With the additions of Ray Allen and Chris Andersen and emergence of Norris Cole, the Heat’s deep bench could be the difference in the conference finals.

Pacers coach Frank Vogel, wanting to set the record straight about recent comments he made pertaining to the Heat, went on two South Florida radio stations on Monday to clear the air.

The Heat gets who in the NBA Eastern Conference finals? Indiana? What, no (censored) Knicks?

Pacers coach Frank Vogel, fined $15,000 for remarks against the Heat a year ago, is up to his old tricks.

The pain and frustration of last year’s playoffs are now just a distant memory for Chris Bosh. ‘He is our most important player for a reason,’ coach Erik Spoelstra said.

The Heat now knows who will it play in the Eastern Conference finals, and it knows that opponent quite well.

Dwyane Wade watched Kevin Durant against Memphis, and it was like watching a flailing man drown, wave after wave crashing upon him until he had no breath to give. Durant averaged 29 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists per game in the series that ended his season. Those were not merely better than the averages Durant posted in this, the best regular season of his young life. Those were not merely better averages than the ones that just won LeBron James his fourth NBA MVP award. Those were better averages than the ones that represent Michael Jordan’s entire career. But Durant’s season is over now, and Wade watched it happen through what felt like a rearview mirror.

Persistence paid off for an Archbishop Coleman Carroll senior. She asked (and asked) and ultimately received Dwyane Wade as her prom date.

Miami Heat players have been steadfastly neutral in claiming no preference as they waited for Indiana and New York to figure out which would play the underdog in the NBA’s upcoming Eastern Conference finals. Confident champions do not deign to worry about who’s next; they leave the worrying to opponents. The lion who runs the jungle does not much care if he is feasting on zebra or antelope, after all.

LeBron James has seen his free-throw average rise during the playoffs after enlisting the help of teammate and specialist Ray Allen.

Dwyane Wade’s fourth-quarter performance in the Heat’s series clincher against the Bulls was just another stepping-stone on his ‘journey.’

Fueled by dunks by Norris Cole and Dwyane Wade late, the Heat eliminated a proud but wounded Bulls team.

Welcome back, Dwyane Wade.

Early on, it appeared the spent and sore Chicago Bulls were going to take their medicine and go home for some well-deserved R&R.

Although they were eliminated from the playoffs in five games by the Heat, the gritty Bulls fought to the end and never gave up.

Shane Battier and Norris Cole combined for 13 points in the fourth quarter, providing the boost the Heat needed to rally for a victory.

Just as it did after dispatching the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round, the Heat could face another long layoff before its next playoff series.

Dwyane Wade’s right knee is virtually being held together by bandages, and he’s averaging 11.3 points in the Bulls series. But he wants to keep playing.

Can the Heat please put this series out of our misery Wednesday night?

During key moments in the past year, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra often would navigate key late-game stretches without a natural point guard, opting instead for Shane Battier and Ray Allen to play alongside the Big 3.