Topic: NBA Southeast

Nowitzki's Mavs get their revenge over Miami

The National Basketball Association season started with "The Decision" and ended with vindication.The Los Angeles Lakers were chasing history by pursuing another title and the Miami Heat were partying on South Beach even before the season started, but it was the Dallas ...

For Miami's "Big Three", winning the only option

MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Heat stumbled at the final hurdle last season and for the team's 'Big Three', whose stunning formation transformed the franchise, the 2011-12 National Basketball Association (NBA) campaign simply has to be the year.All-Stars LeBron James, Dwyane Wade ...

Cohesiveness, fitness favors Miami Heat in 2011-12

(Reuters) - The starter's gun sounds Christmas Day on an National Basketball Association (NBA) sprint of a season that will reward cohesiveness and fitness in a compressed 66-game campaign that has the Miami Heat as clear front-runners.Miami's 'Big Three' of LeBron James, ...

Biyombo signs with Bobcats

Bismack Biyombo, a teen forward from the Democratic Republic of Congo, signed with the NBA Charlotte Bobcats on Monday after buying out his contract with Spain's Fuenlabrada.The Bobcats said Biyombo had signed a rookie contract and that they would pay half of ...

Knicks sign free agent Davis, Young stays a Wizard

(Reuters) - The New York Knicks have signed free agent Baron Davis, the National Basketball Association team said on Monday, but it is unclear when the point guard will make his debut as he continues to recover from a herniated disk.Terms were ...

Heat give coach Spoelstra new contract

(Reuters) - The Miami Heat have rewarded coach Erik Spoelstra with a contract extension, team president Pat Riley said Friday.Spoelstra, Riley's hand-picked successor in 2008, coached the LeBron James-led Heat to the NBA Finals last season where they lost to the Dallas ...
Miami Heat stars LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are putting last season's heartbreaking loss in the NBA Finals behind them and rededicating themselves toward capturing a championship."We have to get over it and move on," James said on Monday. "We can't replay ...

"I am myself again" says relaxed LeBron

MIAMI (Reuters) - LeBron James became the man U.S. sports fans loved to hate when he left Cleveland for the Miami Heat last year and many celebrated when he stumbled in the NBA finals, losing to the Dallas Mavericks.Prior to the 2010-11 ...

Howard confirms he requested trade from Orlando

Three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Dwight Howard confirmed he had formally asked the Orlando Magic to trade him.The All-Star center signed a contract extension in 2007, but can opt out next year and become a free agent.The Magic had already ...
The NBA champion Dallas Mavericks opened training camp, but like all the league's teams their excitement at finally getting on court was tempered by uncertainty.A day after owners and players ratified a new 10-year contract to end a lockout that delayed the ...
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