Mavs Start To Taunt LeBron
There's an old saying that says don't kick a dog when he's down. Dallas Mavericks guard DeShawn Stevenson may learn that the hard way if Heat star LeBron James plays up to form in Game 5.
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There's an old saying that says don't kick a dog when he's down. Dallas Mavericks guard DeShawn Stevenson may learn that the hard way if Heat star LeBron James plays up to form in Game 5.
After a dismal performance in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, the Heat have to bounce back quickly to try and take a 3-2 lead in the series before it returns to Miami.
When it comes to the NBA Finals, the Miami Heat have been able to rely on two members of the Big Three. And while LeBron James continues to struggle, Chris Bosh has played well in the Finals.
After Game 3, CBSSports.com's Gregg Doyel questioned LeBron James about whether he was shrinking away from the moment in the fourth quarter of the NBA Finals. Doyel was roundly criticized, but after Game 4, his analysis may have been dead-on.
He may not be the most celebrated member of the Miami Heat, but no one can question the impact power forward Udonis Haslem has had during the Heat's playoff run.
The Dallas Mavericks were already having a tough time containing the Miami Heat, but now one of their key reserves may be missing for another game.
The Miami Heat enter Game 4 of the NBA Finals Tuesday night looking to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the series.
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 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.
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.
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.
When the Miami Heat take the floor at the AmericanAirlines Arena Tuesday night, they will be on the cusp of overcoming a season of ups and downs to play for an NBA championship. All the while, it's been the steady of hand of Erik Spoelstra guiding the team.
The Miami Heat are headed to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2006 and if you want to get into one of the games, your time is running out.
Dallas here we come. After dispensing of the Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals, all eyes in Miami now turn to Dallas where the Mavericks are the only team standing between the Heat and an NBA championship.
If anyone had any question about who the best player in the NBA is right now, Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals ended that discussion.
Despite being up 3-1 in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Heat still consider themselves on the ropes as they prepare to try and closeout the Chicago Bulls Thursday night and advance to the NBA Finals.
The Miami Heat stand just one victory away from reaching the NBA Finals for the first time since the 2006 season when they won the NBA championship after they outlasted the Chicago Bulls in overtime in Game 4.
The Miami Heat have ridden the Big Three of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh to within one game of the NBA Finals. But in the Eastern Conference Finals, they have had to have some help from two players who spent most of the year injured.
Series. Over. For those of you who didn't stay up late to watch the Heat win; what's wrong with you?! You missed one heckuva game and missed seeing LeBron James continue his ascent towards an NBA title.
LeBron James scored 35 points, Chris Bosh added 22 and the Miami Heat moved within one win of the NBA finals with a wild 101-93 overtime victory over the Chicago Bulls in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference title series on Tuesday night.
The Miami Heat look to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals when they take on the Chicago Bulls at the AmericanAirlines Arena Tuesday night.
