High-Flying Heat Off To Fast Playoff Start
"We know we can play a better game." Those words from Miami Heat superstar LeBron James should strike fear in every playoff opponent the Heat has this year.
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"We know we can play a better game." Those words from Miami Heat superstar LeBron James should strike fear in every playoff opponent the Heat has this year.
LeBron James has never taken fewer shots in a playoff game than he did on Sunday night, which at first glance might seem like a good thing for the Milwaukee Bucks.
LeBron James typically cannot sleep much before the first game of a postseason. Even after 10 years in the league, three MVP awards and a championship, Game 1 still kicks his anxiety level into high gear.
The Miami Heat will begin the 16-game march to an NBA Championship on Sunday when they host the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.
The Miami Heat have long been locked into the top seed in the NBA playoffs but the rest of the field is almost decided as the NBA regular season wraps up this week.
When the final horn sounded Wednesday night, the Miami Heat not only knocked off the Washington Wizards; the team also set a franchise-record for wins in a season, clinched the top spot in the NBA playoffs and secured home-court through the NBA Finals.
Ray Allen scored 23 points, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade chilled at the end of the bench, and the Miami Heat's B-squad gave the resting A-team the gift of home-court advantage throughout the playoffs Wednesday night, clinching the best record in the NBA with a 103-98 victory over the Washington Wizards.
Dwyane Wade was hurt, Chris Bosh was sick, the Miami Heat missed 15 consecutive 3-point attempts and allowed the Milwaukee Bucks to score 22 points off turnovers.
The New York Knicks have beaten the Miami Heat three of the last four times the teams have played including Tuesday night's 102-90 victory. It's given Knicks players and fans confidence they can hang with the Heat, but when the playoffs start, regular season victories mean nothing.
LeBron James and Chris Bosh each scored 28 points, and the Miami Heat made it 21 straight wins, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 107-94 on Friday night.
The Miami Heat will take the court in Milwaukee Friday night hoping to avoid history repeating itself as LeBron James and company go for the team's 21st consecutive victory.
Dwyane Wade's return to the lineup wasn't nearly enough for Miami.
The night started with the Miami Heat paying tribute to Udonis Haslem, who became the franchise's career rebounding leader in the first quarter.
While the Miami Heat proved plenty formidable on their recent road trip, they've been especially dominant on their own court.
Miami Heat power forward Udonis Haslem is on the cusp of breaking a team record long held by former center Alonzo Mourning.
Via a news release, the Miami Heat announced Thursday that they have signed guard Garrett Temple. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Based on their performance Monday night, the Miami Heat no longer fear the deer when it comes to the Milwaukee Bucks. The Heat disposed of the Bucks without any problems and they did it on the broad shoulders of LeBron James.
LeBron James scored 35 points and the Miami Heat finally found a way to beat Milwaukee, using a third-quarter surge to beat the Bucks 114-96 on Monday night.
As the Miami Heat prepare to play six games in eight nights including a back-to-back-to-back series; the Heat will need better play from their bench, specifically from guard/forward Shane Battier.
Despite LeBron James going for 40 points Wednesday night, the Heat still couldn't come up with a way to beat the Milwaukee Bucks, which left many Heat fans fearing the deer.
Brandon Jennings scored 31 points, including three 3-pointers in a critical stretch of the fourth quarter, and Milwaukee beat Miami 105-97 on Wednesday night for the Bucks' second win over the Heat this season.
The Miami Heat will wind up a solid month of January Wednesday night with a game at the Milwaukee Bucks. For the Heat, they have managed to stay at the top while Dwyane Wade missed multiple games this month.
The business of running an NBA team can get very complicated, as small market teams over the years have found out. Even for teams like Miami, turning a franchise into a money-maker is tough.
It was a bad night at the AmericanAirlines Arena for the Heat as the Milwaukee Bucks snapped Miami's three-game winning streak with a 91-82 victory on Sunday night.
John Salmons scored 17 points, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute added 14 points and 12 rebounds, and even while being officially eliminated from postseason contention the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Miami Heat 90-85 on Wednesday night.
