
--Bad blood could be brewing. Hawks F Josh Smith attempted a between-the-legs dunk in the fourth quarter with his team ahead by about 20 points. "Yes, we were very insulted by it," G Dwyane Wade said.
--The team that had the rebounding edge has won all five games of this series. Atlanta out-rebounded Miami, 37-29, in Game 5. --Coach Erik Spoelstra didn't want to know how much pain Wade was in during Game 4. "I just know he was in a lot of pain," he said.
To Spoelstra, the thought of losing Wade was too much, so he ignored the situation.
"I didn't want to know too much. ... I just kind of looked the other way," Spoelstra said.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "I'll be ready when (Game 5) comes." -- G Dwyane Wade, who battled back spasms in Game 4 as well as the day before Game 5.