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Wade facing questions entering Game 4

On a sunny Midwestern afternoon made for strolling across a campus, Dwyane Wade went back to college. He drove to see his former Marquette coach, Tom Crean, who’s now at Indiana University in Bloomington. They talked. They joked. They reminisced. It was the best thing Wade could have done on Friday’s off-day, finding his old [...]

Heat make Game 4 the story, not the juicy storylines

INDIANAPOLIS—   As Dwyane Wade leaned against a brick wall along the practice-court sideline at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, he attempted to refocus this best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Indiana Pacers.   “Right now,” he said, “the only thing that matters to me is that we’re down 2-1. We’ve got to find a way [...]

It’s time again to spin Heat wheel of lineups

INDIANAPOLIS— Around 3:10 p.m. Sunday. That’s when Erik Spoelstra figures to reveal his starting lineup for Sunday’s Game 4 against the Indiana Pacers. To a degree, there is no correct choice for Spoelstra, since the only correct call would be to have Chris Bosh penciled in, with a Game 1 lower-abdominal strain instead knocking the [...]

Should Wade push through another Olympics

    David Stern has the right idea.     But for the Miami Heat and Dwyane Wade, it unfortunately is an idea whose time has not yet come.     Because of that, a Wade who is aging in front of our very eyes, with an annual eight-figure contract that extends out for four more seasons, has [...]

Guillen on getting Wade-like disrespect: ‘I would kick his [butt]‘

Manager Ozzie Guillen said a player has never disrespected him like Dwyane Wade did to Heat coach Erik Spoelstra during a timeout Thursday during their Game 3 lost to the Pacers. If a player ever does tell Guillen to get out of his face it would all but guarantee a Billy Martin/Reggie Jackson-type dugout fireworks. [...]

Heat fighting for their future in Game 4

Let’s keep this simple: The Heat have been the most compelling show in sports during the past two years. And Sunday these players and coaches decide if the lineup card gets torn apart for next season. Because with a loss there’s little chance they recover in this series and even less chance Heat President Pat [...]

Pacers revel in their quiet, understated achievements

INDIANAPOLIS—    The Indiana Pacers are along for the ride. They seemingly wouldn’t have it any other way.    While the focus Friday was on how the Miami Heat are trailing 2-1 in this best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series, there has been little discussion of what the  Pacers have done to seize that lead.    [...]

In time of crisis, Miami Heat go mum

INDIANAPOLIS— The questions, the concerns, the innuendo, the medical theories will simmer for another day. Three hours before a scheduled media availability session Friday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, the Miami Heat announced that their practice has been canceled, therefore eliminating access to players and the coaching staff. Instead, in the wake of the Thursday 94-75 [...]

Hyde5: Five thoughts on Heat’s Game 3 loss to Pacers

1. “We’re getting fantastic looks, looks you dream about,’’ Shane Battier said of the Heat’s shooting opportunities. “We’re just not making very many of them.” They tied for ninth in the regular season by shooting 35.9 percent from three-point range. They’re shooting 11.9 percent (five-for-42) this series. This isn’t about Chris Bosh, either. Other things [...]

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