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The News Tribune
| 1 year ago
05 am Ten-year-old Zaire Wade had some surprising news for his dad as Sunday dawned and Game 3 of the NBA Finals loomed. He told me this wasn't Father's Day, Heat guard Dwyane Wade said. He said this was Son's Day,' and for Son's Day' we had to win.
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Miami Herald
| 1 year ago
New York Saturday, April 28 Miami 100, New York 67 Monday, April 30 Miami 104, New York 94 Thursday, May 3 Miami 87, New York 70 Sunday, May 6 New York 89, Miami 87 Wednesday, May 9 Miami 106, New York 94, Miami wins series 4-1 --- Atlanta vs. Boston...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 1 year ago
If the game gets tight all three of us have to make plays to get the win...Wade scored 25 points, Bosh contributed 10 with 11 rebounds for Miami, which hit just 37 per cent from the field but made 31 of 35 free throws. "This is competition at its...
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Turks and Caicos Free Press
| 1 year ago
The Oklahoma City Thunder were the best free-throw shooting team in the NBA this season but the Western Conference champions lost Game Three of the championship series due to their frailties at the line against the Miami Heat on Sunday. The Thunder...
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Sun Sentinel
| 1 year ago
Like I wasn't already going to try to do that," the amused father of two boys said with a shrug. But here's the difference between Wade and the rest of the millions of fathers among us. When his son makes a special request, the Heat star actually...
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NY Daily News
| 1 year ago
It's almost perfect the way the Finals have played out, because it can be broken down in the simplest of terms. We've got a bad guy in LeBron James , maybe the most hated athlete on the planet, going up against a good guy in Kevin Durant ...We all...
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International Herald Tribune
| 1 year ago
Liberty For the second straight game, Durant was saddled with foul trouble that cut into his minutes Sunday night. But in contrast to Game 2, Durant was not able to recover from his absence and deliver during the fourth quarter, and the Thunder lost...
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San Jose Mercury News
| 1 year ago
It is there every day for LeBron James and the Miami Heat -- the sting of last year's NBA finals loss...James had 29 points and 14 rebounds, and the Heat took a 2-1 lead in the NBA finals with a 91-85 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday...
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Freshness Mag
| 1 year ago
June 18th, 2012 Fans certainly got their money's worth last night. Both visiting Oklahoma City Thunders and hosting Miami Heat were within just a point or two between each other for the most part till the last minute when Thunders' offense fell apart.
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Examiner
| 1 year ago
The Heat's LeBron James, right, and Thunder's Kevin Durant kept their teams in the game, posting 29 and 25 points, respectively...And while the Miami Heat moved to a 2-1 lead in these best-of-seven NBA Finals with a 91-85 victory Sunday night over...
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Miami Herald
| 1 year ago
Miami Heat's playing wasn't always pretty in Game 3, but to fans, it was beautiful Big 3's 64 points lift Heat to a 2-1 series lead The Heat is throwing a pair of Big 3s at Oklahoma City now in these NBA Finals. Each of them played their part in a...
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Miami Herald
| 1 year ago
The Heat had struggled at the free-throw line at times during the first three rounds of the playoffs. But in the NBA Finals, shots from the stripe haven't been much of a problem. On Sunday night, Miami's proficiency from the line might have been its...
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Miami Herald
| 1 year ago
In unison, thousands of fans made that shushing sound we all remember from elementary school...James stepped back to the line, exhaled and made the second to give the Heat a four-point lead...Russell Westbrook missed a three-point attempt moments...
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Miami Herald
| 1 year ago
Oklahoma City guard Derek Fisher wears 37 because that's how many years he's been on this Earth, only seemingly a few years short of how many years he's been in the NBA...It's no accident that Kobe Bryant is one thread that runs through the Lakers...
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New Zealand Infotech Weekly
| 1 year ago
The Miami Heat held off Oklahoma City Thunder after a scintillating fourth-quarter battle to claim a 91-85 game three victory and seize a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven NBA finals. LeBron James led the scoring with 29 points and sank the second of two...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
LeBron James scored 29 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Miami Heat past the Oklahoma City Thunder, to take a 2-1 series advantage in the NBA Finals at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, 91-85. The Thunder led by six points in the third...
