been going my way this whole series. I want to play better. I will play better. I have to play better in Game 7. It's as simple as that."

Source: http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2013/story/_/id/9333733/2013-nba-playoffs-dwyane-wade-says-chris-bosh-need-bigger-role

It just isnt the Knicks I guess.

Wade playing like trash and blaming it on Lebron trying to do too much. Lebron gut checked that ass though. Melo should have gut checked Chandler.

3G4G wrote:All I know if they lose to the Pacers that's 3yrs of being together and only getting 1 Chip.....

Hard to build with no high picks and no cap space.

3G4G wrote:He should have never left as Cleveland had cap space 1 yr after he'd re-up with them plus future assets in the fold. If this is what happens his 1 chip looks even more tainted and he'll be like a Rolling Stone not so great, Great.

The Cavs had cap space before and they used it to sign Larry Hughes. Clearly, cap space does not always yield capable or tangible talent. I'm also unsure of what "future" assets you're referring to. They had a draft pick nearly every year that LeBron was with the organization and not a single one lasted beyond their rookie contracts in Cleveland aside from Shannon "I look like Chris Brown" Brown and JJ Hickson. And for the record, Brown's career has been woefully mediocre/irrelevant outside of a brief stint with the Lakers and Hickson has been a journey man at best. The Cavs have been and remain one of the most inept franchises in the league, which has had the good fortune of lucking into two no.1 picks in drafts headlined by superstars in the making.

3G4G wrote:He'll have the refs on his side game 7 it's just a matter if his supporting cast shows up

So "supporting cast(s) show(ing) up" are only pertinent with LeBron; never with Carmelo Anthony? lol.

3G4G wrote:What I find funny he won 60gms in Cleveland and won 60gms in Miami....there really was no great separation between either team. Take Bron off the Heat now and they are probably an 8th seed.

No great separation between either team? Are we forgetting that the Cavs record, with nearly the same roster, was a league worst 19-63 after LeBron left? I believe they set the record for the largest win differential between consecutive seasons. Needless to say, there was a significant difference between what LeBron has in Miami and what he had in Cleveland.

3G4G wrote:If he loses he'll try and hop on Irving's Come Up but I hope Gilbert tells him to....

GO FLY A FLOP ALL THE WAY TO THE EXAGGERATED LANDING BANK!!!!!!

Indian is Organic and I really appreciate what they've done and where they're going.

I think most people knew that LeBron would be plotting his return to Cleveland, the same day he left it. Cleveland is home for him after all. Given how inept his supporting cast was, I think he understood that the franchise needed to tank for a few years before they became a viable threat for a championship (enter Kyrie Irving). They couldn't be a lottery dweller with LeBron, so he needed to leave. Dan Gilbert is a **** but he's not stupid and he would welcome LeBron, and the +$150-$200 million franchise valuation, that comes with him.

3G4G wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

3G4G wrote:He'll have the refs on his side game 7 it's just a matter if his supporting cast shows up

So "supporting cast(s) show(ing) up" is only a concern with LeBron; never with Carmelo Anthony? lol.

The biggest difference Lebron "has performed well this Playoffs" and has the highest game 7 scoring average in NBA history...Melo "did not show up in the playoffs" and historically performs bad in close out games.....therefore you can't look to blame his supporting cast. Had Melo played like regular season Melo or better yet closer to April Melo then maybe you could look at supporting cast but Lebron has proven he can cover over the many sins on his team, Melo can't and never will.

...and yet LeBron's numbers are down this series in a number of categories (FG%, FT%, RPG, APG and up in his turnovers-per-game and fouls-per-game)in the playoffs. The difference is more noticeable when comparing his regular season numbers and numbers this series. The thing is that even LeBron's lesser performances are superhuman, which is why he is a different strata of star than anyone else in the league. Still, he is not immune to "lesser" play when his supporting cast fails to live up to their responsibilities. That's the point we shouldn't ignore when judging other stars in the league and on our own team.

3G4G wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

3G4G wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

3G4G wrote:He'll have the refs on his side game 7 it's just a matter if his supporting cast shows up

So "supporting cast(s) show(ing) up" is only a concern with LeBron; never with Carmelo Anthony? lol.

The biggest difference Lebron "has performed well this Playoffs" and has the highest game 7 scoring average in NBA history...Melo "did not show up in the playoffs" and historically performs bad in close out games.....therefore you can't look to blame his supporting cast. Had Melo played like regular season Melo or better yet closer to April Melo then maybe you could look at supporting cast but Lebron has proven he can cover over the many sins on his team, Melo can't and never will.

...and yet LeBron's numbers are down this series in a number of categories (FG%, FT%, RPG, APG and up in his turnovers-per-game and fouls-per-game)in the playoffs. The difference is more noticeable when comparing his regular season numbers and numbers this series. The thing is that even LeBron's lesser performances are superhuman, which is why he is a different strata of star than anyone else in the league. Still, he is not immune to "lesser" play when his supporting cast fails to live up to their responsibilities. That's the point we shouldn't ignore when judging other stars in the league and on our own team.

Lebron's regular season numbers were "OTHER WORLDLY"...odds say he wasn't going to maintain that pace or increase productivity. The stronger observation is that his numbers are clearly better than everyone else or most playoff performers, including his teammates, meanwhile Melo had teammates outperform him in many statistical categories not to mention playoff players in general.

So a body of work he established over the course of 82 games, is somehow unlikely to maintain over the course of 6 games? That reasoning doesn't make sense. And please name me these imaginary teammates that outperformed Melo "in many statistical categories" and the degree to which they outperformed him. I've seen every minute of every game and reviewed the numbers so I have missed something evidently.