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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Miami Heat return to the court in Indianapolis Thursday night hoping to build off the last six quarters they've played in which they've completely destroyed the Indiana Pacers.
The Miami Heat are well represented on the 2012 All-NBA teams, which were announced Thursday afternoon.
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.
In a season that has seen him play every position on the floor defensively, it shouldn't be a shock that Miami Heat star LeBron James is on the NBA's All-Defensive team.
The Miami Heat came into Game 5 looking to make a statement that they were still the team to beat in the Eastern Conference. By the end of Game 5, that statement was loud and clear.
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 owes Miami Dade County between $3 million and $4 million, according to the county's Inspector General, whose yearlong investigation found the Heat repeatedly violated its agreement with the county over how to operate the American Airlines Arena.
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.
There are some times in sports where one or two athletes take things to a level not often seen. That was the case for Heat superstars Dwyane Wade and LeBron James during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Sunday afternoon.
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.
The Miami Heat are a team in turmoil as they prepare for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Indiana Pacers.
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.
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Felix Gomez, 38, is accused of breaking into residential buildings and stealing from them.
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