Stars play for charity, dispute threatens NBA season

2011-10-09T03:30:11Z

The 100th day of the NBA lockout brought no sign of a resolution that could preserve the scheduled start of the season as a charity game in Miami gave fans a taste of what they could soon be missing.

The Miami Heat's star trio of Dwyane Wade,

Miami's "Big Three" fall short of title in first year

2011-06-12T23:30:30Z

MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Heat's 'Big Three' failed to deliver the NBA title in their first year together with the team's inconsistency and at times lack of cohesion, costing them in their defeat to the Dallas Mavericks in the finals.

Those American sports fans w...

Nowitzki calls spoof by LeBron and Wade "childish"

2011-06-12T09:02:35Z

MIAMI (Reuters) - A mock coughing spell by LeBron James and Dwyane Wade was childish and ignorant, said Dallas Mavericks forward ...

Nowitzki's Mavericks one win from first title

2011-06-11T19:30:18Z

Dirk Nowitzki has spent the past five years answering his critics for his playoff failures and now LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are the only things standing between the German and his crown.

Nowitzki's Dallas Mavericks are one victory away f...

Nowitzki calls mocking incident 'childish'

2011-06-11T18:30:14Z

Dirk Nowitzki says it was "childish" and "ignorant" of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade to mock the German's illness prior to game five of the NBA Finals.

The two Miami Heat<...

Heat's Wade yearns to touch greatness

2011-06-06T21:30:09Z

While LeBron James is quietly going about his business shutting down top Dallas scorers in the NBA Finals, Dwyane Wade is doing just fine running Miami's offense down the s...

Mavs get fire in the belly from Heat's early celebrations

2011-06-03T00:00:12Z

MIAMI (Reuters) - Not for the first time this season, the Miami Heat have been accused of celebrating too soon -- this time with NBA Finals rivals the Dallas Mavericks

Miami's big three on a playoff joyride

2011-06-01T21:30:18Z

Dwyane Wade rekindled memories of his effort in the 2006 finals by finishing with 22 points and 10 rebounds Tuesday in his first finals game since winning the MVP trophy five years ago.

And while Wade was doing his magic, LeBron James and Chris Bosh worked as the perfect complements down the stret...

Bosh helps set early tone for Miami

2011-06-01T11:30:39Z

Chris Bosh looked like the spark that the Miami Heat always thought he could be on Tuesday, contributing at both ends in the first half as the Heat beat Dallas 92-84 in the NBA finals opener Tuesday.

Bosh scored 13 of his 19...

Heat hope "The Decision" leads to title knockout of Mavs

2011-05-29T08:30:20Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Miami won "The Decision" when LeBron James announced he was coming to South Beach, and starting Tuesday, the Heat will be hoping he can deliver the knockout against the Dallas Mav...

Miami rallies over Bulls to reach NBA finals

2011-05-27T06:30:44Z

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade sparked a fourth-quarter rally as the Miami Heat came from behind to beat Chicago 83-80 to set up a rematch of their 2006 finals against the Dallas Mavericks.

James on Thurs...

Wade finds a spark to lead Heat's fourth-quarter charge

2011-05-27T00:30:06Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Ice cold for three quarters of Thursday's Game Five, Dwyane Wade caught fire in the fourth and led Miami to an 83-80 win over Chicago that put the Heat in the Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls drew first blood in their NBA semi-final series by routing the Miami Heat 103-82 behind Rose's 28 points.

Luol Deng added 21 poi...

Miami's "Big Three" ready to run with the Bulls

2011-05-14T14:30:18Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Miami's "Big Three" are safely through to the final four and appear to be building momentum with only the top-seeded Chicago Bulls standing between the Heat and a berth in the LeBron James didn't hide his emotion after Miami eliminated Boston in the second round of the NBA playoffs, but he and his Heat teammates vow there will be no let-down in the Eastern Conference finals against Reuters) - LeBron James's early exit from the NBA playoffs a year ago at the hands of the Celtics was a sore point with the seven-time All-Star.

Back in Boston in a different uniform, King James was desperate to turn the tables with the LeBron James scored 35 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Miami to a 98-90 overtime victory that put the Boston Celtics on the edge of elimination in the NBA playoffs.

