Do Or Die Game For The Heat
The Heat face a win-or-else Game 6 of the NBA Finals against Dallas tonight. The Mavericks hold a 3-2 advantage in the best-of-seven showdown thanks to Thursday night's Game 5 victory on their home court.
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The Heat face a win-or-else Game 6 of the NBA Finals against Dallas tonight. The Mavericks hold a 3-2 advantage in the best-of-seven showdown thanks to Thursday night's Game 5 victory on their home court.
Four years ago, LeBron James watched the San Antonio Spurs celebrate an NBA championship on his now-former home floor in Cleveland.
As the Miami Heat prepare to tip off against the Dallas Mavericks in Game 6 of the NBA finals, some die hard Miami fans are performing some unusual rituals hoping to bring the Heat to victory.
LeBron James knows his fourth-quarter offense in these NBA finals have been broken down countless ways, all with relatively the same conclusion.
The hammer Dirk Nowitzki is so close to escaping is pounding away harder than ever at LeBron James. The Dallas Mavericks are a victory from claiming the title that James came to Miami to win. And James is now the one shouldering most of the blame as things go wrong.
The Miami Heat have been willing to face adversity head-on all season long. But Sunday night, everything is on the line when the Heat welcome the Mavericks back to the AmericanAirlines Arena for Game 6 of the NBA Finals.
For the first time in the playoffs, the Miami Heat had back to back losses when they fell to Dallas Thursday night in game 5 of the NBA Finals. The Heat now heads back to the American Airlines Arena, where it must win the final 2 games in front of a hometown crowd to become NBA Champions.
After Tuesday night's loss, the Miami Heat are now tied with the Dallas Mavericks at two wins a piece in the NBA Finals.
In the end, it all came down to a nail biting 60 seconds, as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat by 3 points to take game 4 of the NBA Finals, trying the series at 2-all and guaranteeing the Finals will end at the American Airlines Arena, on the Heat's home court, in front of a hometown audience. That was the only good news Tuesday.
The Miami Heat's NBA Finals run certainly has captivated the fans in South Florida.
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.
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.
Despite a huge lead late in the 4th, one of the most amazing comebacks in NBA championship history let the Dallas Mavericks claw back into the lead with just seconds left, beating the Miami Heat by 2 points to break the team's unbeaten home streak in the playoffs, and even up the NBA Finals 1-1.
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.
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.
It's game on for the Miami Heat as they face off against the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA finals. But it's also game on for the fans on the offense to find a seat.
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.
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The Miami Heat are just 2 games away from the NBA finals after beating the Chicago Bulls 96-85 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals on Sunday, remained unbeaten at home in the postseason.
Fans can expect another very physical game Sunday night when the Miami Heat takes on the Chicago Bulls at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami. Tip off is at 8:30 p.m.
The Miami Heat lost game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals series by 21 points, beaten down by the Chicago Bulls 103-82.
After two rounds of playoff games, the Miami Heat is finally down to the wire, playing in the series that will decide if it makes the NBA Championship series and the chance to once again stand at the pinnacle of the NBA. First, it has to get past The Bulls.
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