"Time waits for nobody, not even the Miami Heat.

With the start of the regular season just a week away, the Heat will open up their shortened preseason schedule against the Orlando Magic on Sunday at the AmericanAirlines Arena.

"It's different going from eight preseason games to two, so we're going to go out and work on stuff that we've been able to put in," forward LeBron James said.

"We don't have everything in right now, but what we do have in, we'll go over."

Adding to an already difficult situation is the fact that Miami will likely have to play without Shane Battier and Eddy Curry because of lingering injuries.

The newcomers also missed Miami's training-camp scrimmage Thursday."