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NBA Rumors – Miami Heat & Cleveland Cavaliers Chasing Ray Allen
While it seems that Ray Allen is seriously considering riding off into the sunset and retire after 18 seasons in the NBA, both the Miami Heat and the Cleveland Cavaliers are trying to change his mind and sign him for at least one more season, hoping to convince him that he’s a missing piece they need in order to win a championship.
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NBA Rumors – Miami Heat Want Ray Allen to Stay, Udonis Haslem to Retire
Whatever happens next in the 2014 NBA finals, the Miami Heat have some big decisions coming up in offseason and waiting for some to be made by their current players. They’d love to have Ray Allen on for another year at least but he might actually retire when this season ends. They’re also hoping Udonis Haslem chooses to retire, but he might prefer triggering his player option, making the kind of money he knows no one else will give him.
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NBA Finals – San Antonio Spurs Get Lucky, Miami Heat Crumble Late
The San Antonio Spurs seemed to handle extreme weather conditions better than others. It might also be the fact that the Miami Heat, the better team until LeBron James started suffering from cramps, fell apart without their star in the fourth quarter, losing 110-95 as the home team took a 1-0 in the NBA finals.
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NBA Playoffs – LeBron James & The Miami Heat Aren’t Lucky, They’re Good
Teams take what they can in an attempt to create some sort of mental edge heading into a matchup, and the Miami Heat are trying to take the notion that they were lucky to win the NBA championship last season and turn it in their favor, trying to prove to everyone that being a good team with stars like LeBron James and Dwyane Wade brought them the title, not just that historic three-pointer by Ray Allen.
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NBA Playoffs – Miami Heat Finding Answers, Indiana Pacers Keep Struggling
The Eastern Conference Finals is a perfect example of just how much creative and good coaching makes a difference, and what playoff basketball is all about – adjustments, between and in games. The Miami Heat started out in a disastrous way, but the right modification from Erik Spoelstra allowed LeBron James and Dwyane Wade to take over the game, while the Indiana Pacers couldn’t react to the changes with their one way style of basketball, losing 99-87 and falling to a 2-1 deficit in the series.
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21 Best Memes of the Miami Heat Beating the Brooklyn Nets
The series between the Miami Heat and the Brooklyn Nets is over a lot sooner than many expected. That’s what happens when some teams turn into their extra gear in the playoffs, while others stay back and reminisce about what happened in the regular season. It also lead to quite a few memes making fun of Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett.
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Miami Heat – Taking Care of the Arrogant & Old
Title defenses are never easy, and the Miami Heat sure had a difficult time closing out their series against the Brooklyn Nets. A strong first half from Dwyane, overall another good one from LeBron James and a great finish from Ray Allen and Chris Bosh were needed for a 96-94 win and taking the series 4-1, earning a spot in the conference finals for a fourth consecutive time.
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Miami Heat – Slow Start Doesn’t Get in the Way
Whatever it was that worked so well for the Brooklyn Nets in the regular season when they faced the Miami Heat doesn’t seem to be helping anymore. After a rough first quarter in terms of shooting both LeBron James and the rest of his teammates regrouped and focused, taking control of the game en route to a 94-82 win and taking a 2-0 lead in the conference semifinals.
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Miami Heat – Playoffs are a Different Story
The regular season is deceiving, because it made us think that the Brooklyn Nets have some inherit advantage of the Miami Heat. The first game of their conference semifinal series told a very different story, with the defending NBA champions having no trouble taking a 1-0 lead after a 107-86 win, led by some astounding defense and a dominant performance from LeBron James.
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Miami Heat – Ray Allen Helping Out the Stars
While few teams, if any, can put on three players like LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh on the floor at the same time, the Miami Heat and its title hopes rely on the ability of role, bench and fringe players as well, like Ray Allen, someone who has seen a thing or two in his NBA days, and proving his worth in a 91-86 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.