Heat Face Tough Road To Repeat
The Miami Heat are almost ready to chase a second straight championship, but there are plenty of landmines waiting for the Heat on the roster and on the schedule.
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The Miami Heat are almost ready to chase a second straight championship, but there are plenty of landmines waiting for the Heat on the roster and on the schedule.
Miami Heat superstar forward LeBron James has come through with some incredible performances thus far in the playoffs, but he may be saving his best for last.
If Miami Heat coach Eric Spoelstra has the chance to win a round of the NBA playoffs or take a hit in the pocketbook, chances are good he's OK with writing a check. He'll have to, after the league fines him $25 thousand Friday following comments he made blasting the hard fouls given two heat players before Thursday night's playoff game against the Pacers, a game the Heat won.
It almost was a game of anything you can do I can do better between the Miami Heat's best two players, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James, during the closeout game of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra will likely be a little bit lighter in the pocketbook after he criticized the NBA for not protecting his players in the wake of Udonis Haslem's suspension for a flagrant foul in Game 5 Tuesday.
Udonis Haslem insists he meant no harm. The NBA deemed otherwise, and the Miami Heat will be without one of their co-captains when they try to close out the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night.
Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals between Miami and Indiana was one of the most physical in the 2012 NBA playoffs. But Larry Bird said the Indiana Pacers were "soft" in Game 5 and his team is taking it to heart.
LeBron James scored 30 points, Dwyane Wade added 28, and the Miami Heat moved a win away from another trip to the Eastern Conference finals with a 115-83 victory over the suddenly hurting Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night.
The Miami Heat return to the court at the AmericanAirlines Arena Tuesday night hoping to build off an awe-inspiring performance from the team's dynamic duo of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.
LeBron James scored 40 points, superstar sidekick Dwyane Wade added 30 - 22 in the second half - and Miami's dynamic duo took over after halftime to bring the Heat even the series with a 101-93 win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal Sunday.
Refreshed in body and spirit, the Miami Heat returned to practice reunited and refocused. There was no looking back. No heartfelt apologies given. No need for a detailed autopsy of Dwyane Wade's ugly sideline exchange with coach Eric Spoelstra in Game 3.
Refreshed in body and spirit, the Miami Heat returned to practice reunited and refocused.
Roy Hibbert had 19 points and 18 rebounds, George Hill scored 20 and Danny Granger 17 as the Indiana Pacers, showing more balance, toughness and togetherness than Miami, throttled the Heat 94-75 on Thursday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The Miami Heat return to the court Thursday night for Game 3 against the Indiana Pacers looking for someone to help out LeBron James and Dwyane Wade on the offensive end of the floor.
The Miami Heat come into Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Indiana Pacers with their backs against the wall. One player who will not be with the team is star power forward/center Chris Bosh
No Big Three meant one big problem for Miami, and one very big win for Indiana.
The Miami Heat say Chris Bosh will be sidelined indefinitely because of a strained abdominal muscle.
LeBron James got his trophy, and then he and Dwyane Wade made sure the Miami Heat got a win in Game 1.
A few minutes before the Miami-Indiana series begins Sunday afternoon, NBA Commissioner David Stern will hit the court to present Heat forward LeBron James with the league's MVP award for a third time.
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.
The Miami Heat disposed of the New York Knicks easily in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. But the Heat's opponent in the second round looms larger, literally.
Now that the Miami Heat have dispensed with the New York Kincks, the team will turns its attention to the Indiana Pacers in the second round. The Heat announced late Wednesday night tickets for Games 1 & 2 at the AmericanAirlines Arena will go on sale Thursday at 2 p.m.
The Indiana Pacers finished off the Orlando Magic in the opening round of the NBA Playoffs Tuesday night. What's their reward? Most likely the Miami Heat in the second round of the playoffs.
The Miami Heat will enter the NBA Playoffs hoping to finish off the journey they began when the Big Three joined forces in South Florida. The Heat announced Wednesday that tickets to the opening round of the playoffs will go on sale Saturday.
Danny Granger scored 25 points to help the Indiana Pacers beat the Miami Heat 105-90 on Monday night.
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Physicians and educators spoke out against the proposed repeal of vaccination requirements for diseases such as chickenpox during a Department of Health workshop in Panama City Beach, while vaccine critics applauded Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration for advancing the plan.
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