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e over his putt and the wind blew it a few feet closer to hole. "I knew we were in trouble then," he said. "I was

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MIAMI -- LeBron James has no idea what he will do for an encore. He offered a simple vow instead. "I wont regret Game 7," James said. There may not have been another sentiment the Miami Heat would have preferred hearing more as they prepare to host the Boston Celtics Saturday night. James is coming off a season-saving 45-point, 15-rebound, five-assist effort to force Game 7. The winner will head to Oklahoma City to start the NBA finals on Tuesday night and the loser heads into an off-season of decided uncertainty. "Win, lose or draw, Im going to go in with the mindset like Ive had this whole season," James said. "And you know, well see what happens." A series that has gone back and forth -- Miami won the first two games, then lost three straight before James carried the Heat to a win that denied Boston the East crown on Thursday night -- comes down to an ultimate game. For the Heat, its a chance to play for the ring they couldnt win last year in the opening act of the Big Three era. For the Celtics, its probably one last chance for their current core to reach the NBAs mountaintop. "This team has been about adversity all year long, you know, so this is not going to be nothing new," Celtics forward Paul Pierce said. "Its been tough for us all year long to get to the point where we would be at, and why wouldnt it be tough now? Winning is hard. Trying to get to the finals is hard. And this is as hard as it gets. And I think we are prepared for it." Its the 111th time a best-of-seven NBA series has gone the distance. Home teams are 88-22 in the previous matchups. That means little to Heat coach Erik Spoelstra. The last time Boston was on his teams court, the Celtics sputtered offensively and still managed to leave with a win, taking Game 5 to put Miami on the brink. The Heat are still there. Only this time, so are the Celtics. "Both teams will come out with an appropriate level of urgency," Spoelstra said. "And thats the beauty of a Game 7. We fought and earned the right to have this on our home court. We dont take that for granted and we dont assume that that will take care of anything. Were going to have to play, compete at the same urgency level we played last night. And well also have to play well and probably have to beat them when theyre at their best." If James has the same game he had Thursday, the Celtics will have to beat him at his best. The reigning MVP put on a show in Game 6. The expression on James face barely changed all night -- after makes, after misses, even after a drink got dumped on him while leaving the court not long after the final buzzer of Miamis 98-79 win. He made 19 of 26 shots, that 73 per cent success rate the best he ever posted in a playoff game. His 30 first-half points matched an NBA season high. His 45 points were second-most in Heat playoff history. "Sometimes superstars get hot," Pierce said. "Hes been playing unbelievable," Heat guard Dwyane Wade said. "One of the best this league has ever seen," Heat forward Chris Bosh said. Of course, if the Heat lose on Saturday, that performance will soon be forgotten. For the Celtics, this will be their seventh Game 7 in the last five years -- theyre 4-2 in the previous ones, including a home win over Philadelphia one round ago. James is averaging 34 points per game in the series, the Celtics are getting both outshot and outrebounded, their best shooter in Ray Allen has been slowed by ankle pain and Pierce is shooting 34 per cent. Here they are, one win from the finals anyway, even after all that and getting written off plenty of times during the regular season. "Nothings been easy up until this point. You know, cant expect it now," Celtics forward Kevin Garnett said. "It is what it is. Were going to take these cards and play them. Lot of confident guys in here, lot of guys whove been through Game 7s, lot of experienced guys. Were going to lean on that. And were going to fight. A bunch of fighters in this locker room." Rajon Rondo, who has either made or set up more than half of Bostons baskets in the series, had similar sentiments. "Its going to be a battle," Bostons point guard said. Celtics coach Doc Rivers told his team to pack for a weeklong trip starting Friday. If they win, theyll go straight from Miami to Oklahoma City. "We have another opportunity," Rivers said in Boston on Thursday night. "We get to play another game, Game 7. I would say most of the people in this room would have said, Wow, theyre going to get to Game 7, well take it. Thats the way we have to view it. We won a game at theirs, they won here. Now we get to play for all the marbles." Both sides are tired, beaten up, bruised. Bosh is working his way back into Miamis rotation after missing nine games with a strained lower abdominal muscle. Pierce has a sprained knee ligament that hes been playing on for much of these playoffs. Wade has been coping with knee pain. Rondos troublesome elbow may be acting up again. The Celtics are dealing with age. The Heat are dealing with pressure. None of that will matter on Saturday night. "Its going to be a tough one," Wade said. "Its going to be a tough one, Game 7. We look forward to it. Im sure Boston will look forward to it as well. This is what NBA basketball is about." wholesale jerseys . It was the last chance for the players invited to selection camp to impress coach Steve Spott and his assistants. Eight players were to be released after the game and the 23-man Canadian team revealed. cheap jerseys . Nelson also said that Nugent-Hopkins will decide by next Monday whether or not he will play for Team Canada at the upcoming World Junior Championship. "It is contingent on his health. http://www.cheapjerseysfromc... . 