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When it started, there was one.
Then, with 2:40 gone there were none.
So what would life without the Big Three be like for the Miami Heat in a meaningful moment? Sort of like Saturday night at AmericanAirlines Arena.
Opting to hold out both Chris Bosh and LeBron James amid the exhausting ride of this lockout-compacted season, the Heat then lost Dwyane Wade with a dislocated left index finger early in the first quarter when his hand got caught in a jersey.
The least meaningful element of the evening was that the lottery-bound Washington Wizards then emerged with an 86-84 victory, on a final second-layup by center Nene.
Seemingly almost as insignificant was any real hope of a No. 1 Eastern Conference playoff seed slipping...
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