MIAMI — The Miami Heat say they're thrilled to be home from China. They'll be happier when they know what time it is.

After a week abroad, the Heat went back to work in their home gym on Tuesday — with players still dealing with the aftereffects of time-zone travel. LeBron James says he's waking up around 3:45 a.m., Dwyane Wade angered his dogs by getting them up at 4 a.m., and Udonis Haslem says teammates have been texting him as early as 5 a.m. in recent days.

But the NBA preseason schedule stops for no team: Miami has a game against Detroit Thursday, so Heat coach Erik Spoelstra summoned his club on Tuesday for practice.

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The Heat took Monday off after flying home from Shanghai, landing in Miami late Sunday night.

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