Heat Fans Ready For The Playoffs
The AmericanAirlines Arena was white hot Saturday as the Heat blazed over the New York Knicks. Fans anxious for a good show got what they paid for during the first playoff game of the season.
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The AmericanAirlines Arena was white hot Saturday as the Heat blazed over the New York Knicks. Fans anxious for a good show got what they paid for during the first playoff game of the season.
LeBron James took the fourth quarter off. And Miami's postseason got off to a flying start anyway. James scored 32 points after shooting 10 for 14 from the field, Dwyane Wade added 19 points in his first game back after dislocating his left index finger and the Heat rode the strength of a 32-2 run to easily beat the New York Knicks 100-67 in Game 1 of the teams' Eastern Conference first-round series on Saturday.
Gov. Rick Scott has signed a bill curbing the authority of the Florida High School Athletic Association to sideline transferring students.
In the end, it wasn't enough to endure 2 days and night in the heat and cold, without sleep or even your smartphone to while away the time. In the end, the winner of lower bowl playoff tickets for the entire Miami Heat Chase for the Championship came down to a trivia question.
The Dolphins moved up in the fourth round of the NFL draft to continue adding pieces to their offense, this time taking University of Miami running back Lamar Miller.
Jose Reyes got the night off, and still had as many hits as nearly everyone else in the Miami lineup.
The Miami Heat released the schedule for the best-of-seven first round playoff matchup with the New York Knicks Friday evening and it all starts with Saturday's game at the AmericanAirlines Arena.
Before the Heat start playoff basketball against the Knicks Saturday, the Heat organization has been working for fans to try to get them amped up for the Heat's playoff run, once again called White Hot Heat.
The NBA playoffs begin Saturday at 3 p.m. and for your primer, here's a list of the playoff matchups and who CBSNewYork feels will advance to the second round. (Hint: Miami fans will be happy.)
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The Dolphins break 29 years of tradition and take a quarterback in the first round and the Florida Panthers choke when it counts the most. Plus the Heat lost big and the Marlins suck again.
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Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
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The case accuses OpenAI of practicing medicine without a license and failing to safeguard users seeking health advice.
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Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
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