Monday night's 105-103 victory over the Boston Celtics epitomized the beauty and maturation of the 2012-13 Miami Heat.
They took every punch.
They made no excuses.
Nearing the end of a long road trip and playing the second game of a back-to-back against a heated rival missing its leader, Miami trailed by 13 points with eight minutes remaining in the game.
The writing was on the wall for the Heat to mail it in. Every excuse was at their disposal.
After all, Jeff Green was playing the game of his life, and 22 straight wins would still be good for second-best all-time.
Except this team doesn't use excuses anymore. Gone is the "woe is us" script that seems so out-of-character now.
Instead, the champion Miami Heat are thriving under the brightest lights on the biggest stages.
True, it was only Boston in March, but this was an inspired Celtics effort that—to use LeBron James' phrasing—only a team with "championship DNA" brings and, likewise, can snuff out.
If you woke up from a long winter's nap and tuned in to watch this game, you would have s ...
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