Heat 88, Bulls 65 – The Heat took a 3-1 series lead as they held the Bulls to a franchise postseason-low 65 points. LeBron James and Chris Bosh combined for 41 points in the victory.
Winderman: Defense the bedrock of Heat’s 19-0 run
March 13, 2013 Leave a Comment
Heat defense finally making statements after slow start
February 23, 2013 Leave a Comment
PHILADELPHIA— The defense has arrived. As Erik Spoelstra hoped. As LeBron James and Dwyane Wade expected. Among the league’s worst defensive teams at the start of the season, ranked 20th by the NBA’s defensive-efficiency metric for November, the Miami Heat went into Saturday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center back in the [...]
Heat defense steps forward in wake of lineup change
December 21, 2012 Leave a Comment
MIAMI— Well what do you know? Defense. Sustained defense. Sustained in games. Sustained now for two solid weeks. While it’s not as if the Dallas Mavericks arrived with much of an arsenal in Thursday’s Heat victory, by limiting the Mavericks to 38.5-percent shooting the Heat have held five of their last six opponents [...]
Last two games encouraging for Heat defense
November 19, 2012 Leave a Comment
MIAMI – — Heat coach Erik Spoelstra made it clear of the team’s focus during Monday’s practice. “You could probably guess we were working on some defensive things,” he said. The Heat have struggled on the defensive end for stretches this season, but Spoelstra said he was at least encouraged how they played the final [...]
LeBron, Wade, stingy defense stifle Nets 103-73
November 7, 2012 Leave a Comment
Has anyone seen the Heat’s defense?
November 6, 2012 Leave a Comment
You know, of course, the Heat is built on defense. “Since Pat (Riley) started this whole thing rolling, it’s been defense first around here,” coach Erik Spoelstra said. And you know, by now, why that is. “To win the big prize, you have to be committed defensively,” Spoelstra said. You also know if you’ve paid [...]
Defense a growing concern for Miami Heat
November 5, 2012 Leave a Comment
MIAMI — — Miami Heat forward LeBron James has admitted his love for NBA basketball during the 1980s. He often talks about how he watches clips of the old Los Angles Lakers and Boston Celtics. Through three games this season, it’s been unnecessary for James to break out the vintage videos. He can just watch [...]
Udonis Haslem turns to Twitter in LeBron’s defense
October 19, 2012 Leave a Comment
Miami— For Heat forward Udonis Haslem, it was one of negatives of the China trip. Haslem was awake early Friday morning after the Heat defeated the Detroit Pistons. It was then when he decided to make a rare Twitter appearance to defend teammate LeBron James. Haslem took issue with an ESPN.com report suggesting James may [...]
Miami Heat’s interior defense slows Dwight Howard
February 19, 2012 Leave a Comment
MIAMI –— Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard is arguably the most dominating interior presence in the NBA. It was hard to realize that Sunday. The Miami Heat made Howard a non-factor in their 90-78 victory at AmericanAirlines Arena. Howard finished with 12 points on 5 of 10 shooting, showing just a few flashes of dominance. [...]