-
Seattle Times
| 11 months ago
Miami, which lost to the Dallas Mavericks in the Finals last year, hosts the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 4 of this championship series on Tuesday. LeBron James arrived for practice Monday wearing lime-green sneakers. It was the fashion statement du...
-
Miami Herald
| 11 months ago
Besides producing sensational statistics and playing exceptional defense, LeBron James is achieving something else in these playoffs: He is helping put the opponent's top scorer in foul trouble. Indiana's Danny Granger , Boston's Paul Pierce and now,...
-
NBA
| 11 months ago
The NBA Finals' Game 3 television rating is down slightly from last year. Overall, the series' average rating through three games is the highest since 2004. The Miami Heat's 91-85 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night on ABC earned an 8.
-
International Herald Tribune
| 11 months ago
Liberty Robyn Beck/Agence France-Presse Getty Images Known for his strong work ethic, Scott Brooks has been scrutinized for his decision making in Game 3 of the N.B.A. finals. He played alongside Hakeem Olajuwon, Patrick Ewing and Jason Kidd, threw...
-
Los Angeles Times
| 11 months ago
Chris Bosh 's lower-abdominal strain may end up being a major pain for NBA playoff teams not named the Miami Heat . It has forced LeBron James to enhance his game, a feat that didn't seem possible. It has led to the emergence of Shane Battier as a...
-
Orlando Sentinel Online
| 11 months ago
June 18, 2012 NBA championship or not, LeBron James will still go down as the most hated player in NBA history. But after last week, Russell Westbrook might be the most criticized. It took seven years for the public and the media to build its...
-
The Globe & Mail
| 11 months ago
Story Oklahoma City Thunder centre Kendrick Perkins goes for the ball under the basket in the first half. In Pictures All that didn't wreck the Thunder's hopes of winning the series. The Thunder trail the Miami Heat 2-1 after a 91-85 loss on Sunday...
-
NY Daily News
| 11 months ago
Now we will see whether the best player in the game can finish the job. It's 2-1 Miami, but it was the exact situation a year ago when James needed only two more victories to finally capture the ring has been going after for nine long years...This...
-
France24
| 11 months ago
Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant takes part in a practice session in preparation for game four of the NBA Finals at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. Durant says he's not about to start second-guessing himself just because he's not scoring in...
-
Miami Herald
| 11 months ago
Pat Riley knew this moment would come the moment when the basketball world would be watching LeBron James in the NBA Finals and, remembering back to last year, wondering if the Heat's star player could deliver. We all know what this team is capable...
-
Reuters
| 11 months ago
Topics Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant (L), Derek Fisher (C), and Lazar Hayward (R) joke as they stretch during a team practice for the NBA basketball finals in Miami June 18, 2012. Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant has vowed to make amends for...
-
Turks and Caicos Free Press
| 11 months ago
Content Miami Heat LeBron James (L) and The Miami Heat lineup might be dominated by three of the NBA 's biggest stars, but not all of their victories in the NBA Finals are going to be pretty to watch, says LeBron James . "I don't give a damn how we...
-
Miami Herald
| 11 months ago
The LeBron James Haters Association would like to announce it is disbanding. There will be a going-out-of-business sale on old cardboard signs that no longer are usable, the ones that read LeChoke! and reference fourth-quarter failures. One stubborn...
-
NBA
| 11 months ago
LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh walked off the floor together after Game 3 of the NBA Finals, and were immediately wrapped up in conversation as they strolled to the Miami Heat locker room...Turns out, the Heat "Big Three" were already...
-
Los Angeles Times
| 11 months ago
Seven of the first eight questions Russell Westbrook fielded during a media session Monday were related to something the Oklahoma City Thunder guard didn't do for the final 5 minutes 1 second in the third quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Finals ...
-
Miami Herald
| 11 months ago
They lead the NBA Finals two games to one, just like last year. Only this time, that lead comes with LeBron James playing at the top of his game...They get their next chance Tuesday night, when Miami hosts Game 4. Consecutive wins over the Thunder...
-
Sun Sentinel
| 11 months ago
These NBA Finals have made for classic theater -- and television ratings -- through three games, with one point separating the teams after the series' first week. Artistic?...And it takes is pretty discerning eye to find true basketball beauty here.
-
Turks and Caicos Free Press
| 11 months ago
The Miami Heat have been winning ugly, which is fine with LeBron James who is within two victories of claiming his first National Basketball Association ( NBA ) title. "I don't give a damn how we get four," James told reporters after practice on...
-
The Bellingham Herald
| 11 months ago
Kevin Durant went to the bench after picking up his fourth foul with 5:41 left in the third quarter. Just 40 seconds later, Thunder head coach Scott Brooks took Russell Westbrook out with his team up 60-54, leaving him with James Harden, Derek Fisher,...
-
China Post
| 11 months ago
LeBron James had 29 points and 14 rebounds and Dwyane Wade finished with 25 points and seven assists as the Miami Heat beat Oklahoma City 91-85 Sunday to take a 2-1 series lead in the NBA Finals. Wade sank two free throws with 13 seconds remaining in...
-
The Hindu
| 11 months ago
James the most influential player again One team's proficiency from the free-throw line and the other losing out a key player at a crucial juncture decided the fate of Game 3 of the NBA Finals at the American Airlines Arena here on Sunday night.
-
San Jose Mercury News
| 11 months ago
Order is at the root of most everything we do in civilized society. It's why we have schools, it's why we go to war, it's why we establish laws and it's why we conceived governments to enforce them. It's why numbers, statistically or monetarily or...
-
Hollywood insider
| 11 months ago
Getty Images The Miami vs. Oklahoma City showdown is proving to be a ratings slam dunk for ABC. Through three games, the 2012 NBA Finals between the Heat and the Thunder marks the highest-rated pro basketball Finals since 2004.
-
Newton Daily News
| 11 months ago
These were the situations that felled them last year, when tough moments often resulted in soul-sucking defeats. Now the Miami Heat looks like a team that can stand up to just about anything in the NBA Finals. The Heat could be halfway to a...
-
International Business Times
| 11 months ago
OKC point guard Russell Westbrook continues to get heat for not getting NBA scoring champion Kevin Durant more looks as the Thunder lost to Miami in Game 3 of the NBA Finals Sunday night. And many pundits say that if Westbrook doesn't adjust his play,...
-
The Christian Science Monitor
| 11 months ago
ments Thunder can't close deal in Game 3 loss to Heat Miami overcame an Oklahoma City scoring run in the third period to defeat the Thunder last night in Game 3 of the NBA Finals in Miami. Game 4 is Tuesday night on ABC. By Christopher Hartman, ...
-
Sun Sentinel
| 11 months ago
After Sunday's Game 3 against Oklahoma City,Dwyane Wade gave the best reason yet LeBron disappeared over the final three games against Dallas last year: He had a game where he struggled and let that kind of get in his mind a little,'' Wade said. The...
-
International Herald Tribune
| 11 months ago
Liberty With three simple words that were more playful than derisive, Kevin Durant helped along the continuing reputation reset of a team that for much of its two seasons in present form has been the essence of entitlement and presumption. Dwyane...
