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Fast Breaks: Manu Ginobili returns, Danny Green checks Heat in Game 5

Paging a Miami point guard: For the second straight game, the Heat got virtually nothing from Mario Chalmers (seven points, one assist, two turnovers) and
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Fast Breaks: Manu Ginobili returns, Danny Green checks Heat in Game 5
Fast Breaks: Manu Ginobili returns, Danny Green checks Heat in Game 5

Paging a Miami point guard: For the second straight game, the Heat got virtually nothing from Mario Chalmers (seven points, one assist, two turnovers) and Norris Cole (0/0/1). Tony Parker makes a lot of opposing point guards look bad, but Chalmers' and Cole's inability to contain Parker or make shots has made them a major liability, and forced Heat coach Erik Spoelstra to go with a big lineup more often than he would like. Chalmers, as we well know, is capable of a big night--he had 19 points in Game 3--and one of the two needs to step up for Miami to climb back into this series.

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CHRIS MANNIX

Chris Mannix is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated covering the NBA and boxing beats. He joined the SI staff in 2003 following his graduation from Boston College. Mannix is the host of SI's "Open Floor" podcast and serves as a ringside analyst and reporter for DAZN Boxing. He is also a frequent contributor to NBC Sports Boston as an NBA analyst. A nominee for National Sportswriter of the Year in 2022, Mannix has won writing awards from the Boxing Writers Association of America and the Pro Basketball Writers Association, and is a longtime member of both organizations.

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