Heat Fans Ready For The Playoffs
The AmericanAirlines Arena was white hot Saturday as the Heat blazed over the New York Knicks. Fans anxious for a good show got what they paid for during the first playoff game of the season.
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The AmericanAirlines Arena was white hot Saturday as the Heat blazed over the New York Knicks. Fans anxious for a good show got what they paid for during the first playoff game of the season.
LeBron James took the fourth quarter off. And Miami's postseason got off to a flying start anyway. James scored 32 points after shooting 10 for 14 from the field, Dwyane Wade added 19 points in his first game back after dislocating his left index finger and the Heat rode the strength of a 32-2 run to easily beat the New York Knicks 100-67 in Game 1 of the teams' Eastern Conference first-round series on Saturday.
In the end, it wasn't enough to endure 2 days and night in the heat and cold, without sleep or even your smartphone to while away the time. In the end, the winner of lower bowl playoff tickets for the entire Miami Heat Chase for the Championship came down to a trivia question.
The Miami Heat released the schedule for the best-of-seven first round playoff matchup with the New York Knicks Friday evening and it all starts with Saturday's game at the AmericanAirlines Arena.
Before the Heat start playoff basketball against the Knicks Saturday, the Heat organization has been working for fans to try to get them amped up for the Heat's playoff run, once again called White Hot Heat.
The Dolphins break 29 years of tradition and take a quarterback in the first round and the Florida Panthers choke when it counts the most. Plus the Heat lost big and the Marlins suck again.
Playing without their Big Three, the Miami Heat suffered their worst defeat of 2011-2012 with a 104-70 loss to the Washington Wizards in the regular-season finale Thursday night.
The Miami Heat play its final regular season game Thursday night against the Washington Wizards and none of the Big Three are expected to see any court time.
Two HUGE events going on in the sports world for South Florida fans tonight: the NFL Draft & Game 7 Of The Stanley Cup Quarterfinals. The Heat scrubs will be playing tonight and the Marlins will also finish a three-game series in New York.
The Miami Heat have just one game left in the regular season. But the real focus of the team has shifted to Sunday's likely first-round playoff matchup with the New York Knicks.
Now the Panthers face Game 7, the Marlins are mired in a losing streak, but the Heat are just going through the motions and they are fine. Let's knock out the agenda like a Metta World Peace elbow.
Sasha Pavlovic scored 12 of his of his season-high 16 points in the fourth quarter, leading a group of Boston Celtics reserves in a 78-66 win over the Miami Heat on Tuesday night as both teams rested their top players.
The big question heading into Tuesday night's game between the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics isn't who will be in the starting lineup, but instead who will be sitting out the next to last game of the season.
The NFL Draft is just days away, so don't believe anything; the Heat take to the court in Boston; the Marlins are back at it against Mets; and the Panthers look to take a playoff series for the first time since I was a senior in high school!
The race for the 2012 NBA MVP award has come down to a battle between Miami Heat forward LeBron James and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant. But if you ask the latter, there shouldn't be much of a discussion.
As LeBron James was walking to Miami's home bench for the final time this regular season, he raised his left arm to acknowledge the roars of another sold-out crowd. And when the obligatory "M-V-P" chants started up, James waved again.
Marlins struggle in DC, Heat come back in style Sunday, and the Cats are on the cusp of advancing; plus the NFL Draft, and why the Heat should consider trading Dwyane Wade….wait, what?
With the status of injured star Dwyane Wade uncertain, the Heat look to bounce back from a surprising home loss by extending their winning streak over the visiting Rockets to five games Sunday night.
With the playoffs a week away, Dwyane Wade left the Miami Heat arena Saturday night with his swollen finger in a splint — and considered himself lucky. Wade played less than 3 minutes before dislocating his left index finger but avoided serious injury as the Heat lost 86-84 to the woeful Washington Wizards.
The earliest Miami and Chicago could meet again is Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.
The Miami Heat return to the court Thursday night for what could be the deciding game in LeBron James' quest to capture a third NBA MVP trophy.
Man, how about that for a night in local sports. The Heat and the Marlins thumped their opponent, LeBron got some much needed rest, a quick note on Pat Summitt, and we're a week away from draft day so don't believe anything!
LeBron James scored 28 points before taking the fourth quarter off, Mike Miller added 13 points and the Miami Heat continued tuning up for the postseason by pulling away in the second half to beat the Toronto Raptors 96-72 on Wednesday night.
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.
The Miami Heat have locked up the number two seed at least in the Eastern Conference. The team Miami might most like to see in the first round is the other Florida team, the Orlando Magic after reports revealed Dwight Howard will not play again this season.
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