The Miami Heat returned to practice on Saturday at the AAA for the first time since beating the Chicago Bulls in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals last Thursday. They have a few days to prepare before hosting Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night, and all signs point to everyone being ready to roll despite any injury reports. Even James Jones, who had been seen lately wearing a protective boot on his left foot, was back in the mix and reports are that he is good to go for the Finals.
The Heat held Dwyane Wade, Udonis Haslem and Mike Miller out of practice to allow them a little extra rest, though Wade did spend some time following practice taking some shooting drills. With over 2 days left until Game 1, there is plenty of time for them to get some much needed down time so that they can go into the Finals nice and fresh.
Follow the jump for some post-practice audio from the usual suspects; Erik Spoelstra, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. To play the audio, just click on the file you want to hear and it should open and play inside your browser.
Erik Spoelstra- Dirk can thwart almost any defense
Erik Spoelstra- Mavs are prolific scoring squad
Erik Spoelstra- Mavs run to the Finals is impressive
Erik Spoelstra- Strategy on how to handle Dirk
Erik Spoelstra- The challenges of guarding Dirk
Erik Spoelstra- LeBron and I got along better after the bump
Erik Spoelstra- Loss in Dallas was a seminal moment
Erik Spoelstra- Reaction to the bump surprised LeBron and myself
Chris Bosh- Desire will factor into series outcome
Chris Bosh- Have you had success against Dirk's fadeaway
Chris Bosh- How do you defend Dirk
Chris Bosh- The last win in Toronto gave us home edge
Chris Bosh- Things improved after our loss in Dallas
LeBron James- I'm fine guarding Dirk
LeBron James- On game winning practice shots as a kid
LeBron James- On player meeting after loss in Dallas
LeBron James- Reacts to Scotty Pippen's comments
LeBron James- Unheralded players gave us home court edge
Dwyane Wade- A revelation about his finals MVP trophy
Dwyane Wade- End of game 5 in Chicago still a blur