Gay marriage opponents ask court to intervene

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? Lawyers for the sponsors of California's same-sex marriage ban have filed an emergency motion asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule the federal appeals court that on Friday freed the state to issue marriage licenses to gay couples.

Attorneys with the Arizona-based Alliance Defending Freedom said they submitted the petition on Saturday to Justice Anthony Kennedy, who handles motions dealing with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Senior Counsel Austin Nimocks says a three-judge 9th Circuit panel acted prematurely and unfairly when it lifted the hold on same-sex marriages it had put in place while a challenge to the ban made its way through the courts.

Nimocks says the Supreme Court's consideration of the case is not done yet because his clients still have 22 days to ask the justices to reconsider their decision holding that Proposition 8's backers did not have legal authority to defend the ban.

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South Africa: Mandela still in critical condition

JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? A granddaughter of Nelson Mandela says the former South African president remains in critical condition.

The granddaughter, Ndileka Mandela, made the comment Thursday when she and other family members stepped outside the Pretoria hospital treating 94-year-old Mandela to collect flowers and messages of support that were left outside the building.

Ndileka Mandela also describes her grandfather's condition as stable, indicating it had not changed since the government said on Sunday that Mandela's health had deteriorated to a critical state.

The granddaughter says it has been a difficult situation for the family, especially because they are coping with Mandela's illness in the public eye.

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Pre-caffeine tech: Instagram fight, insane TVs?

Technology

Helen A.S. Popkin NBC News

June 25, 2013 at 9:34 AM ET

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Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.

Are beetles really stoking Colorado fires? Let's find out, while we look at some pictures of bugs!

Finally! Real-life super-powered 'exosuit': Better, faster, stronger ... softer!

Ellen Page, star of "Juno" and a bunch of other movies, says this video game totally "ripped off" her likeness.

Yoinks! Facebook Reader won't Be the Google replacement of your dreams.

That said, why does everyone except Google want to build a reader?

People freaking out over Mark Zuckerberg's dog don't seem to know that's what those kind of dogs look like when they grow up.

Here's the latest on Bitcoin blah blah blah.

Are people with laptops and big phones more assertive than iPod and feature-phone users? Yes, according to this survey.

Instagram fight! Instagram fight! Rihanna and Liz Jones in an Instagram fight!

In closing: The Most Insane Television Sets in History!

Compiled by Helen A.S. Popkin, who invites you to join her on Twitter and/or Facebook.

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Cracking Cancer's Secret Code: Oncologist Searches for Breast ...

Triple-negative breast cancer has been defined by what it is not, but Dr. Jennifer Pietenpol and her team has identified six different subtypes of the disease.

Over the last decade, oncologist Jennifer Pietenpol has been trying to decode and kill a difficult-to-treat type of breast cancer. Known as triple-negative breast cancer, this form of the disease can be highly aggressive and resistant to chemotherapy.

The cancer, which accounts for 10 to 20 percent of all breast cancers in the United States, is also a deadly genetic riddle that doctors find easiest to describe in terms of what it is not. ?Between 75 to 85 percent of breast cancers express one of three clear targets for therapy,? says Pietenpol, who runs the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville, Tenn. ?But with triple-negative cancer, there is nothing to attack and patients go into a standard of care that involves combinations of chemotherapy that have been determined by experiment. We felt that in this era of precision medicine, we should get a better handle on the treatment.?

Pietenpol and her team have collected and analyzed more than 600 cases of triple-negative breast cancer so far, and their results have defined six biological subtypes of the disease. This breakthrough could help scientists apply existing drugs and procedures to attack the cancer, develop new ones, and map out treatment.

Last year, GE?s Healthymagination Challenge, an open innovation quest that seeks to find and fund the best new ideas in breast cancer detection and treatment, gave Pietenpol?s team $100,000 to finance more science. ?We are beginning to get that molecular information from an individual patient?s tumor,? she says. ?This is helping us guide therapy and align it with patients. Every bit of additional funding helps to accelerate this further.?

Doctors divide breast cancer into four groups, based on what is driving tumor growth. The vast majority of breast cancers use the estrogen receptor, the progesterone receptor or the HER2 pathway for growth. ?When we see this, we can apply existing therapy, like Tamoxifen,? Pietenpol says.

