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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Erik Spoelstra knows what its like to win NBA championships (twice) and what its like to miss the playoffs.While the Miami Heat arent in position to soon claim another NBA title, Spoelstra would like to think theyre heading in the right direction.Its been an up-and-down season, but I really like this group we have, said the ninth-year head coach, whose Heat are 7-12 but won two in a row heading into Saturday nights matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center. We have a lot of talented, exciting young players (with whom) were building and developing our Heat culture.We knew what we were getting into at the start the season (with the loss of Dwyane Wade). The record isnt what we want it to be, but that hasnt tempered the optimism or excitement about the group moving forward.Miami -- which is 5-4 in its last nine games after a 2-8 start -- ranks on the low end in the NBA in most offensive categories, including scoring (28th), field-goal percentage (27th), 3-point percentage (25th) and free-throw percentage (30th). The Heat are improving, though, averaging 107 points the past four games, including a 111-110 win at Utah on Thursday night.It has taken a little bit of time with the offense, Spoelstra told the Portland Tribune. The guys are getting more comfortable, more confident.Center Hassan Whiteside ranks among the top 10 in the league in rebounds (first, 15.1), blocked shots (third, 2.56) and field-goal percentage (.559, ninth) while averaging a team-high 17.7 points.Ive really enjoyed watching Hassan embrace the responsibility of being a great player, Spoelstra said. 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Luke Beveridge has more time to bring an AFL flag to the Western Bulldogs after signing a contract extension on Tuesday but the coach remains intent on achieving that goal this season despite the teams shocking injury toll.Tom Liberatore (ankle) and Jack Macrae (hamstring) joined a lengthy list of Bulldog casualties in Friday nights defeat to Geelong, just a week after they lost Mitch Wallis (broken leg) and Jack Redpath (knee) to long-term injuries during an upset by St Kilda.The clubs horror injury list had already included long-term absentee Bob Murphy and other key players, Matt Suckling, Matthew Boyd, Dale Morris, Tom Campbell and Marcus Adams, before the Cats clash.With the Bulldogs slipping to seventh on the ladder as the casualties mount, Beveridge isnt buying into the growing perception the side are a spent force in 2016.Try telling our players that, Beveridge said on Tuesday.We feel like theres still a lot of growth left in us ... we feel like theres some boys who can definitely come into the side and help us on our way.Wed like to start winning as soon as possible. Hopefully, we can do that this week against North Melbourne.With four games remaining in the regular season, Liberatore and Macrae are expected to miss three to four weeks with their respective injuries.ddddddddddddowever, Beveridge maintains its still too early to rule them out for the rest of the campaign.We feel like theyll be available - it depends on whether we make finals and how deep we go if we do, Beveridge said.We dont think Tom will be available in the next few weeks but Jack maybe, so were leaving that up to our medical and conditioning staff whove had such a hard time with all the bad luck.In better news for the Dogs, Dale Morris will return for Saturday nights clash with the Kangaroos at Etihad Stadium and Boyd is pushing his claims to return from an achilles injury.But Suckling is considered touch and go to shake off his achilles strain in time.Beveridge is in the second year of the three-year deal he signed when he replaced Brendan McCartney at the end of 2014, with his new contract keeping him at the club until the end of the 2020 season.He guided the Dogs back to the finals in his first campaign, earning him the AFL Coaches Association coach of the year award, with his side set to contest the finals again this season. 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