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Breaking down Knicks-Heat matchups before key playoff series
It’s the Heat. It’s the Knicks. It’s South Beach and it’s the Garden. All that will be missing is the old “NBA on NBC” theme song.
Nets destroy Heat to move back into sixth spot in NBA playoff race
With the Nets facing a game they absolutely had to win, they smacked the Heat and won.
Knicks have no answers for Heat as playoff race tightens
The Knicks have felt comfortably clear of the NBA’s play-in cutoff for a few weeks, but they squandered an important opportunity Wednesday night.
'Get him open!' Heat coach really, really wanted star to take critical shot
Cameras caught Erik Spoelstra yelling "get him open" six times as the Miami Heat rode Jimmy Butler to a home win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
NBA player suspended after throwing a massage gun on court
Reserve center Dewayne Dedmon has been suspended without pay by the Miami Heat for one game for conduct detrimental to the club.
NBA player ejected for throwing massage gun after fight with coach
Dewayne Dedmon, the Heat's center, was ejected from Tuesday night's game against the visiting Thunder after throwing a massage gun on the court.
Celtics shut down Heat to win crucial Game 5
Jaylen Brown scored 25 points, Jayson Tatum added 22 and the Boston Celtics moved to the brink of a berth in the NBA Finals.
Nets make statement in win over Heat
The version of the Nets their fans hope shows up in the playoffs showed up Saturday night in Miami.
Heat players, coach lose it in bench scuffle in loss to Warriors
Jimmy Butler and Udonis Haslem were shouting at each other, fingers were pointed in various directions, some Miami players were trying to play peacemaker and Heat coach Erik Spoelstra slammed...
Suns coach has lots of competition for this honor
With the Phoenix Suns far ahead of the rest of the NBA, Monty Williams has been a heavy betting favorite for NBA Coach of the Year since before the All-Star...
It's 11 straight losses and counting for free-falling Nets
Kevin Durant admitted the Nets were in “deep s--t” even before their latest defeat. After a 115-111 loss Saturday night to the Heat — their league-worst 11th straight — the...
The two sides of Steve Nash
Steve Nash has done a splendid job in his first year as a head basketball coach. Steve Nash is probably the No. 1 concern the Nets will have when the...
NBA coach rips his player for using anti-Jewish slur
MIAMI — Meyers Leonard's coach and Miami Heat teammates offered no excuse Wednesday for his use of an anti-Semitic slur while livestreaming a video game earlier this week, nor did...
Big 3 wins first game together as Nets
It wasn’t pretty. As a matter of fact, it got downright ugly by the end. But the Nets need to learn to win ugly. And they did just that in...
Star's return couldn't save Heat
The Heat will need more than just center Bam Adebayo to overtake the Lakers. Adebayo had a fine game Tuesday in his return from injury with 15 points and seven...
Heat will upset the Lakers and win NBA title
It has been a long year so far, but 2020 finally let up when it gave us this NBA Finals matchup. A series between two flamboyant cities in Miami and...
LeBron James' route to fourth NBA title goes through old team
LeBron James blossomed as a champion with the Heat, winning his first two titles in South Beach. It began his streak of eight straight Finals appearances. Now as a Laker,...
Knicks will have hard time attracting a big-name coach
It’s a piece of equipment utilized by boxers and those with anger management issues. It can hang from a ceiling or stand atop a compact base. Either way, it’s built...
Knicks completely destroyed by Heat
MIAMI — In the late morning at AmericanAirlines Arena, Knicks backup center Bobby Portis called the Heat “the shocker team in the league this year.’’ By the late evening, the...
Heat coach takes dig at Knicks for David Fizdale failure
MIAMI — Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, one of David Fizdale’s close friends, didn’t mince words about the firing of his former assistant coach, taking another poke Friday at the Knicks’...