Heat hang on to beat Pistons in Game 3
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The Miami Heat withstood a  fourth-quarter barrage to beat the Detroit Pistons 98-83 on  Saturday and take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
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Shaquille O'Neal helped the Miami Heat build a 22-point lead. And when they blew it, he delivered the go-ahead dunk in the final minute to beat the Detroit Pistons.
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Dwyane Wade scored 37 points, and that still was not enough for the hapless Miami Heat.
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Dwyane Wade was practically silent in the middle two quarters, not even finding the opportunity to shoot against Detroit&#039;s zone defense. He awoke in the fourth, just in time to put the Miami Heat on the cusp of a trip to the NBA Finals. Wade scored 12 of his 31 points in the final quarter Monday night, when the Heat pulled away for an 89-78 win and a 3-1 lead over the two-time defending Eastern Conference champion Pistons.
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Rasheed Wallace earned the plaudits with 24 points and 10 rebounds to help Detroit beat the Indiana Pacers 110-104 on Tuesday, earning the Pistons their third win in a row.
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Dwyane Wade turned the ball over more than any Miami Heat player in history last night. Teammates likely will forgive him.
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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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Three quarters of Brandon Roy was good enough for the surging Portland Trail Blazers. Even Dwyane Wade's best game of the season couldn't save the struggling Miami Heat.
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Dwyane Wade scores 37 points, and that still wasn't enough for the hapless Miami Heat to overcome a balanced Portland attack in a 98-91, Trail Blazers win on Friday.
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The Miami Heat keep winning, and the Boston Celtics &#151; well &#151; keep on losing. Dwyane Wade had 30 points and nine assists to lead the Heat to their fifth consecutive victory, beating Boston 91-79 on Wednesday night and sending the Celtics to a franchise-record 16th loss in a row.
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The Miami Heat center slam off a missed shot with less than four minutes remaining in the third quarter against the Dallas Mavericks Thursday night (local time).
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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 Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 88-82 to win Game Three of the Eastern Conference finals on Sunday.
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For the first time in nearly a month, the Miami Heat failed to win. Ray Allen scored 35 points, Rashard Lewis added 17 points and 13 rebounds and the Seattle SuperSonics snapped the Heat's franchise-record 14-game winning streak Monday night with a 98-96 victory.
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Miami stays close until the end but falls to Detroit, 100-95, as Rasheed Wallace powers the Pistons with 26 points and 10 rebounds.
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Miami&#39;s first loss to an Eastern Conference team after eight tries came at the hands of the struggling Pistons. Using a shot by Richard Hamilton with 1.3 seconds left, the Pistons ended
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The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the  Detroit Pistons 88-82 to win Game Three of the Eastern  Conference finals on Sunday.