Asked Wednesday why (Chris) Bosh did not play in the fourth quarter, (Erik) Spoelstra said, “I didn’t think it would necessarily be fair to him to throw him in with three minutes to go.”

Pressed Thursday about why that was even an issue, Spoelstra said, “Those are decisions you have to make as a coach, and after the fact, those can always be second-guessed. But we’re treading in new waters, and he had been out quite a while.”

Bosh said Thursday “I feel like I had more to give” but added, “We had the right guys in at the right time. I can’t win everything in my first game back. Hopefully, I’ll be able to contribute a little more.”

via Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald