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The announcement that Dwyane Wade would be unable to go came about 45 minutes before tipoff.
The fact that LeBron James again was good to go came during the first quarter. Over. And over. And over again.
A game after both Miami Heat stars sat out Thursday's triple-overtime victory against the Atlanta Hawks, the return of James was enough Saturday night in a 101-90 victory over the New Jersey Nets at the Prudential Center.
"Once I said I was going to give it a go, then it was back to business," James said.
Was it ever. Converting all seven of his shots in the opening period, James closed the quarter with 22 points, one off his Heat high in a first quarter and two off his career high for an opening period, the seventh time in his career he...
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