Heat Hangover Hits South Florida
Members of the Miami Heat hope to re-ignite the fire in their bellies and again heat up the NBA Finals after a total team collapse in a Game 2 loss to the Mavericks.
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Members of the Miami Heat hope to re-ignite the fire in their bellies and again heat up the NBA Finals after a total team collapse in a Game 2 loss to the Mavericks.
For the first time in the 2011 NBA Playoffs, the Miami Heat finally found out what it was like to be on the losing end of a fourth-quarter collapse. The Heat gave up a 22-5 run to end Game 2 with a loss and now has to rebound quickly to regain momentum for Game 3.
Dallas won game two, but Miami now gets its chance to answer. To keep the hype going, the Miami HEAT will host its official road rally at AmericanAirlines Arena for the next two games.
Despite a huge lead late in the 4th, one of the most amazing comebacks in NBA championship history let the Dallas Mavericks claw back into the lead with just seconds left, beating the Miami Heat by 2 points to break the team's unbeaten home streak in the playoffs, and even up the NBA Finals 1-1.
Winning the NBA Finals is a 'delicate dance' and both teams need a legion of fans to really get behind them.
The Miami Heat was in the house at Biscayne Gardens Elementary School on Thursday morning. That's because it's White Hot Heat Day at all Miami-Dade County Schools and the kids are pumped.
The White Hot Miami Heat hope to make it two in a row as they take on the Dallas Mavericks in Game 2 of the NBA Finals at the AmericanAirlines Arena.
Because the Miami Heat are winning, one local school is also basking in the glory.
With Game 1 in the books, the Miami Heat will look to extend their 1-0 lead in the NBA Finals Thursday night at the AmericanAirlines Arena. On both ends of the floor, the Heat suffocated the Mavericks and easily won with a fourth quarter run, 92-84 in Game 1.
For most of the 2010-2011 NBA season, the skinny on the Miami Heat was that they couldn't win a close game and would choke in the clutch. The playoffs have proven this wrong and during Game 1, it was Dallas who couldn't close the deal.
Lost amidst the joy from Tuesday night's Game 1 victory by the Miami Heat was the health of Dallas Mavericks superstar Dirk Nowitzski.
Everyone loves a winner, but if you're planning on going to watch the Miami Heat take on the Dallas Mavericks in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Thursday you'd better love them a lot.
After battling back and forth with the Mavs, the Heat opened up a double digit lead with a Wade to LeBron dunk as the final exclamation point in a 92-84 victory and a 1-0 lead in the Finals.
Nearly ten months after the infamous "decision," Miami Heat forward LeBron James and his teammates are set to start their NBA Finals pursuit of the 2010-2011 NBA Championship Tuesday night.
Game one of the NBA Finals is only a day away. Heat fans are ready and the team is ready too. The Heat took to the court at the AmericanAirlines Arena Monday for a full contact practice and a little promotion.
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