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Back against a wall, enclosed by a semicircle of media pressed in uncomfortably close, stands the luckiest coach in the NBA, and also the unluckiest. He is the same man, for the same reason. He has LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, meaning the best thing coach Erik Spoelstra can do is not mess it up.
Championships (that’s plural) are expected here with this group. Dominance is expected. Perfection would be nice, too, apparently, to a degree the occasional loss always feels like the earth has quaked from its axis, the cause something to be placed under a microscope and examined so it won’t happen again.
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