WORK IN PROGRESS

LeBron James of the Miami Heat drives
strong to the basket against the
Philadelphia 76ers. (AP Photo)

The Miami Heat started the new season on the wrong foot, losing their much-anticipated season opener, 88-80 to the Boston Celtics. But the Heat is far from pushing the panic button this early in the season. Heat Fil-Am head coach Erik Spoelstra says there is nothing to worry at this early stage as everything LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and the rest of the team does is still a work in progress, according to South Florida Sun Sentinel. And Spoelstra seems right as the Heat bounced back to score a 97-87 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in their second game of their back-to-back road trip.

“What I told the team was there is going to be a process with this. We have our own timetable and we knew this wasn't going to be easy. The first half was an indication of that. The second half I at least like the fact that we competed. It's not reason to panic right now. We knew this would be a little bit of the process, and this is the first step.”