MiamiHerald.com: Basketball http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/index.html MiamiHerald.com: Basketball http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2013 MiamiHerald.com Basketball 60 Sun, 26 May 2013 02:03:51 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com <![CDATA[Miami Heat a team out of focus]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/26/3417123/miami-heat-a-team-out-of-focus.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/26/3417123/miami-heat-a-team-out-of-focus.html Sun, 26 May 2013 00:01 EDT

Though LeBron James is playing to his usual high standards, he needs help from his teammates now that the Heat has lost its home-court advantage.

]]> <![CDATA[Dan Le Batard: Dwyane Wade must be copilot or Miami Heat going down in flames]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/26/3417086/dan-le-batard-dwyane-wade-must.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/26/3417086/dan-le-batard-dwyane-wade-must.html Sun, 26 May 2013 00:01 EDT

The past clouds the present predicament, and makes it so the future somehow blends both faith and fear.

]]> <![CDATA[Rob Pimental’s job with the Miami Heat is a real trip]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/26/3417115/rob-pimentals-job-with-the-miami.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/26/3417115/rob-pimentals-job-with-the-miami.html Sun, 26 May 2013 00:01 EDT

Equipment manager Rob Pimental takes great pride in catering to the needs of each player before they play on the road.

]]> <![CDATA[Miami Heat’s LeBron James and Pacers’ Paul George a matchup for the ages]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/26/3417104/miami-heats-lebron-james-and-pacers.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/26/3417104/miami-heats-lebron-james-and-pacers.html Sun, 26 May 2013 00:01 EDT

The LeBron James/Paul George duel has provided some of the most compelling theater in this highly entertaining Heat-Pacers Eastern Conference finals.

]]> <![CDATA[Spurs take 3-0 lead, beat Grizzlies 104-93 in OT]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/26/3417317/spurs-take-3-0-lead-beat-grizzlies.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/26/3417317/spurs-take-3-0-lead-beat-grizzlies.html Sun, 26 May 2013 00:12 EDT

Tim Duncan is doing his very best to get the San Antonio Spurs back to the NBA Finals one more time.

]]> <![CDATA[Miami Heat a team out of focus]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/26/3417123/miami-heat-a-team-out-of-focus.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/26/3417123/miami-heat-a-team-out-of-focus.html Sun, 26 May 2013 00:01 EDT

Though LeBron James is playing to his usual high standards, he needs help from his teammates now that the Heat has lost its home-court advantage.

]]> <![CDATA[Dan Le Batard: Dwyane Wade must be copilot or Miami Heat going down in flames]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/26/3417086/dan-le-batard-dwyane-wade-must.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/26/3417086/dan-le-batard-dwyane-wade-must.html Sun, 26 May 2013 00:01 EDT

The past clouds the present predicament, and makes it so the future somehow blends both faith and fear.

]]> <![CDATA[Rob Pimental’s job with the Miami Heat is a real trip]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/26/3417115/rob-pimentals-job-with-the-miami.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/26/3417115/rob-pimentals-job-with-the-miami.html Sun, 26 May 2013 00:01 EDT

Equipment manager Rob Pimental takes great pride in catering to the needs of each player before they play on the road.

]]> <![CDATA[Miami Heat’s LeBron James and Pacers’ Paul George a matchup for the ages]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/26/3417104/miami-heats-lebron-james-and-pacers.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/26/3417104/miami-heats-lebron-james-and-pacers.html Sun, 26 May 2013 00:01 EDT

The LeBron James/Paul George duel has provided some of the most compelling theater in this highly entertaining Heat-Pacers Eastern Conference finals.

]]> <![CDATA[Pacers dominate Heat down stretch, get split in Game 2]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/25/3415682/pacers-dominate-heat-down-stretch.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/25/3415682/pacers-dominate-heat-down-stretch.html Sat, 25 May 2013 01:11 EDT

For most of the fourth quarter, LeBron James played like a superhero. Then, in the final minute, he handed the game to Indiana with a pair of turnovers.

]]> <![CDATA[Linda Robertson: Miami Heat’s long-range game missing the mark]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/25/3415746/miami-heats-long-range-game-missing.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/25/3415746/miami-heats-long-range-game-missing.html Sat, 25 May 2013 01:47 EDT

The Miami Heat’s three-point shooters have been acting like a dormant volcano. They are bound to erupt, but when?

