Heat Look For 2-0 Lead Over Celtics
The Miami Heat will look to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals Wednesday night when they battle the Boston Celtics at the AmericanAirlines Arena.
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The Miami Heat will look to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals Wednesday night when they battle the Boston Celtics at the AmericanAirlines Arena.
Felger and Massarotti were joined by Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers to talk about Game 1, the technicals in last nights games, and dealing with the injuries.
The Miami Heat knew what they were going to get from LeBron James and Dwyane Wade against the Boston Celtics, but it was the supporting cast that came through Tuesday night with some big shots when the team needed them.
Dwyane Wade grabbed a rebound, turned and fired a 90-foot pass to LeBron James to set up one of the easiest scores the Miami Heat had all night. Yes, James and Wade are clicking — at the perfect time.
The Miami Heat need four more victories to get to the NBA Finals for a second straight season, but standing in their way has been the team that has dominated the Heat throughout the regular season, the Boston Celtics.
As the Miami Heat prepare for Monday's clash with the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, one big name remains missing from the Heat's lineup, Chris Bosh.
The Celtics handled the Heat rather easily during the regular season going 3-1. The Heat won in the second game of the season while the Celtics took the latter three, but with one of those was a meaningless contest at the end of the season when playoff seeding had already been set.
Boston's 85-75 win in Game 7 over Philadelphia on Saturday night earned the Celtics a trip to Miami, where the reigning East champion Heat will host Game 1 of this year's conference title series Monday night.
A return to the Eastern Conference finals — no small achievement by any measure — is nice, though it's far from the oft-stated goal for the reigning NBA MVP and the Heat.
Fresh off a thrilling series victory over the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Heat await the winner of the other Eastern Conference semifinal between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers.
Dwyane Wade scored 41 points, LeBron James added 28 and Miami finished off the Indiana Pacers, sending the Heat back to the Eastern Conference finals with a 105-93 victory in Game 6 on Thursday night.
The first round of the NBA Playoffs has come to a close for the Eastern Conference, and the teams vying to make it into the conference finals are ready for battle. Let's take a look at the Eastern Conference semifinal matchups to give you insight into who we think will come out on top.
Kevin Garnett was a man possessed in the Celtics 83-80 Game 6 victory over the Hawks, and you can thank Hawks owner Michael Gearon and the Boston media for calling him 'Old' for some extra fuel to his fire.
The Celtics couldn't shake the pesky Hawks in Tuesday night's 87-86 Game 5 loss in Atlanta, with some poor execution doing them in at the end.
Celtics captain Paul Pierce didn't let a sore knee slow him down in Boston's 101-79 Game 4 victory over the Hawks, scoring a team-high 24-points in under 17 minutes of play.
With their star point guard out for Game 2, the Boston Celtics turned to an old reliable to carry the load.
Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo needs to smarten up.
Veteran point guard Keyon Dooling spoke with Toucher & Rich about being the Vice President for the NBA Players Association during the lockout, the seven game suspension of Ron Artest and hyping up Celtics guard Avery Bradley.
Sasha Pavlovic scored 12 of his of his season-high 16 points in the fourth quarter, leading a group of Boston Celtics reserves in a 78-66 win over the Miami Heat on Tuesday night as both teams rested their top players.
The big question heading into Tuesday night's game between the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics isn't who will be in the starting lineup, but instead who will be sitting out the next to last game of the season.
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.
The Miami Heat should probably not use any cash in the next few days because every time they see green lately, they lose it.
A week ago, the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat with defense. This time, they did it with offense.
The Miami Heat return to the court Tuesday night looking to avenge a humiliating loss from a little more than a week ago at the hands of the Boston Celtics.
LeBron James scored 26 points, Chris Bosh finished with 22 points and nine rebounds, and the rarely used Jones scored 18 off the bench as the Heat steadily pulled away to beat the Detroit Pistons 98-75 on Sunday night.
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The AIDS Healthcare Foundation says its new "GOOOOOOOOOAL!" campaign is designed to promote condom use in six U.S. cities, including Atlanta, Los Angeles, Miami, and more as FIFA World Cup excitement builds.
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The lawsuit calls the event "deeply corrupt" and argues that it seeks to enrich the president and his allies and lacks proper authorization.
The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said the timing of the appointment takes FISA Section 702 reauthorization "off the table."
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