
James scores 30, Heat take Game 5, 90-79
The game was very much in doubt. A sold-out arena was basically silent. The chance of getting back to the NBA Finals for a third straight year could ...

James, West, Stephenson fined for flopping
Miami's LeBron James and Indiana's David West and Lance Stephenson were all fined $5,000 by the NBA on Thursday for violating the league's ...

Pacers, Heat prepare for crucial Game 5
Several times around the start of these playoffs, Miami coach Erik Spoelstra insisted that the postseason path his team would wind up navigating had ...

Pacers get even with Miami after 99-92 victory
The Indiana Pacers played desperate Tuesday night. They relentlessly attacked the basket, continually won the battle for loose balls, dominated the ...

Heat break out in Game 3 for 2-1 lead over Pacers
The Indiana Pacers didn't see this version of Udonis Haslem coming. There was no reason to. Haslem, a veteran forward who had scored in single digits ...

Heat offense puts away Pacers 114-96 in Game 3
Miami put LeBron James right in the middle of the action Sunday night, and this time, the Indiana Pacers didn't have an answer for him or his Miami ...

East title series shifts to Indy, knotted at 1-1
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 ...

Pacers steal Game 2 away from Heat in Miami, 97-93
David West was more than a little disappointed when the Indiana Pacers failed to make a defensive play at the end to win Game 1 of the Eastern ...

Pacers steal Game 2 from Heat, 97-93
David West punched two passes from LeBron James away in the final minute, then punched the air. He had plenty of reason to celebrate. The Eastern ...

Heat, Pacers say Game 2 should be even better
Losing a game at the final buzzer, no less than a playoff game on the road against the reigning NBA champion Miami Heat, would seem to have potential ...

AP Source: Coach K returning to US men's team
Mike Krzyzewski had decided to remain coach of the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team. Krzyzewski will try to lead the Americans to a third straight ...

NBA draft order set, so who goes No. 1?
The Cleveland Cavaliers are on top of the NBA draft yet again, only this time there is no LeBron James waiting to save them. There may not even be a ...

Cavaliers win NBA draft lottery again
What's not to like? Being in the lottery every year. Nick Gilbert expects the Cleveland Cavaliers are through with it, and if so he sent them out a ...

Experienced Heat, upstart Pacers ready to go
Dwyane Wade's rookie season ended with a playoff loss to the Indiana Pacers. The next year, the Miami Heat were headed to the Eastern Conference ...
Bosh aiming to be impactful against Pacers
This is the matchup Chris Bosh wanted in the Eastern Conference finals. No, he might not necessarily enjoy going head-to-head with 7-foot-2 Roy ...

Pacers knock out Knicks with 106-99 win in Game 6
Indiana spent the entire season perfecting its defense. On Saturday, it produced the biggest payoff for the Pacers in nearly a decade. Roy Hibbert's ...

Unlikely Big 3 has Memphis in 1st Western finals
The Miami Heat have LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. The Spurs have dominated for years with the trio of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu ...

Heat rally past Bulls to advance, 94-91
The tape around Dwyane Wade's right knee was soaked with sweat and beginning to loosen, so he headed to the locker room to get the joint re-wrapped ...
Mayweather again top-earning US athlete on SI list
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the highest-earning athlete in American sports for the second straight year. The boxer is projected to make $90 million in ...

Heat back home, chance to finish Bulls off
Dwyane Wade is limping around in obvious pain. LeBron James' shooting percentage is down. Shane Battier and Ray Allen have struggled to get anything ...

James, Heat beat Bulls 88-65 for 3-1 series lead
The way this series is turning out, it's hard to believe the Miami Heat ever trailed the Chicago Bulls. They're running away with the Eastern ...