Her research group and other teams are now looking for similar tools and targets to destroy the fourth type of breast cancer, triple-negative cancer. ?Our task is to understand how these tumor cells grow, find their Achilles? heel, and how we can hit it,? she says.

Pietenpol starts by looking at the different pathways the tumor cells appear to use to signal growth, pairs that information with genetic data about how the cells mutate and then tests the hypotheses in her lab. ?In cancer, we want to move to predictive oncology where we can use molecular information to better guide treatment,? she says.

Pietenpol?s team has already pinned six unique targets to triple-negative cancer?s back. One of them, an androgen receptor, could expose as many as 10 percent of triple-negative cancer cases to attack. But additional targets will likely be smaller. ?As we go more into precision medicine, the fraction of people with any given molecular subtype will get smaller and smaller,? she says. ?This is where we are going, using much more precision therapy where no two tumors are going to be alike.?

Pietenpol?s team has started designing clinical trials for each of the six subtypes. She says that ?androgen-receptor antagonists? used for treating prostate cancer could be effective against the androgen receptor subset her team discovered. ?We are continuing to accelerate this, but we have a lot of work to do,? she says. ?We?ve just begun to uncover these lower hanging fruits.?

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Preventing skin cancer in children begins with the right sunscreen

June 25, 2013 ? It is well known that exposure to the sun is the key risk factor for developing skin cancer. And while most parents are aware that applying sunscreen to their children is important, many go wrong by not taking the time to choose the most effective sunscreen, or they don't understand the limitations of sunscreen.

"Young, developing skin may be particularly vulnerable to UV rays," said Lawrence Eichenfield, MD, chief of pediatric and adolescent dermatology at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego. "If your child is getting intense sun exposure playing outdoors, she's in danger of developing melanoma -- the most serious type of skin cancer -- even if she has what appears to be a healthy tan."

Parents should consider the following to make the best sunscreen choice:

?Sun Protection Factor (SPF) -- Pick an SPF of 15 or higher. The higher the SPF, the greater the protection from sunburn caused mostly by UVB rays, not UVA. Also, the higher SPF does not increase the length of time for sun exposure.

?UVA protection -- Most sunscreens protect against UVB, but not UVA. UVA has a longer wavelength, less energy, but is more mutagenic (i.e. cancer-causing) than UVB. Products that contain Oxobenzone or Avobenzone (Parsol) can block UVA, but may break down under the sun and thus only offers no more than 4 hours of UVA protection. Mexoryl is a newer addition to sunscreen ingredients that does not break down in the sun. Another new ingredient, Helioplex, helps stabilize Parsol and allows up to 6 hours of UVA protection. Look for these ingredients in your sunscreen or the AAD SEAL OF RECOGNITION on sunscreen products to ensure protection against UVA.

?Hypoallergenic sunscreen -- Most allergic reactions against sunscreen are caused by para-aminobenzoid acid (PABA). If your child has a reaction against sunscreen, try products that do not contain PABA, dyes or perfumes. Also, sunscreens containing titanium dioxide or zinc dioxide provide physical block that reflects both UVA and UVB and has no chemical ingredients suitable for those with prior reactions to sunscreen.

?Non-comedogenic sunscreen -- For oily skin, try products that are labeled with "won't clog pores" or "non-comedogenic" to reduce acne caused by sunscreen.

?Lip sunscreen -- It is also important to protect your lips from the sun! Choose a lip balm with SPF 15 or higher.

?New advances in sunscreen technology -- Scientists are coming up with sunscreen containing vitamins C and E, which help boost the skin's defenses against UV damage. There is also a sunscreen "pill," called Heliocare, that can offer up to 3 hours of protection. These are currently meant to supplement sunscreens and not to replace them.

Of course, the best way to avoid sunburn and skin damage is to avoid the sun entirely, especially between 10am and 4pm, the period of the day when sunrays are strongest.

"As a dermatologist I see the effects that sun damage causes to skin; damage can occur at any age and babies can be even more susceptible to the sun," said Dr. Eichenfield. "I recommend parents and babies practice sun protection every day to avoid a lifetime of cumulative sun exposure. It is also important to use a variety of sun protection measures to protect themselves and their children when out in the sun including proper application of a physical sunblock, protective clothing, and seeking shade during peak sun hours."

