Heat believe they can reach another playoff level

MIAMI—    Perhaps it’s because the bar has been set so high. Winning 45 of their last 48 games can do that.   But even with an 8-1 postseason record, with seven of the victories by double figures, the Miami Heat believe there still is another level that can be reached as they await Wednesday’s [...]

Heat try to crack NBA’s elite level: back-to-back champs

Pat Riley talks about winning championships. MIAMI— — They came together with the idea of being something different, a chance to separate from the rest. The Miami Heat did that right away, with what many considered their excessive introduction ceremony for the Big Three — LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh — nearly three [...]

Wade-to-LeBron reaches another level | Video

By Ira Winderman South Florida Sun Sentinel 1:34 p.m. EST, January 13, 2013 SALT LAKE CITY— Sure we’ve seen plenty of Wade-to-LeBron over the past three seasons. But we haven’t seen this. Saturday, amid the routine drudgery that was the blowout victory over the Sacramento Kings at Sleep Train Arena, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James [...]

NBA lacks level playoff playing field

   Three thoughts on competitive balance, from a Heat perspective:    Tiebreaker timing: The NBA Board of Governors’ move this past week away from a divisional tiebreaker for this season makes sense with the unbalanced schedule created by the lockout. It was a logical shift.     But if the Board wanted to carry out the [...]

The rising: Erik Spoelstra pushes for ‘next level’ for Heat

MIAMI—    If you didn’t know better, you’d think the Miami Heat were residing in the penthouse, their 27-7 record not only tied with the Oklahoma City Thunder for the NBA’s best, but their .794 winning percentage the best at the All-Star break in the franchise’s 24 seasons.    And yet the constant from Erik [...]

Amid adversity, Mario Chalmers graduates to next level

NEWARK, N.J.— The descriptions for what Mario Chalmers accomplished Thursday night against the Atlanta Hawks were essentially in 3-D: Dominant. Determined. Dogged. And yet, through it all, through the 29 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and take-charge play in each of the three overtimes in the Miami Heat’s 116-109 victory, there was another word about [...]

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