Carmelo Anthony played, LeBron James did not and Denver handed Miami its worst loss of the season, 130-102. Herewith, five things worth noting from the surprising beatdown …

Dwyane Wade(notes) walked down a couple flights of stairs without a limp before passing through a throng of fans on his way to the Miami Heat’s bus. Wade didn’t put his sore left knee through a strenuous test during the team’s practice Friday at UCLA, but he’s confident he’ll be working on Christmas.

Hey there NBA fans and all those Miami Heat supporters(including me) who gets really disappointed every time Miami Heat loses to a team may it be a conference contender or a non-playoff qualifying team. Isn’t it that it’s very disappointing to see Miami lose close games?