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Telefonica to sell its Irish operations to Three for $1.1 billion

Think you're carrying a tad too much debt? Spanish telecom giant Telefónica wants to reduce its red ink to 47 billion euros ($62 billion) by the end of the year, so it's decided to sell its Irish mobile and broadband business to Hutchison Whampoa's Three for 850 million euros ($1.1 billion). If regulators approve the deal, it'll let Telefónica hack about 750 million euros of debt from its books, while giving Three a 37.5 percent share of the nation's mobile business and a strong number two position behind Vodafone. The deal follows a £200 million ($273 million) sale of Telefónica's fixed phone line business to Sky. Considering the whopping level of debt, though, that may be just the start.

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'Mad Men' stars in not-so-'60s roles

TV

Ree Hines TODAY contributor

June 22, 2013 at 11:11 AM ET

They look sleek, sexy and dapper in their 1960s finery, but the cast of "Mad Men" isn't always so polished. In fact, sometimes when the stars who bring Don Draper, Roger Sterling and the rest of the characters to life aren't playing the roles they're most famous for, they're barely recognizable.

Before you say "so long" to the Sterling Cooper & Partners gang for the season on Sunday night, take a look at our roundup of some of the (not-so-) familiar faces.

AMC / NBC

Jon Hamm as Don Draper on "Mad Men" and Abner on "30 Rock."

Don Draper's made some serious mistakes on "Mad Men" this season, but thankfully, the look on the right isn't one of them. No, that's just John Hamm spoofing old-timey, distasteful comedies in an "Alfie and Abner" skit from a live episode of "30 Rock."

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John Slattery as Roger Sterling on "Mad Men" and Dr. Norman on "Arrested Development."

If it looks like Roger Sterling has seen better days in the second shot, that's because the actor who plays him, John Slattery, took on the part of a washed up, dirty doctor in the recent return of "Arrested Development."

AMC / CBS

Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson on "Mad Men" and Cynthia Parks on "Picket Fences."

Peggy Olson's grown into quite the copywriter at Sterling Cooper & Partners, but way before that, actress Elisabeth Moss hit the small screen when she was still small. She made her first appearance in the quirky dramedy "Picket Fences" in 1992.

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Vincent Kartheiser as Pete Campbell on "Mad Men" and Connor on "Angel."

Even Pete Campbell -- or rather Vincent Kartheiser -- had a fresh-faced look on TV back in the day. Long before joining "Mad Men," Kartheiser played Connor, the non-vamp son of the fang-bearing lead, on "Angel."

AMC / FOX

Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris on "Mad Men" and Saffron on "Firefly."

If you're a fan of Joan Harris' just-so hair, tailored dresses and crimson lipstick, then Christina Hendricks' turn on "Firefly" might not interest you. But if you want to see Hendricks' range (and don't mind seeing her in far fewer clothes), then be sure to catch both of her decade-old episodes.

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Jessica Pare as Megan Draper on "Mad Men" and Jennifer on "Suck."

Yikes! Megan Draper goes from Don's secretary to wife on "Mad Men," but actress Jessica Pare went from alive to undead in the movie "Suck."

AMC / NBC

Alison Brie as Trudy Campbell on "Mad Men" and Annie Edison on "Community."

When actress Alison Brie isn't playing the part of Pete's long-suffering wife, Trudy Campbell, she's laughing it up as the brainy and beautiful Annie on the sitcom "Community."

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Jared Harris as Lane Pryce on "Mad Men" and Moriarty in "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows."

Rest in peace, Lane Pryce. Fans of the fallen character can see actor Jared Harris back in action in the 2011 film "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows," playing the ultimate match for the sleuth -- the devious Professor Moriarty.

The season six finale of "Mad Men" airs Sunday at 10 p.m. on AMC.

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Analysis: Oracle's sales miss magnifies fears about cloud missteps

By Jim Finkle

BOSTON (Reuters) - "What the hell is cloud computing?" Oracle Corp Chief Executive Larry Ellison said during a diatribe against the whole concept at an investor Q&A in 2008.

Asked to describe his strategy for expanding into a then-small but rapidly expanding sphere, the software giant's head said he had no idea what people were talking about when they referred to cloud computing, describing it as "nonsensical" and those writing about it as "insane".

