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Heat enduring first prolonged slump (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Udonis Haslem sat at his locker, looked down and spoke quietly. It was shortly after his Miami Heat lost at home to the Denver Nuggets by 17 points on Tuesday night. It was the fifth defeat in Miami's last seven games, making this the Heat's first extended slump of the season. The defense is slipping, the offense is spotty, and the Heat are sliding.