ATLANTA – No LeBron James? No Dwyane Wade?
No problem.
Mario Chalmers and Chris Bosh made up for the absence of the Miami’s injured stars, carrying the Heat to a 116-109 triple overtime victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night.
With James and Wade cheering from the bench, Bosh scored 33 points and Chalmers had 22 of his 29 points after the third quarter, including five of Miami’s seven points in the third overtime.
“Coach said I had to be aggressive,” Chalmers said.
Wade missed his second straight game with a sore left foot and James was held out after he turned his left ankle late in the third quarter of Wednesday night’s 118-83 win over Indiana. Neither was in uniform.
Bosh hit a last-second, tying 3-pointer at the end of regulation to force the first overtime.
“It was a lucky shot,” Bosh said.
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said his team survived a test of its character.
“That game, the way it went down in the end, was an exercise in absolute endurance and mental and physical toughness,” Spoelstra said.
“Both teams played their hearts out there at the end.”
Joe Johnson had 20 points for the Hawks, who did not score in the third extra period. It was only
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