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NBA’s best rivalry resumes between Heat, Bulls
Every day should be Heat-Bulls.
SPORTS COLUMNIST
Israel Gutierrez is a columnist/enterprise writer at The Miami Herald. He previously covered the Miami Heat for seven years - five at The Herald and two at the Palm Beach Post. A South Florida native and University of Florida graduate, he also has covered the Florida Marlins.
Email Israel at igutierrez@miamiherald.com
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Tweet from Miami Heat’s LeBron James about Blake Griffin on the mark despite Kendrick Perkins’ rant
Can we officially call Kendrick Perkins’ criticism of LeBron James the early frontrunner for dumbest sports-related comment of 2012?
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Short schedule a pain all around the NBA
This was supposed to be the most engaging regular season ever, the games coming at you at a furious pace, the superstars dazzling almost every night as the league tries to fit in a marathon’s worth of games into a 10K window.
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Miami Heat’s LeBron James, Lakers’ Kobe Bryant are like two passing ships
You know those moments when you’d give almost any amount of money to be on an NBA basketball court just to hear what’s being said?
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Miami Heat’s Chris Bosh continuously makes adjustments
For a minute there, Chris Bosh had it all figured out.
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Dwayne Wade’s rest will pay off in long run for Miami Heat
Perhaps it’s because the Big 3 phenomenon is more than a year old, or perhaps because the suddenness of this NBA season has been somewhat overwhelming, there has been more of a sense of perspective displayed thus far by the Heat, its fans and even those covering the team.
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Late-game moments not great fit for Miami Heat’s LeBron James — yet
So here we are again, watching the Heat struggle in close games, watching LeBron James either fail to participate in the shot-taking experience or failing to convert those late shots or enough late free throws to be considered a success in those situations.
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Miami Heat’s Mike Miller deals with cruel twists of fate
Mike Miller’s South Florida curse has almost run its course.
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Carlos Zambrano might be too much trouble for Miami Marlins
Carlos Zambrano is not a typical hothead.
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Miami Heat’s LeBron James in his comfort zone
Maybe there is something to this “I’m a new man” thing LeBron James has been touting since before the season started.
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What Miami Heat fans have been waiting for is finally here
We’ve seen this in segments. We’ve seen LeBron James and Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh combine for spectacular plays, imposing quarters, remarkable halves.
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Dominating Miami Heat gets a fresh start
It didn’t take long for Heat coach Erik Spoelstra to develop an early theme to this season.
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After NBA Finals failures, Miami Heat’s LeBron James taking game to post
Think back to the Finals failures that stand out most.
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Miami Heat’s Chris Bosh brings Christmas cheer to neglected and abused youths
Christmas was made a little brighter for more than 100 neglected and abused local youths, thanks to Chris Bosh.
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Mario Cristobal earns the right to leave FIU Golden Panthers
Let’s take the selfish element out of this and look at Mario Cristobal’s situation objectively.
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Few preseason mysteries with this version of Miami Heat
It’s a vastly condensed preseason, so judgments have to be made a lot quicker.
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Playoff run gave Miami Heat’s Chris Bosh a hunger to win NBA title
At some point in an NBA player’s career — at least for the self-motivated ones that have a desire to be great — a light comes on.
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All eyes on Miami Heat’s LeBron James
There seem to be dueling sentiments when it comes to LeBron James and how to treat his 2011-12 season.
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Picking up Shane Battier a bigger deal for the Heat than it might seem
OK, this is going to be really, really difficult given the mountain-moving changes that have happened in the NBA over the past 24 hours, but this is going to be a column about how the Shane Battier signing is basketball-smart, financially smarter and simply makes the Heat better.
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No guarantee loyalty will be rewarded for Miami Heat’s Mike Miller, Udonis Haslem
With all the anticipation of the frenzied NBA free agency period, there are constant discussions about the Heat’s potential moves, some spoken in certainties and some completely hypothetical.
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