Heat Close Out First-Half Of Season Against OKC
The Miami Heat will end the first half of the 2012-2013 NBA season Thursday night with another NBA Finals rematch with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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The Miami Heat will end the first half of the 2012-2013 NBA season Thursday night with another NBA Finals rematch with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Miami Heat superstar LeBron James or Chicago Bulls Hall of Famer Michael Jordan. When it comes to the greatest player in the last generation, it's come down to those two names and with each passing game; LeBron is getting closer to overtaking his airness.
NBA fans, and players, have known that Miami Heat superstar LeBron James has taken his game to a level not seen before. And now, he stands alone with a streak that may never be broken.
It's not the type of streak that LeBron James ever thought about, this run of putting together at least 30 points and 60 percent shooting in six straight games. Still, it's something he'll savor. He's rolling right now, and so are the Miami Heat.
After the week Miami Heat superstar forward LeBron James had, being named the Player of the Week seemed to be a slam dunk...and it was.
Rapper Lil Wayne claimed he was kicked out of Sunday's Miami Heat game for rooting for the wrong team, according to a tweet from the performer.
The Miami Heat took down one Los Angeles team in their last game. They'll only wait two days to get a shot at the other one.
While Chris "Birdman" Andersen is only averaging 11 minutes, 4 points, and 4 rebounds per game, the Miami Heat have seen enough of the big man to sign him for the rest of the regular season.
LeBron James scored 32 points, Dwyane Wade added 31 points and eight assists, and the Miami Heat held off the Houston Rockets 114-108 on Wednesday night.
The Miami Heat have spent most of the regular season on cruise control, taking a long view of being ready for the playoffs. The Heat has struggled in areas, but the team's defense seems to be rediscovering it's 2012 self in recent days.
Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra has been named head coach of the 2013 NBA Eastern Conference All-Star team.
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade have played some of their best basketball against Chris Bosh's former team, and the Miami Heat have yet to drop a meeting with Toronto since the three joined forces.
The Brooklyn Nets want to be considered one of the elite teams in the NBA, but they know to do that, they have to do something they haven't been able to do this season, knock off the Miami Heat.
Greg Oden hasn't played in the NBA since December 2009, but his services are in high demand as he rehabs from his third microfracture surgery last year and the Miami Heat are one of the team's looking to sign the former number one overall pick.
A half-court shot during the Heat-Pistons game Friday night netted a 50-year-old computer technician $75,000, another $75,000 for charity and a tackle from LeBron James.
Dwyane Wade scored 29 points and sparked a pivotal run to help the Miami Heat earn their fourth victory in a row Friday by beating the Detroit Pistons 110-88.
Miami Heat power forward Chris Bosh has been added to the roster next month's All Star Game in Houston, the NBA announced Thursday.
According to Forbes, the Heat is worth $625 million, a 37 percent increase from 2011. See how the Heat ranks against other NBA teams.
The Miami Heat will finally get their long-awaited visit to the White House for winning the 2012 NBA Championship at the end of January.
The Miami Heat return to the court at the AmericanAirlines Arena for the first time since early January Wednesday night. The Heat have had five days to rest after a rough west coast road trip that saw the team put up a 3-3 record.
The NBA is a little more than one season removed from a brutal lockout that centered around a claim the team owners are not making money. But, the Sacramento Kings owners have agreed to sell the team for $525 million and that's drawn the ire of Miami Heat superstar LeBron James.
Dexter Pittman has been recalled by the Miami HEAT.
The Miami Heat has picked up two new players on short term basis. On Sunday the team announced that they had signed forward/center Chris Andersen and re-signed forward Jarvis Varnado to ten day contracts.
For a few exciting minutes in the fourth quarter, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers resembled the championship-caliber dynamo everybody expected this season, making a big run and surging past the Miami Heat. And then LeBron James calmly demonstrated why the Heat are the defending NBA champions and the Lakers are in 11th place in the Western Conference.
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra and team president Pat Riley took a moment in the locker room late Wednesday night to give LeBron James the game ball and recognize his latest record after the Golden State Warriors, 92-75.
