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Heat Finally Living Up to the Hype

Associated Press

We’ve seen this in segments. We've seen LeBron James and Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh combine for spectacular plays, imposing quarters, remarkable halves.But we haven’t seen this. All three playing freely, instinctively, together. Letting their talent shine through, not for moments, or quarters. But for the entire game. For multiple games. For the foreseeable future.This, the greatest show on hardwood regardless of what the Clippers do this season, was what we expected all along and from the time Heat stepped on the floor in Boston almost 14 months ago. It's here now. And it’s everything we always wanted.Erik Spoelstra has been credited with bringing this aggressive, unconventional approach to the Heat after an extended offseason that...

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