NBA Schedule Outline Released
Once the NBA players and owners approve the new collective bargaining agreement, the door will open for basketball game to finally be played. But, the schedule will take some adjustment due to the lockout.
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Once the NBA players and owners approve the new collective bargaining agreement, the door will open for basketball game to finally be played. But, the schedule will take some adjustment due to the lockout.
Despite their being no scheduled meetings to resolve the NBA lockout, the league released its schedule Tuesday. Assuming the season starts on time, the Miami Heat will open the season in New York against the Knicks.
The fans have spoken, and a Plantation woman's photo of her three kids ready to cheer on the Miami Heat in white hot wigs has been picked as the best photo submitted in the CBSMiami.com White Hot Heat Fan Photo contest.
Based solely on the television ratings, it appears that most of the nation enjoys watching the Miami Heat fail.
Call it sweet revenge. In 2006, the Miami Heat came back against the Dallas Mavericks to win the NBA title on Dallas' home court. In 2011, the Mavs paid the Heat back.
The Heat face a win-or-else Game 6 of the NBA Finals against Dallas tonight. The Mavericks hold a 3-2 advantage in the best-of-seven showdown thanks to Thursday night's Game 5 victory on their home court.
As the Miami Heat prepare to tip off against the Dallas Mavericks in Game 6 of the NBA finals, some die hard Miami fans are performing some unusual rituals hoping to bring the Heat to victory.
LeBron James knows his fourth-quarter offense in these NBA finals have been broken down countless ways, all with relatively the same conclusion.
The hammer Dirk Nowitzki is so close to escaping is pounding away harder than ever at LeBron James. The Dallas Mavericks are a victory from claiming the title that James came to Miami to win. And James is now the one shouldering most of the blame as things go wrong.
Call it cosmic payback. When Dwyane Wade went down in the first quarter of Game 5 Thursday night, it seemed to be for his actions earlier.
The Miami Heat have been willing to face adversity head-on all season long. But Sunday night, everything is on the line when the Heat welcome the Mavericks back to the AmericanAirlines Arena for Game 6 of the NBA Finals.
For the first time in the playoffs, the Miami Heat had back to back losses when they fell to Dallas Thursday night in game 5 of the NBA Finals. The Heat now heads back to the American Airlines Arena, where it must win the final 2 games in front of a hometown crowd to become NBA Champions.
Miami Heat superstar LeBron James is channeling his inner-Elvis as the team puts final touches on the plan for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
When the Miami Heat take the court in Game 5 of the NBA Finals Thursday night, all eyes will be on Heat forward LeBron James. Some will hope he fails to justify their anger towards his decision to come to Miami, while others will cheer him on hoping to bring a title to Miami.
There's an old saying that says don't kick a dog when he's down. Dallas Mavericks guard DeShawn Stevenson may learn that the hard way if Heat star LeBron James plays up to form in Game 5.
After a dismal performance in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, the Heat have to bounce back quickly to try and take a 3-2 lead in the series before it returns to Miami.
When it comes to the NBA Finals, the Miami Heat have been able to rely on two members of the Big Three. And while LeBron James continues to struggle, Chris Bosh has played well in the Finals.
After Game 3, CBSSports.com's Gregg Doyel questioned LeBron James about whether he was shrinking away from the moment in the fourth quarter of the NBA Finals. Doyel was roundly criticized, but after Game 4, his analysis may have been dead-on.
After Tuesday night's loss, the Miami Heat are now tied with the Dallas Mavericks at two wins a piece in the NBA Finals.
In the end, it all came down to a nail biting 60 seconds, as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat by 3 points to take game 4 of the NBA Finals, trying the series at 2-all and guaranteeing the Finals will end at the American Airlines Arena, on the Heat's home court, in front of a hometown audience. That was the only good news Tuesday.
He may not be the most celebrated member of the Miami Heat, but no one can question the impact power forward Udonis Haslem has had during the Heat's playoff run.
The Dallas Mavericks were already having a tough time containing the Miami Heat, but now one of their key reserves may be missing for another game.
The Miami Heat enter Game 4 of the NBA Finals Tuesday night looking to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the series.
Miami Heat head coach may not be a big fan of statistics as his team nears an NBA Championship, but some numbers should give Heat fans plenty to look forward to in the next few games of the NBA Finals.
Fans in both Dallas and Miami might be having déjà vu while watching the 2011 NBA Finals because they are playing out in a way that will make Miami celebrate, and Dallas look towards next year.
