O'Neal is Heat's savior
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With their winning streak in jeopardy, the Miami Heat wisely turned to Shaquille O'Neal. Mixing finesse and muscle, Shaq sparked a 13-point run late in the fourth quarter and the host Heat won their eighth game in a row, beating the Orlando Magic, 117-107, last night.
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Shaquille O'Neal delivered a season-high 31 points and 15 rebounds as the Miami Heat held off the Detroit Pistons for an 85-82 home victory on Friday.
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Shaquille O'Neal took over the game in the fourth quarter, assuming command of the paint by scoring 10 of his season-high 23 points to lead the Miami Heat to a 92-83 victory last night over the Wizards in Washington.
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Jermaine O&#39;Neal&#39;s victory in court didn&#39;t feel as good as it should have, but he was happy to accept it. The Indiana Pacers forward was so drained from the flu that he didn&#39;t stay
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Alonzo Mourning is set to join Shaquille O'Neal on the Miami Heat, hopeful of setting aside his kidney problems and ready to take a backup role to "Shaq" in quest of a National Basketball Association crown.
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When Shaquille O&#39;Neal was traded to the Miami Heat from the Los Angeles Lakers, he was quick to point out that one of his goals was to help make Dwyane Wade the best point guard in the league.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. Â· Only once more this season will Heat center Shaquille O&#39;Neal see an opponent willing to play him pretty much straight up.
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Dwyane Wade had 18 points and seven assists, and the Miami Heat built a 25-point first-quarter lead on the way to an easy 97-68 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Sunday night. Shaquille O'Neal added 12 points and eight rebounds in 23 minutes for the Eastern Conference-leading Heat (30-12), who won for the third time in seven games and improved to 9-9 against teams from the West.
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The greatest center in Miami history isn&#39;t sure that adding Shaquille O&#39;Neal to the Heat lineup makes them a sure thing for the NBA Finals.
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LOS ANGELES - Fans gave former Laker Shaquille O&#39;Neal a warm ovation today in his first game at Staples Center since being traded to the Miami Heat.
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MIAMI Â· Monday night&#39;s 92-82 victory over the Atlanta Hawks provided Heat fans at AmericanAirlines Arena their first opportunity to offer thanks for the arrival Shaquille O&#39;Neal.
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MIAMI - Shaquille O&#39;Neal and his ailing left hamstring felt fine Thursday morning because the Heat had a plan to keep things that way.
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LOS ANGELES - The way NBA star Shaquille O'Neal sees it, he's still the big cat, Kobe Bryant's not where it's at, and he's got the rap to back up the fact. And the Miami Heat center isn't crazy about the Detroit Pistons' Ben Wallace or rapper Skillz either...
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Shaquille O'Neal sees this as just another test. His average of 14.3 points per game is by far the lowest of his career. His Miami Heat are 7-17, one of the worst records in the NBA, and look nothing like the team that won a championship 18 months ago. His leg hurts, his pride aches, and he knows ...
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The Miami Heat have traded  center Shaquille O'Neal to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for  forward Shawn Marion and guard Marcus Banks, the Heat said on  Wednesday.
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Ending nearly three months of suspense about his future, Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning said last night at his annual Zoâs Summer Groove charity game in Miami that he would play again next season â a choice he kept secret to the end, insisting he was still deciding just hours before the actual announcement.âI want to redeem myself and try to help this team redeem ourselves as an organization and try to get back on track,â Mourning said. âThat wasnât the Miami team you saw in the playoffs last year.âHe added, âIt left a sour taste in my mouth and itâs time to really end it all on the right note.âThis was the third straight summer Mourning considered retirement before choosing to keep playing. Next season will be his 15th in the N.B.A., not including a full year he missed with kidney problems that led to a transplant in 2003.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - The greatest center in Miami history isn&#39;t sure that adding Shaquille O&#39;Neal to the Heat lineup makes them a sure thing for the NBA Finals.