Gafford, Kispert power Wizards past Heat 114-108
Daniel Gafford had 22 points and eight rebounds, and the Washington Wizards beat the Miami Heat 114-108 in a meeting of short-handed teams.
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Daniel Gafford had 22 points and eight rebounds, and the Washington Wizards beat the Miami Heat 114-108 in a meeting of short-handed teams.
Jimmy Butler scored 35 points, Tyler Herro scored 14 of his 22 in the fourth quarter and the Miami Heat moved closer to escaping play-in tournament range by beating the New York Knicks 127-120.
Jaylen Brown scored 25 points, Jayson Tatum added 22 and the Boston Celtics moved to the brink of a berth in the NBA Finals.
Herro missed the final eight minutes of the Heat's 109-103 victory in Game 3 after sustaining the injury.
The Eastern Conference finals are all knotted up, the series about to shift to Boston with the Celtics now holding the home-court advantage.
His team was down by eight at halftime, and Miami coach Erik Spoelstra went into the locker room ready to deliver a big speech.
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The Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers meet in a second-round playoff series that may have turned before it even started.
The Heat beat the Hawks 110-86 while again shutting down Trae Young on Sunday night to take a 3-1 series lead.
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The pressure will be on the Miami Heat Tuesday night heading into Game 2 of the NBA playoffs against the Atlanta Hawks at FTX Arena.
The Miami Heat are in the NBA playoffs and you can be a part of the fun as they play for a championship.
The Miami Heat clinched a spot in the NBA playoffs with Wednesday's win over the Boston Celtics.
Khris Middleton scored 22 points, Jrue Holiday added 19 points and 12 assists and the Milwaukee Bucks moved a win from a berth in the Eastern Conference semifinals after easing past the Miami Heat 113-84 on Thursday night.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points and Bryn Forbes led Milwaukee's scorching start from 3-point range as the Bucks trounced the Miami Heat 132-98 on Monday night to extend their lead in this first-round playoff series.
The Lakers beat the Miami Heat 102-96 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night.
Jimmy Butler had a bandage on his right knee and a wrap on his left ankle. His team's starting point guard and center are both doubtful to play in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. And his Miami Heat are coming off a one-sided loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Miami Heat were not only badly beaten. They were beaten up.
The Miami Heat beat the Boston Celtics 125-113 on Sunday night to win the Eastern Conference Finals in 6 games and advance to the NBA Finals.
Goran Dragic scored 25 points, Bam Adebayo led a big third-quarter rally to finish with 21, and the Miami Heat pulled off another comeback to beat the Boston Celtics 106-101 and take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals Thursday night.
Is one Nunn, as in Miami Heat's Kendrick Nunn, as good as another? Well, a group of basketball-playing nuns from a South Florida high school has offered to help the Miami Heat during the NBA playoffs, should the team need it.
Jimmy Butler put the Heat ahead again in overtime — and then Bam Adebayo finished it off with the biggest block of his career.
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The Florida House overwhelmingly approved a plan that aims to ease financial strains on condominium owners.
Luis Cruz, 45, was arrested Wednesday by Miami Police and charged with child abuse with great bodily harm.
Montalvo Roberto Jr., 64, is charged with grand theft in the case.
A federal appeals court Tuesday sided with a Southwest Florida health-care provider in a years-long dispute with the state.
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A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
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The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
Vice President JD Vance met briefly with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday. Vance said he knew the pontiff was "very ill," but he "didn't realize how sick he was."
A proposed amendment that would have kept the door open for sports facilities was rejected.
Elon Musk told Tesla investors that he plans to scale back his time at the Department of Government Efficiency.
President Trump said he isn't planning on firing Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, one day after calling Powell a "major loser."
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a "reorganization" of the State Department, with plans for staffing cuts.
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The former lieutenant governor sat down with "Facing South Florida" for her first interview since becoming FIU's interim president.
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Jim talks to Republican State Senator Blaise Ingoglia, who has been in the immigration battle from the beginning.
The Affordable Care Act requires health insurers and group health plans to cover certain preventive-care services recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force at no cost to patients.
Casely received 51 consumer reports of the charger's lithium-ion batteries catching fire while in use, resulting in burn injuries.
The CDC is now struggling to keep up with requests for support from states with measles outbreaks.
A majority of the agency's COVID-19 vaccine work group now backs narrower "risk-based" recommendations.
CDC experts were not made available to discuss the findings showing a rise in autism prevalence.
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