After their win in Game 2 on Wednesday night, the Miami Heat returned home and got a well deserved day off on Thursday. Considering they spent almost a full week in Chicago thanks to this ridiculously drawn out scheduling (thanks Oprah), getting a full day to relax in their own homes and sleep in their own beds had to have been a pretty rewarding feeling.
Knowing this team, I'm sure they were anxious to get back to work, and on Friday that's just what they did. Erik Spoelstra rounded up the troops and held practice at the AAA as the Heat prepare for Game 3 on Sunday night. Almost everyone participated, but Mike Miller wasn't there because his wife is expecting to give birth any time now, and Udonis Haslem sat out as a precaution but said that if there was a game on Friday that he definitely would have been playing.
Follow the jump to hear the post-practice audio from the usual suspects, Erik Spoelstra and the Big 3, as well as Udonis Haslem. To hear the cut just click on the file you want to hear and it should open and play in your browser.
Erik Spoelstra- Any scoring Udonis does is a bonus
Erik Spoelstra- End of game 2 a precursor of things to come
Erik Spoelstra- Limiting errors will go a long way towards winning
Erik Spoelstra- We can't assume we'll always win at home
Erik Spoelstra- Great to have lineup of big 3 with Udonis and Miller
Erik Spoelstra- This series has taken a physical toll
Chris Bosh- Bulls and us make defense a top priority
Chris Bosh- Home court means everything
Chris Bosh- We need Udonis to be blue collar
Chris Bosh- I'm used to playing the 4
Chris Bosh- We've played a black and blue post season
Udonis Haslem- How did your lineup jel
Udonis Haslem- Funny comment about Wade and LeBron
Udonis Haslem- How did it feel to play with Mike Miller
Udonis Haslem- I wanted to fit in
LeBron James- How to play defense vs Rose
LeBron James- Defending Rose takes a village
LeBron James- I'll log as many minutes as necessary
LeBron James- We must be relentless in Game 3
LeBron James- We finally solved the 3rd quarter doldrums
Dwyane Wade- It take a team effort to guard Rose
Dwyane Wade- Neither team hates the other one
Dwyane Wade- This is a bruising matchup
Dwyane Wade- We know Rose will score on our tough defense
Dwyane Wade- What they want from Haslem going forward