Erik Spoelstra’s postgame press conference on Wade’s statue, win over the Hornets

said stand and because you're leaving tonight will he travel he is not going to travel we're listing him um after this game day today and then we'll see you know where it is it's his groin um he says and our trainers say that it's uh not uh as severe as the one he had previously um earlier in the season so we'll see so he missed two weeks with that there come on no IA I'm uh definitely not a trainer uh or a medical uh expert well we'll see when we get back what did you like about the way you got started out tonight yeah it was a a professional uh approach uh you know I I think we talked about it uh in the walkthr meeting that we wanted to finish this home stand um three and one and we've played good basketball in this home home standing even in the loss there were a lot more very good winning moments and there were moments uh that can go the other way we just happened to lose that game by a team that played better uh but this was uh potentially a trap game you know and you we have guys coming back into the lineup we have guys that are going out of the lineup uh it it potentially could be an emotional night you know celebrating Dwayne you just don't know you know which way it could potentially go and it's a back to back so I thought the approach was was terrific and you know everything was generated you know particularly in that first half from our defensive efforts um it was a continuation of the Orlando game just in terms of the multiple efforts uh the the focus and intention of what we're trying to do defensively and that just got us into the open cord got us into a lot of random offensive situations and there's a Karma to that if you're doing things uh hard uh at least for us uh that it generally leads to to good things so and it was just an amazing night you know obviously we we get to honor and celebrate our greatest Miami Heat player I love it when he's in in attendance I I wish he could be here A whole lot more and I tell him that every time I I see him and I think it's important for all the guys in the locker room uh to see that uh I I I mention it often to our guys that they inherit the legacy of this organization and not everybody when they come into this building necessarily feels that way but we feel a certain way about the culture here uh and what's been done in the past and we want to uphold that that standard and I I just want our guys to see what greatness is and why greatness is celebrated it's celebrated you know when you win and you and you get over that mountain toop and when you're able to to accomplish the things that Dwayne was able to do with those Miami Heat teams there is a a legacy that lives on you know forever and I just love it I love Jimmy seeing it I love bam seeing it I love Tyler I love haime I know haime was like he mentioned it to me in the locker room that he's he studied doing for a long time I I joked with him I was like you're too young to even ever seen him play you know and understand what he was doing but um you know he's a student of the game and he studied him and and Kobe uh so it's a great night um to be able to get the win uh to finish the home stand uh we know it's a pretty busy week um we know what's ahead of us this next week and to be able to also um just have that night and celebrate Dwayne um with a win which is what he wanted uh as well was uh you know a really cool in a game like this when you're about to go on road for back Tob back it's a team you've played a bunch of times already you're up double digits most of the game inside of curiosity like how do the staff how does your staff handle games like this does it give him the same amount outside just logging when he how much BWI you give games like this um look I I don't think we're in a position to mess around you know well we're going for the win you have to go first things first get the win don't mess around with it games can be totally you know dangerous and can change uh in a blink of an eye you know at the beginning of the third you know they hit three straight threes and all of a sudden you know it's it's around 10 points that's how quickly things can change so we want uh handle what's most important and that's the game and being present you know for this and then you we also have to be responsible but nobody on my staff is talking to me you know before 5 minutes about any kind of scenario you know that that that would not be received well if they're if they're mentioning something to me about that but you know you have to be responsible we know it's back to back and you know we're trying to manage a bunch of things and um I'm just glad we're able to get the win and it's unfortunate that hee you know got a little bit micked up and um but everybody else was was able to mostly stay fresh what post game though like now that the game is over how much riew we're going to try to get here as quickly as possible oh the review yeah I mean we have enough to talk about with the Nets it feels like it's been several years since we've beaten them um so I don't know if we'll study this game too much tomorrow uh is Jimmy traveling yes and is the expectation that there is a good chance he can return tomorrow based on the work he's done this weekend he is traveling uh he's Kevin Love traveling I believe so I W it I I know you talked a bunch about Wade obviously pregame but I feel like if there's one you know person that have a statue outside the arena it would be too an just kind talk what that means just for this Pat kept that in his pocket know Pat is the Godfather for many reasons and that was uh I mean I was standing right next to kurran and he had the same reaction as me just Goosebumps and I was like well I definitely wasn't expecting that you know it comes out bobblehead I didn't know where he was going with that uh and then you know he he drops the mic on that one he shocked all of us he shocked Dwayne I love seeing Dwayne have that really sincere um you know genuine reaction to it where he he was speechless um it was just really cool that's why Dwayne is Dwayne that's why Pat is Pat and that's the way it should be you know that that this is just one night and then yeah the statue will be there next year that's going to be really cool thanks all right thank you