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MIAMI -- Lets do it again.After the Miami Heat beat the host Memphis Grizzlies 90-81 on Friday night, the teams fly south for the home-and-home rematch on Saturday night at AmericanAirlines Arena.Miamis win on Friday was improbable given the fact that the Heat were without two injured starters in point guard Goran Dragic (strained left elbow) and small forward Justise Winslow (sore left wrist).In addition, center Hassan Whiteside, who entered Friday night leading the NBA in rebounding (15.4) and ranking second in blocks (2.57) while averaging 18.3 points, had a quiet night due to foul trouble.He was whistled for three fouls in a 68-second span of the third quarter and scored just four points on 1-for-6 shooting while adding 12 rebounds and two blocks.Miami had just one player score over 15 points, and that man -- reserve guard Tyler Johnson -- pretty much stole the game for the Heat, making 8-of-17 shots from the floor while grabbing five rebounds.It was a big win for the Heat (5-10), who snapped a two-game losing skid while also ending a six-game win streak for the Grizzlies (10-6).Saturday nights rematch in Miami may be more about will than skill. These two teams figure to be fairly gassed after playing on Friday and flying in late night.The Grizzlies, who shot just 35.4 percent from the floor on Friday, including 21.1 percent on 3-pointers (4-of-19), had been playing well until this emotional letdown.There was a reason for that letdown, however, and it may continue.Memphis is without power forward Zach Randolph indefinitely. He is mourning the loss of his mother, Mae Randolph, who passed away on Thanksgiving.Mae was a single mom, raising Zach and his three siblings on her own, and the burly NBA standout is no doubt feeling her loss.We have to take care of our brother, Grizzlies coach David Fizdale told the media on Friday, which is when Mae Randolphs death was confirmed. Losing his mom on Thanksgiving was devastating.Without Randolph -- who has been described as Memphis spiritual leader -- the Grizzlies were out of sorts all night against Miami. The Heat never trailed and led by as many as 17 points.The Grizzlies used star point guard Mike Conley off the bench as he deals with a restriction on his overall minutes.Conley, who signed a five-year, $153 million contract extension this past summer, scored 16 points in 23 minutes. It was the first time he did not start a game since Jan. 3, 2012, when he was returning from an ankle injury.Three Grizzlies players are out with injuries: small forwards James Ennis (strained calf) and Chandler Parsons (left knee bone bruise) and power forward Brandan Wright (left ankle tendinitis). Ennis, a former Heat player, and Parsons, a Florida native, should return in two weeks. Wright is out one more month.To add depth, Memphis called up 6-4 rookie combo guard David Baldwin from the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League. He averaged 18.5 points in two games with Iowa.Memphis had just 11 players available on Friday, and Miami had 10.Given all that, its safe to expect more turbulence from both offenses on Saturday.Memphis is 25th in the NBA in scoring. Miami is 28th in the league in scoring.Whiteside, who fouled out on Friday, figures to bounce back offensively on Saturday, and that would help the Heat immensely.But if he doesnt put up big scoring numbers, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra will still take his other contributions.The boxscore does not tell the true impact Hassan had on this game, Spoelstra told the media when asked about Whiteside, who at times faced a zone-defense look against Memphis. He had a great impact.He even had some (inspiring) words for his teammates. 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"Certainly, Mikes skill set, his ability to pass the puck, vision on the ice was an area we had ideally been looking for, so to be able to bring him to the desert is a really good day for us." The Coyotes took a big step toward stability this week when the Glendale City Council approved an arena lease agreement with prospective owner Renaissance Sports and Entertainment. Headed by George Gosbee, Anthony LeBlanc and Daryl Jones, RSE still needs to complete the lease agreement with Glendale and its purchase of the Coyotes (by Aug. 5), but has already loosened the purse strings for the front office. In addition to Ribeiro, the Coyotes signed free agent goalie Thomas Greiss to serve as a backup to Mike Smith and re-signed unrestricted free agent forward Kyle Chipchura to a multi-year deal. They also signed multi-year deals with forward Lauri Korpikoski and defencemen Michael Stone, both restricted free agents, and signed defenceman Chris Summers to a one-year deal. On top of that, Phoenix was working on locking up a few more players within in the organization and still has the flexibility to sign or trade for others. It added up to a new free agency experience for Maloney and assistant GM Brad Treliving. "What was interesting was that there wasnt a pending free agent in the marketplace that didnt call us and want to talk about coming to Arizona to play hockey," Maloney said. "Thats the one thing I was really encouraged by. Normally, Brad and I are banging at the phones, will you please call us ... and that gets a little old after a while, so this was such a totally different experience for Brad and I." Their big move was landing the kind of front-line centre they had been seeking aalmost since moving to the desert in 1996.dddddddddddd The 33-year-old Ribeiro has been a consistent scorer during his 14-year career, topping 50 points in a season eight times. He had 49 points, including 36 assists, in 48 games with Washington last season. Ribeiro played three seasons under Coyotes coach Dave Tippett in Dallas and spent six seasons with Montreal after the Canadiens picked him in the second round of the 1998 NHL draft. He could play on the first line with captain Shane Doan and Mikkel Boedker or could allow Tippett to mix things up with his top lines. "Obviously, his relationship with Dave Tippett was a huge factor in this decision," Maloney said. "They developed a very strong relationship when they were together in Dallas and weve monitored his status and feel like he has lots of life left in him." Landing Ribeiro was the biggest move, but locking up some of the teams own players also was key, particularly since the team had struggled to do that in the past with the NHL running things. The 27-year-old Chipchura gave the Coyotes toughness and skill on the fourth line, with five goals and nine assists last season. Korpikoski, 26, has developed into a solid playmaker on the left wing, scoring 40 and 37 points the previous two seasons before dropping to 11 during the lockout-shortened 2012-13 season while battling injuries. The 23-year-old Stone spent most of the 2011-12 season in the AHL, but developed into one of Phoenixs best defencemen the last half of the 2012-13 season, finishing with five goals and four assists. The Coyotes also are hoping to re-sign Boedker, a restricted free agent. The Coyotes werent able to retain forward Boyd Gordon, one of their top off-season priorities, when he signed a three-year deal with Edmonton. Backup goalie Jason LaBarbera also signed with the Oilers. "Boyd was a great player for us and Im happy for him to get his contract," Maloney said. "Thats the business and they (the Oilers) certainly value him and had enough in their payroll budget that they could spend what they wanted to spend. 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