Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra talks about beating the Bulls and looks ahead to the next series. MIAMI— This was everything the Miami Heat could have hoped for . . . for the first 5 minutes, 25 seconds. Then it became work, hard work, grueling work, stressful work, the type of effort they [...]
Heat hold off Bucks 104-91 to take 3-0 lead
Miami Heat guard Ray Allen talks about coming off the bench and what makes the Heat special. MILWAUKEE — A fierce response was what the Miami Heat expected. And for nearly three quarters, that’s what they got. For a second straight game, it was a strong finish by the Heat that proved the difference. The [...]
Birdman, Cole spark Heat 98-86 over Bucks to 2-0 lead
Miami Heat star LeBron James talks about a slow start, Dwyane Wade flying, and the fourth quarter run. MIAMI— Dwyane Wade tried, playing with a rejuvenated hop in his step. LeBron James tried, filling the box score through three periods. Chris Bosh tried, coming alive with a third-quarter scoring burst on an otherwise dormant [...]
LeBron leads Heat to 110-87 victory, 1-0 lead over Bucks
MIAMI— The reality is the Milwaukee Bucks accomplished plenty of what they had hoped for Sunday night against the Miami Heat: Brandon Jennings was walking the walk after his uber-confident pregame talk. Monta Ellis was erasing his regular-season scoring struggles in the matchup. And a surprisingly aggressive defense was forcing a barrage of [...]
Heat blow 22-point lead, come back for 109-105 win over Cavs
MIAMI— Amid the drudgery of this back-to-back weekend set of games against the Philadelphia 76ers and Cleveland Cavaliers, the Miami Heat needed something to get their attention. They got it in the third quarter of Sunday night’s 109-105 victory over the Cavs at AmericanAirlines Arena, when Cleveland roared back from a 22-point deficit [...]
