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James the MVP of NBA Finals
LeBron James is the MVP of the NBA Finals. James finished with 26 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds in Game 5 of the title series Thursday night, ...
LeBron gets his championship, at long last
LeBron James looked at the crowd, knowing he had just a few moments left on the court for the season. He waved his arms to them. They roared back.
Krzyzewski expects LeBron to play in Olympics
Mike Krzyzewski expects LeBron James to play for the U.S. Olympic team. Again balancing coaching duties between the U.S. and Duke, Krzyzewski also ...
James, Heat on brink of a title
The only thing that can stop LeBron James' championship coronation is another Thunder comeback. LeBron is on LeBrink, a victory from winning his first ...
Down 3-1 to Heat, Thunder vow to keep fighting
Down 3-1 in the NBA Finals, history says the Oklahoma City Thunder aren't coming back. Nobody has ever rallied from that deficit in the finals.
Column: Cavalry rides to LeBron's rescue in time
History is rarely this neat. We've been browbeating LeBron James for nearly two years, but a few minutes at the end of Game 4 was all it took to prove ...
Heat on the verge of closing out a title
LeBron James played until his legs had nothing left. Mario Chalmers went from struggling to sensational in the span of about two quarters. Dwyane Wade ...
Game 4 loss puts Thunder title hopes on brink
Oklahoma City was more than OK at the start. At the end, not so much. The Thunder got an epic performance from Russell Westbrook. They ran out to a ...
Heat top Thunder 104-98, 1 win from NBA title
The pain was so great, LeBron James said, that his body practically shut down on him. He could hardly stand, certainly couldn't run. Good thing all ...
Riley selected as Chuck Daly Award recipient
Pat Riley was walking out of Chuck Daly's hospital room in 2009, got to the doorway and turned around for another word from his longtime colleague, ...
James, Heat take 2-1 lead in Game 4 vs. Thunder
The conversation was about LeBron James, and his Miami Heat teammate Udonis Haslem offered a rhetorical question. "Where would we be without him?" ...
Mayweather Jr. tops Forbes list of money makers
The world's highest-paid athlete is in jail. The guy in second place just lost a title fight, and the man who held the distinction for a decade is now ...
Heat back in familiar ground _ up 2-1 in Finals
LeBron James arrived for practice Monday wearing lime-green sneakers, a highly fluorescent shade. It was the fashion statement du jour for the ...
5 things to note from Game 3 of the NBA Finals
Back and forth they went in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, with the Miami Heat finally pulling out a 91-85 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Here's a ...
Thunder deal with mistakes in Game 3 loss to Heat
The lead was 10, the building was quiet, it was late in the third quarter and the Oklahoma City Thunder were on the cusp of grabbing command of the ...
James scores 29, Heat rally past Thunder 91-85
The Miami Heat have been here before, two wins from an NBA title. The difference now? LeBron James isn't letting his head get in the way of his talent
Heat lead Thunder 69-67 after 3 quarters
LeBron James scored 21 points, and his 3-pointer capped a comeback that gave the Miami Heat a 69-67 lead after three quarters of Game 3 of the NBA ...
Spoelstra evolving along with Heat
Pat Riley's 34th playoff victory as coach of the Miami Heat brought the franchise's first championship. If Erik Spoelstra got his 34th playoff victory ...
A tense, tied NBA Finals moves to Miami for Game 3
Kevin Durant had the ball in his hands and LeBron James in his face. With 10 seconds left in Game 2, the NBA Finals were providing all the theater ...
Heat survive Thunder rally for 100-96 win
LeBron James had received plenty of help from Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, and now he had to finish it on his own. With what Wade called the loudest ...
NBA Finals: LeBron at his best? Can KD be stopped?
The Miami Heat evened the NBA Finals at one game apiece with a 100-96 victory over the Oklahoma City on Thursday night. LeBron James had another ...
Bosh replaces Haslem in Heat starting lineup
All-Star forward Chris Bosh is back in the starting lineup for the Miami Heat. After coming off the bench in the first four games since returning from ...