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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
NBA Playoff Rundown (May 10th)
Tony Parker scored 32 points as San Antonio topped Golden State in Game 3. (Photo: Keith Allison)
There were two playoff games in the NBA on Friday night after a day of no action. The playoffs will resume with a pair of games on Saturday.
Eastern Conference Semifinals – Game 3
(1) Miami Heat 104, (5) Chicago Bulls 94
LeBron James finish [...]
Daily Rundown: Heat Pull Away from Bu...
Chris Bosh had his best game of the series with 20 points and 19 rebounds as Miami topped Chicago in Game 3. (Photo: Keith Allison)
The Miami Heat used a big fourth quarter on Friday night to top the Chicago Bulls 104-94 and a take a two games to one series lead. The Heat outscored Chicago 34-24 in the final frame to win Game 3 after the scor [...]
Miami Routs Chicago in Game 2
LeBron James scored 19 points as Miami evened the series with Chicago on Wednesday. (Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images)
MIAMI – Tasting adversity really for the first time this calendar year, the Miami Heat found themselves in a nip-and-tuck physical contest of wills against the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls had punched the Heat in the mouth [...]
NBA Playoff Rundown (May 8th)
Stephen Curry scored 22 points on Wednesday as Golden State topped San Antonio. (Photo: Keith Allison)
The NBA Playoffs resumed on Wednesday with a pair of Game 2s. There will be no games held on Thursday. The playoffs will resume with a pair of games on Friday night.
Eastern Conference Semifinals – Game 2
(5) Chicago Bulls 78, (1) Miam [...]
Daily Rundown: Heat Blast Bulls to Ev...
Dwyane Wade scored 15 points as Miami manhandled Chicago on Wednesday night. (Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images)
The Miami Heat bounced back from a stunning Game 1 loss to top the Chicago Bulls 115-78 on Wednesday and even their best-of-seven series at one game apiece. The 37-point victory is the largest in team playoff history for Miami and [...]
Chicago Tops Miami in Game 1
LeBron James led Miami with 24 points, but it was not enough as the Heat fell to Chicago in Game 1. (Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images)
MIAMI – At this point, the “rest” vs. “rust” debate should be in full swing. The battered and bruised Chicago Bulls served notice to the Miami Heat and the rest of the NBA world by stealing Game 1 of th [...]
NBA Playoff Rundown (May 6th)
Joakim Noah and the Bulls stole Game 1 in Miami. (Photo: Keith Allison)
Two conference semifinals series began on Monday. Tuesday will feature a pair of Game 2s.
Eastern Conference Semifinals – Game 1
(5) Chicago Bulls 93, (1) Miami Heat 86
Miami opened its biggest lead of seven with 6:30 to play, but Chicago finished on a 24-10 run to [...]
Daily Rundown: Bulls Rally to Stun He...
Joakim Noah had 13 points and 11 rebounds as Chicago took Game 1 in Miami. (Photo: Keith Allison)
One day after being named MVP, LeBron James and the Miami Heat let Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals slip away on Monday night. The Chicago Bulls closed Game 1 on a 24-10 run to win 93-86 and now lead the best-of-seven series 1-0. James [...]
