Heat have 1 practice down, but long way to go
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Summer games are over for the Heat. Coach Stan Van Gundy has the players now, and there will be no more freelancing offense and optional defense.
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MiamiÂ· Nothing came easy for Heat guard Dwyane Wade Friday night, so of course the basket spit the ball out before it bounced on the back of the rim and teetered a bit before falling through the net.
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MIAMI - The dissapointment in the Florida State locker room following Friday night&#39;s loss to Miami was palpable. Most players seemed in disbelief of what had just happened, and then there were others who had been there too often; they had enough.
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Richard Hamilton caught an inbounds pass under the basket and banked in a shot with 1.3 seconds left, giving the Pistons an 78-77 win over Miami last night at Auburn Hills, Mich., as the Heat lost for the first time in nine games against Eastern Conference opponents.
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The brick wall came tumbling down Saturday. But that didn't stop the Miami Heat from beating the Los Angeles Lakers in Shaq vs. Kobe I. With Shaquille O'Neal watching from the bench after fouling out late in the fourth quarter, Dwyane Wade and Eddie Jones scored four points each in overtime and the Heat beat the Lakers 104-102 to extend their winning streak to 11 games, equaling a franchise record.
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Shaquille O&#039;Neal and the Miami Heat are enjoying a week off before resuming their National Basketball Association playoff title quest, hoping the break does not cool their hot shooting touch.
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Seattle and Miami are among the NBA's four winningest teams so far this season, ranking just behind Phoenix and San Antonio. Yet when the Heat put their 14-game winning streak on the line Monday night against the SuperSonics, Miami won't be looking at the matchup as a potential NBA Finals preview or a measuring stick to see where it ranks against one of the Western Conference's elite clubs.
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The Heat might have to wait a while for Shaquille O&#39;Neal to start devouring the competition. Limited to 21 minutes by a strained left hamstring as well as the need for little more against
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Shaquille O&#39;Neal&#39;s weight is down, and his motivation is up. That&#39;s a troublesome combination for opponents of the Miami Heat, who acquired O&#39;Neal in an offseason trade
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The Miami Heat began their longest road trip of the season by getting double-doubles from Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade to defeat the injury-depleted Portland Trail Blazers 103-92 Friday night.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Heat coach Stan Van Gundy has said more than once he regrets that Saturday&#39;s Heat-Lakers game is more about the Shaquille O&#39;Neal-Kobe Bryant saga than basketball.
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SACRAMENTO Â· With Shaquille O&#39;Neal warming up for Saturday&#39;s showdown with the Lakers, and with Dwyane Wade nearly providing a triple-double, the Heat pulled off something special Thursday.
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Two years ago, the Miami Heat were NBA champions but now Pat Riley's team are close to the worst run in the franchise's 20-year history.
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The Miami Heat slipped to their 15th  consecutive defeat, two short of the franchise record, after  the defending NBA champions San Antonio Spurs fought back for a  90-89 win on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON--For much of the night, Shaquille O&#39;Neal was right where the Washington Wizards wanted him. Saddled with foul trouble, the center was cramming his 7-foot-3-inch body onto a way-too-small folding chair on the Miami Heat&#39;s bench.
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TAMPA Â· Ever since Alonzo Mourning&#39;s devastating revelation of kidney illness in September 2000, the Heat has been more than aware of life without a dominant big man.
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The Miami Heat are atop their division, own the best in-conference record among teams in the East and have won twice as many games as they've lost.