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THC has a bone to pick with Pop and his mismanagement of minutes, but it's hard not to be satisfied with the win (even if they get curbstomped tomorrow).
Sure it would've been nice had they not got 'lax and put together a more concentrated effort to put the Heat away, allowing them to rest their guys for tomorrow, but when you consider this little tidbit:
It's hard to complain too much.The Heat hadn’t trailed by more than one point in any of their three previous games, and hadn’t faced anything more than a 12-point deficit during the run of six straight wins on their home floor. The Spurs’ 26-point lead matched the sixth-biggest deficit Miami faced in any game this season, including the 34-point hole they dug at San Antonio on Dec. 31.
That first half was some of the best team ball they've played on the road and the individual performances of Hill and RJ, to say nothing of Manu's continued brilliance, were great to see under the cir stance.
The boys played some solid D for all but a stretch late in the third and dominated the Heat thoroughly enough that they decided to beat them twice; those turnovers were intentional.
