Heat Can't Keep Pace With Thunder, Fall 99-74
Forward Kevin Durant scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 99-74 victory over the Miami Heat on Sunday at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
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Forward Kevin Durant scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 99-74 victory over the Miami Heat on Sunday at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
It's been a rough couple weeks for the Miami Heat.
Sports teams in South Florida haven't been particularly kind to their fans in recent years.
Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points and the Knicks shot 56 percent to snap a streak of eight consecutive losses to the Miami Heat, beating their rivals 98-90 Wednesday night.
A once great rivalry has been pretty one-sided lately.
It's one of the most time honored traditions in the National Basketball Association.
The wife of PGA champion Jason Day is suffering concussion symptoms after NBA star Lebron James crashed into her while she was sitting courtside at a Cavaliers game Thursday.
The Miami Heat and their fans were expecting to see one of the best players to ever dawn a Heat jersey on Saturday, but things didn't quite work out that way.
Lebron James and the Cavaliers take another swipe at ending their nine-game losing streak in Miami when they visit the Heat on Saturday.
It's still a bit too soon to say for sure, but it certainly looks as though the Miami Heat received the gift of the 2015 NBA Draft.
Dwyane Wade showed no ill effects from a migraine headache two days ago, scoring 25 points to lead the Heat to a 96-84 victory over the Timberwolves on Thursday night.
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LeBron James scored 29 points, Kevin Love added 24 with 14 rebounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers won their home opener, a 102-92 victory over the Miami Heat on Friday night.
The Cavaliers play their third game in four nights when they host the Miami Heat on Friday.
Chris Bosh scored 21 points in his return to lead the Miami Heat to a 104-94 victory over the Charlotte Hornets.
The Miami Heat are looking to bounce back after an injury plagued season kept them from making the playoffs last year.
There is a lot of optimism surrounding the Miami Heat this season.
By the time Christmas and Hanukkah roll around, fans in South Florida will be so wrapped up in the fun and success of the 'arena' teams that the sting of football season won't hurt nearly as bad as it usually does.
There are a lot of reasons to believe that things will be different for the Miami Heat this year.
The Miami Heat are going to look quite differently when they open the 2015-16 season than they did at the end of last season despite not making many additions during the summer.
There is going to be some strong competition between playing trying to make the Miami Heat's roster for the upcoming season.
The regular season is just 29 days away and media day marks the unofficial tip-off of the NBA season.
One year after LeBron James bailed and it's amazing to think championship expectations have returned to the Miami Heat.
The King has returned - well sort. Cleveland Cavalier forward, and former Miami Heat star, LeBron James is back in Florida.
The Miami Heat's roster shake-up that has been going on during the summer may be about to shake one player loose.
