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Miami Heat – LeBron James at His Best For NBA Milestones
Playing without Chris Bosh, the Miami Heat needed the best of LeBron James for the first time this season. As expected, the MVP delivered, coming with quite a lot of attitude and taunting, further infuriating the Toronto Raptors crowd.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Can’t Stop Moving the Ball
Title defenses keep getting harder, and the rough start this season for the Miami Heat is an indication of how difficult the road is going to be. LeBron James led his big three to a night when all of them scored more than 20 points each in a win over the Washington Wizards, but more importantly realized that moving the ball non stop is their most important asset.
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Nets vs Heat – Paul Pierce Can Still Stop LeBron James
The Brooklyn Nets still have more to prove before they become legitimate title contenders, but by beating the Miami Heat, handing the NBA champions their second straight loss, they prove they’re on the right path to get there, mostly having Paul Pierce to thank for his offense and excellent defense for most of the game on LeBron James, leading to the 101-100 win.
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Miami Heat – Greg Oden Steals the Show From LeBron & Wade
Preseason is almost over, which means teams taking things more seriously, and the Miami Heat giving LeBron James and Dwayne Wade more minutes on the floor. However, the most interesting thing to watch was Greg Oden playing for the first time since beginning his latest comeback attempts, logging in a full 4 minutes and being able to walk off the floor afterwards.
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Miami Heat – Dwyane Wade Enjoys Some Alone Time
With LeBron James out for maintenance, it was up for Dwyane Wade to lead the Miami Heat in their NBA Finals rematch on far less serious conditions, enjoying a chance to show he’s not as old or banged up as he’s made out to be at times, and proving that it’s going to be a much better season for him individually than some might suggest it’ll be.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Shines Even When Losing
Because preseason losses don’t really matter, the most talked about moment of the Miami Heat being defeated for the first time on the exhibition circuit was LeBron James showing his dunking form for the first time since the long summer break with two back to back slams.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Coming Along Nicely
The preseason for the Miami is about achieving quite a few goals, all of them being met quite well so far. LeBron James is finding his shape slowly, sometimes by giving up on scoring completely; Dwyane Wade is looking lighter and fitter than he has in a very long time; Chris Bosh shows once again that he hasn’t lost the ability to look like a star; and Michael Beasely proving just what a valuable addition he can become.
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Miami Heat – The Final Year of the Big Three?
There’s no way around the feeling that the incredibly successful project the Miami Heat undertook three years ago by creating the ‘Big Three’ as they added Chris Bosh and LeBron James to Dwyane Wade, isn’t going to last for much longer, and might be headed to the final season before the imminent breakup.