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The Nets and Heat tip off tonight in Miami, and it’s fun to play the game of “Who’s it less painful to root for: Pat Riley or Vince Carter?” Tough call, really; we tend to veer toward cutting Vince Carter some slack, if just because the guy clearly knows... Link
Read More: Gary Payton , Jason Kidd , Miami Heat , New Jersey Nets , Vince Carter
Posted at 10:43 AM
The charter flight landed in the wee hours Friday morning and Miami Heat players scattered for a well-deserved day off, finally knowing their spot in the next round was secure. Another opportunity to relax probably won't be coming for a while. "It gets tougher from here," forward Antoine Walker... Link
Read More: Antoine Walker , Chicago Bulls , Miami Heat , New Jersey Nets
Posted at 12:14 PM
By Henry Abbott, True Hoop
Incredible. Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald (again, via HoopsHype) has word that a mouth guard company is interested in signing Udonis Haslem to a promotional deal. Hilarious.The same article also has word about Ben Gordon being out late in...... Link
Read More: Ben Gordon , Miami Heat , Udonis Haslem
Posted at 08:32 AM
In the MIAMI HERALD, Israel Gutierrez writes that "not only is the regular season over and the playoffs just two days away, but the Heat managed to find itself matched up with the hottest of the bottom four Eastern Conference playoff teams. The Bulls have won 12 of their... Link
Read More: Chicago Bulls , Miami Heat
Posted at 09:45 AM
In the INDIANAPOLIS STAR, Mike Wells writes that "five months ago, who would have thought that the Indiana Pacers would be battling to avoid the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the playoffs?" The Pacers figured they'd be pushing the "Pistons for the Central Division title and priming... Link
Read More: Detroit Pistons , Indiana Pacers , Miami Heat , New Jersey Nets
Posted at 09:17 AM
UPDATE: Check out the comments for a scenario I completely missed. - Matt I tried to avoid doing this after all the confusion regarding these playoff tiebreakers , but I can't help myself: Tomorow's games: Bulls vs. Toronto Washington at Detroit (i.e. the Tony Delk show) Indiana vs. Orlando... Link
Read More: Chicago Bulls , Cleveland Cavaliers , Detroit Pistons , Indiana Pacers , Miami Heat , Milwaukee Bucks , Orlando Magic , Toronto Raptors
Posted at 09:17 AM
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Posted at 04:47 PM
The top four is set, but the battle for the final four spots in the NBA’s Eastern Conference Playoffs is as tight and bunched-up as Magic Johnson’s boxers. Milwaukee, Washington, and Indiana all have identical 39-40 records, with Chicago one game behind them at 35-41. The Sixers are the... Link
Read More: Chicago Bulls , Dallas Mavericks , Darko Milicic , Detroit Pistons , Dwight Howard , Indiana Pacers , Jameer Nelson , Miami Heat , Milwaukee Bucks , Orlando Magic , Philadelphia 76ers , Phoenix Suns , San Antonio Spurs , Stephen A. Smith , Washington Wizards
Posted at 04:46 PM
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Read More: Miami Heat , Shaquille O'Neal
Posted at 05:40 PM
In the DETROIT NEWS, Joanne Gerstner writes that the "Pistons are taking tonight's" showdown with the Miami Heat (TNT, 8:00 ET) "with their usual calm, not getting too high about anything. The Pistons lead the season series 2-1, the lone loss coming Feb. 12 in Miami. In that game,... Link
Read More: Detroit Pistons , Dwyane Wade , Miami Heat
Posted at 09:57 AM
By Ian Cameron, Detroit Bad Boys
I'm always struck by how many young Piston fans there are nowadays as a result of the team's continued success. And in light of this being a relatively slow news day, I'd like to take some time out to provide the kee-ids a brief bit of Piston history. Specifically,... Link
Read More: Charles Barkley , Chicago Bulls , Detroit Pistons , Miami Heat , Milwaukee Bucks , Utah Jazz
Posted at 05:50 PM
In the MIAMI HERALD, Joseph Goodman writes that "Shaquille O'Neal missed Wednesday night's game against the Toronto Raptors with a hyperextended left knee and is day-to-day." O'Neal did make the trip, however, so at least he gave the Canadians a little face time. Heat coach Pat Riley said he... Link
Read More: Indiana Pacers , Miami Heat , Shaquille O'Neal , Toronto Raptors
Posted at 09:34 AM
Without Shaquille O'Neal filling the lane for Miami on Tuesday night, Ricky Davis was free to fill the stat sheet and lead Minnesota to victory. Davis had 26 points, a season-high 10 assists and seven rebounds Tuesday night to help the Timberwolves beat the undermanned Heat 100-96, snapping Miami's... Link
Read More: Miami Heat , Minnesota T-Wolves , Ricky Davis , Shaquille O'Neal
Posted at 09:17 AM
Ricky Davis had 26 points, a season-high 10 assists and seven rebounds Tuesday night to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 100-96 victory over an undermanned Miami team, snapping the Heat's five-game winning ...... Link
Read More: Miami Heat , Minnesota T-Wolves , Ricky Davis
Posted at 09:17 AM
baltimoresun.com pro basketball headlines
Wade scores 40; Lakers spoil Hornets' homecoming Dwyane Wade returned from a two-game absence to score 40 points and lead the host Miami Heat to its 10th straight win, a 118-112 victory over the Washington Wizards last night.... Link
