Q: I didn’t know they had six exhibitions. That’s a lot. Erik Spoelstra is going to have to be careful. – Sid.

A: Or perhaps the opposite, and instead will have to make sure everything is in place to hit the ground running at the start of the regular season. The Heat opening schedule is brutal, arguably to be favored in only one of the first eight games (the Oct. 28 home game against the Hornets). Otherwise it’s on the road at Orlando and Memphis to open the season, home against New York, and then, after that home game against Charlotte, on the road for games against the Spurs, Lakers, Clippers and Nuggets. Basically, to avoid 1-7, the Heat will have to defy the odds. So, yes, six exhibitions and an open scrimmage is plenty over two weeks. But it also will allow for fine tuning to hit t

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