Heat Gain Momentum Coming Home
After getting demolished in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Miami Heat had to answer the bell in Game 2 and deliver a strong counter-punch to the Chicago Bulls.
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After getting demolished in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Miami Heat had to answer the bell in Game 2 and deliver a strong counter-punch to the Chicago Bulls.
LeBron James came up big down the stretch and scored 29 points, Dwyane Wade added 24 and the Miami Heat beat the Chicago Bulls 85-75 Wednesday night to tie the Eastern Conference finals at one game apiece.
Rebounding. It's simple to do, but it became a complex issue the Miami Heat couldn't figure out in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Chicago Bulls. With Game 2 set for Wednesday night, the Heat has several questions to answer when they take the court.
Forty-eight hours after getting beaten like the end of a ketchup bottle, the Miami Heat are in a must-win situation in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Chicago Bulls.
The Miami Heat lost game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals series by 21 points, beaten down by the Chicago Bulls 103-82.
After two rounds of playoff games, the Miami Heat is finally down to the wire, playing in the series that will decide if it makes the NBA Championship series and the chance to once again stand at the pinnacle of the NBA. First, it has to get past The Bulls.
The Miami Heat was on top of the world after beating the Celtics, but come Sunday they're back at it again. LeBron James will take some turns guarding Derrick Rose in the finals. So will Dwyane Wade. Mike Bibby, Mario Chalmers and even Chris Bosh in some moments, too.
The Miami Heat now know they will be facing the Chicago Bulls for the right to play in the NBA Finals. It will be a matchup of the best team in the regular season in the Eastern Conference, versus the Big Three of the Heat.
Fresh off helping eliminate the Boston Celtics, Miami Heat forward LeBron James got some more good news Thursday afternoon.
Throughout the regular season, critics of the Miami Heat's Big Three said they couldn't win the big game. They cited numbers the Heat struggled to win games in the final minutes and couldn't execute at the end all season long. Consider the critics silenced.
If the Miami Heat face-off against the Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference finals, it would be a star-studded affair, but it can't take place until a much bigger star has her say.
While it's still anyone's guess who the Miami Heat will be playing in the Eastern Conference Finals; the team announced early Thursday morning that tickets to the Eastern Conference Finals go on sale at 1 p.m. Thursday.
Fans who watched the end of the Miami Heat's series clinching victory over the Boston Celtics saw LeBron James finally emerge from the shadow of his decision last summer to join the Heat. They witnessed the start of his ascension.
Dwyane Wade scored 34 points, LeBron James put Miami up for good with a 3-pointer with 2:10 left and finished with 33, and the Heat scored the final 16 points to top Boston 97-87 on Wednesday night to win their East semifinal series in five games.
When the Miami Heat take to the court at the AmericanAirlines Arena Wednesday night, the team can do two things. First, they can make it to the Eastern Conference finals; and second, they can finally overcome the biggest hurdle this year, the Boston Celtics.
