<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><span class="georgia md" id="bodytext"> Who: Heat (4-14) vs. Warriors (10-8)</p> Where: Oracle Arena</p> When: 7:30 p.m.</p> TV/Radio: FSNBA/680</p> Warriors update: After trotting out every available player in Wednesday's blowout win over Milwaukee, coach Don Nelson wouldn't mind giving his bench some more run. Nelson plans on using a "three-headed center" of Andris Biedrins, DJ Mbenga and Patrick O'Bryant to combat Miami's Shaquille O'Neal, while a healthy Troy Hudson should cut down the heavy minutes of the Warriors' starting guards. ... Forward Mickael Pietrus' facemask arrived in time for Thursday's practice, and Pietrus - who desperately wanted a trade to Miami this past summer - hopes to return from his two-game layoff since injuring his nose against Seattle on Sunday. ... Rookie Marco Belinelli has spent the last five games on the inactive list, but according to Nelson, isn't headed for the NBA Development League anytime soon. "I think it's a sense of pride with him. He'd rather not go down there. He'd rather stay up here and play." There are other benefits, too: Belinelli recently returned to his new house in Berkeley to find that his mother and brother had secretly flown in from Italy to surprise him with a home-cooked meal.</p> Heat update: Aging Miami ranks as one of the most disappointing teams this season with a 4-14 record after losing 112-106 Thursday night in Portland. Guard Dwyane Wade is doing all he can with averages of 20.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 5.7 assists since returning from knee and shoulder injuries. But Shaq's production is declining, Penny Hardaway's comeback is stalling, and newcomer Ricky Davis isn't provided the anticipated offensive punch. ... The Heat are winding down a six-game West Coast swing.</div></p> Source: SF Gate</p> </span></p>
