1. Heat vs. Celtics: Dwyane Wade Must Attack the Basket and Get to Free Throw Line

    Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade 's poor performance in Friday's Game 3 loss to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals can be summed up in one stat: zero free throw attempts...

    Nicholas Goss Written by Nicholas Goss about 3 hours ago 276 reads 1 comments

  2. NBA Playoff Schedule: Heat's Unstable Role Players Prolonging Conference Finals

    The Miami Heat are going to defeat the Boston Celtics , but the series is being elongated because LeBron James and Dwyane Wade won't get consistent help from the role players...

    Brian Mazique Written by Brian Mazique about 6 hours ago 835 reads 3 comments

  3. Dwyane Wade Has to Be More Consistent for the Miami Heat to Win

    "I will find a way to be effective." That is how Miami Heat guard, Dwyane Wade, responded after the Game 3 loss to the Boston Celtics . Certainly, Wade needs to be more effective on Sunday...

    Ryan Bothmann Written by Ryan Bothmann about 14 hours ago 317 reads 5 comments

  4. NBA Free Agents 2012: 5 Shooters the Miami Heat Should Pursue

    The Miami Heat , even as a perennial championship contender, need to be looking at ways to improve their team in the offseason. Right now they are relying on unbelievable play from LeBron James and, to an extent, Dwayne Wade...

    Wesley Hodges Written by Wesley Hodges about 1 day ago 3,082 reads 8 comments

  5. Celtics vs. Heat: Why LeBron James and Co. Will Bounce Back and Win Game 4

    The Miami Heat need not worry. They have the Boston Celtics precisely where they want them. Sure, they were thoroughly dominated for the majority of Game 3, but if anything, ...

    Chris Trapasso Written by Chris Trapasso about 1 day ago 1,560 reads 13 comments

  6. Chris Bosh: Why His Return Is the Key to the Heat Beating the Celtics

    Chris Bosh continues to work out and is getting closer to making his official return to the Miami Heat . His return would bring another skilled big man who can draw the defense out of the paint and can help out on the boards...

    Michael Dunlap Written by Michael Dunlap about 1 day ago 2,299 reads 16 comments

  7. NBA Playoffs 2012: Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics, Game 4 Odds

    The Miami Heat (2-1) are going to have to play at least five games if they plan on reaching their second consecutive NBA Finals, after dropping a 101-91 decision to the Boston Celtics (1-2) in Game 3 as 2...

    Jeff Grant Written by Jeff Grant about 1 day ago 5,285 reads 11 comments

  8. Mario Chalmers vs. Udonis Haslem: Who Is the Miami Heat's More Important Player?

    Miami is not what we would consider a "deep" team, and is less so with the recent Chris Bosh injury. In Bosh's stead, Mario Chalmers and Udonis Haslem have had some crucial contributions...

    Ethan Sherwood Strauss Written by Ethan Sherwood Strauss about 1 day ago 1,475 reads 3 comments

  9. Miami Heat: True Basketball Fans Are over Hating LeBron James

    I am not a Miami Heat fan. I'm also not a LeBron James fan. But I am a basketball fan. And LeBron James, my friends, is one hell of a basketball player...

    Matthew Sundberg Written by Matthew Sundberg about 2 days ago 470 reads 9 comments

  10. 10 Players Who Will Vie for the NBA MVP in 2013

    The strange thing about all of hoopla that surrounds the NBA MVP award every year is that it never changes all that much. In the past five seasons, only nine players have finished in the top five of the MVP balloting...

    Tyler Conway Written by Tyler Conway about 2 days ago 1,143 reads 14 comments

  11. Chalmers & Haslem Help Power Heat

    MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A duo of players helped power the Miami Heat in Game 2 Wednesday night; but it was someone besides the Big Two of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade .....

    Marc Juberg Written by Marc Juberg about 2 days ago 60 reads 0 comments

  12. Complaints over Free Throws Won't Deter Heat

    MIAMI -- Coach Erik Spoelstra said Thursday that complaints from opposing teams about the Miami Heat 's favorable free throw disparity have been frustrating, but that they won't stop ...

    Marc Juberg Written by Marc Juberg about 2 days ago 102 reads 0 comments

  13. LeBron James Missed Two Shots at the End of Regulation, Was Still Clutch

    As we've noted several times already, Game 2 between the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics was really great, with Rajon Rondo putting in a historically fantastic performance and Dwyane Wade pulling out several fantastic shots in key moments...

