Dwyane Wade missed his sixth straight game and the eighth of the season as the Miami Heat barely beat the Detroit Pistons 101 – 98. Although Dwyane Wade travelled to Auburn Hills and participated in the shootaround, he still didn’t play. It’s is expected the he may be available for their next game at home against the New York Knicks on Friday night. Without Wade, the Heat struggled to get past the 4-14 Pistons despite a good night from LeBron James and Chris Bosh. James had 32 points and Bosh had 27 points. But 59 points from two of the “Big Three” was just enough to beat a less than stellar Pistons team. They may not need much more than that to beat the struggling Knicks who have lost 7 of their last 8 games. The lockout has produced some lackluster basketball from some of the league’s greats. Given the sloppy play and injuries, many may wish that there wasn’t a season this year. Many stars are injured and the game has suffered. Good teams are barely winning games that they ordinarily would have no problem winning. Great players like Dwyane Wade are missing large portions of the schedule because