Reuters) - LeBron James muscled his way to a 35-point, 14-rebound performance to help the visiting Miami Heat push the Boston Celtics to the brink of playoff elimination with a 98-90 overtime triumph on Monday.

Dwyane Wade had 38 points and LeBron James finished with 22 points, six rebounds and five assists to lead Miami to a 99-90 win over Boston in the opening game of their NBA seco...

Wade powers Miami over Celtics in chippy affair

2011-05-01T20:30:16Z

Dwyane Wade had 38 points and LeBron James finished with 22 points, six rebounds and five assists to lead Miami to a 99-90 win over Boston in the opening game of their NBA seco...

Top seeds Heat, Bulls grab 2-0 East series leads

2011-04-19T03:30:43Z

The Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls, the top two seeds in the Eastern Conference, posted victories to seize 2-0 leads in their first-round NBA playoff series.

The No. 1 seeded Bulls on Monday held on to beat eighth seeded Indiana 96-90 while the second seeded Heat routed ...

Top seeds Heat, Bulls extend NBA playoff series lead

2011-04-19T03:30:30Z

The Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls, the top two seeds in the Eastern Conference, posted victories to seize 2-0 leads in their first-round NBA playoff series.

The No. 1 seeded Bulls on Monday held on to beat eighth seeded Indiana 96-90 while the second seeded Heat routed ...

Heat roll over 76ers for 2-0 series lead

2011-04-18T20:30:32Z

LeBron James scored 29 points, Chris Bosh had his second straight double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds as Miami easily beat Philadelphia 94-73 in game two of their opening round playoff series.

James also had seven rebounds and six assists for the He...

Heat out to silence critics as playoffs begin

2011-04-18T11:03:05Z

TORONTO (Reuters) - After a sluggish start to the season, the Miami Heat's All-Star trio of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and

Miami ready to turn up heat in bid for championship

2011-04-13T21:30:16Z

TORONTO (Reuters) - The Miami Heat completed their regular season with a confident 97-79 win over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, the star-studded lineup now able to shift their focus to a tilt at the NBA championship.

Having already locked up the second seed in th...

Heat scorch Celtics to earn control of second seed

2011-04-10T16:00:05Z

MIAMI (Reuters) - LeBron James and the Miami Heat took firm control of the Eastern Conference's second seed with a crushing 100-77 triumph over the Boston Celtics Sunday.

Using a smothering defensive ...

Granger shines as Pacers clinch playoff spot

2011-04-07T02:30:22Z

Danny Granger scored 25 points to help the Indiana Pacers clinch their first NBA playoff berth since 2006 with a 136-112 victory over Washington.

The Pacers needed a victory on Wednesday and a loss by the C...

Miami Heat's star trio burn Rockets

2011-03-27T19:30:35Z

Dwyane Wade shrugged off a sore tailbone to join his fellow Heat stars LeBron James and Chris Bosh in making a little Miami history during their team's 125-119 NBA victory over Houston...

Miami stars shine in win but Chalmers hurt

2011-03-20T02:30:13Z

Two-time reigning NBA Player of the Year LeBron James scored 33 points and Dwyane Wade added 32 as the Miami Heat never trailed in defeating the Denver Nuggets 103-98.

But Miami's joy in winning on Saturday was tempered by the loss of starting point guard

Wade shines as Heat scorch Grizzlies

2011-03-12T21:30:04Z

The Miami Heat displayed the dominance expected of their star-studded lineup on Saturday with a 118-85 NBA trouncing of the Memphis Grizzlies.

Dwyane Wade scored 28 points and handed out nine assists and

Heat snap losing skid by dumping Lakers

2011-03-11T02:30:12Z

Dwyane Wade scored 20 points, including three critical layups in the final seconds, and the Miami Heat snapped a five-game losing streak by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 94-88.

Chris Bosh on Thursday scored 24 points to lead Miami, which improv...

Tears for the Heat after another crunch-time failure

2011-03-07T08:30:09Z

MIAMI (Reuters) - The star-studded Miami Heat know it is a crying shame they have struggled to win the close games and tears of frustration were shed in the locker room Sunday after their 87-86 loss to the Chicago Bulls.