Five years after Ellison's rant went viral on YouTube, the billionaire is struggling to fit his ageing IT giant into a newly cloud-centric world - a hard scramble spotlighted by what analysts said was Oracle's first fourth-quarter miss on new software sales in a decade.

Its rivals have grown, winning business from corporate and government customers seeking cloud-based software that is cheaper and faster-to-deploy than traditional offerings housed in massive inhouse datacenters.

Oracle is now striving to catch up with its own line of cloud software, built up partly through acquisitions. Ellison has forged alliances with long-time bitter rivals Microsoft Corp and Salesforce.com Inc to drum up new business. On Thursday, Ellison said he will announce those partnerships next week, but provided few details.

Oracle stuck for years to building high-end multi-million dollar "engineered systems" that bundle hardware and software in one package. It started selling them with Hewlett-Packard Co in 2008 and then partnered with ailing computer maker Sun Microsystems, which it agreed to buy in 2009.

Oracle says the engineered systems strategy has been a big success, helping woo business from rivals IBM and SAP

"They spent the last four years focusing on engineered systems when the bigger industry trend was the cloud," JMP Securities analyst Pat Walravens said. "They now have a structural problem."

Oracle's shares plummeted 9.3 percent on Friday, their biggest one-day drop since releasing another weak set of results in March.

Investors took the disappointing results hard because it was the first time in more than a decade that Oracle missed software sales estimates in its traditionally strongest fiscal fourth-quarter, according to analysts. That's when sales representatives hustle to close deals to qualify for year-end bonuses.

And it was the third miss in the past seven quarters for Oracle, Walravens said.

Cloud companies such as Salesforce price their products below the levels at which Oracle can make a decent return, analysts say. Some rivals even sell their products at a loss. Salesforce, for example, posted a net loss of $270 million last year.

Less quantifiably, industry executives have said that emergent business software providers such as Workday started from scratch by focusing on ease of use and simpler interfaces, while old-school IT giants like Oracle have been hampered by legacy systems and software products that they were slow to re-tool.

"This is causing a real disruption in Oracle's business," said Tim Ghriskey, chief investment officer with Solaris Group, which manages about $1.5 billion. "It is going to pressure their business for a while."

SAILING ALONG?

Ellison, a renowned sailing enthusiast who is now devoting time and energy to his company's entry in this summer's Americas Cup, built Oracle from a scrappy operation building a database for the Central Intelligence Agency into one of Silicon Valley's foremost corporate icons.

In past months, he has championed Oracle's resurgent foray into cloud software, at his annual Oracle OpenWorld conference for clients and developers, even while continuing to buy up assets in Hawaii, such as commuter airline Island Air. He bought almost all of the island of Lanai last year.

He and Oracle executives dispute the view that the company is failing in the cloud. They blamed their quarterly miss on the economy, particularly in Asia and Latin America, during a conference call on Thursday.

In the previous quarter, executives blamed disappointing software revenue on poor execution by its salesforce.

"Our success in the cloud is significant and undeniable," Oracle President Mark Hurd said on a Thursday conference call with analysts. He said Oracle had added 500 new customers during the quarter including eBay Inc , Intuit Inc and Yahoo Inc .

Fred Hickey, editor of The High-Tech Strategist, a newsletter widely read by investors, said he does believe a bad economy was behind Oracle's rough quarter, pointing to problems in Brazil, China, India and Mexico and similar comments from other old-guard tech giants including EMC Corp , IBM and Hewlett-Packard Co .

Even up-and-coming cloud software provider Workday had mentioned "economic pressures" in its earnings conference call.

Other analysts said Oracle's installed user base - forged over decades in the business on a reputation of reliability - will be hard to displace in the short term.

"Does Oracle have pressure from the cloud over time? Yes," said Hickey. "Is it imminent? No. They are too big and entrenched."

Cowen & Co analyst Peter Goldmacher, who describes 68-year-old Ellison as "the most brilliant enterprise software person ever," also said that Oracle's problems are structural. He believes there is little Ellison could have done to avoid the slowdown the company is now seeing.

Ellison has grown profits at a healthy clip over the past decade by acquiring other makers of software that customers run in their own data centers, selling customers software up front and then cajoling them into buying long-term maintenance contracts that are highly profitable for Oracle.

That business model does not work with cloud computing because companies like WorkDay and Salesforce do not charge extra for maintenance. The cost of the software and support is combined into a single subscription fee, which generates far lower margins than the products Oracle has traditionally sold.

