LeBron triple-double not enough, Heat fall 92-88

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

MIAMI—   The Miami Heat had the look early on of a team coming off a five-day break.   As it turned out, they had plenty of time to regain their legs.   On a night when the rebounding was there from the start, Erik Spoelstra’s team found a way to extend its winning streak to [...]

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 [...]

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