When scouting the Miami Heat, Denver coach George Karl noticed one glaring difference from last season. "Scary," he said. Quentin Richardson will take that as a compliment. Perhaps the biggest surprise within Miami's eye-catching 5-1 start, Richardson is averaging 10.5 points and 5.8 rebounds while shooting nearly 50 percent.
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By the time Dwyane Wade got rolling, the Miami Heat were already in control. That's just fine with the reigning NBA scoring champion. Wade scored 22 points, Jermaine O'Neal added 18 and the Heat dealt the Denver Nuggets their first loss of the season, 96-88 on Friday night. Mario Chalmers scored 16 points, Quentin Richardson added 13 and Udonis Haslem finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds...
Dwyane Wade wasn't about to take himself out of this game. The Miami Heat star played every minute of the second half on his way to a 40-point game, including a jumper with 25 seconds left that gave Miami the lead for good on the way to a 93-89 win against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.
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See the fans' perspective of the HEAT - Wizards game on November 4, 2009.
Sluggish at times offensively, the high-octane Phoenix Suns unveiled a new wrinkle. Zone defense, of all things, kept the Suns unbeaten. Steve Nash scored 25 of his 30 points in the second half, added eight assists and the Suns used a dominant fourth quarter to beat the Miami Heat 104-96 in a matchup of NBA unbeatens Tuesday night.
Alan Ogg, a 7-foot-2 shotblocker who played for UAB and spent parts of three seasons in the NBA, died Sunday from complications from a staph infection, a university spokesman said. He was 42. UAB spokesman Norm Reilly said Ogg died at UAB Hospital. Ogg played 80 NBA games over three seasons beginning in 1990 with the Miami Heat, who had a moment of silence Sunday night before playing Chicago.
Dwyane Wade topped 10,000 points for his career in the Miami Heat's game against the Chicago Bulls. Wade, already the Heat all-time scoring leader and last season's NBA scoring champion, made a free throw with 1:32 left in the third quarter Sunday. He entered the game 20 points shy of the mark.
Jermaine O'Neal claims he's not angry with the Indiana Pacers for trading him before last season. He might have fooled his old fans. He had 22 points and 12 rebounds against his former team, and the Miami Heat beat the Pacers 96-83 on Friday night. O'Neal was the Pacers' best player before the franchise fell apart following the brawl between Pacers players and Detroit Pistons fans in...
Without much thought, Udonis Haslem started reciting a long list of players who are good enough to be NBA starters yet come off the bench. He's now one of them. Haslem is out of Miami's starting lineup for the first time in six years, paving the way for Michael Beasley to open at power forward.
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MIAMI, 10/27 As the Miami HEAT prepares to usher in the 2009-10 season versus the New York Knicks during the home opener on Wednesday, October 28, HEAT fans will be treated to an upgraded and improved fan experience.
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Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Woodson said every game is important. Erik Spoelstra, his counterpart with the Miami Heat, termed Thursday's game "a meaningless preseason game." The results reflected their thinking. Joe Johnson scored 14 points and Al Horford and Jamal Crawford added 12 each to lead the Hawks past Miami 92-87 in the Heat's final preseason game.
In the final minute, Dwyane Wade went to his best move. Udonis Haslem had a game-saving dive to collect a loose ball a few seconds later. Don't tell the Miami Heat veterans that this was a meaningless preseason game. Wade scored 35 points in 29 1/2 minutes, Haslem finished with 17 and Heat overcame an early 18-point deficit in beating the Memphis Grizzlies 99-93 Wednesday night.
When Mike D'Antoni became coach of the New York Knicks before last season got underway and brought his run...
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MIAMI, 10/23 The Miami HEAT announced today that they have waived guard John Lucas.
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New York, NY 10/22 The NBA announced today that Miami Heat guard Daequan Cook has been named the recipient of the NBA Cares Community Assist Award for the 2009 offseason in recognition of his outstanding efforts in the community a
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MIAMI, 10/20 The Miami HEAT have announced that they have waived forward Anthony Tolliver.
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MIAMI, 10/20 The Miami HEAT have announced that they have exercised the third-year Rookie Scale Option on Michael Beasley and the fourth-year Rookie Scale Option on Daequan Cook.
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MIAMI, 10/19 As the Miami HEAT ramps up for the 2009-10 season, the franchise aims to celebrate during the days leading up to the Opening Night contest versus the New York Knicks on October 28.
There was no home team. Kansas fans had to choose between rooting for Julian Wright and the Hornets or Mario Chalmers and the Heat. Kansas State fans wanted to cheer for Miami because of Michael Beasley, but that also meant rooting for Chalmers, a former Jayhawk. No one knew what to do, so they just cheered the whole time.
Foul trouble limited Kevin Durant for much of three quarters, but it didn't stop him when the Oklahoma City Thunder needed him most. Durant scored 18 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter to help the Oklahoma City Thunder rally for a 96-91 preseason win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. Jeff Green added 25 points for the Thunder (2-2), who didn't take their first lead until there was...
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Carlos Arroyo is back in the NBA, and gets to stay home in Miami for that opportunity. The Miami Heat signed Arroyo to a one-year contract Monday, which would be worth about $1.1 million if the 30-year-old point guard remains with the club all season. Arroyo last played in the NBA for the Orlando Magic during the 2007-08 season, spending last season in Israel.
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HEAT To Host 2009 Miami HEAT Media Challenge