"The inevitable is the inevitable," Goldmacher said. "You can get as many tummy tucks and face lifts as you as want, but it doesn't make your heart and liver and kidneys any younger."

(Reporting by Jim Finkle; Editing by Edwin Chan, Patricia Kranz, Martin Howell and Tim Dobbyn)

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Southwest resumes takeoffs after computer glitch

DALLAS (AP) ? A spokesman for Southwest Airlines says planes are taking off again after a computer glitch grounded an estimated 250 flights.

Brad Hawkins tells The Associated Press that service resumed early Saturday, albeit far slower than usual because of lingering computer problems. Hawkins says some cancellations are expected due to the late hour, but he wasn't sure how many.

The system-wide computer problem affected the airline's ability to do such things as conduct check-in, print boarding passes and monitor the weight of the aircraft. Flights in the air were unaffected.

Hawkins says around 250 flights were grounded, some when they were on the taxiway preparing for takeoff. Most of the disrupted flights were out of West Coast airports.

The Dallas-based airline conducts on average 3,400 flights a day.

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AOL Reader ready to step into the light following Google's departure

We're little over a week out from Google Reader's planned closure, and AOL is the latest -- and perhaps, slightly unlikely -- source of a replacement service ready to fill the Google shaped void. AOL Reader has launched in beta form, though access seems highly restricted at this time, and you will be able to sign in via your Google account. Engadget, an AOL company, has confirmed that invite requests to AOL Reader will be accepted beginning Monday, June 24.

If you want to migrate your feeds to AOL Reader, you'll be able to import an OPML file containing all your feed information. Of specific interest is the promise of native iOS apps for the service, and an API to allow third-party applications to hook in. AOL might be late to the party, with Feedly and Digg already making strides, but it seems like a post-Google Reader life isn't going to look as bleak as we may have first thought. We'll follow AOL Reader's progress when it begins to open up, but RSS fans are going to be spoiled for choice after July 1.

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President Obama to name Jim Comey as FBI director (Washington Bureau)

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LinkedIn Outage Due To Possible DNS Hijacking [Update: Fidelity.com Also Affected]

LinkedIn confirmed via Twitter that its site suffered an outage due to "a DNS issue."

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Alleged metallic Nokia EOS body teased again, this time with a dozen of them

That baffling metallic Nokia EOS chassis we saw the other day? It's back, but this time the same leakster from Sina Weibo managed to get a shot of at least 12 of them, meaning the device has likely reached some sort of production stage. In another photo, we can see the same button arrangement -- presumably volume, power and camera -- that's already present on the current Lumia range. The strange thing is we've yet to see a cover plate that will match this seemingly smaller camera opening, but the square shape does make us wonder whether this will fit Pelican Imaging's 16-lens array camera. After all, Nokia did announce its investment in this plenoptic camera technology. Hopefully Elop will personally explain what's going on at his event on July 11th -- maybe with both this and the plastic EOS in his hands.

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Dwyane Wade Lifts Miami Heat, Delivers Flash-back Effort In NBA Finals Game 4 (VIDEO/PHOTOS)

SAN ANTONIO (AP) ? Trying to guard Dwyane Wade proved impossible for Tiago Splitter. Same goes for Boris Diaw.

Of course, that's to be expected. Both are big men who, well, won't be confused for nine-time All-Stars anytime soon.

What proved to be one of the biggest keys for the Miami Heat in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night was that it wasn't just Splitter or Diaw who couldn't guard Wade ? but that no one else wearing San Antonio uniforms could, either.

The finals is now a best-of-three matchup that will be decided next week in Miami, thanks largely to Wade, who came up with his best game in months as the Heat knotted the series. Wade had 32 points, six rebounds, six steals and four assists, and the Heat shook off an early 10-point deficit to beat the Spurs 109-93 on Thursday night.

"He was 'Flash' tonight," LeBron James said.

"'Flash' was back," Mike Miller added.

Flash is the Shaquille O'Neal-given moniker that Wade went by when he carried the Heat to the 2006 title. He hasn't been called that often in recent years, but it seemed more than appropriate Thursday night.

"It felt good to have a performance like this in this game when we really needed it," Wade said. "If we go down 3-1 tonight, it's tough to climb back out that hole. So to respond, that's kind of what you're going to be judged by as a man. You are judged by how you respond. I thought my team responded well, and I thought I responded well."

