Leonard Matches Career High With 32, Spurs Beat Heat 112-88
The Miami Heat couldn't handle Kawhi Leonard who matched his career high with 32 points in Spurs' 112-88 win.
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The Miami Heat couldn't handle Kawhi Leonard who matched his career high with 32 points in Spurs' 112-88 win.
The San Antonio Spurs clinched their 19th straight trip to the playoffs. The streak includes 5 NBA titles. And nobody's talking about them.
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 28 points, Kawhi Leonard added 23 and the Spurs got seven points on one possession to help them beat the Heat 119-101 on Tuesday night — the sixth straight time San Antonio has topped Miami, going back to the 2014 NBA Finals.
The Miami Heat have been playing much better over the past several weeks but will likely have their hands full on Tuesday.
The atmosphere inside the American Airlines Arena didn't feel like it was a preseason game on Monday night, but it was.
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Tyler Johnson heard his ringing phone, then paused for a moment upon noticing that the caller was Miami coach Erik Spoelstra.
Facing Miami had the San Antonio Spurs playing like champions again. It left the Heat feeling awestruck once more.
Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside is sitting out Friday night against the San Antonio Spurs with a sprained right ankle.
While a lot has changed for the Miami Heat since losing Game 5 of the 2014 NBA Finals, the San Antonio Spurs have started to play more like the club that dethroned them now that they're at full strength.
Playing games on back-to-back days is never an easy thing, especially on the road.
The Miami Heat are still trying to find some consistency in the early stages of the NBA season.
It's been a difficult few months for Mario Chalmers, who was criticized for his poor play in the NBA Finals, then lost his starting job at the beginning of the season.
Following a tough home loss on Tuesday night, the Miami Heat have a chance to get back on track when they visit a familiar foe on Wednesday.
The Miami Heat struggled in the second half and couldn't keep up with the visiting Houston Rockets.
Even without LeBron James, the Miami Heat have fared just fine as a familiar superstar has led the team to a perfect 3-0 start.
LeBron James in a Cleveland Cavaliers uniform. Derek Fisher on the Madison Square Garden sideline. A fifth championship banner in the San Antonio Spurs rafters.
The Miami Heat (3-4) are in Memphis on Friday night to take on the Grizzlies (3-4) for their final tune-up game before the start of the season.
One Miami man is notorious for crashing prime time sporting events. Whether it's the Kentucky Derby or the NBA Finals, people can expect the orange-clad "Marlins Man" to be there.
Rookie Shabazz Napier had 25 points, including four free throws in the final minute, and Miami held on for a 111-108 overtime victory over San Antonio on Saturday night in the teams' first meeting since the Spurs routed the Heat in the NBA Finals.
The offensive concept of pace-and-space was nearly an unbeatable combination for the Miami Heat, the plan of surrounding LeBron James with multiple shooters good enough to net two straight NBA titles.
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