Heat bounce back with win over Nets

Shaquille O'Neal poured in 21 points and pulled down nine rebounds as NBA champions Miami Heat recovered from an embarrassing opening night loss to beat the New Jersey Nets 91-85 on Friday. Crushed 108-66 by the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday - the worse...

Shaquille O'Neal poured in 21 points and pulled down nine rebounds as NBA champions Miami Heat recovered from an embarrassing opening night loss to beat the New Jersey Nets 91-85 on Friday.

Crushed 108-66 by the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday - the worse opening night loss by defending champions in NBA history - the Heat stepped onto the court at the American Airlines Arena hoping to avoid another unwanted line in the record books by becoming the first champions to open their title defence with two home losses.

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