LeBron James' overtime basket at the buzzer lifted Miami to victory on Game 1. (Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images)
MIAMI – “Welcome to the Eastern Conference Finals,” Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said as he sat at the podium after the team’s 103-102 Game 1 victory.
And what a welcome it was.
LeBron James rescued the Heat in overti [...]
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Miami Takes Game 1 in OT
LeBron James' overtime basket at the buzzer lifted Miami to victory on Game 1. (Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images)
MIAMI – “Welcome to the Eastern Conference Finals,” Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said as he sat at the podium after the team’s 103-102 Game 1 victory.
And what a welcome it was.
LeBron James rescued the Heat in overti [...]
Daily Rundown: James Lifts Heat Past ...
LeBron James recorded a triple-double and scored the game-winning basket on Monday.
Paul George nearly delivered the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, but LeBron James was given a final opportunity which he would make good on to give Miami a 103-102 overtime victory and a 1-0 series lead. George hit [...]
Heat vs Pacers: Eastern Conference Fi...
Miami's Chris Bosh (left) and Indiana's David West (right) will be critical to their teams in the series. (Photo: Kyle Jones/PacerPeople)
The Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers have to wait no more before they tip off their Eastern Conference Finals best-of-seven series. Pundits feel the Pacers stand the greatest chance of dethroning the d [...]
Daily Rundown: Spurs Down Grizzlies i...
Gregg Popovich and the Spurs now enjoy a 2-0 series lead.
The Memphis Grizzlies rallied from 14 points down in the fourth quarter and from seven down in the final minute to force overtime, but the offense went cold in the extra period and Memphis left San Antonio down 0-2. Mike Conley forced overtime with a short jumper with 18 seconds to pla [...]
Daily Rundown: Spurs Rout Grizzlies i...
Zach Randolph and Memphis had no answer for San Antonio on Sunday. (Photo: Mark Runyon/Basketball Schedule)
The NBA’s Western Conference Finals got underway on Sunday and the red hot Memphis Grizzlies had no answer for the more experienced San Antonio Spurs. San Antonio led by 17 at the end of a quarter and never looked back in a 105-83 [...]
Daily Rundown: Pacers Eliminate Knick...
Paul George scored 23 points as Indiana put away the Knicks on Saturday. (Photo: Kyle Jones/PacerPeople)
Carmelo Anthony had his best game of the series on Saturday night with 39 points, but it was not enough as his New York Knicks were ousted from the playoffs with a 106-99 loss to the Indiana Pacers. All five Indiana starters scored in doub [...]
Grizzlies’ Legitimacy No Longer...
Tayshaun Prince's experience could prove invaluable for Memphis this postseason. (Photo: Mark Runyon/Basketball Schedule)
Aside from the Miami Heat, the Memphis Grizzlies are the hottest team in the NBA Playoffs. On Wednesday night, Memphis held off a rally from top-seeded Oklahoma City to down the Thunder 88-84 and take the series in fiv [...]
NBA Playoff Rundown (May 16th)
Tim Duncan scored 19 points as San Antonio advanced on Thursday. (Photo: Keith Allison)
There were a pair of playoff games in the NBA on Thursday night. Friday will not feature any action and Saturday will slate just a single game.
Eastern Conference Semifinals – Game 5
(3) Indiana Pacers 75, (2) New York Knicks 85
Carmelo Anthony score [...]
Miami Survives Game 5, Advances to Co...
LeBron James scored 23 points as Miami finished Chicago. (Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images)
MIAMI – The Miami Heat opened Game 5 of their Eastern Conference Semifinal with the Chicago Bulls with such precision that is was hard to imagine an outcome other than one similar to the Game 2 blowout. Chicago, though, had other plans. The Bull [...]
NBA Playoff Rundown (May 15th)
Zach Randolph scored 28 points as Memphis advanced past Oklahoma City. (Photo: Mark Runyon/Basketball Schedule)
There were a pair of NBA playoff games held on Wednesday. The action will resume with two more games on Thursday.
Eastern Conference Semifinals – Game 5
(5) Chicago Bulls 91, (1) Miami Heat 94
Chicago rallied from an early 22- [...]
Daily Rundown: Heat Rally to Close Ou...
Dwyane Wade scored 18 points as Miami eliminated Chicago on Wednesday. (Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images)
Down three games to one and facing elimination, the Chicago Bulls brought a valiant effort to AmericanAirlines Arena on Wednesday night, but couldn’t hold off the defending champs as Miami rallied for a 94-91 victory to close the s [...]
NBA Playoff Rundown (May 14th)
George Hill scored 26 points as Indiana now holds a 3-1 series lead. (Photo: Kyle Jones/PacerPeople)
There were two playoff games in the NBA on Tuesday night. Wednesday will also feature a pair of games.
Eastern Conference Semifinals – Game 4
(2) New York Knicks 82, (3) Indiana Pacers 93
The Indiana Pacers’ defense again stymied t [...]
Miami Stifles Chicago in Game 4
LeBron James finished with 27 points as Miami pushed Chicago to the brink of elimination. (Photo: Keith Allison)
CHICAGO – Game 4 stood as a proverbial fork in the road for this Eastern Conference Semifinal series, and Chicago had the hope of turning the narrative down the path whispering “upset”. Miami, though, shifted the defense into [...]
NBA Playoff Rundown (May 13th)
LeBron James led the Miami Heat with 27 points in Monday's Game 4 win over Chicago. (Photo: Keith Allison)
There were two playoff games held in the NBA on Monday. There will also be a pair of games on Tuesday.
Eastern Conference Semifinals – Game 4
(1) Miami Heat 88, (5) Chicago Bulls 65
The Miami Heat held Chicago to 26 percent sho [...]
Daily Rundown: Heat Pound Bulls for 3...
LeBron James scored 27 points as Miami took a commanding 3-1 series lead on Monday night. (Photo: Keith Allison)
Since dropping Game 1, the Miami Heat have come to life in their best-of-seven series with Chicago. On Monday night, Miami routed the Bulls 88-65 to take a commanding three games to one lead in the series. The Miami defense held Ch [...]
Daily Rundown: Warriors Even Series i...
Harrison Barnes and Jarrett Jack combined for 50 points as Golden State evened its series with San Antonio on Sunday. (Photo: HeelSports)
The Golden State Warriors outscored the San Antonio Spurs 13-3 in overtime to take Game 4, 97-87, and even the best-of-seven series at two games apiece. The Warriors drew even late in regulation on a short [...]
NBA Playoff Rundown (May 11th)
George Hill and the Indiana Pacers celebrate a 2-1 series lead. (Photo: Kyle Jones/PacerPeople)
The NBA Playoffs resumed on Saturday with a pair of games. There will be just one game on Sunday as the San Antonio Spurs visit the Golden State Warriors in Game 4.
Eastern Conference Semifinals – Game 3
(2) New York Knicks 71, (3) Indiana Pa [...]
Miami Outlasts Chicago to Take Game 3
LeBron James scored 25 points as Miami took Game 3. (Photo: Keith Allison)
CHICAGO – Coming off a game that featured 51 personal fouls, nine technical fouls, two flagrant fouls and a pair of ejections, the Miami Heat entered the Madhouse on Madison knowing it would closer to a gladiatorial bout than an actual free-flowing basketball gam [...]