    Marc Juberg Written by Marc Juberg about 2 days ago 246 reads 0 comments

  14. Miami Heat's Chris Bosh Will Not Play in Game 3 or 4

    Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh traveled with the team to Boston, but he will not play in either Game 3 or Game 4 against the Boston Celtics , coach Erik Spoelstra told reporters on Thursday, reports the Boston Herald‘s Barry Jackson...

    Marc Juberg Written by Marc Juberg about 2 days ago 171 reads 0 comments

  15. Media Column: Time for Barkley to Get off D-Wade's Back

    In the recent history of athlete commercials, few were as clever or memorable as Charles Barkley and Dwyane Wade kibitzing on those catchy T-Mobile cell phone ads...

    Marc Juberg Written by Marc Juberg about 2 days ago 380 reads 0 comments

  16. Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics: Why Heat Will Dominate in Boston

    Two proven teams. One heated NBA playoff game. One 53-minute battle. Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals was perhaps the most entertaining and competitive game of the playoffs thus far...

    Marques Eversoll Written by Marques Eversoll about 2 days ago 1,405 reads 2 comments

  17. NBA Playoffs 2012: Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics, Game 3 Odds

    The Miami Heat (2-0) and Boston Celtics (0-2) will continue their best-of-seven Eastern Conference final series on Friday night at the TD Garden in Boston, with the opening tip scheduled for 8:30 p...

    Jeff Grant Written by Jeff Grant about 2 days ago 5,727 reads 3 comments

  18. Heat or Thunder: Who Has Best Model to Follow for Floundering NBA Franchises?

    Let's say you're one of those downtrodden NBA franchises. The type of team that starts assessing lottery odds and top college talent by midseason...

    Ben Shapiro Written by Ben Shapiro about 2 days ago 6,231 reads 97 comments

  19. Miami Heat: Why LeBron James Will Never Silence His Critics

    The moment is near... LeBron James is dangerously close to his first championship—which even a blind man can see coming a mile away—and Heat fans are no doubt just as ...

    Logic Johnson Written by Logic Johnson about 2 days ago 3,789 reads 43 comments

  20. NBA Playoffs: Miami Heat's Most Imporant Players Not Named James, Wade or Bosh

    When it comes to the Miami Heat , every player who is not part of the "Big Three" has at some time or another gotten the label of X-factor from a sports analyst...

    Matthew Sundberg Written by Matthew Sundberg about 2 days ago 329 reads 0 comments

  21. NBA Playoffs 2012: Why Chris Bosh Shouldn't Rush Back from Injury

    Chris Bosh is a large part of the Miami Heat 's success in the 2011-2012 season. He's been used in the offensive schemes, especially in the pick-and-roll. He also brings rebounding ability and a taller frame for an undersized team...

    Amit Batra Written by Amit Batra about 2 days ago 1,477 reads 1 comments

  22. Miami Heat: Why a Big 2 Is Better Than a Big 3

    Chris Bosh may be the Miami Heat 's third best scoring option, but he's looking more and more like a third wheel as this postseason grinds on. It's not that the All-Star power forward has done anything to deserve such a disparaging label...

    Stephen Babb Written by Stephen Babb about 3 days ago 1,779 reads 19 comments

  23. LeBron James and the Annoying Narrative That Even Victory Cannot Kill

    LeBron James took the final shot in regulation last night. He missed. And then he and Dwyane Wade banded together in overtime like Batman and Robin (or Batman and Superman, ...

    Holly MacKenzie Written by Holly MacKenzie about 3 days ago 4,581 reads 53 comments

  24. Celtics vs. Heat: Analyzing Miami's Halftime Comeback in Game 2

    It seemed the Boston Celtics had the Miami Heat right where they wanted them in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference Finals series. Boston held a 15-point lead in the second quarter and a seven-point lead at halftime...

    Jerry Tapp Written by Jerry Tapp about 3 days ago 831 reads 4 comments

  25. Miami Heat's Chris Bosh Will Decide Who Wins the NBA Championship

    While only two games in either conference final have been played, it already seems as if we have our NBA Finals matchup, as both Miami and San Antonio have looked thoroughly dominant...

    Imala Weligamage Written by Imala Weligamage about 3 days ago 3,175 reads 19 comments