Coming into Thursday night’s South Beach showdown with the two-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, the Miami Heat had lost five straight games all to playoff bound teams.
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NBA Matchup: New York Knicks @ Dallas Mavericks
The New York Knicks have been red hot as of late as they have won seven of their last ten games and two straight coming into this matchup. With Carmelo Anthony getting more and more comfortable with this team…
Are the Boston Celtics in trouble without Shaq?
There is no question at this point in the NBA regular season that the Boston Celtics are arguably the best team in the Eastern Conference and maybe even in the entire league, but with about 20 games left before the NBA playoffs…
Lakers dominate Spurs on their home floor to win seven straight
Heading into the All-Star break a few weeks ago, the Los Angeles Lakers had hit a bit of rough patch as they had lost three games in a row before hosting the All-Star game in Los Angeles.
NBA Buyouts: Mike Bibby lands with the Miami Heat
The first player the Celtics signed was sharp shooting forward Troy Murphy. Even though Murphy hasn’t played a lot over the last couple years, he still could have some worth off the bench for the Celtics…