MILWUAKEE –— Oftentimes the knock on the Miami Heat has been relying too heavily on their three All-Stars. Lately, opponents have had to account for more than just LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Before facing the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday, the Heat had five players score in double figures the previous four games. [...]
LeBron embraces impending NBA scoring milestone
SALT LAKE CITY— For the Miami Heat, playing at pace has been the goal in recent seasons. For LeBron James, it has been the story of his career. James entered Monday night’s game against the Utah Jazz at EnergySolutions on the cusp of being the youngest NBA player to reach 20,000 career points. [...]
Rashard Lewis emerging as Heat scoring threat off bench
Rashard Lewis has met his quota for the month. With three weeks left in November, he is done playing above the rim. The two dunks he had Wednesday against the Brooklyn Nets were enough. He will go back to being what the Miami Heat coveted when they signed him in the offseason, and that’s another [...]
Udonis Haslem patiently awaits scoring opportunities
MIAMI –— For Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem, it’s all about taking advantage of the limited opportunities. He entered Monday’s game against the Phoenix Suns having attempted just five field goals. He nearly doubled that number on his way to a season-high 12 points. It’s been that way for Haslem the past two seasons, but [...]
Dwyane Wade gets defensive, but scoring also will be needed
MIAMI— LeBron James showed Thursday night that he can do it alone. That doesn’t mean that he has to do it alone. And that makes Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade nearly as big a story heading into Saturday’s winner-take-all Game 7 of these Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics at AmericanAirlines Arena. While James [...]
NBA PLAYOFFS: Heat at Celtics, 8:30 p.m. Friday (TV: ESPN) Miami Heat guard Mario Chalmers becomes third scoring option
Mario Chalmers had just completed yet another strong performance in this postseason. As he was about to hop on the cart that taxis players from the locker room to interview podium following Wednesday’s victory, he couldn’t help but crack a joke to the driver. “You need to put some spinners (rims) on this,” Chalmers said. [...]
LeBron James’ early scoring binge enough to finish off Nets
NEWARK, N.J.— The announcement that Dwyane Wade would be unable to go came about 45 minutes before tipoff. The fact that LeBron James again was good to go came during the first quarter. Over. And over. And over again. A game after both Miami Heat stars sat out Thursday’s triple-overtime victory against the Atlanta Hawks, [...]
