Erik Spoelstra not only tweaked the Miami offense, but the defense as well.

The Heat is being more aggressive in forcing turnovers, which is a way of manufacturing more fastbreak opportunities.

“I had enough time during the lockout and the summer to weigh a lot of different things and put together a very specific plan of how we want to play,” Erik Spoelstra said. “There have been some things with this team that we’ve adjusted that have been different than what we’ve done with the Miami Heat for many years.

“But the personality of this team is a lot different than a lot of those teams of the past.”

Miami has been looking for more turnovers, but they are not necessarily gambling more.

“We haven’t made major structural changes on either side,” Spoelstra said. “We’ve made some minor tweaks — some significant ones that probably aren’t obvious to the average eye, but have made maybe bigger result changes on the floor.”

Said LeBron James: “We haven’t got more freedoms to play in the passing lanes and gambling. That’s not what we do. We’re just trying to use our instincts to create more turnovers, because we know if we create more turnovers, then it’s off to the races.”