"Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra just about had it all.

"It was good," he said, "to have a full-scale, full-contact, full-padded practice. We haven't had one of these in a couple of weeks."

Of course, it would have been better to have a full roster available for Monday's session at the University of San Francisco, particularly his starting backcourt.

Of greatest concern was the continued absence of shooting guard Dwyane Wade, who has missed the past three games with what the team had termed a bruised left foot and now is questionable for the remaining three games of this five-game trip, which continues Tuesday against the Golden State Warriors."