The Heat, whose signing of free agents

Rose, Deng power Bulls past Miami

2011-03-06T20:30:45Z

Derrick Rose scored a game-high 27 points and Britain's Luol Deng added 18 to spark the Chicago Bulls past Miami 87-86 on Sunday, sending the Heat to its fourth loss in a row and fifth in six games.

The Bulls i...

Bosh checks ego at the door in search of a title

2011-02-24T12:00:36Z

TORONTO (Reuters) - Chris Bosh was once the face of the Toronto Raptors but his hunger for an NBA title led him to the Miami Heat and now the All-Star finds himself struggling to accept a diminis...

James' Heat cruise past Kings

2011-02-23T15:30:48Z

The Miami Heat jump-started their second half of the season with a 117-97 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday at American Airlines Arena.

LeBron James, who led the Eastern Conference in scoring in Sunday's all-star...

James' Heat cruise past NBA Kings

2011-02-22T20:30:36Z

The Miami Heat jump-started their second half of the season with a 117-97 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday at American Airlines Arena.

LeBron James, who led the Eastern Conference in scoring in Sunday's all-star...

Wade, LeBron power Heat over Thunder

2011-01-30T21:30:14Z

Dwyane Wade scored 32 points while LeBron James added 23 points and a game-high 13 assists to lead the Miami Heat over Oklahoma City 108-103 on Sunday in a matchup of

Short-handed Heat rally to beat Pistons

2011-01-29T05:30:17Z

Eddie House nailed two game-winning free throws with just six seconds remaining as the injury riddled Miami Heat rallied to beat the Detroit Pistons 88-87.

LeBron James had a game-high 39 points for Miami who played without injured Landry Fields and Danilo Gallinari each drained three point shots in the final 78 seconds and New York shut down LeBron James and Dwyane Wade in the fourth quarter to defeat the Miami Heat 93-88.

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James and Wade team up for Eastern Conference All-Stars

2011-01-27T19:00:04Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - LeBron James and his Miami Heat team mate Dwyane Wade were both picked for the NBA Al...

Heat super trio skip workout with injuries

2011-01-17T20:30:38Z

Injuries forced LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh to miss Monday's Miami Heat workout at the American Airlines Arena.

Bosh and James have ankle injuries, and Wade - who turned 29 on Monda...

Rose leads Bulls past Heat while James rests

2011-01-16T04:30:43Z

Derrick Rose scored 34 points and Kyle Korver drained a key three-pointer with 25 seconds remaining Saturday to lift Chicago to a 99-96 NBA victory over Miami.

With <...

LeBron scores 38 to lead Heat over Bobcats

2011-01-04T03:30:15Z

LeBron James scored 38 points and Dwyane Wade added 31 to power Miami past Charlotte 96-82, giving the Heat their 11th NBA road victory in a row.

James made 15-of-26 shots from the field and grabbed nine rebounds while Wade hit 12...

James, Wade power Heat to 96-82 win over Bobcats

2011-01-03T18:30:17Z

James, Wade combine for 69, Heat cruise past Bobcats 96-82 for 11th straight road win

LeBron James scored 38 points, Dwyane Wade added 31 points and the Miami Heat dominated the second half to beat the short-handed A postgame look at LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and the Miami Heat

A look at the Miami Heat after their 125-119 win over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday:

Wade scores 45 in Heat's 125-119 win over Rockets

2010-12-29T20:30:23Z

Dwyane Wade scores 45 and Heat extend road streak with win in Houston

Dwyane Wade scored 45 points and the Miami Heat extended their road winning streak to 10 games with a 125-119 win over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.

Wade shook off a hard foul from

Wade nets 40 points as Heat hold on to beat Knicks

2010-12-29T03:30:26Z

Dwyane Wade finished with a season-high 40 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Miami Heat defeated the New York Knicks 106-98.

Wade's star teammates LeBron James and Chris Bosh eac...

