Familiar foes meet with high stakes on the line as the dominating duo LeBron and Dwyane Wade await the weary but chippy Celtics, previews Shaun Powell. Read Full Article
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MicroMovie: Week 4Three teams closed and advanced to the conference finals in Week 4. | Semifinals' bestKevin Durant's heroics, Heat teamwork highlight the best plays of the semifinals. | Revisiting the stealNBA.com's Steve Aschburner reflects on an immortal play in Larry's legend. | Heat hummingJust in time, Miami's reserves are contributing to the team's playoff run. |

Wade: East finals an 'inevitable' matchupMay 27th 2012 5:15 pm |
In 2010, Boston ousted Dwyane Wade in the first round and LeBron James in the second round. A year later, Wade and James were teammates and turned the tables, sending the Celtics into the offseason. Read Full Article |
Heat and Celtics prepare to meet again in postseasonMay 27th 2012 2:50 am |
It's a rematch: Miami and Boston will meet in the playoffs again, this time with a spot in the NBA finals at stake. Read Full Article |
Spurs, Thunder ready to duel for West supremacyMay 26th 2012 5:41 pm |
Maybe they'll finally get a challenge this time. Read Full Article |
James, Heat turn attention toward East FinalsMay 26th 2012 5:41 pm |
LeBron James shook a few hands, slapped a few fives, gave a few hugs. Read Full Article |
Eastern Conference finals scheduleMay 25th 2012 2:41 pm |
Here is the schedule for the Eastern Conference Finals. Miami's opponent will be determined Saturday night when the Philadelphia 76ers play the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series (8 p.m., ABC). Read Full Article |
Heat's Spoelstra fined $25K for comments about officiatingMay 26th 2012 4:35 pm |
Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra has been fined $25,000 for critical public comments about how the Miami/Indiana playoff series was being officiated, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President Basketball Operations. Read Full Article |
Knicks remove interim tag, sign Woodson to multiyear dealMay 26th 2012 9:55 am |
Mike Woodson will return as New York Knicks coach after leading them to their first playoff victory in 11 years. Read Full Article |
Bradley to have shoulder surgery, miss rest of playoffsMay 25th 2012 2:41 pm |
Boston Celtics guard Avery Bradley is done for the season. Read Full Article |
Knicks' Smith arrested in South Beach for license violationMay 25th 2012 2:41 pm |
Miami Beach police say a New York Knicks player has been arrested on a bench warrant for not having a valid driver's license. Read Full Article |
Record 24 teams scheduled for July Summer League in VegasMay 25th 2012 12:39 am |
A record 24 teams will compete at the 2012 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas this summer, the NBA announced Thursday. From July 13- 22, 23 NBA teams, including 11 that participated in the NBA Playoffs, as well as a team of NBA D-League Select players will compete at the Thomas & Mack Center and the COX Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Read Full Article |

![]() | Celtics-Heat: Dec. 27 Rookie point guard Norris Cole came up with 14 points in the fourth quarter as the Heat beat the Celtics in December. |
![]() | Heat-Celtics: Apr. 1 Rajon Rondo had a triple-double and the Celtics handed Miami its biggest loss of the season on April Fools' Day. |
![]() | Celtics-Heat: Apr. 10 Paul Pierce scored 27 points and Kevin Garnett added 24 points as the Celtics beat the Heat on April 10. |
![]() | Celtics-Heat: Apr. 24 Sasha Pavlovic scored 16 points and Marquis Daniels added 13 as the Celtics beat the Heat on the last night of the regular season. |
![]() | Sixers vs. Celtics: Game 7 Rajon Rondo has a triple-double and the Celtics beat the 76ers in Game 7 to advance to the Eastern Conference finals. |