Kendrick Perkins Takes Issue With LeBron's Tweet
The Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder are the consensus best two teams in the NBA. But a monster dunk and a tweet may have put some gasoline on a simmering fire between the two teams.
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The Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder are the consensus best two teams in the NBA. But a monster dunk and a tweet may have put some gasoline on a simmering fire between the two teams.
Dwyane Wade scored 26 points, LeBron James added 24 against his former team and the Miami Heat tuned up for a long road trip by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-91 on Tuesday night.
Much has been made about Miami Heat forward LeBron James' ability to seal the deal in the clutch and hit the big shot. But, everyone in the NBA has trouble with the big shot in the clutch, even the supposed best in the business; Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant.
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.
Dwyane Wade scored 26 points, and LeBron James had 19 points and 12 rebounds to lift the Miami Heat to a 99-79 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.
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.
Twenty years ago, the music pulsated through the crowd every time Miami Heat player Rony Seikaly made a basket. Now that his basketball days are behind him... he's the one cranking the sounds of music at top tier clubs around the world.
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade each scored 22 points, Mike Miller added 14 off the bench and the Miami Heat shook off a slow start to run away from the New Orleans Hornets 109-95 on Monday night.
LeBron James scored 35 points, while reigning NBA MVP Derrick Rose wasted two chances in the final 23 seconds and the Miami Heat escaped with a 97-93 win Sunday over the Chicago Bulls.
A Sunday matinee matchup, with the top two teams in the Eastern Conference rekindling their playoff rivalry from a season ago.
As Miami Heat star guard Dwyane Wade sat on the bench watching his team win without him, some began asking how good the team was without Wade. Friday night, Wade showed the world just what he means to the Heat.
LeBron James scored 31 points, Dwyane Wade scored 28 in his return from a sprained right ankle, and the Miami Heat beat the 3-point-obsessed New York Knicks 99-89 on Friday night.
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.
Miami Heat fans heading down to Sunday afternoon's game against the Chicago Bulls better be ready for some possible traffic headaches.
Chris Bosh scored 30 points, James added 28 points and nine rebounds and the Miami Heat remained unbeaten without Wade in the lineup this season, defeating the Philadelphia 76ers 113-92 on Saturday night.
Heat guard Dwyane Wade missed his third straight game Saturday night with a sprained ankle, while Philadelphia center Spencer Hawes sat out his third straight contest because of a left Achilles' strain.
Last year, the biggest flaw for the Miami Heat was the lack of depth behind the Big Three. After Thursday night's domination of the Los Angeles Lakers, it looks like the Heat has taken a flame-thrower to that flaw.
Well, that's what you call a good ol' fashion whuppin the Heat laid on the Lakers last night. The Panthers continue their Marlins impersonation tonight against Chicago. And the Dolphins, well, they're still the Dolphins.
LeBron James shook off flu-like symptoms to score 31 points, Chris Bosh scored 15 and the Miami Heat won their second straight, topping the Los Angeles Lakers 98-87 on Thursday night.
When Mike Miller returned to the lineup Tuesday night; it left just one big player on the Heat's bench yet to play, center Eddy Curry.
The big question coming into Tuesday's night game for the Miami Heat was whether the team could right the ship after a three game losing streak without Dwyane Wade in the lineup. As NBA announcer Marv Albert would say, "Yes!"
LeBron James scored 33 points, Chris Bosh added 30 and the Miami Heat used a historic third-quarter turnaround to erase a big deficit and beat the San Antonio Spurs 120-98 on Tuesday night, snapping a three-game slide.
The Miami Heat's Big Three may be down to the Big Two in the next few games, but general managers across the league overwhelmingly believe the Miami Heat will win the NBA championship this season.
It was another loss for the Miami heat as the Denver Nuggets pressed the pace and then turned it up a notch in the fourth quarter. The Nuggets sent the Heat to their third straight loss with a 117-104 victory on Friday night.