]]> <![CDATA[LeBron needs to post ‘help wanted’ sign]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/25/3415695/greg-cote-lebron-james-needs-help.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/25/3415695/greg-cote-lebron-james-needs-help.html Sat, 25 May 2013 09:13 EDT

LeBron James sported a Nike T-shirt some 90 minutes before Friday night’s game that was plain white but for three small words stamped big and black in block letters:

]]> <![CDATA[Sizable Indiana Pacers exploiting possible Miami Heat weakness]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/25/3415648/sizable-indiana-pacers-exploiting.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/25/3415648/sizable-indiana-pacers-exploiting.html Sat, 25 May 2013 00:33 EDT

Indiana’s physical front line and strength offensively might just force Miami to rethink some of its strategies from last season.

]]> <![CDATA[Paul George: Shane Battier, Norris Cole fouls ‘dirty’]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/25/3415632/paul-george-shane-battier-norris.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/25/3415632/paul-george-shane-battier-norris.html Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00 EDT

Call it Groin Gate or whatever you wish.

]]> <![CDATA[Grizzlies blow big lead in 104-93 OT loss to Spurs]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/26/3417434/grizzlies-blow-big-lead-in-104.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/26/3417434/grizzlies-blow-big-lead-in-104.html Sun, 26 May 2013 02:02 EDT

The Memphis Grizzlies have made a habit of falling behind in series this postseason.

]]> <![CDATA[Spurs take 3-0 lead, beat Grizzlies 104-93 in OT]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/26/3417317/spurs-take-3-0-lead-beat-grizzlies.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/26/3417317/spurs-take-3-0-lead-beat-grizzlies.html Sun, 26 May 2013 00:12 EDT

Tim Duncan is doing his very best to get the San Antonio Spurs back to the NBA Finals one more time.

]]> <![CDATA[National Basketball Association Playoff Game Capsules]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/25/3417052/national-hockey-league-playoff.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/25/3417052/national-hockey-league-playoff.html Sun, 26 May 2013 01:11 EDT Gregory Campbell scored the go-ahead and insurance goals, while Tuukka Rask made 28 saves as the Boston Bruins eliminated the New York Rangers with a 3-1 decision in Game 5 of this Eastern Conference semifinal from TD Garden. Torey Krug added another marker for the Bruins, who reached the conference finals for the second time in the last three years. Boston will take on the top-seeded Penguins in the Eastern Conference finals, the first time these two clubs meet in the penultimate playoff round since Pittsburgh swept the Bruins in four straight 21 years ago. Dan Girardi's first-period strike was all the offense for the Rangers, who couldn't maintain momentum from Thursday's 4-3 overtime victory which kept them alive in the best-of-seven set. Henrik Lundqvist stopped 29 shots in New York's season-ending defeat.

]]> <![CDATA[Recap: Memphis vs. San Antonio]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/26/3417335/recap-memphis-vs-san-antonio.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/26/3417335/recap-memphis-vs-san-antonio.html Sun, 26 May 2013 00:22 EDT The "Believe Memphis" towels from the raucous home crowd waved vigorously at the start as the Memphis Grizzlies stormed out of the gate.

]]> <![CDATA[Grizzlies coach defends flagrant foul but not flop]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/25/3416394/grizzlies-coach-defends-flagrant.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/25/3416394/grizzlies-coach-defends-flagrant.html Sat, 25 May 2013 13:56 EDT

The Grizzlies want to make sure everyone knows that just because Tony Allen was fined $5,000 for flopping by the NBA, it doesn't mean the key foul he drew in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals wasn't a flagrant.

]]> <![CDATA[Late turnovers doom Heat in Game 2 loss, 97-93]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/25/3415749/late-turnovers-doom-heat-in-game.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/25/3415749/late-turnovers-doom-heat-in-game.html Sat, 25 May 2013 00:49 EDT

LeBron James blamed one person after the Miami Heat let home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference finals slip from their hands.

