Illness Couldn't Stop LeBron, Lifts Heat Over Lakers 98-87
LeBron James shook off flu-like symptoms to score 31 points, Chris Bosh scored 15 and the Miami Heat won their second straight, topping the Los Angeles Lakers 98-87 on Thursday night.
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LeBron James shook off flu-like symptoms to score 31 points, Chris Bosh scored 15 and the Miami Heat won their second straight, topping the Los Angeles Lakers 98-87 on Thursday night.
The Miami Heat will face arguably its toughest challenge of the young NBA season Thursday night when Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers come to the AmericanAirlines Arena.
When Mike Miller returned to the lineup Tuesday night; it left just one big player on the Heat's bench yet to play, center Eddy Curry.
The Orlando Magic has the biggest trade asset in the NBA in center Dwight Howard. But to acquire him, it's going to cost a lot in both talent and money, and it may not happen anytime soon.
He's known as Superman on the court, but center Dwight Howard may be beginning to think the Orlando Magic are his kryptonite.
The Orlando Magic has been down this road before. A superstar center wants to get out of Orlando and the team has to decide whether to trade him or squat on his rights and get nothing at the end of the season.
Both sides have yet to finalize the agreed upon collective bargaining agreement, but that hasn't stopped the odds makers from declaring the Miami Heat as the team to beat in 2012.
Once the NBA players and owners approve the new collective bargaining agreement, the door will open for basketball game to finally be played. But, the schedule will take some adjustment due to the lockout.
Last Thursday, as the NBA negotiations seemed to be making progress, owners submarined any possible deal. Now, the owners are preparing to hit the players, and fans, again.
The NBA owners' lockout of the players is showing no signs of ending after the league canceled the first two weeks of the season late Monday night. But there's collateral damage from the lockout that is impacting people who have no say at the table.
Despite their being no scheduled meetings to resolve the NBA lockout, the league released its schedule Tuesday. Assuming the season starts on time, the Miami Heat will open the season in New York against the Knicks.
The Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers came into Thursday's game going in opposite directions. The Heat were on a five-game losing streak, and the Lakers were on an eight-game winning streak. But, it was the Heat who finally won a close one, 94-88.
Miami Heat fans expected some growing pains when the Big 3 of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh were put together. But, basketball writers and experts saw the flaws that could bring down the Heat; and now, the fans finally see the Heat as a fundamentally flawed team.
The Miami Heat have a few days off to lick their wounds from the Knicks defeat Sunday before heading into the toughest stretch this season.
The Heat burned the Los Angeles Lakers during the Christmas game in Los Angeles by scoring a 96-80 victory.
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