<font size="1">NBA Preseason -- Tue. Oct. 7 Miami HEAT vs. Philadelphia 76ers Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan, Puerto Rico 8:30 p.m. -- FINAL -- Heat <font color="Red">86</font> 76ers 79 NBA Preseason -- Fri. Oct. 10 Miami HEAT vs. Atlanta Hawks Teco Arena Estero, Florida 7:30 p.m. NBA Preseason -- Sat. Oct. 11 Miami HEAT @ Orlando Magic TD Waterhouse Centre Orlando, Florida 7:00 p.m. Features: :: Mini Re-Cap :: :: HEAT Starting 5 :: -PG- Dwayne Wade -SG- Eddie Jones -SF- Udonis Haslem -PF- Lamar Odom -C- Brian Grant The Heat were lead by Lamar Odom in their first pre-season game winning in overtime against the 76ers. Odom played a great all around game and set up his teammates well. Eddie Jones was the leading scorer with 25 points and came out blazing shooting 9/14 from the field and 6/7 from the free throw line. The welcomed surprise for Miami was the game, rookie Dwayne Wade had. He made the most of his minutes, scoring 18PTS, grabbing 8REBs, dishing 4ASTs, 5STLs, & 4BLKs. INJURIES: Miami was without the injured Caron Butler and Samaki Walker. Stat Of The Week Stat Leaders (Points, Rebounds, Assists) Team Stats Player Of The Week :: Marquee Match-Up Tracker :: - Game 1 Lamar Odom v. Glenn Robinson - v. Lamar Odom Stats :TS:: 18 ::REB:: 9 ::AST:: 4 Glenn Robinson Stats :TS:: 13 ::REB:: 6 ::AST:: 0 Heat Mailbag :: Photos :: </font>
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Ticker) -- Miami Heat coach Pat Riley would like to see rookie Dwyane Wade develop into a point guard. Wade appears to be much more than that. Wade collected 18 points, eight rebounds and four assists as the Heat edged the Philadelphia 76ers in overtime, 86-79, in the preseason opener for both teams at Roberto Clemente Coliseum. The fifth overall pick in last June's draft, Wade played mostly shooting guard at Marquette. But he has ballhandling skills, and Riley has enough confidence in him that he did not pursue a starting point guard in the offseason. With the Heat trailing, 77-75, in the final seconds of the fourth quarter, Wade drove and found Loren Woods, who was fouled and made two free throws to force overtime. After scoring just seven points in the fourth quarter, Miami scored nine in the extra session while holding Philadelphia - playing with reserves and rookies - to two. Eddie Jones scored 25 points and free agent signee Lamar Odom added 18 and nine rebounds for the Heat, who visit the 76ers in the regular season opener for both teams October 28. Eric Snow scored 15 points and offseason acquisition Glenn Robinson added 13 for the 76ers, who played their first game under new coach Randy Ayers. An assistant for six years under Larry Brown, Ayers took over when Brown left to take the job with the Detroit Pistons. A near-capacity crowd of 9,810 came out to see Allen Iverson, who thrilled fans here in August as part of Team USA, which won the FIBA Tournament of the Americas. Iverson scored 11 points but made just 2-of-10 shots. Philadelphia played without injured regulars Derrick Coleman, Greg Buckner and Marc Jackson. Miami was without the injured Caron Butler and Samaki Walker. </div> Full Article: http://www.nba.com/games/20031007/PHIMIA/recap.html
