MIAMI— Ultimately, one play did in one player. So when San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker got himself in trouble and then out of trouble with 5.2 seconds to play, none of the boxscore-filling statistics of Miami Heat forward LeBron James amounted to much of consequence. Instead, it’s 1-0 Spurs in these [...]
Heat get No. 27 behind LeBron near triple-double
ORLANDO — Think of this as the first double victory during this win streak. Not only did the Miami Heat keep alive the second-longest streak in NBA history, they also provided another opportunity for one of their stars to recuperate. Guard Dwyane Wade sat for a second straight game because of knee soreness, but it [...]
Heat win streak at 10; triple-double for LeBron
PHILADELPHIA— Chris Bosh wasn’t quite sure about the fuss. “I thought we had like five,” he said before Saturday’s 114-90 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center. The subject was double-digit winning streaks during the Miami Heat’s Big Three Era. Saturday’s victory was the Heat’s 10th in a [...]
James’ triple-double, Wade’s 35, Allen’s late shots lift Heat in OT
LeBron Olympic triple-double lifts U.S. into semifinals
LeBron James’ best year ever got even better Wednesday, with the Miami Heat forward recording the first-ever triple-double by a U.S. player in the Olympics. While assists have only been recorded in the Olympics since 1976, James’ 11 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists in the 119-86 quarterfinal victory over Australia more than [...]
Celtics humiliate Heat 91-72, paced by Rondo’s triple-double
BOSTON— The best way for the Miami Heat to avoid the Boston Celtics in the first round of the NBA playoffs is what happened Sunday at TD Garden. No, not to this degree, a disturbing 91-72 loss when Erik Spoelstra’s team was reduced to jump shots and Death by Rondo, but by Boston winning enough [...]
