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*in* duck costumes.

Just watched a video of my dad and his rotary club doing the Harlem Shake I'm duck costumes. Still better than this game.

Desert thirsty. Honey nut Cheerios. The NBA playoffs will miss the Knicks when they're done.

Dirk's I'll-take-less-money pitch is fascinating. Be very interesting to see what others stars - DWade, Kobe - do in 2014 in that regard.

If it's not stocked at your Barnes & Noble, just ask and they will order it. Could be in family & childcare or sports section of store.

If you live in Ft Lauderdale, the Barnes & Noble on 2501 Federal Highway is spotlighting raisingyourgamebook.com in parenting & childcare

Last nerdy thing I promise: go find this bad boy if you're curious about NBA analytics. http://t.co/w2oy4hOti2

We're honored 2 announce that the #ChrisBosh FB page hit 1M likes 2day. Thx 4 the love & support. - #TeamBosh say.ly/rbe5Q2W

And now, back to your regular NBA programming.

Once we can measure defensive value (like baseball's UZR and plus/minus runs saved) it will change the game.

Some basic hoops concepts we haven't quantified yet, but know are important: screening, spacing, ball pressure, 'shell drill' angles, etc.

Goes to show that the NBA world is just getting started in this whole analytics thing. Sooo so much we can't quantify yet.

How do you turn a ball into a strike? A fundamental concept that has HUGE value. Sabermetrics, after years of work, can now quantify it.

It's been a few years since I "left" baseball's sabermetrics world, but I remember a catcher's value being a giant ?.

This feature by @ben_lindbergh on catchers and pitch framing blew my mind. Sabermetrics at its best. es.pn/12AxoNv

Appreciate all my friends in business -- and others -- who have helped get word out about "Raising Your Game." It's making a difference.

Heat notebook: Heat shooters never shook free against Bulls sunsent.nl/10IEe1y plus Battier's quote of the postseason, some numbers.

At least for the moment, the Heat turn their thoughts to the Pacers sunsent.nl/10Bm7ti and wait and watch.

Not sure know why I'm so surprised by this but I am: LeBron has already reached the Eastern Conference Finals more times in MIA than in CLE.

LeBron is 3-1 in Conference Finals. Put up his best stats in series (2009 vs Orlando) he lost.

FYI, Derrick Rose says he's thinking about coming back for Game 6 but still listing himself day-to-day.

Dwyane Wade comes up big when after many doubt his effectiveness due to bad knee. Story at foxsportsflorida.com/nba/miami-heat…

SI lists Chris Bosh's endorsements at $1 million, well behind LeBron's $39M/Wade's $11.5M Wouldn't mind making more sulia.com/my_thoughts/46…

At Per Diem: We're headed for a Grizzles-Heat NBA Finals, right? Why I'm not so sure. es.pn/YMrr0z [$]

Chris Bosh says he wasn't thrilled to have made Sports Illustrated's Fortunate 50 and his income publicized: sulia.com/my_thoughts/c4…

Chris Bosh is not keen on his income being publicized in Sports Illustrated's Fortunate 50. See story at foxsportsflorida.com/nba/miami-heat…

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Look, PER isn't the end-all, be-all. But holy smokes was he awful. 24 TOs vs. 24 pts. 39 fouls vs. 5 blocks. -40 for playoffs.

Projecting out to minutes he used to play, Haslem would be averaging 12.4 points and 7.8 rebounds on 63.4 percent shooting

Kendrick Perkins finished with a NEGATIVE PER in the playoffs. -0.7 = worst ever with 200+ mins. bkref.com/tiny/78uvJ

Thanks Douglas touch.orlandosentinel.com/#section/-1/ar…

Three Heat players are shooting over. 60 percent in playoffs: Andersen, Haslem, Cole. One shooting under 30 percent: Battier.

Somehow Jason Kidd's 5.4 posteason PER still isn't as bad as Mike Bibby's during the Heat's 2011 run (3.6). #neverforget

Then again, I don't watch much ESPN anymore. So maybe it was done there.

Agree w @ShandelRich ... Don't think maj of media were "counting Wade out." Rather, expressing concern about knee issue he's acknowledged

In studio on @TheTicketMiami from noon to 3

Would the Pacers be a tougher challenge for the Heat this season than they were last season? Latest "Ask Ira" at sunsent.nl/103TnKP

Carmelo Anthony has a 58.2 percent usage rate in clutch situations this postseason per StatsCube. 5-13 FG in 15 mins.

Column repost: Wade's late surge finishes Bulls mypalmbeachpost.com/news/sports/ba…

A quick word about momentum: Spurs swept through the first two rounds last playoffs and went up 2-0 vs. OKC in the WCF. Yeah.

I, for one, still can't believe the Grizzlies are doing this without Hamed Haddadi.

Nate Robinson said it doesn't matter what people said about Dwyane Wade and being injured. sulia.com/my_thoughts/7c…

Guard James Jones says #Heat players laugh about media stories about always writing off an injured Dwyane Wade. sulia.com/my_thoughts/0a…

Rip Hamilton a Heat next season if Miller is amnestied? No way he's back with Thibodeau.

