http://www.mail.com/people/427140-erik-spoelstra.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/427140-erik-spoelstra.html http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2106534-heat-pacers-game-2-better.html MIAMI (AP) — 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 to demoralize the Indiana Pacers. Or not. "Our belief," Pacers coach Frank Vogel said Thursday, "has strengthened." Barely 12 hours after LeBron James scored on a drive as time expired in overti... Thu, 23 May 2013 21:21:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2106534-heat-pacers-game-2-better.html 2013-05-23T21:21:40Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2101228-experienced-heat-upstart-pacers-ready-to.html MIAMI (AP) — 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 finals and certain that an NBA championship was in their sights. That's when Wade learned a valuable lesson: Never take playoff chances for granted. Wade hurt his rib cage on a simple crossover dribb... Tue, 21 May 2013 20:32:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2101228-experienced-heat-upstart-pacers-ready-to.html 2013-05-21T20:32:03Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2098710-bosh-aiming-to-impactful-pacers.html MIAMI (AP) — 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 Hibbert when the Miami Heat open this series against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night, especially since the Pacers' biggest man is arguably enjoying the best postseason run of his career to date.... Mon, 20 May 2013 21:31:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2098710-bosh-aiming-to-impactful-pacers.html 2013-05-20T21:31:12Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2089138-heat-rally-bulls-to-advance-94-91.html MIAMI (AP) — 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 during the fourth quarter. Must have been one amazing tape job. Wade was brilliant down the stretch — and the Miami Heat are heading back to the Eastern Conference finals as a result. LeBron James... Thu, 16 May 2013 07:14:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2089138-heat-rally-bulls-to-advance-94-91.html 2013-05-16T07:14:25Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2085020-heat-home-chance-to-finish-bulls.html MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade is limping around in obvious pain. LeBron James' shooting percentage is down. Shane Battier and Ray Allen have struggled to get anything going from 3-point range. The Eastern Conference semifinals have been far from perfect for the Miami Heat. And the reigning NBA champions are now in absolute control of this series nonetheless. B... Tue, 14 May 2013 17:34:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2085020-heat-home-chance-to-finish-bulls.html 2013-05-14T17:34:22Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2080700-james-shrugs-flopping-accusations.html CHICAGO (AP) — The suggestion that he's a flopper drew a grin as wide as his wingspan from LeBron James. Miami's superstar shot down the accusations from the Chicago Bulls, saying they reminded him of the days when some claimed he was overrated and questioned his ability to lead a team to a championship. "It's kind of the same (as when... Mon, 13 May 2013 00:26:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2080700-james-shrugs-flopping-accusations.html 2013-05-13T00:26:17Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2075278-parity-abounds-nba-conference-semifinals.html Parity has struck the NBA playoffs, where the conference semifinals are all fit to be tied. The four current series are all knotted at one game apiece — the first time that's happened in the second round of the NBA playoffs since the league went to its current format more than a quarter-century ago. For favorites like Miami, New York, San Antonio and Okla... Fri, 10 May 2013 03:16:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2075278-parity-abounds-nba-conference-semifinals.html 2013-05-10T03:16:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2072976-romp-heat-who-top-bulls-115-78.html MIAMI (AP) — For the first time in these playoffs, the Miami Heat were facing some real adversity. They responded with a technical knockout. After nine technical fouls, two ejections and a whole lot of extracurricular pushing and shoving, the end results were as follows: The biggest postseason win in Heat history, the biggest postseason loss in Chicago Bu... Thu, 09 May 2013 03:07:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2072976-romp-heat-who-top-bulls-115-78.html 2013-05-09T03:07:03Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2072302-denvers-karl-named-nba-coach-year.html DENVER (AP) — Selfless and starless. These were the staples of the exhilarating Denver Nuggets' NBA franchise-record 57-win regular season. George Karl kept with that theme Wednesday, sharing the credit far and wide after being named the league's Coach of the Year for the first time in his quarter century as an NBA head coach. Karl thanked everyone from h... