Dwyane Wade’s Scoring Is Down, but No One Is Counting Him Out
Certainly Spoelstra’s point is not that Bosh is better than LeBron James; instead it is that Bosh’s value is measured by the “absolute team ego” he brings to the team. Similar praise is often used to...
View ArticleLeading Off: Heat’s Big Three Are Missing in Crucial Moments of Game 4
O.K., that probably did not happen Tuesday night because LeBron James is completely unacquainted with fouling out and Dwyane Wade is unacquainted with traveling, since the N.B.A. stopped considering...
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James tries to lead Heat into the Finals
MIAMI — It was less than two weeks ago that these Eastern Conference Finals began with the Heat, led by the NBA’s Most Valuable Player LeBron James, having gone 45-3 in their previous 48 games. But...
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On Pro Basketball: Some Hints of a Bigger Drama Awaiting Heat
With a nod to the itinerant tale of LeBron James’s talent, we may prepare ourselves for what’s certain to become an obsession that will take us to Decision II a year from now. Granted, it’s a long way...
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Game 7: Heat 99, Pacers 76: LeBron James and Dwyane Wade Lift Heat Over...
James and Dwyane Wade. Wade and James. Two basketball titans, one powerful friendship, and a parade route to be determined. The arrangement has been stressed at times this spring, by stiff defense and...
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Spurs and Heat, N.B.A. Finalists, Are Strangers in a Familiar Land
Perhaps Erik Spoelstra was simply planning ahead on that Sunday in late March when he left his two superstars in the locker room. Popovich and Spoelstra, the coaches of the San Antonio Spurs and the...
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Game 4: Heat 109, Spurs 93: With an Old-Fashioned Rout, the Heat Make It a...
They may occasionally falter or fade, but they can deliver a powerful retort when times grow desperate and the doubts grow loud. With their title defense slipping and the San Antonio Spurs charging,...
View ArticleJames, Wade and Bosh lead Heat to key Game 4 win over Spurs
SAN ANTONIO — After the Heat were humiliated by the Spurs in Game 3, Dwyane Wade declared that Miami’s Big Three would respond in Game 4. “We have to do a better job of being that “Big Three” and...
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Simmons Upset With ‘SportsCenter’ for Editing His Joke
His voice also resonates loudly on Twitter, where he has 2.1 million followers. After Game 4 of the N.B.A. finals Thursday night, he made a joke on “SportsCenter” about Dwyane Wade, suggesting that...
View ArticleHeat’s LeBron calls Nets hire of Kidd ‘amazing’
SAN ANTONIO – LeBron James thinks the Nets hit a home run by hiring Jason Kidd. “I think it’s amazing, honestly,” James said before Game 4 of the NBA Finals Thursday night. “J-Kidd is unbelievable....
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Game 7: Heat 95, Spurs 88: Pushed to Limit, James and Miami Repeat as N.B.A....
James at last seized control of his own narrative Thursday night, leaving nothing to chance and no more room for debate. He drove hard, shot brilliantly, scored every critical basket and finally...
View ArticleExpect Nets-Heat rivalry, after LeBron’s shot at Garnett, Pierce
Last summer, Ray Allen was criticized in Boston – including by former teammates – for leaving the Celtics to join the defending champion Heat. So both LeBron James and Dwyane Wade wondered Wednesday...
View ArticleExpect Heat rivalry after LeBron’s shot at new Nets
Last summer, Ray Allen was criticized in Boston – including by former teammates – for leaving the Celtics to join the defending champion Heat. So both LeBron James and Dwyane Wade wondered Wednesday...
View ArticleWith Kidd’s jersey in Barclays rafters, tension on floor
For a preseason game, there sure are plenty of storylines when the Nets host the defending champion Heat on national television Thursday night at Barclays Center. Before the game, the team will raise...
View ArticleDwyane Wade thankful for Jason Kidd
Dwyane Wade has had many battles against Jason Kidd throughout their respective careers. But besides playing alongside Kidd on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team, Wade said before the Nets’ 86-62 preseason...
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Deron passes every test in debut as Nets rout Heat
MIAMI — A lot slimmer than at this point last year and healthier than he thought possible just a week ago, Deron Williams made his debut in the Nets’ preseason finale following one of the more...
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On Pro Basketball: Bulls Star Returns, but Heat Own Stage
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade were pleased to see Derrick Rose on the court again with the Chicago Bulls after a full season lost to a harrowing knee injury. Both offered a standard platitude — “good...
View ArticleWade gives Gabrielle Union her own championship ring
Gabrielle Union got a sparkly surprise from boyfriend Dwyane Wade Tuesday night after the 2013 NBA champion Miami Heat home opener against the Chicago Bulls — her own championship ring. After the...
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N.B.A. Roundup: James Scores 35 as Heat Earn First Road Victory
James scored a season-high 35 points, Dwyane Wade had 20 and the Miami Heat beat the Toronto Raptors, 104-95, on Tuesday for their first road victory in three tries this season. Ray Allen scored 14...
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N.B.A. Roundup: In Win, James and Heat Achieve Milestone in Style
James scored a season-high 35 points, Dwyane Wade had 20 and the Miami Heat beat the Toronto Raptors, 104-95, on Tuesday for their first road victory in three tries this season. Ray Allen scored 14...
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