A pair of losses have the Miami Heat searching for answers defensively.
Dec 082012
Dec 072012
MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James and four teammates chatted for several minutes under a basket after the Miami Heat finished practice on Friday afternoon, each player sporting a serious look for the entirety of the conversation.
Dec 072012
You might recall a Miami Heat win over the Los Angeles Lakers from back in March of 2011 , one that saw Kobe Bryant decide to take an impromptu postgame shooting session in full view of reporters after a poor performance in that game’s fourth quarter. Kobe enjoyed plenty of plaudits following that post-performance performance, while some of us shook our head at the showiness of it all. Because the Miami arena has a practice court that Kobe knew all about, and he didn’t have to turn his basketball penance into a “look at me!” event.
On Thursday night, Miami Heat All-Star LeBron James pulled the same junk after an embarrassing Heat loss to the New York Knicks. Except that … he didn’t.
James used that practice court, declining to share his reps for the snapping cell phones of the waiting media. And after that, much like Kobe in 2011, James came clean about Miami’s lost week to reporters. From ESPN’s Brian Windhorst , who was in the scrum for all of our benefit:
LeBron went thru an extended workout after the game on the practice court. Said Knicks “kicked our ass” & he “had to get better”
Dec 072012
After just one week, there’s been a shake-up at the top of our weekly NBA power rankings, with the Miami Heat falling from the top spot and the Memphis Grizzlies rising to No. 1 status. Here’s how we see the NBA, from top to bottom:
Dec 072012
You might recall a Miami Heat win over the Los Angeles Lakers from back in March of 2011 , one that saw Kobe Bryant decide to take to an impromptu postgame shooting session in full view of reporters after a poor performance in that game’s fourth quarter. Kobe enjoyed plenty of plaudits following that post-performance performance, while some of us shook our head at the showiness of it all. Because the Miami arena has a practice court that Kobe knew all about, and he didn’t have to turn his basketball penance into a “look at me!” event.
On Thursday night, Miami Heat All-Star LeBron James pulled the same junk after an embarrassing Heat loss to the New York Knicks. Except that … he didn’t.
James used that practice court, declining to share his reps for the snapping cell phones of the waiting media. And after that, much like Kobe in 2011, James came clean about Miami’s lost week to reporters. From ESPN’s Brian Windhorst , who was in the scrum for all of our benefit:
LeBron went thru an extended workout after the game on the practice court. Said Knicks “kicked our ass” & he “had to get better”
Dec 072012
Raymond Felton scored a season-high 27 points, and the New York Knicks connected on 18 3-pointers to more than offset the absence of Carmelo Anthony while topping the Miami Heat 112-92 on Thursday night.
Dec 072012
If “live by the three, die by the three” is the New York Knicks mantra, they’re doing plenty of living against the Miami Heat.
The Knicks shot 18-of-44 on 3-point attempts against the Heat on Thursday after shooting 19-of-36 on 3-pointers against Miami earlier this season. The Knicks are the first team in NBA history to make at least 18 3-pointers in consecutive games against an opponent, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Perhaps the Knicks know by now that the Heat have trouble defending their outside jumpers.
Dec 072012
The Knicks, in every sense of the word, are legit. Their 112-92 victory over the Miami Heat, with Carmelo Anthony sidelined, was emphatic, decisive and yet not very surprising when you consider the state of both clubs.
Dec 062012
MIAMI — In a battle between the two teams with the best records in the Eastern Conference, the New York Knicks — playing without leading scorer Carmelo Anthony — beat the Miami Heat, 112-92, on Thursday night.
Dec 062012
MIAMI (AP) — Carmelo Anthony will not play in the New York Knicks’ game against the Miami Heat on Thursday night, one day after getting five stitches in the middle finger of his left hand.