...the lineup of Butler, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Haywood Highsmith and Duncan Robinson "gives us the best chance tonight."
"We work in a league of complexity. We're in an unusual place right now, but really all it is is complex, and we fully plan on operating within this complexity. It's my job to prepare this team and get it ready to play at a high level, and that's what I'm doing. That's what the plan is. My methods for doing it are really none of your business. You're all looking for drama, I'm looking for getting this team ready to play at a high level.
"And as far as silly questions like, 'What is the temperature of the room?' or 'How is everybody feeling?' that just sounds so dramatic. We're professionals, we're fine, we're ready for tonight's game, and that's the only thing that matters. We're looking forward to getting back on the wood. We've been on the road for a while, and we're complete, so we're looking forward to getting this thing tipped off."
-"Heat" coach Erik Spoelstra, pre-game.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/43457294/heat-jimmy-butler-start-says-future-plans-back
