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Chris Bosh no longer the odd man in Miami Heat’s Big 3

After struggling to fit in last season with the Heat, Chris Bosh is finding his rhythm and emerging as a leader.

To say that Chris Bosh is merely enjoying his best stretch with the Heat would be to over simply the significance of his recent development.

The guy is shooting 71.1 percent over his past two games and hasn’t missed a three-pointer or a free throw.

Bosh made his first seven shots on Wednesday against Detroit, finishing with 27 points on 12-of-15 shooting. He was 1 of 1 from three-point range (2 of 2 in his past two games) and 2 of 2 from the free-throw line (16 of 16 in his past two games).

He scored 62 points in the Heat’s back-to-back games against the Cavaliers and Pistons and is averaging 26.7 points since Dwyane Wade went down with a sprained ankle.

“He’s just being aggressive – not thinking, taking the game on his shoulders and being the player that he’s capable of being,” forward Udonis Haslem said.

“Sometimes I think when Dwyane is in or all the Big 3 guys are together, he has a tendency to be a little passive, and I think he’s just being aggressive now.”

Bosh’s development goes beyond the numbers, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. The Heat’s power forward has emerged as a bona fide team leader in the six games without Wade.

“The most powerful thing that he did [Tuesday] – and everyone looks at the 35 points and the 17 points he scored in the fourth quarter – but the thing I noticed the most is his disposition and his voice to start the second half,” Spoelstra said after the Heat’s victory over the Cavaliers on Tuesday night.

“We needed a spark, and he was very loud with all the defensive rotations.

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BY JOSEPH GOODMAN
JGOODMAN@MIAMIHERALD.COM

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