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An indication of vindication

By Chris Sheridan
ESPN Insider

Sunday, May 14, 2006

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- An increased measure of validation for Pat Riley's offseason moves arrived Sunday, no matter what Riley told me outside the locker room a half-hour after Miami's 102-92 victory over the New Jersey Nets gave the Heat a commanding 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal. "We haven't done anything until we win something," Riley said. Point taken, Pat. But with the way his team took a huge step forward Sunday behind three of his key offseason acquisitions, it ...

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