Blistering Heat survive late scare to beat Knicks

2010-12-28T20:00:14Z

MIAMI (Reuters) - Miami's Dwyane Wade scored 40 points to help the Heat beat the New York Knicks 106-98 and record their 15th win in 16 games on Tuesday.

LeBron James again defended his decision to form a superstar trio with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami, saying that an NBA with more stars per team would be more popular.

"H...

Wade, Carter sitting out Heat-Suns game

2010-12-23T19:30:23Z

Dwyane Wade and Vince Carter sitting out Heat-Suns game because of knee injuries

The Miami Heat and Phoenix Suns are without two of their biggest stars.

Heat guard Dwyane Wade was sidelined Wednesday night because of a...

Mavericks beat Miami to end 12-win streak

2010-12-21T03:30:19Z

When it comes to beating the Heat, no NBA club does it like the Dallas Mavericks, even when Miami boasts a 12-game win streak.

German star Dirk Nowitzki scored 26 points and Jason Terry netted all 19 of his points in the fourth quar...

Heat beat Wizards 95-94 for 12th straight win

2010-12-18T19:30:16Z

James has 32, gets no-call at final buzzer as Heat beat Wizards 95-94 for 12th straight win

LeBron James didn't get a chance to show off for the president. Didn't get a chance to psyche out Gilbert Arenas at the free throw line. Didn't get a chance to put No. 1 overall pick

Wade could have seen LeBron playing in New York

2010-12-17T11:30:11Z

Wade doesn't think Knicks wanted him, but could have seen James ending up in New York

Dwyane Wade says he felt unwanted by the Knicks and thought that LeBron James could have ended up in New York.

The Miami Hea...

Wade and James eager to take on the Knicks

2010-12-16T02:00:12Z

One night only: Wade, James arriving at The Garden _ just not in the way the Knicks wanted

It's the scene the Knicks tried to turn into their reality this summer: LeBron James and Dwyane Wade together at Wade, James lead Heat to 8th straight double-digit win, 104-83 over Kings

Dwyane Wade's flying, one-handed rebound jam highlighted his 36-point night and led the Miami Heat to their season-best eighth straight win, 104-83 over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday...

Heat extend season-best winning streak to 7

2010-12-10T22:30:07Z

LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Miami Heat win season-best 7th straight, beat Warriors 106-84

Dwyane Wade had 34 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, LeBron James added 25 points, nine assists and seven rebounds and the Miami Heat won their season-best seventh straight game with a 106-84 victory over th...

Wade shines as Heat notch fifth straight win

2010-12-07T11:30:43Z

Dwyane Wade has scored 25 points and added a career-high 14 rebounds as the star-studded Miami Heat notched their fifth straight victory with an 88-78 triumph over Milwaukee.

Two-time NBA most valuable player

Wade shines as Heat notch fifth straight NBA win

2010-12-07T03:30:30Z

Dwyane Wade has scored 25 points and added a career-high 14 rebounds as the star-studded Miami Heat notched their fifth straight NBA victory with an 88-78 triumph over Milwaukee.

Two-time NBA most valuable player

Wade leads Heat to season-best 5th straight win

2010-12-06T20:00:15Z

Wade scores 25, gets career-high 14 rebounds to lead Heat over Bucks 88-78

Dwyane Wade had 25 points and a career-high 14 rebounds back in the city where his career took off and the Miami Heat beat the Milwaukee Bucks 88-78 on Monday night for their fifth strai...

On to Cleveland: James, Heat beat Pistons 97-72

2010-12-01T19:00:54Z

James gets 18, Wade and Bosh each score 16, and Heat tune up for Cleveland by beating Detroit

LeBron James scored 18 points in the final game before he heads back to Cleveland as an opponent, Dwyane Wade

James, Wade lead Heat over Wizards 105-94

2010-11-29T20:00:12Z

James carries the load in 1st half, Wade takes over in 2nd, and Heat roll past Wizards

LeBron James and Erik Spoelstra had a pregame meeting Monday afternoon to talk about Miami's offensive woes.

Early returns suggest it was a productive chat.

James...

