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MIAMI— It will be a familiar playoff opponent for the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference semifinals. With Saturday’s 99-93 victory over the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center, the Chicago Bulls advanced to face the Heat in a second-round best-of-seven series, with that series opening Monday at 7 p.m. at AmericanAirlines Arena. Game [...]
MIAMI — — A seven-day layoff between the Heat’s opening-round sweep of the Milwaukee Bucks and Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Monday night against a still-to-be-determined opponent has been a godsend for Dwyane Wade’s ailing knee, but may also be giving video coordinator Dan Craig a panic attack. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra — [...]
LeBron talks after Chicago ended Miami’s winning streak. CHICAGO— Dwyane Wade was in search of a familiar face. For the past month, part of his job meant dealing with strangers. The presence of a 27-game winning streak attracted reporters from across the country, even the globe. So Wade was somewhat relieved when it all ended [...]
The Lakers have hired Mike D’Antoni, not Phil Jackson, as their new coach to replace Mike Brown. Mike D’Antoni, not Phil Jackson, will be the next coach of the Lakers. “We signed Mike D’Antoni to a multi-year deal,” Lakers spokesman John Black said, mentioning the team’s owner and top two executives. “Dr. [Jerry] Buss, Jim [...]
Taking time this past week to sum up his team’s championship season, Miami Heat President Pat Riley said he is hopeful the bid to repeat will produce different narratives than those endured these two years since LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh came together. “I think what happened with winning, is it [...]
MIAMI— The work is done and yet begins anew, even amid parade planning and celebratory commemorations. The NBA calendar waits for no team, something that is particularly true in the wake of a lockout-delayed season. So as the Heat map out parade routes down Biscayne Boulevard, the team’s front office already has [...]
MIAMI— There was a point during the latter stages of the regular season when some speculated that the Miami Heat were positioning themselves to avoid the Boston Celtics in the opening rounds of the postseason. There was a point just over a week ago when one prominent NBA coach suggested that the Celtics [...]
MIAMI— Thursday, Mario Chalmers joined the party. Sunday, Udonis Haslem had his breakthrough. So who’s next? For the Heat, it’s long been about LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, as Sunday showed, and, of course, Chris Bosh, when he’s available. But the deeper you go in the postseason, the more you might need. The Spurs are [...]
MIAMI— Ultimately, this was not classic Miami Heat-New York Knicks. Instead of going the limit, as it did in the glory days of the rivalry, it ended in a mere five games, with the Heat closing out the best-of-seven opening-round NBA playoff series with a 106-94 victory Wednesday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. “Even though it [...]
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