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Herearesome things toknowforattending gamesand following the
Heatthisseason:
ParkingO nl y season-ti c ket
holderswith parkingpass-escanusethearenapark-ing lot. Several
lots sur-round the arena, butratesvary depending on oppo-nent and
get less expen-sive the farther they arefromthe arena. Check outa
map of lots and priceshere:
nba.com/heat/tick-ets/myheatseasontick-ets_downtown_map.html.Valet
parking costs $50 agame and is available atthe arenas Gate 4
onNortheast Eighth Street.T he Heat Bandwagonshuttles fans for $20
agamefromOutdoorWorldat I-95 between GriffinandStirlingroads,90
min-utes before game timeand starts the return tripwithin15
minutesafterthegames conclusion. Findthe Bandwagon link
atheat.com.
ArriveearlyTraffic is unpredictable
anda fullarenameansse-curity procedures for en-tering the
building cantake a while. Doors openone hour before gameti me. Fans
c an enterthrough Gates 1 and 2, aswell as Gates 5 and 6 onthe
arenas northeast andsoutheast sides. Gates 3
and 4 are entrances forpremium and VIP
guestsaswellasthosewithdisa-bilities.
TicketdealsThe Papa Johns Family
Meal Deal includes four400 level tickets, four16-ounce fountain
drinks,four Papa Johns Arenacheese pizzas and a cou-pon for a free
large PapaJohns pizza at participat-ing retail locations all
for$150.Lookforlinkat Heat-.com. Pepsi is sponsoring$10ticketsin
the400 levelfor 11 games, available at10dollarheattickets.com.
IGo to SunSentinel.com/heat or ticketmaster.com,or c al l 786
-777-4328.NBAtickets.com is theleagues new ticket resalemarketandis
theonlysec-ondary outlet guaranteedbythe Heat.
NewatAAAOpening night is the
c omi ng-out party forHyde AmericanAirlinesArena, a high-end
night-clubandrestaurant.In ad-dition,the
DewarsLoungehasbeenrenovatedwith amore modern look, con-cession
stands have beenrevital i zed wi th newgraphics and signage,
andtwofull-sizebarsaddedtothe 400 level. The gluten-free cart has
added vege-tarian and vegan options.Among the si gnaturei tems at c
onc essi onsstands: lobster roll sand-wich.
Heatfans areencouraged toarrive earlyTuesday forthe
ringceremonyand raising ofthe secondchampionshipbanner.
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What you needto know at AAAByCraigDavis
Staff writer
A FANS GUIDE
2012-13 Heat schedule
KEY:ATL-Atlanta,BOS-Boston,BRK-Brooklyn,CHA-Charlotte,CHI-Chicago,CLE-Cleveland,DAL-Dallas,DEN-Denver,DET-Detroit,GS-GoldenState,
HOU-Houston,IND-Indiana,LAC-LosAngelesClippers,
LAL-LosAngelesLakers,
MEM-Memphis,MIL-Milwaukee,MIN-Minnesota,NO-NewOrleans,
NY-NewYork,OK-OklahomaCity,ORL-Orlando,PHI-Philadelphia,PHO-Phoenix,POR-Portland,SA-SanAntonio,
SAC-Sacramento, TOR-Toronto,UTA-Utah,WAS-Washington
ALLTIMESEASTERNHomegames
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Arena
TheHeatsoldoutoftheirfull-seasonticketinventoryfor 2012-13,
butareoeringanAll YouCanHeatPartialTicketPlan onheat.com.
Fanscanselect10-20gamesinpackagesstartingat
$250.Pricesvarydependingonthegameinfive pricecategories,ranging
from$25 to$165 pergame.
Individual-gametickets alsovarydependingon
theopponentanddemandforthe game,andcanchangerightuptogameday.
speakingfor us.Wewant togetbetter. Youcan seethat.
Histhirdfingergoes up.Improveyourteam,he
says.Theheavyliftingwas
donethisoffseason. RayAllenwas signed
toprovideaprofessionalassassinfromthe3-pointline.RashardLewis
wassignedto dothesamewithmoresize.The
backendof therosterwasremodeled.
Wehadtheideatobeaggressiveinthe off-season,he said.
Youneverwantto juststaywhereyouare.Youhaveto keepmov-ing,andI
thinkyoulookatwhatwasdone yousee thatwasthe case.
Hisfourthfingergoesup.
Isthe mentalityof yourteamstillthatyou
cangettoanotherlevel?hesays.
Ayear ago,LeBronJameswent toHakeemOlajuwons houseto workonhis
postgame.Whatdidheadd tohis
arsenalthissummer?HowseriouslyisDwyaneWadetakingcareofhisbodyontheothersideof
30?
Howcomfortableis Boshwith playingopposingcentersin
mostgamesorShane Battierwith givingaway30 poundsto
powerforwards?
Theymighthavemorepounds, Battiersays,but
Ihavemorebraincells.
Spoelstraputsup afifthfinger.