]]> <![CDATA[East title series shifts to Indy, knotted at 1-1]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/25/3416255/east-title-series-shifts-to-indy.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/25/3416255/east-title-series-shifts-to-indy.html Sat, 25 May 2013 11:06 EDT

Chris Bosh stood up in a relatively quiet Miami Heat locker room and offered a concise, blunt and accurate assessment of where things stand so far in the Eastern Conference finals.

]]> <![CDATA[(2) San Antonio Spurs (2-0) at (5) Memphis Grizzlies (0-2), 9 p.m. (ET)]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/25/3416221/2-san-antonio-spurs-2-0-at-5-memphis.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/25/3416221/2-san-antonio-spurs-2-0-at-5-memphis.html Sat, 25 May 2013 10:50 EDT The Western Conference Finals shift to Memphis on Saturday as the Grizzlies try to get back into the series against the San Antonio Spurs.

]]> <![CDATA[Shooting guard Glen Rice Jr. tries to overcome his mistakes]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/25/3416073/shooting-guard-glen-rice-jr-tries.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/25/3416073/shooting-guard-glen-rice-jr-tries.html Sat, 25 May 2013 08:11 EDT A famous name only goes so far when a player takes the basketball court.

]]> <![CDATA[Indiana's Phillips sidelined with torn meniscus]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/21/3407938/indianas-phillips-sidelined-with.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/21/3407938/indianas-phillips-sidelined-with.html Tue, 21 May 2013 00:24 EDT Indiana Fever guard Erin Phillips is expected to miss the first 4-to-6 weeks of the WNBA season due to a lateral meniscus tear in her right knee.

]]> <![CDATA[Silver Stars G Hammon breaks finger]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/20/3407394/silver-stars-sign-g-hammon-to.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/20/3407394/silver-stars-sign-g-hammon-to.html Mon, 20 May 2013 18:12 EDT San Antonio Silver Stars guard Becky Hammon broke her middle finger on her right hand Saturday during training camp.

]]> <![CDATA[Sky give Prince extension]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3403135/sky-give-prince-extension.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3403135/sky-give-prince-extension.html Fri, 17 May 2013 17:14 EDT The Chicago Sky signed guard Epiphanny Prince to a multi-year contract extension on Friday.

]]> <![CDATA[Prince to miss a few weeks to play for Russia]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3402810/prince-to-miss-a-few-weeks-to.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3402810/prince-to-miss-a-few-weeks-to.html Fri, 17 May 2013 14:38 EDT

Epiphanny Prince is headed to Russia.

]]> <![CDATA[Lynx waive Adair]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/16/3400758/lynx-waive-adair.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/16/3400758/lynx-waive-adair.html Thu, 16 May 2013 11:27 EDT The Minnesota Lynx have waived center Jessica Adair.

]]> <![CDATA[Indiana's Davenport sidelined with fractured tibia]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/15/3399148/indianas-davenport-sidelined-with.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/15/3399148/indianas-davenport-sidelined-with.html Wed, 15 May 2013 16:07 EDT Indiana Fever center Jessica Davenport has been diagnosed with a stress fracture to her left tibia and will miss 6- to-8 weeks.

]]> <![CDATA[With Laimbeer as coach, retooled Liberty excited]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/14/3396291/with-laimbeer-as-coach-retooled.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/14/3396291/with-laimbeer-as-coach-retooled.html Tue, 14 May 2013 03:42 EDT One week into their first training camp under Bill Laimbeer, the New York Liberty are full of excitement and optimism.

]]> <![CDATA[Baylor's Brittney Griner taken first in WNBA Draft]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/15/3346239/baylors-brittney-griner-taken.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/15/3346239/baylors-brittney-griner-taken.html Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:25 EDT The Phoenix Mercury selected Brittney Griner with the top overall pick in the 2013 WNBA Draft on Monday.

]]> <![CDATA[Big Three set for WNBA draft]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/15/3345741/big-three-set-for-wnba-draft.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/15/3345741/big-three-set-for-wnba-draft.html Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:50 EDT The Phoenix Mercury have the first pick in the draft and will likely add Griner, a two-time national player of the year, to a team that features former Connecticut star Diana Taurasi and Auburn's DeWanna Bonner. The Mercury finished the year at 7-27, including seven straight losses to close out the season.

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