Heat, Pelicans grab final playoff seeds after Friday victories
The Miami Heat fans didn’t just wish for it, they demanded it with their chants: “We want Boston!” And their wish was granted as the Heat secured a rematch of […]
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Final seeds in NBA’s first round up for grabs with games in Miami and New Orleans tonight
All four teams playing in Friday night’s final games of the NBA’s Play-In Tournament go into their do-or-die scenarios facing significant injury concerns — Miami and Chicago in the Eastern […]
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Heat rally to tie NBA Finals at 1-1, winning at Denver 111-108
The Miami Heat survived a 41-point night from two-time MVP Nikola Jokic on Sunday night to rally and beat the Denver Nuggets, 111-108, in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. […]
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Miami avoids historic collapse with Game 7 win in Boston
The Miami Heat dominated Monday night’s Game 7 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals at TD Garden in Boston, with Series MVP Jimmy Butler scoring 28 points in a 103-84 […]
Continue ReadingHeat force Game 6, top Lakers to stave off elimination
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Jimmy Butler was slumped over a video board behind the baseline in the final seconds, exhausted, gasping for air. He gave it all. The […]
Continue ReadingButler’s big night helps Heat cut Lakers’ Finals lead to 2-1
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Biggest moment of his career. Best game of his life. Jimmy Butler is clearly not ready to go home quite yet. With a triple-double, […]
Continue ReadingHalfway home: Lakers top Heat 124-114 for 2-0 Finals lead
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Anthony Davis got most of his points with a feathery shooting touch. LeBron James flexed his muscle to bulldoze his way to damage. And […]
Continue ReadingHe’s a Herro: Heat top Celtics, move a game from NBA Finals
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Tyler Herro should still be in college. He’s not, but is still a student. He carries a red spiral-bound notebook with him at all […]
Continue ReadingHeat reach the East finals, top Bucks to win series 4-1
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat are headed to the Eastern Conference finals. Giannis Antetokounmpo could only watch. The fifth-seeded Heat finished off an […]
Continue ReadingRockets edge Thunder to win wild Game 7, move on to Lakers
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — James Harden couldn’t get his shot to fall all night, so the scorer turned stopper. In this wild Game 7 that took one strange […]
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