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From Ira Winderman's Blog (heat beat writer, Sun Sentinel)
http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_basketball_heat/
http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_basketball_heat/
Past sins
For a franchise that has endured 17 previous seasons of falling short, Wednesday night not only is about the Heat embracing championship possibilities, but also of getting past the heartbreak of last year's Eastern Conference finals, when Detroit not only overcame a 3-2 series deficit to advance, but did it with a Game 7, winner-take-all victory at AmericanAirlines Arena.
But to Heat players, it's about more than that.
Still vivid is the scene after Detroit came back to take last season's series finale, the celebration at midcourt, the posturing by forward Rasheed Wallace, the finger waving of guard Chauncey Billups.
All on the Heat's home floor.
Such is the entitlement of a winner.
But it also provides ample motivation for Game 5 of this series.