"Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra continued to stress Friday that the timetable for a Udonis Haslem return to the lineup would not be determined by the timetable of the upcoming series against the Boston Celtics, making a Haslem appearance Sunday less likely.

Haslem, who has yet to play since November foot surgery, went through another contact practice Friday at AmericanAirlines Arena.

"Because the series is starting on Sunday," Spoelstra said, "that's not going to influence our decision. If we don't feel that he's ready to really contribute or help or he's healthy enough, then we'll be on a different timetable.

"It may not happen the next week, two weeks. We're all trying to get on the same page about it."

Haslem was candid about his status.

"I mean, am I 100 percent? Am I where I was before I got hurt? No, not now, but I think I can contribute something," he said.

"I understand right now this is a very important series for us. We've got a pretty good chemistry going right now. I don't want to disrupt that. We don't want to force anything right now.""