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Paul Scores 22, Leads LA Clippers Past Miami, 100-93

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MIAMI, FL, Sporting Alert – Chris Paul recovered from a dreadful start to score 22 points and lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 100-93 win over the Miami Heat in the NBA on Sunday. Box score

Paul, who scored just seven points in the first half on 2 for 13 shooting, went 6 for 10 in the second half to lead the way for the Clippers (34-17), who won two straight on the road and improved to 17-9 away from Staples Center.

The All-Star point guard started 0 for 9, but he never thought about stop shooting the ball.

“I kept shooting it (the ball) because sooner or later it had to go in. Just tried to stay aggressive,” Paul said, who also finished with seven assists.

Jamal Crawford continued his strong scoring form this season by adding 20 points off the bench, while J.J. Redick ended with 14 points in the win for the LA Clippers, who shot 45.7 percent from the floor and forced 13 turnovers.

Reserve forward Wesley Johnson had 10 points and seven rebounds off the bench, DeAndre Jordan went 3 for 4 from the floor, including a couple of dunks off passes from Paul and Crawford to end with nine points, 11 rebounds and three blocks, while Cole Aldrich pulled down 11 boards for Los Angeles.

The Clippers continue to be without star forward Blake Griffin, who recently underwent a second surgery on his broken hand while backup guard Austin Rivers will miss four to six weeks with a broken left hand the team is reporting.

“That was a team win because nobody really had it going,” said Clippers coach Doc Rivers. “But our defense really had it going all game.”

Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade and Goran Dragic all scored 17 points for the Miami Heat, who had won two straight heading into this game.

“They made big plays down the stretch,” Wade said. “That’s the way we’ve been winning of late, so we can’t be mad at that.

“We got a little taste of our own medicine.”

Dragic also dished out five assists and five rebounds, while Bosh also ended with five boards in the defeats.

Luol Deng shot 5 for 9 from the floor to add 15 points and eight rebounds, with Hassan Whiteside pulling in a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat (29-23).

After going behind by 12 points, the Heat managed to pull within three points, at 86-83 with 4:33 left in the game, but back-to-back 3-pointers from Paul and then another by Crawford with 1:49 left, took the game away from Miami.

The LA Clippers return to action on Monday at the Philadelphia 76ers, while the Heat will host the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday.

Chris Bosh Leads Miami Past New Orleans In OT, 94-88

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MIAMI, FL, Sporting Alert – Chris Bosh collected a double-double of 30 points and 10 rebounds and the Miami Heat defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 94-88 in overtime in their NBA Christmas Day clash here at AmericanAirlines Arena.

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“Christmas Day against one of the best in the league,” Bosh said. “I’m going to rise to the occasion.”

Bosh shot 11 of 25 from the floor and dished out four assists for the Heat with Dwyane Wade adding 19 points, six rebounds and four assists in the win for Miami (17-11) which survived some nervous moments down the stretch to secure the victory.

“Just an ugly game by both teams, but in this league you’ve got to win the pretty ones and the ugly ones,” said Wade.

“It wasn’t going right for us – Chris had it going to keep us afloat – but at the end I think it just came down to getting some great stops and we got some timely buckets.”

Anthony Davis had 29 points, 15 rebounds, four assists, four steals and three blocks to lead the Pelicans (9-20) who shot 40-percent from the field.

“That’s why I get paid the big bucks, to win games for us down the stretch,” Davis said.

“I was actually missing shots in the fourth and the team actually did a good job of carrying me.”

Eric Gordon added 16 points for New Orleans, which had won its previous two games.

Hassan Whiteside finished with a game-high 17 rebounds and four blocks for the Heat, who improved to 10-2 on Christmas Day.

Friday’s game finished 78-78 after four quarters, which led to the overtime play.

Next time out for Miami is a date on the road against the Orlando Magic.

New Orleans will play their next game at home against the Houston Rockets.

Team Stats Summary
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
New Orleans 88 40.0 6-20 10-11 19 45 3 10 19
Miami 94 39.8 6-26 18-27 19 57 5 10 18

Unbeaten Miami and Rockets Face-off: NBA Schedule Nov.4

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MIAMI (Sporting Alert) — The Miami Heat and Houston Rockets, two of the NBA early undefeated teams, will take on each other here at AmericanAirlines Arena on Tuesday night.

