Wade Will Get Some Rest For His 30th Birthday

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Dwyane Wade turns 30 this Tuesday, but so does his right ankle which was badly sprained in a loss to Denver Friday night. No timetable is slated as of yet, but things won’t be rushed: “He’s up walking around … but we’re not going to put a timetable on when he’ll come back,” Spoelstra said. [...]

Defense, Not Ego, Cost Heat Championship

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Even after the Mavs have won the title, the media can’t stop trying to make it all about Lebron James. In praising the Mavs and their style of play, they seem to want to portray the Heat as the antithesis – a team all about ego, superstars, Hollywood, glitz. A team with all sizzle and [...]

Mavericks Stamp Out Heat; Rise to Champions

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It wasn’t supposed to end this way, but end this way it did. It was supposed to end with Wade and Lebron, hugging at center court, with the trophy in their grasp. It was supposed to be a moment of elation, a moment of validation. It was supposed to be a moment where the criticism [...]

Dirk Has Cold, Heat Goes Cold in Game 4

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If you told me that the Heat would shoot 42% and get very little production – on either end of the floor – from one of their best players in Lebron James and still have a chance to win, I would have laughed in your face. No way. You would add that the game would [...]

Heat Win Game 3 With Defense; Bosh Illustrates Heat Drive

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With a swollen left eye and game seemingly in need of healing, Chris Bosh became the symbol for the Heat’s 88-86 nailbiter win over the Mavericks last night. He didn’t have a particularly good night, but he came through when his team needed him to. Bosh drained a long range jumper behind a screen from [...]