LeBron's success without Wade complicates duo's future

This dynamic could easily decide Game 7. The Spurs have consistently gotten better shots than the Heat, partly because Tony Parker is so good at breaking down

Michael Rosenberg|

This dynamic could easily decide Game 7. The Spurs have consistently gotten better shots than the Heat, partly because Tony Parker is so good at breaking down a defense, but also because Miami does not have anybody to protect the rim. The Heat can offset that because James and Wade are so good at creating shots for themselves and others. But if one clogs the floor for the other, Miami is in trouble.

I suspect LeBron James appreciates his friend Dwyane Wade's compliment. Now he would like his teammate Dwyane Wade's help.

Published Jun 20, 2013

MICHAEL ROSENBERG

Michael Rosenberg is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, covering any and all sports. He writes columns, profiles and investigative stories and has covered almost every major sporting event. He joined SI in 2012 after working at the Detroit Free Press for 13 years, eight of them as a columnist. Rosenberg is the author of "War As They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler and America in a Time of Unrest." Several of his stories also have been published in collections of the year's best sportswriting. He is married with three children.

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