Whats yourmotiva-tion?hesays.
Thisis thegreatun-known. Heat President PatRiley
saidthisfirsttitlewouldfree upLeBrontoplaybetter. ButRileyalso
beganwarningplayerswhilethepartieswerestillgoingaboutthe,DiseaseofMore.
Thatsthesequelsick-nessto Rileysphrase,Dis-easeof Me,the
ego-driven,team-waylaying term hecoinedthat hitthe best-seller
list.TheDiseaseofMoredealswith someplayerstwisted
desiresaftertasting success.
Insteadof justwinningmore,
theywant:Moreshots.Morepoints.Moreplayingtime. Moreglory.
Moremoney. Morehead-lines.Moreexcess.More
back-patting.Moreofeverything thatcan getinthewayof winning.
Wellhavea differentmotivationthisyearthanlastyear,
Spoelstrasaid.Everybody,whenwe gotoverthehumpofthatmountain,and
reflectedandrealizedhowdifficultitwas,itsnaturalto
startthinkingabout collectivelegacy.
Itsverymotivatingforme.Itsmotivating forourteam. Youdont
haveanopportunityto bepartof aspecialgrouplikethis veryofteninour
league andwewantto makethemostof it.
Nothing is guaranteed.A dynastyin themaking?Werenot
talkinglike
that, Spoestrasaid. Wevewononce.Justonce.Andlookhow
hardthatwas.Wewerebehindin theseriestoIndiana,to
BostonandtoOklahomaCity.
Itall starts again tonight.LeBronremainsthe bestshowin
sports.The Heatisthepowerin theEasternConference.
LosAngelesorOklahomaCitywill bewaitingin June.
Thebottomline,Spoelstrasaysof repeating,isits noteasy.
FollowDaveHyde onTwitter@davehydesports.
HYDEContinued from Page1S
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra plans to keep LeBron James and the
team on track to repeat.
ROBERTDUYOS/STAFFFILE PHOTO
On the coverLeBron James waits by curtains with a graphic
display oftwo Larry OBrien trophies outside of the media room for
hisfirst interview of the season with the South Florida mediaduring
the Miami Heats media day. He was waiting forDwyane Wade to finish
his interview, and h e gave histeammate a hard time.
Dwyane Wade gets airborne on the way to a basket in thefirst
half of a game against the Sacramento Kings on March21. The Heat
Won 120-108.
MIKESTOCKER/STAFFPHOTOGRAPHER
Forin-depth analysis,post-gamevideo,insightfulcommentary and the
latest breaking newsabout the MiamiHeat,check
outSunSentinel.com/heat. Follow IraWinderman(@IraHeatBeat)
andShandel Richardson( Shandel_HeatNBA)on Twitter.
MikeBerardinoColumnist66-16Evenplayingdowntheregularseasonstretch,theHeatarejusttootalentedto
losemuchmorethanthis.
DaveHydeColumnist62-20Allsystemsgo towardHeat-peat.
ShandelRichardsonHeatbeatwriter67-15Itwas unnecessaryfor
theHeattoadd tolast yearsroster,but theydid.Ray Allenmakes
themonceagaintheleaguesbestteam.
IraWindermanHeatbeatwriter61-21Whileit wont takenearlythismuchto
betheNo.1seedintheEast,thereis
somethingaboutexceeding60wins.Therealsois
noneedtopushfor70,whenitsall abouttheplayoffs.
STAFF PREDICTIONS
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RayAllen
Guard,No.34
HT/WT:6-5,205AGE: 37
Ofnote:TheadditionofAllen givesthe Heata play-erwith
championshipexperience,butmoreimpor-tantly,another
3-pointshooter.Allenseffectivenesswilldependlargely onhowquickly
headjuststobeingthefourthor evenfifthoption. Also,he
willhavetoshowheis recovered
fromoffseasonanklesurgery,whichcausedsomediscomfortin
thepreseason.
JoelAnthony
Center,No.50
HT/WT:6-9, 245AGE: 30
Ofnote:Anthonyseemedlike almosta forgottenmanduringthe
preseason.He washeld outmostoftraining camp witha
sorehamstring.Anthonymade51startslast year, buthe willhaveto
fightforeverybit ofhis playingtime.
ChrisBosh
Center,No.1
HT/WT:6-11,235AGE: 28
Ofnote:ThekeyforBoshis howwellhe
adjuststothefull-timemovefrompower forward.Thead-vantageforBosh
isthe Heathaveno plansofask-inghim toplay likea traditionalcenter.
Hewill beusedmostlyasa forward,the onlychangebeingthename ofhis
position.The drawbackcouldshowup whenBoshis askedtoguardthe
likesofAndrew BynumandDwightHoward.
