Pacers & Heat Rivalry Just Getting Started
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South Florida is known for celebrities and the bandwagon filling up when a team from the area is close to a championship. Monday night's Miami Heat game had both of those with at least one celebrity inspiring Twitter to as Russell Crowe said in Gladiator, "unleash hell."
Miami Heat fans filed out of the AmericanAirlines Arena Monday night celebrating, knowing they were there for the team's third Eastern Conference Finals win.
Both the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat will be relying on three stars to carry most of the weight for their respective franchises during the 2013 NBA Finals.
The Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs don't look like almost exact copies of each other, but statistically speaking there's almost no better matchup of teams than the two squads headed for the NBA Finals.
With the Indiana Pacers safely in the rearview mirror after a Game 7 blowout in the Eastern Conference Finals the Heat now turn their full attention to the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs for the NBA Finals.
LeBron James scored 32 points and the Miami Heat powered their way back to the NBA Finals with a 99-76 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals.
No one has ever questioned the confidence of boxing champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. But his latest gamble may generate quite a bit of Heat here in Miami.
The Miami Heat have preached team-first ever since the Big Three got together in 2010. Heading into Game 7 of the 2013 Eastern Conference Finals, the Heat will either win as a team, or go down in flames as a team.
When crunch time hits in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals Monday night, the Miami Heat have to wonder if anyone on the team not named LeBron James can step up and hit the big shot.
Game 7. Eastern Conference Finals. The last time the Miami Heat were in this situation, they were coming off a convincing Game 6 win in 2012 and blew out the Boston Celtics 101-88. What a difference a year makes.
White hot Miami Heat fans can now buy their individual game tickets for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
As the final horn in a Game 6 loss to the Indiana Pacers was sounding, LeBron James walked toward several of his Miami Heat teammates to shake some hands and share a couple of quick words. His message was clear: Get ready for Game 7.
Indiana staggered Miami with one more big punch Saturday night.
