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Rookie Cole Comes Up Big for Heat

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Norris Cole stepped to the foul line with 9.3 seconds left, set to clinch the game as cries of "M-V-P" rained down upon him from the sold-out stands.No, this wasn't a scene from his days at Cleveland State.Taking over in just his second NBA game - and with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh all on the floor, no less - Cole scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, including three huge jumpers down the stretch to save the Heat in a 115-107 win over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night. "You grow up and live for moments like that," Cole said.

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