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Miami Herald
| 1 year ago
Dwyane Wade said before the game that it's no secret that Kevin Durant is one of the best fourth quarter players in the game. Typically so, but not so Sunday, not against a swarming Heat defense. Durant (25 points) made six of his first nine shots...
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Sun Sentinel
| 1 year ago
And, with that, the Heat didn't just take Game 3 of the NBA Finals with a 91-85 win against Oklahoma City and a 2-1 lead in the best-of-7 series...Maybe they saw an old conversation dry up just a little more. When the Heat play their best, they...
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The Hartford Courant
| 1 year ago
The Oklahoma City Thunder certainly has a few after the final 1 1/2 minutes of Game 3 of the NBA Finals . The Thunder was within a point of the Miami Heat on Sunday night at AmericanAirlines Arena , and then it wasn't after a flurry of missed shots...
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Sun Sentinel
| 1 year ago
In yet another compelling, pulsating bill of fare in these NBA Finals, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade powered the Heat to a 91-85 victory Sunday night over the Oklahoma City Thunder to take a 2-1 lead in this best-of-seven series. "This is competition...
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The Star
| 1 year ago
The Miami Heat beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 91-85 to seize a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven National Basketball Association Finals on Sunday. LeBron James, who led the scoring with 29 points, sank the second of two free throws with 16.2 seconds left...
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KSBY
| 1 year ago
Up by 10 in the third quarter on the road in Game 3 of the NBA Finals...And even a late flurry wasn't enough to save the Thunder, as the Heat escaped with a 91-85 victory Sunday night to take a 2-1 lead in the championship series...There was so much...
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International Herald Tribune
| 1 year ago
Liberty The Heat shot only 37.8 percent, but they focused when it mattered most Sunday night. The Thunder shot well enough, but turned careless just when they could not afford to. In the final minutes, the Heat were steadier and ultimately triumphant,...
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NY Daily News
| 1 year ago
The debate over whether LeBron James is a clutch player rages on but there is no disputing that the NBA's Most Valuable Player is a complete package. It's was LeBron's defense on Kevin Durant in the fourth quarter that the difference as the Miami...
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Star Phoenix
| 1 year ago
They were up 10 in the third quarter of the NBA Finals and then it all slipped away...And even a late flurry wasn't enough to save the Thunder, as the Heat escaped with a 91-85 victory Sunday night to take a 2-1 lead in the championship series...
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Miami Herald
| 1 year ago
Halfway to a title, and LeBron James shows no sign of letting this one get away. James had 29 points and 14 rebounds, and the Miami Heat took a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals with a 91-85 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night. Dwyane...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
| 1 year ago
AP Miami Heat small forward LeBron James (6) shoots as Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Kevin Durant (35) defends during the first half at Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Sunday, June 17, 2012, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) .
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The Bellingham Herald
| 1 year ago
The Sports Network The Thunder avoided another sluggish start on Sunday, but still trailed the Heat, 47-46, at halftime of Game 3. LeBron James scored 16 points to pace Miami, which has led by double-digits in each of the first two games of this...
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International Herald Tribune
| 1 year ago
The Miami Heat, led by 16 points from LeBron James, held a 47-46 lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder after the first half of Game Three of the NBA Finals on Sunday. The Heat led 26-20 after the first quarter at their AmericanAirlines Arena home but...
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Myrtle Beach Online
| 1 year ago
Battier, Chalmers aide James' start; Heat lead Thunder at the half Battier, Chalmers aide James' start; Heat lead Thunder at the half In a series with stars at every turn, it was two of Miami's complementary pieces that stole the show during the...
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The Bellingham Herald
| 1 year ago
Now granted LeBron James has been fantastic in the series so far but ever since he took his talents to South Beach, the reigning MVP has been the most vilified player in the NBA, taken to task for everything from his wardrobe to his facial...
