MIAMI— Friday’s lessons at AmericanAirlines Arena: When the Miami Heat want to be good, they can be very, very good. And they’ve been very, very good at home all season. Compensating for a ragged first quarter with an overwhelming second period, the Heat tied the franchise record for home victories in a season [...]
Chris Bosh’s home robbed of $340,000 in valuables
MIAMI — The joyous feeling of Chris Bosh celebrating his 29th birthday quickly soured the moment he returned home early Thursday morning. Bosh arrived to learn his Miami Beach home had been robbed of valuables totaling about $ 479,000, according to the police report. Among the items taken were purses, jewelry, cash and watches. “Me [...]
Heat hot at home, as well; team record within reach
MIAMI— The streak everyone is talking about remains the NBA’s ultimate talking point, barely, after Wednesday’s escape against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena, a remarkable comeback from a 27-point deficit that now has the Miami Heat at 24 consecutive victories, nine shy of the league’s all-time record. But when the Heat [...]
Juwan Howard feels back at home with Heat
NEW YORK— Ultimately, this was more an embrace than an addition. “I’m very excited to be back with my family,” Juwan Howard said before Sunday’s game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. “I missed them.” And they missed him. “To be honest,” Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said, “it [...]
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Spurs send Duncan, Ginobili, Parker home in advance of Heat game
MIAMI— The Miami Heat found themselves playing the San Antonio Spurs in name only Thursday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. With the Spurs completing a six-game trip and playing their fourth game in five nights, coach Gregg Popovich opted to send starters Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker and Danny Green back to San [...]
Dwyane Wade book tour finally delivers him home
FORT LADERDALE— It might not have appeared that way, with nearly 800 fans lined up Friday night for autographed copies of his family-oriented memoir, “A Father First: How my life became bigger than basketball,” but for Dwyane Wade, this is the exhale. The signing at the Museum of Art was the first of [...]
2012-13 NBA schedule released: First 14 of 22 at home for Heat
MIAMI— The Miami Heat not only will start their NBA championship defense at home, but will practically be a South Florida fixture over the first eight weeks of the season. In addition to opening the 2012-13 regular season on Oct. 30 at AmericanAirlines Arena against the Boston Celtics, in a rematch of last season’s Eastern [...]
Heat to open 2012-13 at home Oct. 30 vs. Celtics
MIAMI— It won’t take long for Ray Allen to experience a reunion with the Boston Celtics. While the complete NBA schedule will not be released until later, the Sun Sentinel has learned that the Miami Heat will open the 2012-13 NBA regular season on Tuesday Oct. 30 at AmericanAirlines Arena against the Celtics. [...]