He made 14 of 25 shots, significant in both terms of success ratio and amount, since it's the second-highest shot total he's taken this season. He also scored 18 points in the second half, just the sixth time this season that's happened and perhaps ending the trend of Wade ? who has been slowed by a sore right knee for three months, though James said it's been an "all year" problem ? losing his offensive game in second halves.

"No matter how great you are, no matter what your resume is, to have a game like this, it lets you know that you're still one bad ... you know the next two words. I can't say, my kids may be watching," James said. "That dude was amazing. Like I said, he was '06 Flash tonight. And we needed every bit of him."

STORY CONTINUES BELOW

• LeBron James, Tiago Splitter

  Miami Heat's LeBron James looks to pass against San Antonio Spurs' Kawhi Leonard (2) during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

• LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard

  Miami Heat's LeBron James (6) is defended by San Antonio Spurs' Kawhi Leonard (2) during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

• Chris Bosh, Danny Green

  Miami Heat's Chris Bosh (1) shoots as San Antonio Spurs' Danny Green (4) defends during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

• Chris Bosh, Tony Parker

  San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker drives as Miami Heat's Chris Bosh defends during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

• Gregg Popovich

  San Antonio Spurs' Gregg Popovich moves down the sideline during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the Miami Heat, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

• LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard

  Miami Heat's LeBron James (6) is defended by San Antonio Spurs' Kawhi Leonard during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

• Kawhi Leonard, LeBron James, Tiago Splitter

  Miami Heat's LeBron James looks to pass between San Antonio Spurs' Kawhi Leonard (2) and San Antonio Spurs' Tiago Splitter (22), of Brazil, during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

• LeBron James

  Miami Heat's LeBron James (6) reacts after scoring against the San Antonio Spurs during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

• Gregg Popovich

  San Antonio Spurs' Gregg Popovich reacts during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the Miami Heat , Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

• Chris Bosh, Manu Ginobili

  Miami Heat's Chris Bosh (1) is defended by San Antonio Spurs' Manu Ginobili (20), of Argentina, during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

• Norris Cole, Cory Joseph

  Miami Heat's Norris Cole passes around San Antonio Spurs' Cory Joseph (5) during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

• Tony Parker, Udonis Haslem

  San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker (9) shoots around Miami Heat's Udonis Haslem during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

• Erik Spoelstra

  Miami Heat's Erik Spoelstra walks the sideline against the San Antonio Spurs during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

• Tony Parker, Gregg Popovich

  San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker falls into his bench including head coach Gregg Popovich against the Miami Heat during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

• Danny Green, LeBron James

  Miami Heat's LeBron James (6) shoots as San Antonio Spurs' Danny Green (4) defends during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, Pool)

• Kawhi Leonard, LeBron James

  Miami Heat's LeBron James (6) shoots as San Antonio Spurs' Kawhi Leonard (2) defends during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, Pool)

• Chris Bosh, Danny Green, Tim Duncan

  Miami Heat's Chris Bosh (1) shoots between San Antonio Spurs' Danny Green (4) and Tim Duncan (21) during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, Pool)

• Danny Green, Dwyane Wade

  San Antonio Spurs' Danny Green (4) attempts to block Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade (3) during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

• LeBron James

  Miami Heat's LeBron James (6) reacts during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the San Antonio Spurs, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

• Tony Parker

  San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker (9) hits the floor against the Miami Heat during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

• Tim Duncan

  San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan (21) dunks against the Miami Heat during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

• LeBron James

  Miami Heat's LeBron James (6) reacts during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the San Antonio Spurs, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

• Dwyane Wade, Tim Duncan

  San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan (21) shoots as Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade defends during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

• Bill Kennedy, Gregg Popovich

  San Antonio Spurs' Gregg Popovich talks to official referee Bill Kennedy (55) against the Miami Heat during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

• Tim Duncan, Dwyane Wade

  San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan (21) is fouled by Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

• Kawhi Leonard, LeBron James

  San Antonio Spurs' Kawhi Leonard (2) and Miami Heat's LeBron James (6) battle for a rebound during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

• Norris Cole, Kawhi Leonard

  San Antonio Spurs' Kawhi Leonard blocks a shot by Norris Cole during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

