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Lack-a-Shaq isn't a problem.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service

| January 31, 2005 | Skolnick, Ethan J. | COPYRIGHT 1999 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Ethan J. Skolnick

MIAMI _ This wasn't what the people, Jimmy Buffett through Jay-Z, came to see.

This wasn't what Shaquille O'Neal wanted to show them.

But it was precisely what the Miami Heat needed: for O'Neal to rest for a while so others could rise up.

``We're never happy not having him,'' said Dwyane Wade, who had an ultra-efficient 30 points, needing only 18 field goal attempts.

``But having guys come in and step up is always good, especially as we play the better teams and especially when the playoffs come. It's going to be good to have everybody comfortable and confident in their games.''

Nor was it just Wade. It was …

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