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NBA Playoffs – Indiana Pacers Close to Perfect, Miami Heat Have to Improve
Things couldn’t have gone any better for the Indiana Pacers in game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, beating the Miami Heat 107-96 to take the 1-0 lead with Paul George, Roy Hibbert and David West leading the way, while the Miami Heat didn’t get anyone to show besides LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.
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Heat vs Pacers – Here we go Again
For the third straight year, the Indiana Pacers and the Miami Heat will play each other in the NBA playoffs. For the first time, the Pacers have home court advantage, hoping that their inconsistent ways of pulling through, exemplified better with Roy Hibbert than anyone else, will be enough, finally, to find an answer to a problem no team has been able to solve in series for more than two years: Stopping LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh from moving forward.
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NBA Playoffs – Game of Thrones Interpretation
Two things people can’t stop talking about? Game of Thrones, with a popularity that’s rising faster than the cold winds, and the NBA playoffs, reaching its Final Four stage of the season. Bleacher Report decided to combine the two in a perfectly done animated short, which is already scorching the internet.
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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 – An Eruption That Was Bound to Happen
We can’t have a playoff without LeBron James exploding at some point. The Miami Heat needed a big night from their best player and he delivered by setting a new franchise record for postseason points in one game, leading the Miami Heat to a 102-96 win over the Brooklyn Nets and taking a 3-1 lead in the series.
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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 – It’s Not Getting Easier
This isn’t last year. The Miami Heat are fighting and scraping through every game to get their wins, which means big nights from LeBron James and this time Chris Bosh to beat the Charlotte Bobcats 101-97, taking a 2-0 lead in the series, helped out by Al Jefferson playing with an injury that’s really limiting him.
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Miami Heat – Trouble in a Former Paradise
No matter how you try and spin, the Miami Heat look like an inferior bunch to the one from last season. Following their 122-121 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves which slightly falls on the shoulders of Mario Chalmers and his free throw misses they’re still leading the Eastern conference, but mostly because their rivals for that spot are in an even bigger slump.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Appreciates an Easy Game
Things haven’t been going in the smoothest or easiest way for the Miami Heat this season, so LeBron James and the NBA champions are understandably happy to face a team like the Milwaukee Bucks and beat them 96-77, helping them recharge their batteries and keep their lead in the Eastern conference intact.
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Miami Heat – Back Where They Should Be
The basketball hasn’t been tremendous from the Miami Heat of late, but results of their rivals and LeBron James taking over against the Toronto Raptors in a 93-83 win moved them back on top of the Eastern conference.