Very possible that the team Durant had in the Finals last June will be the best he ever has

So, should Sam Presti have held onto Harden and let it play out? Would it have mattered once Westbrook went down?

LeGAMER: Resurgent Wade and reserves lead Heat into Eastern Conference finals. hrld.us/182UVdg

Thinking back on that post-2012-Finals moment when KD-RW-Harden stood arm-to-arm watching Heat. Less than a year ago, feels like a decade.

Listening to OKC radio. They are taking it rather well, all things considered.

Marc Gasol daggers are more like guillotines.

What more do you need to see? Pat Riley got it two years ago: You need multiple stars to compete for a championship. Period.

LeBron said he needed 24 hours. He'll get them. Heat not practicing Thursday.

Chris Bosh said he didn’t expect that Bulls guard Derrick Rose ever would return to face the Heat in the playoffs. sulia.com/my_thoughts/42…

In summary of the series: Chicago deserves great respect for how it competed. Miami can't have similar lulls against Pacers.

Pacers logo coming soon, possibly Monday http://t.co/DKabXaf7bH

Column (final): Wade's strong finish ends a nutty night, and series mypalmbeachpost.com/news/sports/ba…

All that with Nick Collison at the 5. Hmmm...

TAYSHAUN

LeBron will do nothing next 24 hours except rest. “I need at least 24 hours after going against those guys. They’re very tough mentally.’’

LeBron James: "It was a tough series. Tonight we gave everything we had. I got no energy left.''

Dwyane Wade talks about taking a mental day yesterday and preparing for tonight’s game on his bad knee. sulia.com/my_thoughts/92…

LeBron James said this might be the toughest close-out game he’s ever had. sulia.com/my_thoughts/b4…

Here’s Dwyane Wade talking about the doubters and how he tries to overcome them. sulia.com/my_thoughts/a4…

Here’s LeBron's passionate talk on how much respects DWade and how much he doesn’t respect those questioning him: sulia.com/my_thoughts/8a…

Column (early): In close-out, Dwyane Wade again shows it's nuts to count him out. bit.ly/14quMTL

Quick thoughts on a night the Heat look good, look bad and finally can look past the Bulls sunsent.nl/19vLmma with the East finals next

Both up and down in the same game, the Heat finally finish off the Bulls sunsent.nl/12cAFCh in five not-so-easy games,

LeBron on Wade 'I really don't care for the trash talk he receives' great stuff will soon tweet his full comments

LeBron on Wade: "I can go on and on about how great he is. I really don't care for the trash talk that he receives."

LeBron with a spirited defense of Wade: "He doesn't have to prove himself to anyone."

Wade on doubt: "That's my life. I'm not supposed to be sitting up here at this podium right now."

LeBron: "I need at least 24 for sure. I need at least 24 hours."

LeBron: "Tonight we gave everything we had. I've got no energy left."

Wade said he felt better tonight than he has felt in a while

Wade said he took a "mental day" yesterday. Said LeBron told him before the game: "I need one from you."

LeBron: "This is probably one of the toughest (close out games) I've had in my career."

Wade got the knee re-taped before 4th quarter: "I wanted it tight. I didn't go back because it wasn't feeling good."

Wade in the final 5:28: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block, 1 possession saved, 1 smothering closeout on Jimmy Butler.

Bosh on Wade: "He was just waiting, waiting, watching. And he see opportunity, he seized it, he really grabbed it by the throat."

Overheard in the hallway outside the Heat lockerroom. "Look, I'm not D-Wade. This is my suburban dad look." It was Shane Battier, of course.

Boozer said Bulls weren't healthy during a playoff run. They were in 2011.

I'd suggest to Stern that the NBA move the Bobcats to Seattle but that would be just cruel to their basketball fans.

Miami 94, Chicago 91 | Heat Reaction grades: es.pn/182IQon

Thibodeau on rallying back from early deficit: "Story of the season."

Spoelstra on Bulls' health: "It's a shame."

Jimmy Butler 48:00

It's crazy how the Heat pulled this one out. They did it with some timely baskets by Wade & Cole, solid team defense and lots of luck.

On to the ECF #LetsGoHeat

FINAL: Heat 94, Bulls 91. Heat takes series 4-1. Onto the Eastern Conference finals.

Miami wins 94-91. Wade saves best for last, all over Butler. Finished with 18/5/6. Indiana or New York next, Monday or Wednesday.

Nate gonna Nate?

LeBron is 5-for-14.

Looks like another session with Tom Crean has done wonders for Dwyane Wade. My story from yesterday. foxsportsflorida.com/nba/miami-heat…

Yes, Wade's been great the past 3 minutes. Norris Cole started this.

Whatever Wade did in that lockerroom, probably a good move.

Tonight, it's OK for Spoelstra to cite Wade's plus-minus.

Thibodeau did a great job with this group. But I don't understand going only 6 deep tonight (Gibson just 8 minutes). Team's tired.

Wade with two floaters, now with 16 on 6/12, plus 6 assists. You know what he does with doubts.

Norris Cole was Carlton at midseason and now he's Will Smith.

The point guard minute distribution tonight is beyond comprehension.