Miami (3-0), is the only unbeaten team left in the East, while Houston (4-0) is one of three teams with 100-percent record on the new term.

The Heat, in its post-LeBron James campaign, have been flourishing well so far, with forward Chris Bosh being in good scoring touch – averaging 25.7 points, 11.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game..

The NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week has been settling well into his new post as the go-to man for scoring and he is enjoying his new role.

“It’s just time,” Bosh said. “I knew I couldn’t settle into that same position I’ve been in the past four years, floating outside and shooting a couple of jumpers.

“I know I had to switch it up a little.”

Despite the good start though, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra isn’t getting too carried away, as he knows things can quickly change.

“We’re three games into this so it could quickly go the other way if guys start to feel comfortable and try to start to do it on their own,” Spoelstra said. “And that’s not the makeup of this group.

“That’s not at all a referendum on our personnel, it’s the power of working together that will make us more successful.

“The guys see it. They see how our team will have to play to be successful.”

The Houston Rockets in the meantime, are 4-0 to start the season, but more impressively, they will carry an undefeated 3-0 road record to the AmericanAirlines Arena.

James Harden, who poured in 35 points and nine rebounds in the 104-93 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night, is averaging 27.8 points per game for the Rockets, who are off to their best start since the 1996-97 season when they opened with a 6-0 record.

Houston is averaging 105 points per game and giving up 91.5 to their opponents.

Still, coach Kevin McHale believes his team can do better.

“We still have stuff to work on,” McHale said. “We just have to keep on going out there and understanding that we have a lot of work to do.

“We’re not a finished product by any stretch of the imagination.”

Tuesday night’s game is expected to be an exciting contest and the Rockets are confident they can extend their winning run in preparation for their other upcoming clash with the defending champions, San Antonio Spurs.

Also on Tuesday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder will continue life without influential players Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Jeremy Lamb when they visit the Toronto Raptors, hope to shake off Monday night’s 116-85 loss to the Brooklyn Nets.

Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers will face the Phoenix Suns, while LeBron James and Cleveland travel to take on Portland.

Tuesday, November 4
MATCHUP TIME (ET) TV CHANNELS
Milwaukee at Indiana 7:00 PM FSWI FSMW
Houston at Miami 7:30 PM CSN Houston SUN NBATV
Washington at New York 7:30 PM CNSW MSG
Oklahoma City at Toronto 7:30 PM FSOK TSN2
Orlando at Chicago 8:00 PM FSFL CSNC
Charlotte at New Orleans 8:00 PM TSOH FSN
Cleveland at Portland 10:00 PM FSOH CSNN NBATV
Phoenix at LA Lakers 10:30 PM FSAZ TWC SN

Warriors, Heat Win; NBA Scores From Nov. 2

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MIAMI (Sporting Alert) — The Miami Heat and the Golden State Warriors both picked up wins in the NBA on Sunday, Nov. 2.

Klay Thompson scored 29 points on 11-of-22 shooting and Stephen Curry added 21 points, six assists, five rebounds and two steals and Golden State (3-0) beat the Portland Trail Blazers, 95-90 at Moda Center.

Leandro Barbosa scored 13 points and Andrew Bogut collected 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Warriors, which took the lead at 91-90 with 0:08 on the clock when Thompson moved inside and hit a jumper with Portland’s Wesley Matthews all over him.

“If I had a jumper I was going to shoot it and if he was on my hip I was going to try to get to the rim,” Thompson said.

“Since he was right there I decided to try a tough floater and it went in.”

Curry then knocked down four consecutive free throws to seal the win for Golden State, who returns to action again on Wednesday night at home to the Los Angeles Clippers.

LaMarcus Aldridge paced the Trail Blazers (1-2) with 26 points and 13 rebounds, but turned the ball over two times in the last six-seconds.

Wesley Matthews scored 18 points, Robin Lopez added 12 points and 10 rebounds and Damian Lillard finished with 11 points, six boards and five assists for Portland, which went just 7-of-27 from long range in the defeat.

HEAT WIN TOO…

Over at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, Chris Bosh scored 21 points and pulled down 11 reounds and the Miami Heat beat the Toronto Raptors 107-102.

Dwyane Wade added 19 points and also grabbed 11 rebounds and seven assists for Miami (3-0), which had 32 of the 48 total rebounds at the defensive end.

