It's another to have a bad day and to watch your indispensable point guard limping around like Long John Silver. Tim Hardaway , bruised left foot and all, back tracked from his position the day before and pronounced himself ready to play. That's an entirely different matter. He lasted only 17 minutes in Game 1. The Heat cannot afford to have hobbled men on the perimeter because the dynamic Baron Davis will make them pay.
Charlotte has the people to match up with Miami inside.
The only Miami point guard who did anything in Game 1 was Eddie House , but that was in extended garbage time. Charlotte, which is on a bit of a roll, even with Derrick Coleman , had a loosey-goosey practice Sunday. They're confident and they got what they came to get. Riley is fond of saying that a playoff series doesn't really start until the home team loses. This one has begun in an embarrassing way, but Miami's Master Builder has been there and knows the drill.