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Heat’s Dwyane Wade ready to move past injury talk

May 16, 2013 By Florida Teacher Leave a Comment

MIAMI — Dwyane Wade felt the need to clarify why he went to locker room. In the third quarter, he gave reason to think the worse. A few minutes passed. The longer he was gone, the more the concern. Then after the Miami Heat had wrapped up the Eastern Conference semifinals series with a 94-91 [...]

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

May 11, 2013 By Florida Teacher Leave a Comment

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 [...]

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Consistency issues a thing of the past for Mario Chalmers

May 1, 2013 By Florida Teacher Leave a Comment

MIAMI — This is the new Mario Chalmers. Forget everything you’ve heard about him the past three years. The guy who was ultra-confident despite playing alongside three future Hall of Famers. The guy who felt he was every bit worthy of being on the All-Star ballot a few seasons ago. The guy who last summer [...]

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Pat Riley: Ainge pushed me past my boiling point

April 20, 2013 By Florida Teacher Leave a Comment

Pat Riley talks about winning championships. By Ira Winderman South Florida Sun Sentinel 5:35 p.m. EDT, April 19, 2013 MIAMI— Miami Heat President Pat Riley reached his boiling point. He acknowledged that Friday when it came to his “STFU” response a month ago to Boston Celtics executive Danny Ainge’s questioning LeBron James’ complaints about [...]

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Pistons guard Brandon Knight moves past dunk jokes

March 23, 2013 By Florida Teacher Leave a Comment

MIAMI — Detroit Pistons guard Brandon Knight is well aware of the jokes. He just refuses to pay attention to them. Knight became an instant target via the Internet after he was dunked on by Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan nearly two weeks ago. Despite the constant ridicule, Knight said it was just part [...]

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Pat Riley’s past and present greatness converges

March 21, 2013 By Florida Teacher Leave a Comment

Every now and then, because he’s led the most fascinating life in basketball history, Pat Riley’s past and present collide. It happened in those vicious Heat-Knicks playoffs. It happened when he took Shaquille O’Neal from the Los Angeles Lakers. Now it’s happening again with this Heat win streak. It brings full circle an extraordinary career [...]

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Heat slip past Celtics 105-103, win streak now at 23

March 19, 2013 By Florida Teacher Leave a Comment

BOSTON— They say the streak’s not the thing, that it’s about getting ready for the playoffs. That’s what the Miami Heat said before Monday night’s 105-103 victory over the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. That’s what they said after extending their winning streak to 23, now the second longest in NBA history. [...]

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LeBron, Wade power Heat past Rockets in Bosh’s absence

February 6, 2013 By Florida Teacher Leave a Comment

MIAMI— This time LeBron James didn’t put geographic restrictions on his game, He simply took what he wanted, where he wanted, when he wanted. Against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night, that was enough. As was the mere presence of a Miami Heat Big Two. With center Chris Bosh sidelined by [...]

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Winderman: LeBron, Wade forge Heat rally past Raptors

January 24, 2013 By Florida Teacher Leave a Comment

Tweet LeBron James’ 34th-career double double helped the Miami Heat defeat the Toronto Raptors 123-116 in overtime on Wednesday. Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel broke down the win. Get More Heat at SUN-SENTINEL.com

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LeBron James’ 36 points lead Heat past Magic 112-110 in OT

December 31, 2012 By Florida Teacher Leave a Comment

ORLANDO— They never expected any of this to come easy. The Miami Heat were well aware of the challenges of defending their NBA championship. They just didn’t figure it to be this difficult. The Heat needed a fourth-quarter rally to capture a 112-110 victory in overtime against the undermanned Orlando Magic Monday at Amway Center. [...]

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