“I guess it’s just effort,” Bosh was quoted as saying to reporters after the game. “We know a lot of people aren’t expecting us to do much on the boards.”

Luol Deng finished with 18 points, Shawne Williams added 16 and Mario Chalmers contributed 12 off the bench for the Heat, who is the only unbeaten team in the Eastern Conference.

DeMar DeRozan scored a game-high 30 points and picked Miami off on four occasions in a losing effort for Toronto (2-1).

“They executed well, especially down the stretch,” DeRozan said. “We’ve got to understand when we play against a good team they’re going to play well down the stretch.”

Kyle Lowry scored 22, Jonas Valanciunas chipped in with 14 points and eight boards and Greivis Vasquez got 12 points off the bench for the Raptors, who are 1-1 on the road.

“They outhustled us, and we missed a lot of free throws,” Lowry said. “We didn’t play our game.”

Miami out rebounded the Raptors 43-28.

“At the defensive end, it’s from start to finish,” Raptors coach Dwane Casey said. “You don’t just guard for 23 seconds.

“You guard for 24 and then come up with the rebound. We’re not doing that right now.”

Casey was disappointed to see Wade, a guard going in and getting so many rebounds.

“It’s not like it was one of their big guys getting the rebound — it was (Wade),” he said.

Elsewhere on Sunday, Carmelo Anthony 28 points on his way to surpassing 20,000 career-points, in the New York Knicks’ (2-1), 96-93 victory over the Charlotte Hornets 93 (1-2).

The Clippers (2-1), who rested Jamal Crawford went down 98-92 to the Sacramento Kings (2-1).

NBA SCORES AND RESULTS FROM NOV. 2

Sacramento Kings 98 (2-1), Los Angeles Clippers 92 (2-1)
Miami Heat 107 (3-0), Toronto Raptors 102 (2-1)
New York Knicks 96 (2-1), Charlotte Hornets 93 (1-2)
Golden State Warriors 95 (3-0), Portland Trail Blazers 90 (1-2)

Fredette leads Pelicans over Miami in preseason game

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Pelicans Jimmer Fredette vs. Heat Preseason Game 1: PHOTO NO Pelicans

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sporting Alert) — Jimmer Fredette scored 17 points and Luke Babbitt added 15 and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Miami Heat 98-86 in a preseason game at KFC Yum! Center on Saturday night.

Star forward Anthony Davis, who was a member of the USA World Cup Basketball winning team earlier this summer, played only 11 minutes in the first half, but did finished with five points, four rebounds and three blocks in his limited outing.

Also in double figures for the Pelicans were Ryan Anderson, Russ Smith and Austin Rivers, who all contributed 12 points apiece in the win.

James Ennis led Miami Heat with 17 points and six rebounds, but Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade accounted for 15 combined after going five for 20 from the field.

Bosh went 3 for 13 and Wade, 2 of 7.

Danny Granger and Shawne Williams had 12 points each for the Miami Heat, which went just 5-15 from behind the arc in the defeat.

Luol Deng shot 2 for 7 for Miami in its first preseason game.

GAME INFO

Flagrant Fouls: None
Technical Fouls: PLAYERS: None – TEAMS: None – COACHES: None
Officials: Zach Zarba, Brian Forte, Eddie F. Rush
Attendance: 20,074
Time of Game: 2:07

Top Performers
New Orleans: J. Fredette 17 Pts, 1 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl
Miami: J. Ennis 17 Pts, 6 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl

Miami reaches agreement to sign Luol Deng

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MIAMI (Sporting Alert) — Miami Heat have reached an agreement with forward Luol Deng, Adrian Wojnarowski and Yahoo Sports are reporting on Sunday.

Miami, which loss LeBron James, who returned to the to Cleveland Cavaliers, is busy reshaping the team for the forthcoming season and the report said that Deng has agreed to a “two-year, $20 million deal.”

ESPN is also reporting that Dang’s deal has include a player option after the 2014-15 season.

It is understood that the 29-year-old opted to join Miami after holding talks with Heat president Pat Riley and head coach Erik Spoelstra in “Chicago last week and further discussions between the player’s agent Ron Shade and club on Sunday morning.

With Chris Bosh signing a five-year, $118 million contract on Friday, and Dwyane Wade, reportedly nearing a new deal as well, the Heat convinced Deng that they are still pushing to win championships.

