Of course, the Heat was helped significantly with Jazz forwards Carlos Boozer and Andrei Kirilenko sidelined by injuries. Also, Deron Williams was slowed by hip pain. 
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BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.
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Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.
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A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
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Wolfsburg's Zvjezdan Misimovic celebrates after scoring during the UEFA Cup group E soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and British club FC Portsmouth in Wolfsburg, Germany, Thursday, Dec.4, 2008.
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A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York December 4, 2008.
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TENERIFE, SPAIN - DECEMBER 05: Astana Team Boss Johan Bruyneel looks on during a Team Astana Training Camp press conference at the Hotel Las Madrigueras on December 5, 2008 in Playa de las Americas, Tenerife.
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Forty-five euro coins, worth 500 Slovak Crowns or 16,60 euros, are seen in Bratislava where Slovakian banks and post offices started selling them on December 1,2008 before Slovakia joins the euro zone on January 1, 2009.
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People walk behind the European Union's flag during the annual gay parade in Budapest July 5, 2008. Several hundreds of demonstrators clashed with the police in the center of Hungarian capital as police tried to separate them from the participants of the Gay Pride march.
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A researcher, with "no research, no futre" written on his forehead marches in the streets of Rome during a demonstration on November 14, 2008. Researchers joined the students during a national of protest against conservative Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's multi-billion-euro education cuts.
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European Central bank Governor Jean-Claude Trichet attends a joint news conference following a summit to discuss the international financial crisis at the Elysee Palace, October 4, 2008. European leaders vowed at the start of an emergency summit on Saturday to do what they could to fend off a financial crisis that snowballed out of Wall Street and is now hitting banks in Europe.
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Quotes about Carlos Boozer
We've had some conversations with him (Boozer) about it ... And, look: As far as I'm concerned, I feel Carlos wants to be here. And as far as we're concerned we certainly want him to be here, and then we're going to address it accordingly.
said Kevin O’Connor
in Deseret News
As kids, we played with the same rusty playground equipment Carlos Boozer used back in the day
was said
Now that I look back at the ’04 experience, it was a blessing to myself ... LeBron, Dwyane and also Carlos Boozer, we were at America’s lowest point in ’04 … and now we’re sitting here because we did a hell of a job putting American basketball back where it’s supposed to be, which is at the top of the world.
said Carmelo Anthony
You know, a lot of the reaction to that team in 2004 was unfair ... That ’04 was a team that was put together because other people didn’t want to go. You had to ask certain younger guys like myself, LeBron, Carmelo, Carlos Boozer onto the team. It was just a team that we thought we were going to go over there to Greece and win. This team knows we have a very tough task. But we also understand that we have the ability and talent to win.
said Dwyane Wade
Quotes from articles mentioning Carlos Boozer
People want to talk about stuff, they're going to talk about it anyway
said Carlos Boozer
in Miami Herald
I've been doing everything left-handed ... My signature's getting better, my left-handed free throw's getting all right, and I've been eating left-handed and I feel pretty good about it.
said Kyle Korver
I know that it feels better than it did before the last game when I couldn't even move ... I can touch my toes and I can move around the court a little bit.
said Matt Harpring
