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PHILADELPHIA (AP)\u2014Chris Bosh<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> can\u2019t wait to see Philadelphia at its best.<\/p>\n

No, not the 76ers.<\/p>\n

Miami already survived the Sixers\u2019 top effort in Game 1 and held on for the victory.<\/p>\n

Bosh wants to absorb the atmosphere at a hostile court like in Philly\u2014from the rowdy fans in the rare full house dressed in matching T-shirts, to the pyrotechnics, and a new pregame video that incorporates live performance elements.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sure they\u2019ll be ready. They have a reputation, so I expect them to really own up to it,\u201d Bosh said. \u201cWe\u2019ve prepared ourselves. We just have to go in there with thick skin like we always have and let the opposing boos really, really motivate us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oh, boy. Just what the Heat need is more motivation.<\/p>\n

The Heat beat the 76ers in a close Game 1 and destroyed them in Game 2.<\/p>\n

LeBron James<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> is healthy. So is Bosh. Dwyane Wade<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> says he\u2019s \u201cgood to go\u201d after dealing with migraine symptoms.<\/p>\n

So unless the trio all come down with some sort of mystery ailment that puts them on the bench for Thursday\u2019s Game 3, the Sixers are still in serious trouble. Home court or not.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve bounced back, we\u2019ve shown resiliency,\u201d Sixers coach Doug Collins said. \u201cI think for our guys, if they could just come out and see the ball in the basket, it would be such a lift for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Sixers are viewed as little more than a speed bump on Miami\u2019s way to the Eastern Conference semifinals.<\/p>\n

The Heat have said all the right things. The playoffs don\u2019t start until a team wins on the road. The Philly fans are some of the toughest around. No game is harder to win than Game 3.<\/p>\n

Give the Heat credit, they believe in good sportsmanship.<\/p>\n

The Heat are likely among the few people not wearing a Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> uniform who won\u2019t concede that this 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference playoff series is Miami\u2019s to lose.<\/p>\n

Collins said his team remains upbeat. But unless they can find a way to shut down James, Wade, and Bosh at the same time, the odds of winning a game remain uphill.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Game 3, I think their will is at stake here,\u201d Bosh said. \u201cThey\u2019re going to come out fighting, they\u2019re going to come out really swinging, especially with that home energy behind them.<\/p>\n

The Sixers won 26 home games this year\u2014one less than their overall total from a year ago. The Heat haven\u2019t flinched as the NBA\u2019s top touring act. They led the East and tied for the NBA lead with 28 road victories.<\/p>\n

Talent always finds a way to win out over location.<\/p>\n

Win Games 3 and 4 in Philly and the series is over.<\/p>\n

The Sixers have adopted \u201cshowyaluv\u201d as their season slogan. The Heat are ready to \u201cshowdabroom.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I came up here and said, \u2018We\u2019re trying to win one,\u2019 then people would look at us crazy,\u201d James said. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to win both, but Game 3 is the most important one.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Sixers had a surprise guest at Thursday\u2019s practice: Chairman Ed Snider, who founded the Flyers, arrived to applause in his team sweats. He watched practice and chatted with Collins before leaving for a scheduled 4 p.m. flight to watch the Flyers play Game 4 of their playoff series in Buffalo.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got a really good organization now, the best we\u2019ve had in 15 years,\u201d Snider said.<\/p>\n

That starts at the top with team president Rod Thorn, general manager Ed Stefanski, and Collins. Collins, who refused to take credit for the Sixers turnaround, thrust himself into contention for coach of the year honors.<\/p>\n

He took a Sixers roster that made only minor changes from last year\u2019s 27-win roster and turned them into a 41-win playoff team.<\/p>\n

The Sixers, though, have a roster full of really nice players. Most teams would love to have Lou Wiliams, Thaddeus Young<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> and Andre Iguodala<\/a>(notes)<\/a>.<\/span> They\u2019re just not the type of franchise players a team can build a title contender around.<\/p>\n

In other words, they\u2019re not The Big 3.<\/p>\n

If the Sixers are going to contend against Miami, Boston and Orlando, they\u2019ll have to find that LeBron-esque superstar.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve gone to 41. Now 41 to 50 is another jump,\u201d Collins said. \u201cTo go plus-14 is big. To go plus-nine is huge. You can\u2019t do that by contracting. You\u2019ve got to do that by adding. Sometimes you can add by subtracting. But eventually you\u2019ve got to add by adding. We\u2019re at a point now where we\u2019ve got add by adding.\u201d<\/p>\n

But that time is not now.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t push fast forward,\u201d Collins said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t work that way.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Sixers did not boast of \u201cyou\u2019ve got to believe\u201d comebacks or sell a fanbase on \u201canything can happen.\u201d They respect the Heat too much and know\u2014as Collins said after Game 2\u2014the Heat are the better team.<\/p>\n

They\u2019d like to simply start small with one win at home.<\/p>\n

AP Sports Writer Tim Reynolds in Miami contributed to this story.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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