Jimmy Butler again powers Heat to series-opening win, this time 123-116 in Boston

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 18, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, NBA, Sports.

BOSTON – Leads were gained; leads were lost. Bodies were flying and flailing. Competition fierce throughout. And then a decisive Jimmy Butler 3-point attempt. So, yes, Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals was very much Miami Heat-Boston Celtics playoff-intensity basketball, a rivalry staged at this level now for the third time in four years. With the requisite fight to the finish, this time after the Celtics built a 13-point lead, the Heat pushed back to a 12-point advantage, with the Heat ultimately making it a 123-116 victory Wednesday night night at TD Garden. So make it three series and...

Winderman’s view: Heat stare down big challenge in series opener, solve Celtics

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 18, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, Miami Heat Blog, NBA, Sports.

BOSTON – Observations and other notes of interest from Wednesday night’s 123-116 NBA playoff victory over the Boston Celtics: – A big problem? – It certainly looked that way at the outset, when Robert Williams was dominating inside early for the Celtics. – It looked that way when Heat backup center Cody Zeller struggled in his opening stint (and later his ensuing stint). – It looked that way when the Heat tried to play Max Strus on Al Horford, as they did during the regular season. – And it looked that way when Kevin Love was taken off the floor when the Celtics went small. – But to their credit,...

It’s Heat-Celtics again in East finals (third time in four years), starting Wednesday in Boston

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 15, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, NBA, Sports.

MIAMI – A year after falling one Jimmy Butler 3-point attempt short of defeating the Boston Celtics for a berth in the 2022 NBA Finals, the Miami Heat will get another shot. With the Celtics defeating the visiting Philadelphia 76ers 112-88 in Game 7 of that Eastern Conference semifinal series Sunday, the Heat will meet the Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals for the third time in the last four seasons. For the first time in the three matchups, the Celtics will have homecourt advantage in the best-of-seven series played on a 2-2-1-1-1 basis that opens Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. at TD Garden. When...

Miami Heat beat the New York Knicks in Game 6 | PHOTOS

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 13, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Miami Heat, NBA, Photos and Videos, Sports, Uncategorized.

Hyde5: Lowry, Heat’s bench come up big against Knicks in Game 4 win

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 9, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, NBA, Sports.

On a night the stars on both teams put up numbers, Game 4 was decided by a place the Miami Heat remains surprisingly (and strategically) strong: The bench. The Heat lost Tyler Herro and Victor Oladipo to injury earlier these playoffs. Coach Erik Spoelstra still played 10 players in the Heat’s 109-101 win and the impact was obvious. Heat bench scoring: 32 points. Knicks bench: 10 points. There’s your game, folks. That’s the short answer to why the Heat moved to a 3-1 lead and one win from the Eastern Conference finals. Kyle Lowry continues to be Playoff Kyle, or Healthy Kyle, with 15 points,...

How the legend of ‘Lead Us Kevin’ became the Miami Heat’s ultimate talking point

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 8, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, NBA, Sports.

MIAMI – The legend of “Lead Us Kevin” dates only to late February, but it already has become lore in the Miami Heat locker room, replete with accompanying T-shirts. It also has spawned “Lead Us Max” and “Lead Us Kyle” and, this past Saturday, “Lead Us Cody.” But the leading man with the team’s new catchphrase is veteran power forward Kevin Love and it started in the most innocuous fashion by the most trite of comments from assistant coach Chris Quinn. “It was like a shooting drill that Chris Quinn was running in practice,” Heat forward Max Strus told the Sun Sentinel ahead of Monday night’s...

Miami Heat beat the New York Knicks in Game 3 | PHOTOS

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 7, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, NBA, Photos and Videos, Sports.

The Miami Heat beat the New York Knicks in Game 3 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series 105-86.

Heat fight the good fight in injury absence of Butler, fall 111-105 to Knicks

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 3, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, NBA, Sports.

NEW YORK – It was the leading men against the replacements. Julius Randle, Jalen Brunson and R.J. Barrett were in place for the New York Knicks. Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro and Victor Oladipo were out for the Miami Heat. No, not optimal, the Heat ailing and the Knicks healing as the teams headed into Tuesday night’s Game 2 of this best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series. Still, even with the Knicks moving to a 111-105 victory at Madison Square Garden and a 1-1 series tie, it was a game that showed what the Heat have in support of Butler, who well could be back from his sprained right...

Winderman’s view: It could have been Adebayo’s night; instead, a Heat loss

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 3, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, Miami Heat Blog, NBA, Sports.

NEW YORK — Observations and other notes of interest from Tuesday night’s 111-105 NBA playoff loss to the New York Knicks: – It could have been a Bam Adebayo game for the Heat. – And perhaps, in his own way, it was. – The issue with Adebayo, at least with this roster, hasn’t been about such an immediate ascension. – The leading man is in place, even if absent Tuesday night. – So even with Jimmy Butler out, coach Erik Spoelstra stressed perspective, at least when it came to Tuesday’s expectations. – “They don’t change dramatically,” Spoelstra said of Adebayo. “He doesn’t need to score 50 for us...

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