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Round-the-Clock Purple and Gold written by the Kamenetzky brothers. Cool Heat December 1, 2009 2:47 pm Apropos of nada relating at all to the Lakers, but nonetheless pretty awesome: a video clip of the Miami Heat roster from the team's official website.

Forward Quentin Richardson was held out of a fourth consecutive game Friday night, despite being declared fit to return by Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra.

It appears as if the Miami Heat will escape having to play Tuesday night's game against visiting the Oklahoma City Thunder without two starters.

Jermaine O'Neal and Mario Chalmers are hurting, and coach Erik Spoelstra hopes rest and treatment will have them ready for the Thunder on Tuesday.

Miami Heat center Jermaine O'Neal was held out of Saturday night's game against the New Jersey Nets due to a bruised left hip.

Dwyane Wade noticed it right away. "He had two games where he had some tough matchups with Nash and Arenas, and he struggled a little bit," Wade said.

* The series: Heat leads 59-27. * The game: The Heat swept last season's four-game series; the eighth time Miami has swept Washington.

Dwyane Wade , Jermaine O'Neal and Daequan Cook all missed Monday's practice as the Miami Heat prepared for Tuesday night's lone visit of the season by Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns .

Observations from Wednesday's 115-93 victory over the Knicks at AmericanAirlines Arena: A rough start for Dwyane Wade, who shot 2 of 9 in his six-point first quarter.

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra insisted Wednesday that the insertion of Michael Beasley into the starting lineup at power forward does not end plans to also feature the No.

Share + Oct 23, 2009 8:17 pm US/Eastern Click here for more Heat coverage 1 of 1 Chris Quinn #11 of the Miami Heat drives to the basket against Flip Murray #22 of the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena on April 14, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Apparently Dwyane Wade can turn it on when he wants. Wednesday night, in the Heat's home exhibition finale, Wade wanted.

Dwyane Wade scored 35 points in 29 minutes and the Miami Heat overcame an early 18-point deficit in beating the Memphis Grizzlies 99-93 in a preseason game Wednesday night.

The most important statistic for the Miami Heat , and, for that matter, the NBA this season will be 98.6. And, no, we're not talking about team scoring averages.

Carlos Arroyo's journey to Miami detoured through five NBA cities, four countries and three continents, but he finally gets to wear a Heat uniform as a backup point guard.

Social Media 2, Heat 0. A team-wide session on Ustream led to an awkward moment for forward Michael Beasley, as the Miami Heat prepared for Wednesday night's 96-91 exhibition loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder at the BOK Center.

Not a trade for Rafer Alston or Antonio Daniels. Not a move for Jamaal Tinsley or Ty Lue or Brevin Knight or Bobby Jackson.

Share + Oct 12, 2009 8:23 pm US/Eastern Click here for more Heat coverage. By Solange Reyner 1 of 1 Real Madrid's Argentinian Pepe Sanchez vies with Maccabi's Puertorican Carlos Arroyo during their Euroleague Basketball match in Madrid, on February 12, 2009.

In search of veteran depth at point guard, the Miami Heat didn't have to look far.

Rookie DeJuan Blair scored 28 points on 11 of 13 shooting, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Miami Heat 95-93 in a preseason game Sunday night.