LeBron saves the Heat’s night

MIAMI — The clock was moving to zeroes, the Heat were down a point and LeBron James took the inbounds pass and moved down the lane to win the unwinnable game. Isn’t that it? Hadn’t the Heat lost this one? Didn’t Indiana’s Paul George just stand at the other end of the court, having been [...]

Heat push past Bulls 104-94 on uneven night for LeBron, Wade

CHICAGO—   The Miami Heat answered the type of question Friday they rarely have to or want to answer:    What happens deep in the playoffs when neither LeBron James nor Dwyane Wade are at the top of their games?    Instead of bottoming out on a night when James was off most of the [...]

Heat make it a late night, catch Super Bowl in Toronto

MIAMI—    A back-to-back is one thing. As soon as the NBA schedule came out in July, the Miami Heat knew they would go from a Sunday road game against the Toronto Raptors to Monday night’s home game against the Charlotte Bobcats.    What they didn’t know is that coach Erik Spoelstra would fit in [...]

Mario Chalmers’ big night puts him in rare company

SACRAMENTO–— Mario Chalmers needed a moment to think. After a few seconds, a couple of pauses, he finally pinpointed the last time he had shot the ball so well. Chalmers needed to go back five years, long before he wore a Miami Heat uniform. “I ain’t shot like that since the Big 12 championship game [...]

Local celebrities recite ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’

The Sun Sentinel asked South Florida celebrities to recite the poem “Twas the night before Christmas.” Watch Dolphins coach Don Shula, pop artist Romero Britto, People’s Court judge Marilyn Milian and many more wish you a happy holiday. By Sun Sentinel Staff 11:12 p.m. EST, December 18, 2012 The Sun Sentinel brings some star power [...]

Popovich turns big night into big mess

MIAMI — Here was San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich, showing how dumb a smart person can be, saying he turned a big game against the Heat into a big mess to rest his players amid a busy schedule. “It’s pretty easy to understand,” he said. “I don’t think it was amazing.” So imagine if the [...]

Ray Allen’s dagger saves Heat on Chris Bosh’s 40-point night

MIAMI—    For most of the night, the third option practically turned into the only option.    This time, even as an undersized center, Chris Bosh was second to none.    This time he had to be.    And it still wasn’t enough.    At least not until venerable guard Ray Allen reminded everyone of [...]

Hyde5: Was this the night Heat missed Bosh?

By Staff Writer June 2, 2012 12:19 AM 1. Was this the game they missed Chris Bosh? Doc Rivers asked one thing of his players in this game: “The only thing I told them was we’ve got to get Kevin (Garnett) the ball,” he said. Garnett has had big games against Bosh in the past. [...]

LeBron owns night against Kobe

There was this fascinating scene at the end of the first half that spoke of the larger night and, beyond that, to the season the Heat wants to play out. LeBron James was guarded by Kobe Bryant, just as you’d want, as the night asked. Bryant recently said only Chris Paul and Derrick Rose were [...]

For one night at FIU, it’s Wade vs. LeBron again

MIAMI— The last time Dwyane Wade and LeBron James went head to head in South Florida, the matchup was epic. Wade closed with 32 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, James with 32 points, nine rebounds and four assists. In the second quarter of that Jan. 25, 2010 matchup at AmericanAirlines Arena, James scored 20 [...]

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