=== Miami Heat 2004-05 Season Preview ===
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Free Agent; Keyon Dooling (G) - Free Agent; Damon Jones (G) - Free Agent; Christian Laettner (F) - Free Agent; Albert Miralles (F) - Trade
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Shaquille O&#39;Neal was expected to play in Miami&#39;s game against the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night after participating in the Heat&#39;s morning shootaround.
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LeBron James' run of futility in South Florida is over. The misfortune of the Miami Heat continues.
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(Sports Network) - The New Jersey Nets got their season off on a losing note on Wednesday with a 100-77 loss to the Miami Heat at the Meadowlands.
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Ron Artest had more fun in Detroit than the Heat did in Miami.
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The Miami Heat began a well-deserved break Wednesday after their triumphant return to South Florida with the NBA championship trophy in tow. The Heat beat the Dallas Mavericks 95-92 in Game 6 Tuesday for the first title in the 18-year-old history of the franchise.
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WASHINGTON (Sports Network) - Dwyane Wade continued his hot start to the 2004-05 campaign with a career-high 37 points, as the Miami Heat improved to 3-0 on the young season with a 118-106 win over the Washington Wizards.
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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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MIAMI - Coach Stan Van Gundy had a short wish list Monday â-eep Shaquille O&#39;Neal healthy and get more practice time. &quot;We haven&#39;t practiced in five days,&quot; Van Gundy said.
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On Dec. 23, the Phoenix Suns and new Coach Mike D&#39;Antoni traveled north to Seattle to take on the SuperSonics. The Suns were barely in a 116-90 loss, dropping to 10-19 on the season, an incredible disappointment
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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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Pat Riley decided against quitting on top. He'd rather try to stay there another year. Riley said Wednesday he'll return as coach of the NBA champion Miami Heat, ending speculation he might retire at age 61. He'll be on the sideline when the title banner is raised at the season opener Oct. 31 against the Chicago Bulls.
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(Sports Network) - South Beach gets its first taste of Shaquille O&#39;Neal tonight when the Miami Heat open the home portion of their schedule against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers at AericanAirlines Arena.
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And then are the nights like this, when life with Shaquille O&#39;Neal and Dwyane Wade isn&#39;t such a carefree joy ride. Caught in the fast lane that is the Dallas Mavericks&#39; offense, the Heat crashed and burned
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In a season when more teams are self-destructing than improving, everyone is searching for the NBA&#39;s biggest surprise. I&#39;ve identified a serious candidate -- a 21-win team
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MIAMI Â· In adding Shaquille O&#39;Neal, the Heat bolstered itself for the season&#39;s biggest challenges. But coach Stan Van Gundy warned Tuesday that he won&#39;t back down from the little ones, either.
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Shaquille O&#39;Neal promised to bring a championship to Miami. And although it&#39;s way too early to be thinking about titles, he can&#39;t wait to show off his new team to his old Western Conference rivals.