Heat Look For Answers 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.
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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.
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.
The Miami Heat's NBA Finals run certainly has captivated the fans in South Florida.
The Miami Heat enter Game 4 of the NBA Finals Tuesday night looking to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the series.
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.
Basketball fans of high-flying, high-octane offense have likely been bummed out by the NBA Finals so far, because it's not about dunks or fast breaks, it's been about old-fashioned "fundamental basketball," as Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said.
With 4 seconds left in Game 3 of the NBS Finals, the Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavericks battled for two points that could have sent the game into OT. As the clock wound down, Dirk Nowitzki tried one last two-pointer, and it bounced off the rim. One last try at the buzzer for a rebound, and the American Airlines Center went quiet. Dallas had lost only their second home game of the playoffs, and the Heat moved to 2-1 in the best of 7 series.
The Dallas Mavericks hope the hometown momentum will give them an edge as the take on the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
The Miami Heat arrived in Dallas on Friday to begin prepping for Sunday's Game 3 of the finals, a series that's knotted at a game apiece with the next three games all to be played on the Mavericks' home floor.
Despite a huge lead late in the 4th, one of the most amazing comebacks in NBA championship history let the Dallas Mavericks claw back into the lead with just seconds left, beating the Miami Heat by 2 points to break the team's unbeaten home streak in the playoffs, and even up the NBA Finals 1-1.
The White Hot Miami Heat hope to make it two in a row as they take on the Dallas Mavericks in Game 2 of the NBA Finals at the AmericanAirlines Arena.
With Game 1 in the books, the Miami Heat will look to extend their 1-0 lead in the NBA Finals Thursday night at the AmericanAirlines Arena. On both ends of the floor, the Heat suffocated the Mavericks and easily won with a fourth quarter run, 92-84 in Game 1.
After battling back and forth with the Mavs, the Heat opened up a double digit lead with a Wade to LeBron dunk as the final exclamation point in a 92-84 victory and a 1-0 lead in the Finals.
Nearly ten months after the infamous "decision," Miami Heat forward LeBron James and his teammates are set to start their NBA Finals pursuit of the 2010-2011 NBA Championship Tuesday night.
Game one of the NBA Finals is only a day away. Heat fans are ready and the team is ready too. The Heat took to the court at the AmericanAirlines Arena Monday for a full contact practice and a little promotion.
When the Miami Heat take the floor at the AmericanAirlines Arena Tuesday night, they will be on the cusp of overcoming a season of ups and downs to play for an NBA championship. All the while, it's been the steady of hand of Erik Spoelstra guiding the team.
When the Miami Heat eliminated the Chicago Bulls Thursday night, CBS4 Sports Anchor and 790 The Ticket radio show host Jorge Sedano was just as surprised as any of us.
Dallas here we come. After dispensing of the Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals, all eyes in Miami now turn to Dallas where the Mavericks are the only team standing between the Heat and an NBA championship.
If anyone had any question about who the best player in the NBA is right now, Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals ended that discussion.
LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh joined to win a championship. Well, now they have their shot.
Despite being up 3-1 in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Heat still consider themselves on the ropes as they prepare to try and closeout the Chicago Bulls Thursday night and advance to the NBA Finals.
The Miami Heat stand just one victory away from reaching the NBA Finals for the first time since the 2006 season when they won the NBA championship after they outlasted the Chicago Bulls in overtime in Game 4.
LeBron James scored 35 points, Chris Bosh added 22 and the Miami Heat moved within one win of the NBA finals with a wild 101-93 overtime victory over the Chicago Bulls in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference title series on Tuesday night.
Ashley Perez says she thought she was going to die when four dogs attacked her in Miami-Dade, and six days later, the final dog has been captured.
Heavy rainfall left Hallandale Beach underwater Wednesday, with residents frustrated by recurring flooding as the city pointed to intense rain and King Tide conditions.
Florida gubernatorial candidates Byron Donalds and David Jolly laid out contrasting positions during a Fort Lauderdale summit.
Friends of 25-year-old Melvin Diaz Cepeda are questioning why the aspiring DJ was described as an intruder after he was shot and killed in Miami.
A Broward woman faces multiple charges after investigators said she stole a BSO patrol vehicle before she was arrested in Port St. Lucie.
Ashley Perez says she thought she was going to die when four dogs attacked her in Miami-Dade, and six days later, the final dog has been captured.
A person was taken into custody after reports of shots fired at Miami International Airport, where authorities said there is no ongoing threat and no injuries.
Heavy rainfall left Hallandale Beach underwater Wednesday, with residents frustrated by recurring flooding as the city pointed to intense rain and King Tide conditions.
Florida gubernatorial candidates Byron Donalds and David Jolly laid out contrasting positions during a Fort Lauderdale summit.
Friends of 25-year-old Melvin Diaz Cepeda are questioning why the aspiring DJ was described as an intruder after he was shot and killed in Miami.
One Cuba resident said there is "no way to know" when power will be restored to the island nation.
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has reappeared in public at a military event celebrating an army branch's anniversary.
Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper, reported Tuesday that Castro is seriously ill, citing a confidential source in Cuba close to his inner circle.
A sign referencing Cuba was visible in surveillance footage of a gas pump fire at a Bird Road Chevron station.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of developing and directing the plot to crash hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado tried 3 times to enter her country "by air and sea but has been turned away each time," her team says.
Many Venezuelan immigrants are shunning Florida and turning instead to communities in places like Utah.
Alex Saab, 54, was deported in May by Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez to the U.S.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
Families say months without court-ordered treatment can worsen psychiatric crises behind bars.
The Democrat says rapidly advancing technology requires Congress to act before safeguards fall behind.
A former Republican Congressman turned Democrat, Jolly is running as a moderate voice, arguing that it is time for change after decades of Republican rule in Tallahassee.
Scott Singer, the former mayor of Boca Raton, discusses winning his primary and what's next in the race.
Former prosecutors question why a grand jury found $10 million misappropriated but charged no one.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
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.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.
Nike-owned Converse acknowledged that an ad for its Chuck Taylor sneaker is "deeply upsetting."
Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27, a family spokesperson has confirmed.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.