First Cup: Friday

Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel: With contributions from young players including Terrel Harris, and with point guard Mario Chalmers stepping up late, the Heat simply outlasted the Atlanta Hawks 116-109 in triple-overtime at Philips Arena. "I think this win represents a lot of different things," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "It represents toughness and character. The way it went down was an exercise in absolute endurance. It looked like a heavyweight fight at the end.

Source: http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/35127/first-cup-friday-178

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