The Miami Heat’s playoff run is over as the Toronto Raptors won Game 7 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference semi-finals 116-89 Sunday night. The Heat kept the game close, trailing only 86-78 after three quarters but the fourth quarter proved to make all the difference as the Raptors outscored the Heat 30-11 to win going away. The …
Read More »NBA Playoff Preview: Heat at Raptors
The Eastern Conference semifinal series between the Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors has arguably been the most competitive series of the 2016 Playoffs. Through four games, three have gone into overtime. The dynamic of the series has changed dramatically with the injuries of Hassan Whiteside and Jonas Valanciunas, and Dwyane Wade …
Read More »Miami Heat on the Brink of Post Season Elimination
The Miami Heat fell to the Charlotte Hornets 90-88 Wednesday night giving Charlotte the series lead 3-2. The two point loss makes it three straight losses for the Heat against Charlotte after they started the post season with a 2-0 lead. Although Miami’s recent performance has the team looking like they …
Read More »NBA Playoff Update: Warriors, Hornets and Rip City Victorious
"We wanted to come out locked in from the jump, make sure that we put our imprint on the game from the start."https://t.co/43LQHzQedP — Golden State Warriors (@warriors) April 28, 2016 Without Steph Curry there was concern that Golden State would struggle against Houston. There were absolutely no issues last …
Read More »Preview: Heat Face Hornets in Game 5 With Series Tied
The Miami Heat will be looking to take the series lead Wednesday night when they host the Charlotte Hornets in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference first round. The series is currently tied at two games each. After taking a 2-0 series lead over the Hornets behind stellar offensive performances, the Heat …
Read More »Hornet’s Starting Lineup Adjustment Baffles Miami, Even Series
Going forward with a commanding 2-0 series lead is a very easy way to get over confident. And as the team who is down considerably, desperation starts to ring, and quick, drastic changes can be made. Some work out, others don’t. Luckily for the Charlotte Hornets, their desperation has worked …
Read More »Monday NBA Playoffs Recap
The action of the NBA Playoffs was in full swing Monday night with three nail-biting match ups. The Oklahoma City Thunder clinched the 4-1 series win at home over the Dallas Mavericks defeating them 118-104. It was the unstoppable performance by OKC’s Russell Westbrook to help the team take home the first round of the playoff …
Read More »NBA Wednesday Recap
Dwyane Wade and Hassan Whiteside led the way for Miami as the Heat defeated the Charlotte Hornets 115-103. Wade scored 28 points with eight assists, while Whiteside had his second consecutive double-double to start the playoffs with 17 points and 13 rebounds. In 30 minutes of action, he was perfect …
Read More »Heat Take 2-0 Series Lead Behind Record-Breaking Offensive Performance
The Miami Heat did not look like a team that ranked near the bottom of the NBA during the regular season in points per game on Wednesday night. Instead, they looked exactly the opposite. The Heat defeated the Charlotte Hornets 115-103 in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference first-round series behind a huge offensive …
Read More »Game Two Preview: Miami Heat vs Charlotte Hornets
The Miami Heat will look to take Game 2 of their NBA playoff series with the Charlotte Hornets Wednesday night in Miami. The Heat defeated the Hornets on Sunday 121-93 in Game 1. Miami followed their game plan and played extremely well as Luol Deng scored 31 points and Hassan Whiteside added 21 …
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