The former Chicago Bulls and Cleveland free-agent forward, who reported rejected offers from Atlanta and Dallas, is also expected to join forces with fellow free agents Danny Granger and Josh McRoberts.

Playing in Chicago and Cleveland, last season, Deng averaged 16 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.

NBA Trade: Reports say Heat in talks with Luol Deng

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Luol Deng (L) of the Cleveland Cavaliers. zimbio.com

MIAMI (Sporting Alert) — The Miami Heat are sad to see LeBron James go, but the NBA four-time finalists are already planning for life without the league’s best player.

James, who guided Miami to two NBA titles in four season (all four to the final), returned to his former team the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Heat are now reportedly in discussions to land free agent forward Luol Deng.

According to Adrian Wojnarowski and Yahoo! Sports, the Miami Heat are in talks with Deng and his representatives about a “two-year” contract for “nearly $20 million.”

It’s understood that Heat president Pat Riley and head coach Erik Spoelstra met with the former Chicago Bulls and Cleveland star forward in “Chicago last week to discuss a deal with the Heat,” and Wojnarowski reports that those discussions will continue on Sunday.

The report claims that the Atlanta Hawks and the Dallas Mavericks, are also trying to sign Deng.

Following the departure of James, Miami has managed to successfully re-signed Chris Bosh to a five-year, $118 million contract on Friday, and looks well set to keep Dwyane Wade as well.

With Bosh and Wade, as well as the capture of free agents Danny Granger and Josh McRoberts, the Miami Heat believe they have a good setup that can continue to push for titles, and are hoping to convince Deng to join the party.

Splitting his season with the Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland Cavaliers, the 29-year-old Deng averaged 16 points and 5.7 rebounds per game last season.

NBA News Brief and Trade Updates – James “Returns Home”

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james-heat(SportingAlert) — On Friday July 11, 2014, LeBron James announced that he would be leaving the Miami Heat and heading back to Ohio to play with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Pau Gasol says he’s joining the Chicago Bulls

James’ decision to make a shocking return to Cleveland has been met with jubilation by thousands of Cleveland fans who are glad that he has decided to return as a free agent. His return to Cleveland will help to give the Cavaliers a realistic shot at obtaining a NBA Championship in 2015.

It is understood that James, who won two NBA titles during his four seasons with the Miami Heat, has signed a two-year, $42.1 million contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

James, who is a four-time MVP is currently in Brazil where he will watch Sunday’s World Cup final between Germany and Argentina.

In other notable NBA news, All-Star Carmelo Anthony is still taking his time trying to decide if he wants to leave the New York Knicks to another franchise.

James’ departure from the Heat has created a lot of commotion for players who were considering free agency but Anthony has not been affected by his actions.

Power forward Kevin Love of the Minnesota Timberwolves is seriously leaving his franchise to join the Cavaliers. Cleveland has become a hot prospect team for players during the off season in 2014.

Since Cleveland acquired the number one NBA draft pick Andrew Wiggins, they are not willing to let go of him for Kevin Love. That is the only way that the Timberwolves would be willing to depart with Love.

After Lebron James announced his departure from the Heat, fellow teammate Chris Bosh opted to stay. He did not leave the heat and according to unconfirmed sources he has apparently signed a five-year $118 million dollar deal.

He is expected to work alongside 2006 NBA Finals MVP Dwyane Wade, who will reportedly signed a new contact, Josh McRoberts and Danny Granger as the lead scorers of the team now that James has departed.

Trades still continue in the off season and as of July 11, 2014 Jeremy Linn will playing for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2014/2015 season. The Denver Nuggets is close to obtaining Mike Miller and the Dallas Mavericks Chandler Parsons will holding keeping Vince Carter.

The drama with the selling of the Los Angeles Clippers is still taking place. On July 11, 2014, it was reported that Donald Sterling will not be selling the Clippers. Apparently, Sterling is trying to hold onto the Clippers for retirement and tax reasons.

This case is expected to continue until a decision can reached between Sterling and his estranged wife Shelly Sterling is co-owner of the team.

San Antonio Spurs beats Miami Heat, wins NBA Championship

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San Antonio Spurs wins NBA title, ending Miami Heat run. NBA.com

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs overpowered LeBron James and the Miami Heat to win the NBA Championship in Game 5 on Sunday night.