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:00:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2072302-denvers-karl-named-nba-coach-year.html 2013-05-08T21:00:43Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2071274-denvers-karl-earns-coach-year-honors.html DENVER (AP) — George Karl led the Denver Nuggets to a team-record 57 wins without a big name on his roster. For that endeavor, Karl earned the NBA's Coach of the Year on Wednesday. He received 62 first-place votes, followed by Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat with 24 votes from a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. New York's Mike Woodson finished t... Wed, 08 May 2013 15:42:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2071274-denvers-karl-earns-coach-year-honors.html 2013-05-08T15:42:48Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2069792-heat-bulls-game-2-improvements.html MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Heat have been in this less-than-ideal spot before. They trailed Indiana in the Eastern Conference semifinals last season, needed to win a pair of elimination games against Boston in the East finals and then dropped Game 1 of the NBA Finals to Oklahoma City. And when it was all said and done, the Heat walked away with the title. ... Tue, 07 May 2013 21:56:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2069792-heat-bulls-game-2-improvements.html 2013-05-07T21:56:45Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2067908-bulls-stun-heat-93-86-game-1-eastern-semis.html MIAMI (AP) — Only one team has held the Miami Heat below 90 points on their home floor this season. That would be the Chicago Bulls, and for good measure, they've now done it twice. So by now, it's obvious: If there's a team in the NBA that has Miami's number, it has to be the Bulls. Nate Robinson scored 27 points and dominated in the final minutes — afte... Tue, 07 May 2013 07:41:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2067908-bulls-stun-heat-93-86-game-1-eastern-semis.html 2013-05-07T07:41:37Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2067500-bulls-steal-game-1-top-heat-93-86.html MIAMI (AP) — Nate Robinson was spitting blood in the first half, then delivered the deepest cuts of the night in the final moments. And the Chicago Bulls reminded the Miami Heat that no one in the NBA plays them any tougher. Yes, the streakbusters struck again. Robinson scored 27 points, Jimmy Butler added 21 points and a career-high-tying 14 rebounds, an... Tue, 07 May 2013 03:21:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2067500-bulls-steal-game-1-top-heat-93-86.html 2013-05-07T03:21:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2061798-ap-source-lebron-wins-4th-mvp-award.html LeBron James is getting his fourth Most Valuable Player award — and the only mystery left is whether the vote was unanimous. The Miami Heat star will be introduced Sunday as the award winner, according to a person familiar with the results and who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the league has not publicly announced this ye... Fri, 03 May 2013 23:50:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2061798-ap-source-lebron-wins-4th-mvp-award.html 2013-05-03T23:50:13Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2050122-james-leads-heat-bucks-round.html MILWAUKEE (AP) — After getting treatment "around the clock" for two days, Dwyane Wade tested his aching right knee in warm-ups before Game 4. It still hurt. "I could have pushed through it," he said. "But my teammates told me if it's hurtin', they got it." The Miami Heat reminded everyone Sunday why they're heavy favorites to win a second straight NBA tit... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:26:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2050122-james-leads-heat-bucks-round.html 2013-04-29T07:26:10Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2047924-ageless-allen-coming-up-big-playoffs.html MILWAUKEE (AP) — LeBron James worked Ray Allen hard for two years, urging the veteran guard to come to Miami any time he saw him. It's easy to see why. Allen already has been a major factor in his first playoff appearance with the Miami Heat, who are one win from closing out their first-round series against the Milwaukee Bucks. He led the Heat with 23 poi... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:26:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2047924-ageless-allen-coming-up-big-playoffs.html 2013-04-26T22:26:08Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2047714-banged-up-wade-treatment-remains-day-to-day.html MILWAUKEE (AP) — Dwyane Wade was spending Friday getting treatment, and the Miami Heat are monitoring him ahead of Sunday's Game 4 against the Milwaukee Bucks. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra hasn't made a decision about Wade's playing status, preferring to wait and see how his guard feels after getting "a couple of hours" of treatment. The Heat didn't practice... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:35:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2047714-banged-up-wade-treatment-remains-day-to-day.html 2013-04-26T20:35:43Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2045780-allen-heat-up-3-0-104-91-win-bucks.html MILWAUKEE (AP) — For all Miami has accomplished with its Big Three — and it's been plenty — there's still one thing the Heat haven't done. Yet. The Heat have a chance to sweep a playoff series for the first time since LeBron James and Chris Bosh joined Dwyane Wade in Miami when they play the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 4 on Sunday afternoon. ... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:19:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2045780-allen-heat-up-3-0-104-91-win-bucks.html 2013-04-26T07:19:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2040970-heat-lead-series-2-0-wade-heads-to-milwaukee.html MIAMI (AP) — A banner bearing Dwyane Wade's jersey number hangs in the arena the Milwaukee Bucks call home, in tribute of his days as a standout at Marquette. Suffice to say, he won't have favorite-son status over the next few days. Wade and the Miami Heat are halfway to advancing in the NBA playoffs after topping the Milwaukee Bucks 98-86 on Tuesday nigh... