Dwyane Wade had a message for Paul Pierce after the Heat finished off the Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals.

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The volume of text messages that Miami guard Tyler Herro got after Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals was overwhelming. Among those who did get texts back from Herro: Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade, a couple of players who know what it's like to win an Eastern Conference title with the Heat. ''Shaq hit me up, D-Wade hit me up,'' Herro said Thursday.

Dwyane Wade believes Steve Kerr is one of the two best NBA coaches in the last decade.