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"Unless something happens in my sleep, I plan on playing," Wade said. "And I plan on being effective."
Wade's hip was still bothering him Wednesday, even after another round of painkillers, ultrasound therapy and ice packs. Still, he vowed to be ready when the Heat visit Chicago for Game 6 of an Eastern Conference first-round series on Thursday -- with a chance to end the Bulls' season.
"In a close-out game, you think of it as do-or-die," Wade said. "You don't want to take it to that seventh game or that next game. So in close-out games, you want to come out and give it your all on both ends of the floor."
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"If he's ready to go, he'll go. If he's not ready to go, he won't go," Riley said. "He couldn't play last year in Game 6. That was it ... he was really in great pain. We'll just have to wait until tomorrow. Treatment, ice, all that stuff. We'll see."
Wade will continue the medication and therapy until game time, seeking any way of easing the ache.
Wade's hip was still bothering him Wednesday, even after another round of painkillers, ultrasound therapy and ice packs. Still, he vowed to be ready when the Heat visit Chicago for Game 6 of an Eastern Conference first-round series on Thursday -- with a chance to end the Bulls' season.
"In a close-out game, you think of it as do-or-die," Wade said. "You don't want to take it to that seventh game or that next game. So in close-out games, you want to come out and give it your all on both ends of the floor."
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"If he's ready to go, he'll go. If he's not ready to go, he won't go," Riley said. "He couldn't play last year in Game 6. That was it ... he was really in great pain. We'll just have to wait until tomorrow. Treatment, ice, all that stuff. We'll see."
Wade will continue the medication and therapy until game time, seeking any way of easing the ache.
