11.   Mourning said he was getting a little frustrated when he chopped Childs late in the second quarter, drawing a technical foul.

12.   Mourning said it was especially painful to not play this weekend in Georgetown territory.

13.   Mourning said he has trimmed his medication in half.

14.   But Mourning said he already has learned enough about the Heat to know where this season is headed.

15.   Mourning said he decided to play after doctors told him that his status might not change for a year.

16.   Mourning said he has not talked to any of his teammates about his return, but said his goal is to help the team win a championship.

17.   Mourning said he will be monitored closely by doctors, and his return will be on a game-to-game basis.

18.   Mourning said he will be in the lineup when the Heat play host to the Toronto Raptors.