Haters, rejoice! Heat struggles delighting many

2010-11-29T14:41:56Z

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Miami Heat Stumble out of the Blocks

2010-11-29T14:54:17Z

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Heat snap three-game skid

2010-11-27T02:30:24Z

Dwyane Wade scored 23 points and LeBron James added 20 as the star-studded Miami Heat rallied for a 99-90 victory over Philadelphia and snapped a three-game NBA losing ...

Heat snap three-game NBA skid

2010-11-27T02:30:11Z

Dwyane Wade scored 23 points and LeBron James added 20 as the star-studded Miami Heat rallied for a 99-90 victory over Philadelphia and snapped a three-game NBA losing ...

Magic hand rival Heat third straight loss

2010-11-24T20:00:18Z

Howard, Orlando Magic hold off rival Miami for 104-95 victory, send Heat to 3rd straight loss

The Miami Heat's miserable start has hit another low.

Dwight Howard had 24 points and 18 rebounds, J.J. Redick scored 20...

Over Hyped Heat

2010-11-29T14:53:52Z

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Wade struggles in return as Heat fall to Pacers

2010-11-22T20:00:21Z

MIAMI (Reuters) - Dwyane Wade struggled in his return to the lineup Monday and the ailing Miami Heat dropped their second straight game in a surprising 93-77 loss to the Indiana Pacers.

Having missed th...

Wade out against Grizzlies with hurt left wrist

2010-11-20T17:00:36Z

Heat's Wade inactive against Grizzlies with injured left wrist

Miami guard Dwyane Wade is inactive for the Heat's game against the Memphis Grizzlies with an injured left wrist.

Wade received treatment on the wrist before Saturday's game in an attempt ...

James, Heat rally late to beat Bobcats, 95-87

2010-11-19T19:30:28Z

Digging deep: Heat waste another huge lead, then recover in time to beat Bobcats 95-87

LeBron James scored 32 points, Chris Bosh added 22 points and 14 rebounds, and the Miami Heat wasted another huge lead before hanging on to beat the Bosh a winner in 1st game against Toronto, as Wade scores 31 and Heat beat Raptors 109-100

Chris Bosh shook the hands of his former Toronto teammates before the game, did more cordial chatting at halftime and made plans to meet up with some of them for a postgame meal.

And in between, 'Us against the world': Even after a 5-4 start, Heat say they're not pushing panic buttons

Dwyane Wade has been part of a Miami Heat team that stumbled at the start of a season, and been part of a Heat team that began the year flying high.

The slow-starting team won an NBA championship.

The fast-starting club ...

Allen helps Celtics cool off Heat for second time

2010-11-12T13:01:34Z

MIAMI (Reuters) - The Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat for the second time this season with a 112-107 victory on Thursday led by Ray Allen's 35 points.

The defeat leaves Miami, who bolstered their lineup ...

Allen's 3s carry Celtics past Heat again, 112-107

2010-11-12T13:00:41Z

Ray Allen hits 1st 7 tries from 3-point range and Celtics beat Heat for 2nd time this season

New roster, same problem for the Miami Heat.

They just can't find a way to beat the Boston Celtics.

Ray Allen hit his first seven 3-point tries and finished with 35 points,

Jazz stun LeBron and Heat with comeback win

2010-11-09T21:00:17Z

MIAMI (Reuters) - Paul Millsap scored a career-high 46 points and led the Utah Jazz to a stunning 116-114 comeback overtime victory over the Miami Heat on Tuesday that spoiled a big night for Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade (3) dunks over Milwaukee Bucks forward Ersan Ilyasova, left, and center Andrew Bogut (6) in the first quarter during an Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade (3) drives between Charlotte Bobcats' Kwame Brown (54) and Gerald Henderson (15) during the first half of an Miami Heat Dwyane Wade (3) is fouled by Golden State Warriors Vladimir Radmanovic (77) during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Jan. 1, ...

Knicks Heat Basketball

2010-12-30T09:31:43Z

Miami Heat players LeBron James (6) and Dwyane Wade watch a replay of foul call against Wade during the second half of a NBA basketball game in Miami, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010 against the

Heat Rockets Basketball

2010-12-30T09:31:42Z

Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade cut lip is shown bandaged up as he watches a free-throw attempt during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010, in Houston. The Heat beat the

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