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:22:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2040970-heat-lead-series-2-0-wade-heads-to-milwaukee.html 2013-04-24T07:22:30Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2040676-heat-take-late-top-bucks-98-86-2-0-lead.html MIAMI (AP) — Everyone in the Miami huddle was bracing for a grind to the finish. On the other end, the sense around the Milwaukee bench was that an upset was there for the taking. Then the Heat landed a swift knockout punch. Dwyane Wade scored 21 points, LeBron James finished with 19 and the Heat used a frantic start to the fourth quarter to pull away and... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:44:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2040676-heat-take-late-top-bucks-98-86-2-0-lead.html 2013-04-24T02:44:49Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2037532-heat-bucks-to-issues-game-2.html MIAMI (AP) — Long after just about every Miami Heat player left the practice court on Monday, LeBron James stayed behind for a 3-point shooting contest against Ray Allen and Mario Chalmers. He yelled. He trash-talked. And he won, getting to watch his teammates do 20 push-ups as his reward. There is a certain irony in James staying on the court after pract... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:57:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2037532-heat-bucks-to-issues-game-2.html 2013-04-22T19:57:29Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2035614-james-27-heat-top-bucks-110-87-game-1.html MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James has never taken fewer shots in a playoff game than he did on Sunday night, which at first glance might seem like a good thing for the Milwaukee Bucks. It was not. James scored 27 points on 9 for 11 shooting — finishing two assists shy of a triple-double — while Ray Allen scored 20 off the bench and the defending champion Heat pic... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:13:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2035614-james-27-heat-top-bucks-110-87-game-1.html 2013-04-22T02:13:50Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2029756-coaching-carousel-starts-to-spin-nba.html The first time Byron Scott was fired, Lawrence Frank took his job. Now they're both looking for work, and the NBA's coaching carousel is already spinning in three cities. Scott was fired by the Cleveland Cavaliers, Frank was ousted by the Detroit Pistons and Doug Collins resigned as coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, all three Thursday, a day after the end ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:04:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2029756-coaching-carousel-starts-to-spin-nba.html 2013-04-18T23:04:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2029452-mvp-lebron.html MIAMI (AP) — There has never been a unanimous MVP in the history of the NBA. Not Wilt Chamberlain, not Bill Russell, not Shaquille O'Neal, not Michael Jordan. LeBron James might soon change that. At least, the Miami Heat believe he should. After finally winning that first NBA title last June, James was better than ever in his first year as a champion. He ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:18:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2029452-mvp-lebron.html 2013-04-18T21:18:15Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2025814-james-misses-heat-practice-personal-matter.html MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James was not with the Miami Heat for their final regular-season shootaround on Wednesday morning. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said the league's reigning MVP was tending to a personal matter. James was not expected to play Wednesday against the Orlando Magic. He has spent part of the past couple weeks dealing with a right hamstring strai... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:50:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2025814-james-misses-heat-practice-personal-matter.html 2013-04-17T15:50:38Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2023992-playoffs-looming-wade-thinking-3rd-ring.html MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade was sitting with his mother after a pregame workout a few days ago, a rare quiet moment in a nearly empty arena that would soon be filled by 20,000 screaming Miami Heat fans. She was wearing a pendant shaped like one of her son's two Heat championship rings, which probably explains why their chat revolved around the looming NBA pl... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:05:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2023992-playoffs-looming-wade-thinking-3rd-ring.html 2013-04-16T21:05:05Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2022014-lebron-heat-starters-sit-96-95-win-cavs.html CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James warmed up, got dressed and grabbed a seat. Like an ordinary fan, he watched the Heat, who had some guy named Jarvis Vernado playing for them. And Miami won without James — and most of its other stars. James sat on the bench in street clothes as Norris Cole stripped Kyrie Irving of the ball with 2.2 seconds left to give Miami,... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 02:42:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2022014-lebron-heat-starters-sit-96-95-win-cavs.html 2013-04-16T02:42:35Z