Has Dallas' offense met its kryptonite?

Game 1 last night was a defensive struggle, much more reminiscent of the Heat's previous series against Chicago and Boston than Dallas' takedown of the Thunder. The Heat came away with the victory and now lead 1-0. Some thoughts:

• Dallas came out after halftime and immediately went on a run, going up by 8. Erik Spoelstra took a timeout and from that point on the game slowly, but surely, tilted in the Heat's favor.
• Dwyane Wade's reemergence in the second half was a big part of the Heat's success. During the first two quarters, he looked like he did in the last few games against the Bulls, shooting 3 of 10 with 3 turnovers. In the second half, however, he finally began to look more assertive and hit some good looks.
• Some of Wade's second half success can be explained by a look at who was defending him. Jason Kidd isn't a great matchup; Jason Terry is a terrible matchup.
• Dirk, as usual, got his points. He shot okay from the floor and went 12-12 from the line, leading to a pretty efficient night. The Heat defenders, Udonis Haslem in particular, really overloaded on Dirk's left shoulder in an attempt to take away his pet move, the one legged fallaway. In doing so, they allowed Dirk to drive the ball to his right with ease. Dirk figured this out as the game went on and routinely took the ball to the rim.
• The Heat quickly discovered that Jason Kidd will hit a wide-open three pointer. He likes to set his feet on these shots and take almost as much preparation time as he would for a free throw.
• Dallas' bench really struggled. The Heat often hedged on pick-and-rolls, and outside of one occasion J.J. Barea didn't have the clear path to the rim that he's become accustomed to the past few series. Jason Terry played well in the first half, but was shut down when the Heat put LeBron James on him in the second. And Peja Stojakovic wasn't hitting shots, and looked like a liability on the defensive end. To win, the Mavs are going to need a lot more from this crew. Also, if Peja isn't going to hit shots, the Mavs might as well play Corey Brewer.
• LeBron James' defense on Jason Terry was a key in the second half. However, in the first half he too often left Shawn Marion and allowed him easy looks. I don't know if he was doing ranging on his own or if the Heat's gameplan called for James to play a bit of a free safety role, but Marion was too active to be left alone.
• We had a Juwan Howard sighting. Very exciting.
• The Heat were routinely getting open corner threes when they moved the ball from side to side. By my count Chalmers hit three of them, Miller hit one, and LeBron hit one. Bibby missed a couple.
• Dallas' zone looked pretty effective when they went to it for a relatively long stretch in the second quarter. The Heat were shooting, and missing, a lot of jumpers. However, they were also crashing the glass as the Mavs were struggling to put a body on everyone. Defensive rebounding was an issue for Dallas throughout the game, but it was particularly problematic from the zone. Still, I would have liked to see Dallas mix in the zone more often during the second half, especially when they were otherwise forced into using Terry on Wade. When in the zone, Haywood extended his range up to the foul line, cutting off that usual hole. The Heat did have some success cutting along the baseline.
• If Chandler is going to cover Bosh, and therefore be dragged away from the hoop, Dirk is going to have to do a better job on the defensive glass.
• Loved Mike Miller's box out on Chandler in the fourth quarter.
  
• I didn't think that Wade or LeBron drove the ball to the hole as much as they should have. They both hit some jumpers, and LeBron continued to shoot well from three, but the scoring will come much more efficiently if and when they begin to drive more frequently.
• At the end of the first half, as well as during a late possession when the Heat were trying to run down the clock, LeBron dribbled beyond the three point line until the shot clock was at about 3 before making his move. He needs to go earlier. By letting the clock wind down so much, he's locking himself into shooting a long-range jumper.
• Game 2 is huge. It will be very difficult for Dallas to win three straight at home, so they would be in a real hole if they fall behind 2-0. Miami has a chance to really take control.