Congratulations, Udonis Haslem!

On November 21, 2012 versus Milwaukee, Udonis Haslem eclipsed Alonzo Mournings franchise-record of 4,807 rebounds. Haslem became the first undrafted player to lead a franchise in rebounding.

For the first six seasons of Haslem's career, he was the reliable starting Power Forward for the Miami Heat. Starting in the 2009-10 NBA Season, Haslem's role would change and he would have to get used to coming off the bench for Miami. Although he has seen a reduction of minutes the past four seasons, his production has actually increased. Since being relegated to the bench, Haslem has averaged double digit rebounds per 36 minutes, a feat he never accomplished in his 6 seasons as a starter.
  

Udonis Haslem
Season	Reb	Mins	Reb/36min
2003-04	473	1795	9.49
2004-05	726	2675	9.77
2005-06	634	2491	9.16
2006-07	654	2483	9.48
2007-08	443	1805	8.84
2008-09	618	2560	8.69
2009-10	629	2177	10.40
2010-11	106	345	11.06
2011-12	470	1589	10.65
2012-13	66	228	10.42

Congratulations, Udonis Haslem! Your hard work and loyalty to the Miami Heat is greatly appreciated and we hope to see you on the Heat until you hang 'em up!

Stat of the Day

Wednesday night, the Miami Heat trounced the new-look Nets 103-73. Brooklyn's newest franchise has started the season 1-2 with a couple of games with the Magic lined up for this weekend.

The Nets have been outscored in their last six quarters, dating back to Monday's 107-96 loss where they squandered a 22-point lead in the defeat.

In the second half of Monday's game combined with their performance Wednesday night, the Nets have been outscored by a combined 56 points in the last six quarters.

Stat of the Day

Wednesday night marked the season opening games for 16 more NBA teams, including the Houston Rockets.

The Rockets would start two of their big offseason acquisitions, Jeremy Lin and James Harden. James Harden proved he is worth every cent of his $80 million deal. He put up 37 points, 12 assists, 6 rebounds, 4 steals and 1 block. That stat line has only been achieved by three other players in the history of the NBA (Dwyane Wade, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan). Jeremy Lin had a solid game, tallying 12 points, 8 assists and 4 steals.

Jeremy Lin also led the entire NBA on Wednesday night with a +23 point differential with him on the floor for Houston, in their 105-96 win over Detroit.
On the other end, Zach Randolph had an NBA low -25 differential with Memphis in their 101-92 loss to the Clippers.