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Did victory over Kings exemplify no-excuses Miami Heat?


Q: That may have been the best win of the year. Incredible. Amazing. They did it with smoke and mirrors and with seven players. (Not counting Cole Swider or Alondes Williams.) – Rick.

A: First, incredible and amazing are apt descriptions when it comes to the performance, considering the injuries and absences. But definitely not smoke and mirrors. That sells the players short. In fact, one of the things I thought was most impressive was when a tied up ball forced the Heat to burn a fourth-quarter timeout, it therefore forced the players to find a way, on their own, to stem the Kings’ comeback, without coaching intervention. And they did. What Bam Adebayo did with his effort was not smoke and mirrors. What Kevin Love did in his brief minutes was not smoke and mirrors. What Jaime Jaquez Jr. did with the game in the balance was not smoke and mirrors. What Duncan Robinson did with his passing on a night his shot was off was not smoke and mirrors. What Delon Wright did in his first game with the Heat by getting the team settled when it had to be settled was not smoke and mirrors. And what Caleb Martin and Haywood Highsmith did with relentless hustle assuredly was not smoke and mirrors. No, not smoke and mirrors. Just straight fire.



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