MIAMI -- LeBron James couldn't say if he would be watching the Toronto Raptors and the Brooklyn Nets play Game 6 of their first-round playoff series on Friday night.
"It's up to what she wants to do," James said of his wife, Savannah, who might prefer to go to the movies to see "The Amazing Spider-Man 2." "I plan to watch, but there may be a change of plans when I get home.
"But if Game 6 ends it, I'll definitely win. I'm not leaving the house (Saturday night) if Toronto wins."
That's because a Raptors Game 6 victory at Brooklyn would result in Miami and Toronto beginning an Eastern Conference semifinal series on Sunday at AmericanAirlines Arena.
A Nets victory on Friday night would make necessary a Game 7 at Toronto on Sunday, meaning the Heat wouldn't begin their next playoff series until Tuesday night.
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said he expected to watch the Raptors-Nets Game 6, but more as a fan than a coach.
"I have to, but that's also the least efficient way for any of us to work," Spoelstra said after Miami's Friday morning practice, "to watch it live, beginning with all the commercials and everything else.
"The staff already is 80 percent done with both teams. I've just concentrated on us. But if the series were to end, I'll have a long night."
Spoelstra said the Heat went through a "training camp-type" practice following two days focused on conditioning. James even called Friday's contact workout "our 'Hunger Games.' "
While some people might have thought Miami would begin to prepare for both Brooklyn and Toronto, Spoelstra said spending time on a team not advancing would be a waste of time.
"We work on the fundamentals of our defense. If we do that, we cover a lot of scenarios," he said. "This is a pick-and-roll league. We drill those schemes regardless of who we play."
Still, each potential opponent offered different challenges for Miami. The veteran Nets like to post up and isolate offensively, working down the shot clock. The younger Raptors like to get up and down the floor and score.
"They are two different teams," forward/center Chris Bosh said. "Luckily, we played both of them four times and we know what they bring."
The Heat swept the Raptors during the regular season but lost all four meetings with the Nets.
Bosh said Game 6 is time to zone in on the Brooklyn-Toronto series.
"I'll be watching and thinking a lot," Bosh said. "I'll go off by myself and watch it."
Told James might not have that opportunity, Bosh replied: "Whatever gets him in his happy place."
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