LeBron Named Eastern Conf. Player Of The Week Again
As Miami Heat forward LeBron James continues his march towards his third NBA Most Valuable Player award, he picked up another honor Monday as the Eastern Conference Player of the Week.
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As Miami Heat forward LeBron James continues his march towards his third NBA Most Valuable Player award, he picked up another honor Monday as the Eastern Conference Player of the Week.
The race for the 2012 NBA MVP award has come down to a battle between Miami Heat forward LeBron James and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant. But if you ask the latter, there shouldn't be much of a discussion.
As LeBron James was walking to Miami's home bench for the final time this regular season, he raised his left arm to acknowledge the roars of another sold-out crowd. And when the obligatory "M-V-P" chants started up, James waved again.
With the status of injured star Dwyane Wade uncertain, the Heat look to bounce back from a surprising home loss by extending their winning streak over the visiting Rockets to five games Sunday night.
With the playoffs a week away, Dwyane Wade left the Miami Heat arena Saturday night with his swollen finger in a splint — and considered himself lucky. Wade played less than 3 minutes before dislocating his left index finger but avoided serious injury as the Heat lost 86-84 to the woeful Washington Wizards.
The earliest Miami and Chicago could meet again is Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.
The Miami Heat return to the court Thursday night for what could be the deciding game in LeBron James' quest to capture a third NBA MVP trophy.
LeBron James scored 28 points before taking the fourth quarter off, Mike Miller added 13 points and the Miami Heat continued tuning up for the postseason by pulling away in the second half to beat the Toronto Raptors 96-72 on Wednesday night.
The Miami Heat will enter the NBA Playoffs hoping to finish off the journey they began when the Big Three joined forces in South Florida. The Heat announced Wednesday that tickets to the opening round of the playoffs will go on sale Saturday.
The Miami Heat will hit the court again tonight, but will be minus two-thirds of the Big Three when they take on the Toronto Raptors at 7:30 in the AmericanAirlines Arena.
If anyone had any doubt that Miami Heat superstar forward LeBron James was the MVP of the NBA this year, he put it all to rest with a dominating 5:35 stretch to close out a victory over the New Jersey Nets Monday night.
LeBron James scored Miami's final 17 points in a furious one-man rally, finishing with 37 as the Heat pulled out a 101-98 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Monday night.
The Miami Heat have clinched the Southeast Division and have just about sewn up the number two seed in the Eastern Conference barring a complete collapse by either the number one seeded Chicago Bulls or by the Heat.
After cruising through what was effectively a scrimmage against the Charlotte Bobcats Friday night, the Miami Heat came out storming against the Knicks and look to follow that up Monday night against the New Jersey Nets.
LeBron James had 29 points and 10 rebounds, Dwyane Wade added 28 points and nine boards, and the Miami Heat beat the New York Knicks 93-85 on Sunday to clinch the Southeast Division title.
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