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Miami Heat – Barely, But Still Standing
There’s a feeling that the Miami Heat are close to running on empty. For these situations, it’s good to play a team like the Milwaukee Bucks, which leads to a 88-67 win to end a road trip, not needing anything special from LeBron James once again, being able to give their MVP a bit more rest.
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Miami Heat – Finally Something Easy
This hasn’t been the easiest of seasons for the Miami Heat. The expectations of a three-peat with a squad that’s growing older, and more for LeBron James to burden than before. The team needed an easy win for a change, and got just that from the Detroit Pistons, winning 110-78 with James pulling off his first triple double of the season.
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Indiana Pacers – A Step Towards Home Court Advantage
Having home court advantage, among other things, means you get NBA referees on your side. The Indiana Pacers enjoyed plenty of that preferential treatment to come away with the 84-83 win over the Miami Heat, even though Paul George struggled keeping up with LeBron James.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James on Offense, Chris Bosh on Defense
With the time to pick up their game and start playing championship-like basketball, the Miami Heat pulled off a close 93-91 win over the Portland Trail Blazers that included some LeBron James heroics and acrobatics, including the game winning layup, followed by Chris Bosh with a huge block on Damian Lillard to seal the victory.
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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.
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Celtics Over Heat – Rajon Rondo Enjoying the LeBron James Absence
The Boston Celtics aren’t a very good team, but once in a while they can do a bit better than everyone expects of them, as Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh weren’t enough to carry the Miami Heat through a game without LeBron James, while Rajon Rondo looked like a point guard worth keeping for the future.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Hot Start Almost Not Enough
When the going gets tough, games get complicated for no reason. LeBron James was scorching for the Miami Heat, playing against a very depleted Cleveland Cavaliers team. Somehow the game came down to a nail biter in the fourth quarter, where Chris Bosh took over while James provided some late defense to finish the job.
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Miami Heat – Renewed Signs of Greatness
At the moment, the Miami Heat don’t look like a team good enough to win the NBA championship. However, their 113-104 win over the Houston Rockets brings back some sort of confidence not just in them as a group, but in Ray Allen as a capabale sidekick of the Big Three, outscoring the trio of LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade.
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Miami Heat – Plenty to be Worried About
Losing four games out of five, the problems stopping the Miami Heat from reaching the top of the standings in the Eastern conference are more than just complacency and taking it easy on opponents. LeBron James has rough nights and isn’t getting enough help from his bench and role players, or maybe not doing enough himself to try and make them work.
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Miami Heat – Big Three Feel Great at Home
It was a rough road trip for the Miami Heat, losing three games in a row. There’s nothing like going back home to regroup, recharge and simply look much better and getting on the winning path again, with the big three of LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade paving the way to victory.