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Unlike the previous day when 24 players managed to tee off, no one hit a shot Saturday on the Plantation Course at Kapalua. "We tried as best we could," said Slugger White, the tours vice-president of rules and competition. Play was delayed three times before it was called for the day. The season now starts Sunday -- thats when most tournaments end -- with hopes of playing 36 holes, followed by an 18-hole finish Monday. It will be the first time the Tournament of Champions is reduced to 54 holes since 1997, when Tiger Woods hit a 7-iron to a foot to beat Tom Lehman in a playoff when a par 3 at La Costa was the only hole that could be used because of so much rain. Players arrived in darkness and never got farther than the practice range. The wind has been relentless for two days, and it was clear early on there would be trouble. The back nine of the Plantation Course is higher up the mountain and more exposed. White and the rules officials found that golf balls kept moving on the 10th, 11th and 13th holes. "On the 10th hole, we dropped a ball on the back of the green and it rolled 20 yards off the front," White said. He said the wind caused another ball to roll uphill. The forecast is slightly better for Sunday and Monday, with strong wind in the morning gradually abating through the day. Even so, the Plantation Course is a long walk with severe changes in elevation, which figures to be brutal on the caddies. White said they were considering offering more shuttle rides on portions of the course to help. "Its just a little too windy out there for us to play," Brandt Snedeker said. "If the course wasnt so exposed, it wouldnt be a problem. But you have a lot of greens exposed to 40 mph wind gusts. Its tough to make that call. They did the right thing. We had to try to play today if we wanted to try to get 72 holes in." The PGA Tour has weather guidelines with an emphasis to play 72 holes, even going a fifth day provided the forecast allows for it. But this is different. The tour opted last year for a Monday finish to try to stay away from NFL playoffs, and finish before the BCS championship game. The Sony Open in Honolulu starts on Thursday, and its no small task to get the teleevision and other tournament equipment to another island.dddddddddddd If the tournament doesnt end by mid-afternoon on Monday, the Sony Open would have a limited TV operation for its opening round on Thursday. The only way the Tournament of Champions would stretch into Tuesday would be if 54 holes could not be completed. Then, there would be no television coverage. "Its a unique situation," said Andy Pazder, chief of operations for the tour. "Its a 16-hour barge trip, in good weather." Pazder said the tour would not be inclined to follow its weather guidelines for a 72-hole event "because of the impact of next weeks tournament." But he said the tour was not inclined to go back to a Sunday finish for Kapalua. Meanwhile, the seven players who chose not to play in this winners-only event were feeling much better about the decision. Luke Donald, who typically takes a long break over the winter, said in a tweet to Ian Poulter, "give me a call -- Ill tell you how calm and sunny it is over here on the East Coast! Haha." Poulters reply: "missing you." The weather was as fickle as ever. One moment, photographers stood behind the first tee under clearing skies to capture idyllic images of the blue Pacific, filled with white caps, and a hint of orange around the puffy clouds. Five minutes later, everyone was scrambling for cover as another rain shower moved in and cut off any view of the water. But this isnt about the rain. "With these gusts, the ball is basically moving on its own," Hunter Mahan said. "It doesnt make for good golf, good scores. Its not fun for anybody out there." Mahan has hit three shots this year, and they dont even count. The scores of the 20 players who finished at least one hole Friday were wiped clean. Mahan was playing with Zach Johnson, whose first putt went 10 feet by the hole. Mahan began to settle over his putt and the wind blew it a few feet closer to hole. "I knew we were in trouble then," he said. "I was watching on TV, and I cant believe we got on the tee box." The forecast provided enough optimism that the first round of the year would be completed -- finally -- on Sunday, and as long as the wind died, there should be enough time to get in 36 holes and head for the Monday finish. Perhaps that bodes well for Dustin Johnson. He has won the last two 54-hole events on the PGA Tour, at The Barclays in 2011 and the Pebble Beach National Pro-am in 2009. ' ' '


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