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Miami Herald: Miami Heat Check (10 unread)

• The best of Saturday's practice availability:

  Other than Spurs coach Gregg Popovich telling a reporter, "Your question demands my triteness," here's the best of Saturday's interview sessions with players and coaches:

  Erik Spoelstra on preparation for Sunday's Game 5:

  “We want to make sure that we're continuing to get better, and hopefully tomorrow we can have our best game [...]

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• Flash is back but will he stick around?

  There is a widely known rule inside and outside of the Heat's locker room that people can no longer call Dwyane Wade by his old nickname, "Flash."

  Forget all that. Mike Miller couldn't help himself. 

  Like an excited fan, Miller randomly screamed "Flash" in Wade's general direction throughout Wade's resurgent 32-point/six-steal [...]

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• Addition of Mike Miller in starting lineup could open the paint for LeBron, Wade

  Erik Spoelstra inserted Mike Miller into the Heat's rotation for the final two games of the Eastern Conference finals and now the Heat's coach is considering starting Miller for Game 4 of the NBA Finals, according to a report by ESPN.com's Brian Windhorst.

  PICTURED: Mike Miller's magic powder. I snapped [...]

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• LeBron vows to be better

  Danny Green's honesty has motivated LeBron James.

  After Game 3, Green said that LeBron James played poorly but not just because of something the Spurs' defense was doing.

  “We know what kind of player LeBron is and we know he’s not at the top of his game right now,” said Green, the [...]

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• Mike Miller carries a hot hand into tonight's Game 3

  The always-elusive Mike Miller tried to duck out of shootaround today without talking to the media. Luckily, I flagged him down just as he was walking off the court at AT&T Center in San Antonio, site of tonight's Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

  Miller is 5 of 6 from three-point [...]

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• Tim Duncan's offensive impact will be focal point of Game 3

  Tim Duncan will go down as arguably the best power forward in NBA history, but in Game 2 of The Finals he was limited to 3-of-13 shooting. Here's a look at Duncan's shot chart from Game 2:

  How Duncan rebounds from Sunday's performance will be a major focus of Game [...]

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• Mario Chalmers saved something of LeBron's on Sunday; We found some pictures of it on the Internet

   

   

   

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• LeBron's block might be remembered as highlight of the series

  Such an incredible block by LeBron James on Sunday night in Game 2. Ten years from now, this play will be one of the defining moments of James' career. James finished with 17 points, a postseason low, but had an impressive all-around game: 17 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, three [...]

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• Key adjustment for Game 2 might be a simple one

  Heat coach Erik Spoelstra's primary responsibility for Game 2: Make sure LeBron James is on the court to begin the fourth quarter.

  James is normally paired with the Heat’s reserves to begin the fourth periods of games, but in Game 1 he began the quarter on the bench with Chris Bosh sharing the [...]

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• LeBron's triple-double isn't enough in Game 1

  Post-game thoughts, quotes and notes from Game 1 of the NBA Finals...

  LeBron James on Tony Parker's basket with 5.2 seconds left in the game:

  "It was tough.  You're going to make me go back to that play?  Tony did everything wrong and did everything right in the same possession.  He stumbled two or [...]

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