Stats Favor Heat Championship...For Now
Miami Heat head coach may not be a big fan of statistics as his team nears an NBA Championship, but some numbers should give Heat fans plenty to look forward to in the next few games of the NBA Finals.
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Miami Heat head coach may not be a big fan of statistics as his team nears an NBA Championship, but some numbers should give Heat fans plenty to look forward to in the next few games of the NBA Finals.
The White Hot Miami Heat have ignited their South Florida fan base as they head into Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks.
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.
The city of Miami takes a collective sigh of relief after that game. It was a classic Finals game going back and forth and back and forth, with the Heat managing to pull out a victory off of a Chris Bosh jum…wait, Chris Bosh?
The White Hot Heat have ignited their South Florida fan base as they head into Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks.
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.
Members of the Miami Heat hope to re-ignite the fire in their bellies and again heat up the NBA Finals after a total team collapse in a Game 2 loss to the Mavericks.
For the first time in the 2011 NBA Playoffs, the Miami Heat finally found out what it was like to be on the losing end of a fourth-quarter collapse. The Heat gave up a 22-5 run to end Game 2 with a loss and now has to rebound quickly to regain momentum for Game 3.
Dallas won game two, but Miami now gets its chance to answer. To keep the hype going, the Miami HEAT will host its official road rally at AmericanAirlines Arena for the next two games.
Winning the NBA Finals is a 'delicate dance' and both teams need a legion of fans to really get behind them.
The Miami Heat was in the house at Biscayne Gardens Elementary School on Thursday morning. That's because it's White Hot Heat Day at all Miami-Dade County Schools and the kids are pumped.
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.
Because the Miami Heat are winning, one local school is also basking in the glory.
After 19 years, the majority of which he dominated, former Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal announced his retirement on via his Twitter account.
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.
For most of the 2010-2011 NBA season, the skinny on the Miami Heat was that they couldn't win a close game and would choke in the clutch. The playoffs have proven this wrong and during Game 1, it was Dallas who couldn't close the deal.
Lost amidst the joy from Tuesday night's Game 1 victory by the Miami Heat was the health of Dallas Mavericks superstar Dirk Nowitzski.
Everyone loves a winner, but if you're planning on going to watch the Miami Heat take on the Dallas Mavericks in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Thursday you'd better love them a lot.
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.
It's finally time to tip it off in the NBA Finals for the Miami Heat. It's been a season of ups and downs and criticism at every turn, but now it's final exam time for the Heat. More on the Heat, the Marlins get beaten like Charles Barkley at a Jenny Craig meeting, and why I am not shocked at Ohio State's downfall.
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.
Miami Heat forward Mike Miller is feeling great these days, and it has nothing to do with his first trip to the NBA finals.
Austin Riley and Dominic Smith hit three-run home runs, Chris Sale allowed just one run and struck out eight over seven innings, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 9-1.
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In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The new fund to provide payouts to those who say the legal system was "weaponized" against them raised immediate questions about its legality, implementation and enforcement.
The Department of Homeland Security is set to implement new entry restrictions beginning Thursday for foreign travelers coming to the U.S. from countries at the center of the latest Ebola outbreak.
These kinds of intelligence forecasts attempt not only to show the immediate consequences of an American action, but the chain of reactions that may follow.
Former CIA Director John Brennan is the subject of two criminal probes being led by the Miami-area U.S. Attorney's Office.
Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro was indicted by a U.S. grand jury in connection with the Cuban military's fatal downing of two planes in 1996 — an escalation in the U.S. pressure campaign against the Cuban government.
The only remaining roadblock: Miami Dade County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez, who has so far refused to say when – or even if – he will allow the full commission to vote on it.
A group of Miami residents, including historian Marvin Dunn, filed suit last week in federal court to block the transfer of land for the proposed library.
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
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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.
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"Survivor" 48 and 50 contestant Joe Hunter believes his sister Joanna, whose death was ruled a suicide, was murdered. He and their mother are working to be Joanna's voice and advocate for others who have experienced domestic violence.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.