<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Being at AmericanAirlines Arena during the playoffs will be nothing new to Keyon Dooling, except that he'll be wearing a Heat uniform. Last year, Dooling, after missing the postseason with the lowly Los Angeles Clippers, attended every Heat home playoff game courtesy of pal Lamar Odom."I was sweating like I was playing," Dooling said. That's because Dooling, a former star at Cardinal Gibbons and Dillard, is a Fort Lauderdale native. Having signed with the Heat last summer, Dooling will make his first playoff appearance in his five-year NBA career next month, playing for the team he rooted for as a kid. "This will be a dream come true," said Dooling, 24. "This will be a great opportunity for me and the team because we have a real, legitimate chance of winning." Being such a key contributor is also what makes this a dream. Often the Heat's first or second option off the bench, Dooling has been a fixture lately in coach Stan Van Gundy's tight nine-man rotation. Over the past nine games, the backup point guard has averaged 18.3 minutes a game -- three minutes more than his season average. Dooling has not only supplied his usual energy boost off the bench, but he's often become the hired gun most felt Rasual Butler would be this season.</div> Source
