Philly folds in `old-time Heat game'.

Publication: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)

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Byline: Michael Cunningham

MIAMI _ Miami coach Stan Van Gundy called it an ``old-time Heat game,'' a gritty defensive effort offsetting a sluggish offensive night Sunday against Philadelphia.

In the past the Heat could have lost a game like this, with Philadelphia playing without Allen Iverson but with more energy than the Heat.

Because in the past, the Heat had no one like Shaquille O'Neal creating open shots on one end of the floor and erasing them at the other as in the 93-83 victory at AmericanAirlines Arena.

Damon Jones, who drained all four 3-point attempts in the fourth quarter, benefited most from Philadelphia's...

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