Heat Up 2-0 After 94-73 Victory
The biggest question heading into Game 2 between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Miami Heat was whether guard Dwyane Wade would make start and how effective he would be in the game.
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The biggest question heading into Game 2 between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Miami Heat was whether guard Dwyane Wade would make start and how effective he would be in the game.
Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade missed practice on Sunday due to a migraine. But late Monday morning he got some light work in at the team's facility and is expected to play in Game 2 against the Philadelphia 76ers Monday night.
When the Miami Heat took the court Saturday night, the entire team was fired up to start their playoff run. But, one player who will be key to the Heat's playoff hopes came up big in the first game.
Dwyane Wade status for Game 2 of the Heat's first round series against the Philadelphia 76ers is unclear.
The arena was adorned in white and the flames shot up from the baskets Saturday afternoon as the Heat started their pursuit of an NBA championship.
After braving two days in the Miami Heat's "48 Hours Of Intense White Hot Heat" contest one winner was able to finally get his hand on the prize.
After braving one day into the "48 Hours Of Intense White Hot Heat," contest, several have fallen, but many more remain in the same seat outside the American Airlines Arena hoping to outlast everyone else to win Miami Heat playoff tickets.
Miami Heat power forward Chris Bosh has had an up and down season both on the court and off as he went from being a relative unknown to many fans, to one of the Three Kings in Miami.
The Miami Heat's playoff run doesn't start until Saturday, but that doesn't mean the city isn't alive with White Hot Heat fever. All of the activities lead up to the Heat's first-round playoff game against the Philadelphia 76ers this Saturday.
Eddie House scored a career-high 35 points, Juwan Howard added 18 and the Miami Heat beat the Toronto Raptors 97-79 on Wednesday night in the regular-season finale.
LeBron James has been considered the NBA's top villain all year long after he decided to bring his talents to South Beach. But it appears fans love to dress as the villain.
The Miami Heat secured the number two seed in the Eastern Conference in the 2011 playoffs on Monday. Now, the Heat knows when they'll open their NBA Championship pursuit at the American Airlines Arena.
When LeBron James made his decision to bring his talents to South Beach, the public and media venom was quick and brutal. James has played at one of the highest levels in the NBA this season and in any normal year, he would be a leader for the NBA's Most Valuable Player.
LeBron James scored 34 points and Miami held on for a 98-90 win over the Atlanta Hawks, who nearly rallied from a 20-point deficit while playing their backups against the Big Three in the fourth quarter Monday night.
The Miami Heat head into Monday night's game against the Atlanta Hawks fully in control of their destiny going into the 2011 NBA Playoffs.
