Rondo's 2 Late Baskets Lift Celts Over Heat 101-96
Rajon Rondo hit two running baseline shots in the last two minutes and the Boston Celtics capitalized on the absence of LeBron James to beat the Miami Heat 101-96 Wednesday night.
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Rajon Rondo hit two running baseline shots in the last two minutes and the Boston Celtics capitalized on the absence of LeBron James to beat the Miami Heat 101-96 Wednesday night.
Each time Miami Heat center Greg Oden steps on the court, it's a success for him and the franchise. There are also moments like Tuesday night's game against the Boston Celtics that tease just how good he could be if his knees cooperate.
Their big early lead was gone, the Miami Heat were trailing with 3 minutes remaining and the two-time defending champions seemed very much in trouble.
Following a tough six-game road trip, the Miami Heat return home for a week before beginning another long stretch of games outside of South Beach. They hope their defense is waiting for them there.
A three-team trade involving the NBA Champion Miami Heat, Golden State Warriors, and Boston Celtics has been agreed upon, according to Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski.
The Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers are the cream of the crop in the NBA's Eastern Conference, but the separation between those two teams and the rest of the conference is striking in the first week of December.
Jeff Green hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Boston Celtics to a 111-110 victory over the Miami Heat on Saturday night.
The next time the Miami Heat take the court against an Eastern Conference foe, they may need a couple of name tags.
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The Boston Celtics will play at the TD Garden for the first time Friday night since the events of the Boston Marathon.
The Celtics need a pick-me-up after losing the opening two games of their first-round playoff series against the Knicks. The city of Boston could use one, too, after a traumatic two weeks of bombings and manhunts and grieving.
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LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade had not played together in a couple of weeks, so the Miami Heat needed some time to get back into rhythm.
The Miami Heat have spent much of the last two weeks without Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, or Chris Bosh in the starting lineup. But, Friday night the Heat will have its Big Three on the court against the Boston Celtics, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Miami Heat All-Star guard Dwyane Wade is planning on returning to the starting lineup this Friday after sitting out the last six games due to a knee injury.
The New York Knicks have beaten the Miami Heat three of the last four times the teams have played including Tuesday night's 102-90 victory. It's given Knicks players and fans confidence they can hang with the Heat, but when the playoffs start, regular season victories mean nothing.
Every athlete dreams of leaving a legacy that will be remembered for decades. The 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers did that by winning 33 games in a row. Now, the Miami Heat are looking to top that Lakers team during a run they hope culminates with another NBA Championship.
Sometimes in sports, a player will run his mouth when he shouldn't and then has his words shoved right down his throat. That's just what happened to Boston Celtics guard Jason Terry Monday night against the Miami Heat.
It's not like there's any extra motivation needed for the Miami Heat, but the Boston Celtics may have added a little bit of fuel to the Heat's fire with recent comments about the Heat's 22-game winning streak.
After the week Miami Heat superstar forward LeBron James had, being named the Player of the Week seemed to be a slam dunk...and it was.
Paul Pierce hit a go-ahead jumper with 31 seconds left and the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 100-98 in double overtime Sunday after learning that All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo was out for the season with a knee injury.
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Jaylen Brown had 29 points and Payton Pritchard scored 24 points to help the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 98-96 on Friday night.
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Jaylen Brown had 29 points and Payton Pritchard scored 24 points to help the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 98-96 on Friday night.
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A judge ordered the U.S. to return three migrant families who were affected by President Trump's family separation policy in his first term and then deported in his second.
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Haitian American advocates, like Miami Dade County Commissioner Marlene Bastien, say the move is both cruel and creates a sense of fear in the community.
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