ShaneBattier
Forward,No. 31
HT/WT:6-8,225AGE: 34
Ofnote:Battieris ina similarpositionas Bosh, ad-justingto
apermanentpositionmove.He
playedmostlypowerforwardduringthepostseasonwhileBoshwasoutwithan
abdominalinjury.The presenceofJamesmakesthe
transitioneasierbecauseofhisability
toguardmultiplepositions.Without having toworryaboutguardingbig
bodiesfor 48minutes,Battiershouldbe ableto
focusonperimeterscoring.
MarioChalmers
Guard,No.15
HT/WT:6-2,190AGE: 26
Ofnote:Chalmersis comingoffhis bestseason,shootinga
career-high44percentfrom3-point
range.His playinthe NBAFinals againsttheOkla-homaCityThunderwas
instrumentalinhelpingtheHeattothe
title.Chalmersmissedmostofthepreseasonwith aquadriceps injurybut is
expectedtobe healthyfortheseasonopener.
NorrisCole
Guard,No. 30
HT/WT:6-2,175AGE: 24
Ofnote:Colehas toshowhe canremainconsis-tentfora
fullseason.Lastyearhe gotofftoa
quickstart,onlytofadelateintheseasonand theplayoffs.Aftera
strongsummer, whenhe workedonhis
play-makingability,Colesdevelopmentcoulddeterminehow James,Wadeand
Allenplaythepoint.
TerrelHarris
Guard,No.14
HT/WT:6-4,190AGE:25
Ofnote:Harris biggestroleis beinga capablebackupat
eitherguardposition.Aftera solidsum-mer, Harris
wassomewhatineffective duringthe
preseason.The Heatlovehis athleticism, buthesstruggledat
timeswhenrunningthe point.Hisability tolearnthe positionwill
determinehisplaying time.
UdonisHaslem
Forward,No. 40
HT/WT:6-8,235AGE: 32
Ofnote:Shootingis themain concernfor Has-lem,who
isenteringhis10thseason.He shotacareer-low42 percentfromthe
field.With makingopenshotssucha keyforthe Heat,Haslemwillhave tobe
effective fromtheperimetertoremainin therotation.He missed abulk
ofthe preseasonwitha sore quadriceps.
LeBronJames
Forward,No. 6
HT/WT:6-8,250AGE: 28
Ofnote:James islistedas aforward, butwill likelyplayall
fivepositionsat
somepoint.Afterwinninghisthirdregular-seasonMVP,Jamesis
lookingtoreach thelevelof MichaelJordan,MagicJohnson
andLarryBird inthe multiple-championshipsfraternity.Someare
calling his2011seasonone ofthegreatestin history, soit willbe
interestingtoseewhat Jameshas in storefor anencore.
JamesJones
Forward,No. 22
HT/WT:6-8,215AGE:32
Ofnote:Minuteswillbe hardto comebyforJones withthe additionof
Allenand Lewis.ExpectJones toplay more a stayreadyrolethis
season.Hewill justhavetotakeadvantageof opportuni-
tieswhenthey arepresentedbecausethe
Heatareloadedwithjump-shooters.
RashardLewis
Forward,No. 9
HT/WT:6-10,230 AGE: 33
Ofnote:Lewis isexpected toplayboth
forwardspots,mostlikelygivingJamesand Battiera
breakfromplayingpowerforward.
Asidefrombeinganotheroutsideshooter,Lewis bestassetis ver-
satility.Aftermissing most ofthe
pasttwoyearswithinjuries,healthwill behis biggestconcern.
MikeMiller
Forward,No.13
HT/WT:6-8,210AGE: 32
Ofnote:Afteran offseasonfilled withretirementtalk,Milleris
focusedon beinga contributor in-stead ofbeing alongjustforthe
ride.Duringthepreseason,he lookedthe healthiesthesbeensincetheearly
portion ofhis firstseason in Miami.
Heremainsa vital componentbecauseof hisver-satility.
DexterPittman
Center,No.45
HT/WT:6-11, 285AGE:24
Ofnote:Pittmanseemingly hasput hisweightissues inthe rearview.
Thisis easilytheslimmesthesbeensince hewas draftedin
2010.Theques-tionnowis if hecan sustainit throughoutthe
sea-son.Hesbattledlate-seasonconditioningprob-
lemseachof thepasttwo seasons.
DwyaneWade
Guard,No. 3
HT/WT:6-4,220AGE: 30
Ofnote:After missing17gameslastseasonbe-cause ofinjuries,Wadeis
outto provehes onceagain healthy.He hasfully
recoveredfromoff-season kneesurgery,with hopesofshowingheremainsone
ofthe gameselite players.Wade
averaged just22.1pointsa yearago,thesecond-lowestof
hiscareer.
JoshHarrellson
Center,No.55
HT/WT:6-10, 275AGE: 23
Ofnote:HarrellsongivestheHeat anotherinteri-orplayerwho
canstretchthe floorwithhis perim-etershooting.Expecthim toplay
asimilarrole to
theone hedid withthe NewYork Knickslast year.ThenicknameJORTS
could alsobecome a fanfavorite.
ANALYSIS BYSHANDELRICHARDSON,PHOTOSBY JIMRASSOL