Read More: Dwyane Wade , Los Angeles Lakers , Miami Heat , New Orleans Hornets , Washington Wizards
Posted at 08:33 AM
Dwyane Wade returned from a two-game absence to score 40 points and lead the Miami Heat to their 10th straight win, a 118-112 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.... Link
Read More: Dwyane Wade , Miami Heat , Washington Wizards
Posted at 08:32 AM
According to THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, as reported on ESPN.COM: "Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning was sidelined for Wednesday night's game against the Washington Wizards because of a sprained left foot. Miami's Dwyane Wade, who missed the previous two games with a sprained right wrist, dressed for the game and... Link
Read More: Alonzo Mourning , Dwyane Wade , Miami Heat , Washington Wizards
Posted at 06:37 PM
Chris Perkins of THE PALM BEACH POST writes, Heat center Shaquille O'Neal celebrated his 34th birthday Monday, and although he's a year older on the calendar he's years wiser in knowledge. In an interview with ESPN, O'Neal said his current NBA incarnation is the best among the three teams... Link
Read More: Los Angeles Lakers , Miami Heat , Orlando Magic , Shaquille O'Neal
Posted at 08:30 AM
ESPN.com is reporting that "Derek Anderson has been all around the NBA, and now he's headed to Team No. 6: The Miami Heat. The Heat and Rockets reached agreement Thursday on a deal that includes Anderson, an eight-year veteran guard, and rookie guard Gerald Fitch."... Link
Read More: Derek Anderson , Houston Rockets , Miami Heat
Posted at 03:11 PM
Though I enjoyed it very much, the slam dunk contest was a joke. The problems have been written about all over the place, so instead I'll offer a solution. Each of the four contestants get four dunks. The first three rounds are limited to three attempts per dunk with... Link
Read More: All-Stars , Allen Iverson , Andres Nocioni , Brent Barry , Bruce Bowen , Charles Barkley , Chris Duhon , Cleveland Cavaliers , Detroit Pistons , Dirk Nowitzki , Dwyane Wade , Kevin Garnett , Kobe Bryant , LeBron James , Manu Ginobili , Miami Heat , Michael Finley , Minnesota T-Wolves , Nazr Mohammed , New York Knicks , Nick Van Exel , Orlando Magic , Philadelphia 76ers , Rasho Nesterovic , Robert Horry , San Antonio Spurs , Shaquille O'Neal , Stephon Marbury , Tim Duncan , Tony Parker , Toronto Raptors
Posted at 03:11 PM
In the MIAMI HERALD, Israel Gutierrez writes that "the closer it gets to today's NBA trade deadline, the more it seems Pat Riley's confidence in his team is justified. But that hasn't kept Riley from ruling out any possible moves today."... Link
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Posted at 09:08 AM
Well I’m glad the NBA (David Stern) came to its senses and invited Gilbert Arenas to play in Houston this weekend after all. Too bad Gil had to go and finish the first half of the season with a 4-for-22 effort and 6 turnovers at Dallas. Ouch.So we have... Link
Read More: Al Harrington , Antoine Walker , Atlanta Hawks , Boston Celtics , Charlotte Bobcats , Chicago Bulls , Chris Paul , Chris Wilcox , Cleveland Cavaliers , Dallas Mavericks , Danny Fortson , Darko Milicic , David Stern , Delonte West , Denver Nuggets , Deron Williams , Detroit Pistons , Dwight Howard , Earl Watson , Emeka Okafor , Gilbert Arenas , Golden State Warriors , Indiana Pacers , Jamaal Tinsley , Jamal Crawford , Jameer Nelson , Josh Childress , Josh Smith , Kenyon Martin , Larry Hughes , LeBron James , Los Angeles Clippers , Los Angeles Lakers , Marcus Camby , Memphis Grizzlies , Miami Heat , Milwaukee Bucks , Minnesota T-Wolves , Nazr Mohammed , New Jersey Nets , New Orleans Hornets , New York Knicks , Orlando Magic , Paul Pierce , Philadelphia 76ers , Phoenix Suns , Portland Trailblazers , Rumors , Sacramento Kings , San Antonio Spurs , Seattle Sonics , Sebastian Telfair , Shaun Livingston , Stephon Marbury , Steve Francis , Tim Duncan , Toronto Raptors , Utah Jazz , Washington Wizards
Posted at 09:54 AM
The Cavs superstar got 15,155 more votes than Shaq. By TIM REYNOLDS AP SPORTS WRITER Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James has been voted as a starter on the 2006 Eastern Conference All-Star team by the ...... Link
Read More: Cleveland Cavaliers , LeBron James , Miami Heat , Shaquille O'Neal
Posted at 12:40 PM
The Masters of the Klondike on freedarko.com
Yesterday, DLIC had initially called Odom a “busted Swiss Army knife,” which I for some reason thought rendered this post useless. Then he changed it to “your do-it-all, do-nothing guy,” which, all sunrise aside, silently opened up the wound that is the following:It is with great trepidation that I... Link
Read More: Allen Iverson , Chauncey Billups , Chris Mihm , Kevin Garnett , Kobe Bryant , Kwame Brown , Los Angeles Clippers , Los Angeles Lakers , Miami Heat , Minnesota T-Wolves , Philadelphia 76ers
Posted at 09:11 AM
Sure, the Cavs visiting the Heat was Thursday night's marquee NBA game, but not because both teams are two of the best in the Eastern Conference.... Link
Read More: Cleveland Cavaliers , Dwyane Wade , LeBron James , Miami Heat
Posted at 12:24 AM
