Yes Lebron, Karma Really is a Bitch.

After Lebron's infamous tweet became fodder for ESPN last night and this morning, Lebron put out a statement claiming that someone else made that post and he simply re-tweeted it. Yeah, right. Critics of Lebron were waiting for Lebron to put his money where his mouth is and of course lead his team to victory over the Clippers, probably the best or 2nd best non-playoff contending team. What we got was an ultimate lesson in irony and true karma.

The Clippers opened the game with a 44-26 lead after the 1st quarter, something that would set the pace for the rest of the game. Miami definitely took the Clippers lightly and they paid for it. It isn't easy for any team to come back from a 22 point lead, especially when the other team won't give up. Although the Heat outscored the Clippers 79-67 in the last 3 quarters, it simply was not enough after they lollygagged throughout the first quarter and kept letting the Clippers maintain their lead. It should be noted that once again, Lebron, D-Wade, and Bosh scored more than 70% of their team's points (this time it was 80%), something that previously this season has led the Heat to winning every game in which that happened. The only other Heat player with more than 4 points was Mario Chalmers with 12 points, 9 of them from 3-pointers.

The Clippers definitely took my ultimate strategy to heart and only bothered seriously guarding the big three, knowing they'd probably be the only ones actually playing and just receiving passes and assists from other players. This worked out very well; James Jones was 0-3 in field goals (all 3 pointers), Juwan Howard was 0-2 in field goals, and Dwyane Wade was 1-4 in 3 pointers.

With this loss, the Clippers snapped the Heat's 13 game road win streak, in a four way tie for 4th best road win streak ever. After this game, the Heat will need to do some serious re-evaluating in how the team plays and not just how the big three are. In the meantime, other teams now know the secret to beating the Heat: don't even bother with other players, only concentrate on the big three, and attack the basket as much as possible because their inside defense is incredibly poor. If Miami does not change their play strategy, they will be a first round exit if they seed any lower than 2nd place.

Notes: Orlando had its 9 game win streak snapped by the Hornets. Dallas suffered its worst defeat this season to the Indiana Pacers, losing 3 in a row. The Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors 115-110 and moved ahead to 2nd place in the West with the Mavericks' loss. The Utah Jazz beat the New York Knicks in a very high scoring contest of 131-125 without an overtime.

UPDATE: Lebron James has a sprained left ankle. He is questionable for the Heat's game later this week against the Nuggets.