Friday foursome.

Here’s my look at some of the storylines and scorelines from yesterday and today, with thre focus once again on the hardwood.

Heat Lose 15th Straight: Not very much is going right for the Heat, outside of the fact that they’re heading for a top 5 pick in this summer‘s draft.

Miami has taken their share of beatings this season, but it might be a lot more painful to have a win right in your grasp and let it slip away.

That was the case last night, when the Heat went into the fourth quarter with a 72-65 lead over the tired Spurs, and watched it disappear in what ended up being a 90-89 loss, their 15th straight.

D-Wade had 27 points, 6 boards, and 9 assists, and Mark Blount went for 23, but that wasn’t enough to break the slide. They need scorers, depth, and a time machine, to take them back to two seasons ago, or ahead to next season.

One of my old roommates from college is a passionate Heat fan, so I imagine he’s not too pleased right now. He was prone to tantrums when things weren‘t going well with his teams, so I hope his furniture is okay.

‘Zona Knocks off Wazzu: Arizona didn’t get off to a great start in Pac-10 play, losing three of their first four games to drop to 11-6.

But, the Wildcats are on a mini-streak, having won two in a row, including a 76-64 win over #6 Washington St., in which they buried a dozen from behind the line, and handed the Cougars their first double-digit loss in more than two years.

It’s too early to say that their NCAA hopes are fully alive again though. After hosting Washington tomorrow, ‘Zona has to go to USC and UCLA next week, before welcoming rival Arizona St., who they lost to 64-59 two weeks ago.

There aren’t any real gimmes in the conference this season, besides Oregon St., who’s 6-13 overall and 0-7 in conference thus far, and has lost nine in a row.

Musketeers shoot down Flyers: Dayton has been pretty hot stuff all season long, but they were ice cold last night in a blowout loss at Xavier.

The Flyers scored only 18 points in the first half, and shot only 30% from the field in the game.

Dayton has dropped their last two games, but should get back on track against Richmond and St.
Louis in the next week.

As for Xavier, the Musketeers have won eight of nine, and are sitting atop the conference at 4-1.

Player of the Night honors might have to go Xavier’s Stanley Burrell (no relation to MC Hammer), who scored 13 points to lead his team, and more importantly, held Dayton’s Brian Roberts, who was averaging 20 points per game (and nearly 24 in his last six, with two 30-point games), to only five points

Tiger’s back on the prowl: Well, if Tiger Woods was a little rusty, he’s certainly not showing it.

On the same day that Golf Channel anchor Kelly Tilghman returned to work after her two-week suspension for her lynching comment in reference to him, Tiger shot a 67, two shots behind leader Troy Matteson.

He’s followed it up thus far today by shooting 6-under through his first 14 holes, and is atop the leaderboard by three shots. New year, same old Tiger.