"It's an inopportune time to announce my candidacy for defensive player of the year, " Battier said.

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"They're fighting for the 2 seed with Indiana, so this is a big game for them, " Heat forward Shane Battier said.

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"I take special pride in the intangibles, " Battier said.

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"'The Expandables' will be ready to go, " Battier said.

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"To do something like this, everyone needs to step up, " said Battier, who was earlier part of a 32-game winning streak at Duke and a 22-gamer with the Houston Rockets.

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"To do something like this, everyone needs to step up, " said Battier, who was part of a 32-game winning streak at Duke, a 22-gamer with the Houston Rockets and now played a role in this epic Heat run.

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