• Gregg Popovich

  San Antonio Spurs' Gregg Popovich talks to the team during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the Miami Heat, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

• LeBron James, Manu Ginobili

  San Antonio Spurs' Manu Ginobili (20), of Argentina, defends a shot by Miami Heat's LeBron James (6) during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

• Chris Bosh, Tim Duncan

  San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan (21) shoots over Miami Heat's Chris Bosh (1) during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

• Chris Bosh Tony Parker, Dwyane Wade

  San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker (9) attempts to shoot as Miami Heat's Chris Bosh (1) and Dwyane Wade (3) defend during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

• Tony Parker, Tim Duncan

  San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker (9) and Tim Duncan (21) wait on the sideline against the Miami Heat during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

• LeBron James, Ray Allen, Cory Joseph, Kawhi Leonard, Danny Green

  Miami Heat's LeBron James (6) and Ray Allen talk as San Antonio Spurs' Cory Joseph (5), Kawhi Leonard (2) and Danny Green (4) huddle during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

• LeBron James, Tim Duncan, Cory Joseph

  Miami Heat's LeBron James (6) shoots as San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan (21) and Cory Joseph defend during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

• Chris Bosh

  Miami Heat's Chris Bosh (1) dunks against the San Antonio Spurs during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

• Tim Duncan, Chris Bosh, Manu Ginobili

  Miami Heat's Chris Bosh (1) is defended by San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan (21) and San Antonio Spurs' Manu Ginobili (20), of Argentina, during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Lucy Nicholson)

• LeBron James, Tim Duncan

  Miami Heat's LeBron James (6) shoots as San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan (21) defends during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Lucy Nicholson)

• Chris Bosh

  Miami Heat's Chris Bosh (1) dunks against the San Antonio Spurs during the first half at Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Lucy Nicholson, Pool)

• Kawhi Leonard, Mario Chalmers

  San Antonio Spurs' Kawhi Leonard (2) tries to get past Miami Heat's Mario Chalmers (15) during the second half of Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

• Tim Duncan, Chris Bosh

  San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan (21) shoots over Miami Heat's Chris Bosh (1) during the second half of Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Thursday, June 13, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

The biggest adjustment for Wade came hours before Game 4.

It was when Miami coach Erik Spoelstra made the decision to start Miller over Udonis Haslem, with the thinking that it would help thwart San Antonio's defensive schemes against James.

Instead, it served as a time machine of sorts for Wade ? who found his form again, on a night when the Heat absolutely needed it most.

"Yeah, I needed a game like this, but my teammates needed a game like this from me," Wade said. "Needed me to be aggressive. Needed me to play the way that I'm capable of. Most important, they needed the "Big Three" to play the way we're capable of. They depend on us a lot. We love our teammates, and we can't win without them. We're not going to win this series if myself, Chris and LeBron don't show up to play on a consistent basis."

Oh, they showed up in Game 4.

Wade had 32. James had 33 points and 11 rebounds. Bosh had 20 points and 13 rebounds.

And no Spur had more than 20 points.

Voila. Series tied, and no one looked more relieved than Wade.

"His floor game was there from the beginning," Spoelstra said. "The six steals, the deflections, his activity around the rim when he was there. We obviously have so much more versatility when our wings cover that type of ground. But he was extremely aggressive tonight."

Wade's postseason has been highly un-Wade-like, with him averaging only 14.2 points in the playoffs entering Thursday. His right knee has been an issue for more than three months ? not coincidentally, that's also when his last 30-point outing before Game 4 was. And by the time fourth quarters roll around, he's typically been finished, getting an average of 2.3 points in the final 12 minutes of games in these playoffs.

He is not the 2006 version anymore, without question.

"Except for tonight," Miller said. "Tonight, he was."

And what the Spurs did against him defensively Thursday had to strike a nerve.

Because the Heat started Miller, the Spurs had no choice but to open the game with Splitter ? their center ? guarding Wade. That experiment ended after 47 seconds. And in the second half, the Spurs went to Diaw ? another person who it's difficult to envision guarding a former Finals MVP who's quicker and smaller ? to open against Wade.

Both stints were brief. Nonetheless, something got Wade going.

"How are you going to respond?" Wade asked his teammates before the game.

He apparently took those words to heart as well.

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