After clobbering the Sixers on Monday, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra reminded his players that many times, Game 3 is the most competitive of a series.
"No exhale," Spoelstra said. "We have to keep on moving forward. We cannot take a step back. We did what we were supposed to do. We won two games at home, and now they're looking to do the same thing. The most competitive game likely will be Game 3."
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| Lebron James tries to get to the rim through two Sixer defenders |
And be sure Sixers coach Dough Collins will have his young team ready to play.
Collins is realest; He's aware who the better team is. But don't expect that to keep his young team from being competitive.
"If they're playing great, they're the better team," Collins said. "If they're on top of their game, they're the better team. That doesn't mean we aren't going to play and compete and fight."
Spoelstra is trying to get his players to come into Game 3 with a sense of urgency. He still wants the Heat to take each day one game at a time, but as the Heat boarded the team plane Wednesday, they did so with the intent of ending the series on Sunday.
"It's never dangerous to think that way," forward Lebron James said in regard to the thought of a sweep. "You take every game likes it's its own, of course. We're going on the road and we're trying to win both. If I came up here and said we're trying to win one, then people would look at it as crazy. We're trying to win both, but Game 3 is the most important one."
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