NBA 2016-17 Season Preview: Western Conference
The 2016-17 NBA season tips off October 25. Preview the Western Conference elite, contenders, on the rise and rebuilding teams.
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The 2016-17 NBA season tips off October 25. Preview the Western Conference elite, contenders, on the rise and rebuilding teams.
The Warriors dominated the NBA regular season, with the Spurs close behind. Can Curry and company take the West again?
James Harden scored 26 points and tied a career-high with 14 assists as the Houston Rockets snapped a three-game skid with a 115-102 win over the Miami Heat on Tuesday night.
The Miami Heat went through a very tough stretch in early January but are hoping that things are finally turning around.
Gerald Green scored 21 points and Hassan Whiteside added 12 to help the Miami Heat beat the Houston Rockets 105-100 in a preseason game Saturday night.
James Harden scored 28 points, Dwight Howard added 23 and the Houston Rockets rolled to a 115-79 win over the Miami Heat on Saturday night, rebounding quite nicely from their most lopsided loss of the season.
The Houston Rockets used solid defense to key an outstanding start this season, but those kind ofperformances have been difficult to come by lately.
Playing games on back-to-back days is never an easy thing, especially on the road.
The Miami Heat have been struggling of late, and a west coast trip is probably not the best remedy.
The Miami Heat are still trying to find some consistency in the early stages of the NBA season.
It's been a difficult few months for Mario Chalmers, who was criticized for his poor play in the NBA Finals, then lost his starting job at the beginning of the season.
Following a tough home loss on Tuesday night, the Miami Heat have a chance to get back on track when they visit a familiar foe on Wednesday.
The Miami Heat struggled in the second half and couldn't keep up with the visiting Houston Rockets.
Even without LeBron James, the Miami Heat have fared just fine as a familiar superstar has led the team to a perfect 3-0 start.
Despite living in the post-LeBron era, the Miami Heat are not lacking superstar talent.
Rookie Shabazz Napier had 25 points, including four free throws in the final minute, and Miami held on for a 111-108 overtime victory over San Antonio on Saturday night in the teams' first meeting since the Spurs routed the Heat in the NBA Finals.
They were expected to be in Barcelona. They hope to finish their trip in Madrid.
Here's a quick and easy guide to Houston, the nation's fourth largest city and the largest city in Texas.
Sunday may be considered a day of rest but while most people we're kicking back and relaxing, maybe throwing some burgers and dogs on the grill, Pat Riley was hard at work making the post-LeBron Miami Heat a more formidable opponent.
Half a world away, Chris Bosh could not escape the frenzy of last week. An offer from the Houston Rockets was waiting. His longtime Miami teammate LeBron James was leaving. For a few moments, Bosh found himself wondering if his days with the Heat were over.
Now that LeBron James has informed the world of his decision to return back to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Heat fans are left wondering where the next domino will fall.
Basketball fans across the globe have been captivated by all the conjecture regarding where LeBron James will decide to play next season. The speculation on where James will go stretches out to Las Vegas where people are making bets on what team LeBron will end up with
It appears that LeBron James is getting close to ending all the speculation and making a decision on what team he will sign his next contract with.
Before LeBron James makes his next decision, Pat Riley will get a chance to convince him to stay in Miami.
Is LeBron James headed to a new team? ESPN reports the agent for King James said he has met with multiple teams while in free agency.
A woman who stopped to check on the driver after the crash said he stole her vehicle seconds later.
The event was one of six hurricane kit giveaways across South Florida, with 500 kits available at the Miami Gardens location.
Javier Sanoja homered and singled twice, Tyler Zuber earned his first career save and the Miami Marlins held off the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3.
Golden Tempo made Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner and the second woman to train a Belmont Stakes winner.
The body of Kellie Melinda Williams, 31, was found along New Mexico Street by two fishermen in the surf, who called the Hollywood Police Department at approximately 8 p.m. Wednesday.
A woman who stopped to check on the driver after the crash said he stole her vehicle seconds later.
The event was one of six hurricane kit giveaways across South Florida, with 500 kits available at the Miami Gardens location.
Javier Sanoja homered and singled twice, Tyler Zuber earned his first career save and the Miami Marlins held off the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3.
The NEXT Weather team shares expert advice on how to prepare for a potential storm.
Golden Tempo made Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner and the second woman to train a Belmont Stakes winner.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
As President Trump prepares to watch the New York Knicks take on the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden, officials are planning for a heightened security posture, sources said.
In a pair of legal filings Friday, the Justice Department stated in writing for what appears to be the first time that a controversial $1.7 billion "anti-weaponization fund" will not continue.
A federal judge blocked a series of measures that have prevented officials from granting asylum, green cards and other legal immigration benefits to many immigrants.
A procedural vote failed in the Senate early Friday, and a provision of the spy powers law is set to expire June 12.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
Perez's comments came in his first formal interview since the nomination, an interview with CBS Miami's Jim DeFede scheduled to air Sunday morning on Facing South Florida.
Moskowitz provided CBS News Miami with copies of virulent, antisemitic voicemails his office has received.
Critics argue his plan will decimate cities, counties, and local school districts.
Enrique Tarrio said since President Trump announced the formation of the fund, he has been inundated with calls from others convicted for January 6 related activities.
Commissioners voted to allow the review, saying if that was the only way to move the project - designed to help people with mental illnesses caught in the criminal justice system - then so be it.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
U.S. government plans to open a quarantine center for Americans exposed to Ebola on an air base in Kenya have been temporarily halted by a court order.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Anthony Head played librarian and mentor Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and recently appeared in "Ted Lasso."
Federal prosecutors have indicted ex-Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier on additional charges related to a sports gambling sting.
President Trump said he is considering replacing the Freedom 250 concert series with a rally after many artists dropped out.
The American Music Awards celebrate fan favorites in the music world and feature performances from multiple artists.
Rob Base, the MC whose lyrics lit up the dancefloor classic "It Takes Two" and got countless people moving worldwide, passed away Friday.