The Spurs dominated Game 5 at the AT&T Center to pick up a 104-87 victory and ended Miami Heat’s two-year hold on the trophy.

Kawhi Leonard, the MVP of the finals, finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds, Manu Ginobili scored 19 points, Patty Mills added 17, while Tim Duncan finished with 14 points and eight rebounds for the Spurs, as the veteran side secured their fifth title.

“We remember what happened last year and how it felt in that locker room and we used it and built on it and got back here and it’s amazing,” Duncan said. “It makes last year OK.”

LeBron James scored a game-high 31 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in the defeat for the Miami Heat, while Chris Bosh finished with 13 points and seven boards.

Sunday night’s victory saw Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili becoming “the winningest trio in NBA postseason history.”

NBA Finals Game 5: Heat-Spurs Watch Live on ABC/WatchESPN/ESPN3

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SAN ANTONIO (Sporting Alert) — The San Antonio Spurs will look to close out the NBA Final series with another win over the Miami Heat at the AT&T Center Sunday night.

NBA Finals Game 5: Heat-Spurs Watch Live Coverage: ABC/WatchESPN/ESPN3.com

8:00 PM ET, June 15, 2014
AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX

San Antonio take a 3-1 advantage in the series into tonight’s game and another win would mean they would have knocked off LeBron James and the two-time defending champions and lift the trophy.

The Spurs dominated Game 4 in the 107-86 victory in Miami on Thursday night and are just a win away from winning the championship.

However, despite sitting in the ideal position, the veteran team is not getting carried away.

“They’re going to come out and give us their best punch possible,” Spurs star forward Tim Duncan noted. “We know that they’re back-to-back champs and they’ve been in this situation before and they have all the confidence in the world that they can win these games.

“So we have to do just the same. Come out there and say, hey, we’re going to take it little by little, quarter by quarter, and see what happens.”

Dwyane Wade has been in this situation before when the Heat were two games in the 2006 finals against the Dallas Mavericks, but rallied to win the championship in six games, and star guard will not give up.

“I have very good reason that everything could change,” Wade said. “As I continue to say throughout the season, it’s a game-to-game thing.”

He added: “You have to pull from your experiences, and know where you came from to know where you’re trying to go.”

If the Miami Heat are going to win a third successive title, they will have to overcome a lot of obstacles, but Chris Bosh remains optimistic about this Game 5.

“We’re not going down. We’re going to win this game tonight,” Bosh said ahead of the game Sunday. “We’re going to come.

“We prepare like we need to do. Plain and simple, we’re going to win this game.”

Bosh added: “I don’t care about guarantees. We’re just going to win the game.”

Miami Heat v San Antonio Spurs: Game 4 Live Streaming on ESPN3, ABC

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MIAMI, Fla. (Sporting Alert) — The Miami Heat enter what they called a “must will” game in the 2014 NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 on Thursday night.

9:00 PM ET, June 12, 2014
AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, FL
Watch Live Streaming on ESPN3.com/WatchESPN
Live TV Channel: ABC

San Antonio took a 2-1 lead in the seven game series, following a dominating 111-92 victory in Game 3 on Tuesday night and the travels, who will return home for Game 5 this weekend, are looking to take an even bigger advantage in the finals.

However, Miami has no intentions of going to San Antonio down 3-1, as it would be a very difficult task of coming back from such a deficit.

“This is a must win,” Bosh said on his Twitter account. “We can not go back to San Antonio down 3-1.

“That is out of the question.”

Miami Heat got jumped on early in Game 3 and never recovered and star forward LeBron James says the two-time defending champions must make swift adjustments.

“You’re always on edge in the postseason, but I don’t want to be concerned at this point,” he said. “For us, we have to make the adjustments.”

San Antonio also won Game 3 last season to take a 2-1 lead, but Miami came back to win Game 4 to even up the series, before going on to lift the championship title.

LeBron James scores 35pts, leads Heat past Spurs, 98-96 – Game 2

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LeBron James in action for Miami v Spurs. Photo via ESPN.com

SAN ANTONIO (SportingAlert.com) — LeBron James scored 35 points and pulled down 10 rebounds and the Miami Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs 98-96 Game 2 of the NBA Finals series on Sunday night.

James and the Heat were bouncing back from Game 1 defeat last Thursday when the Spurs won 110-95, after the star forward suffered from cramping and was forced to leaved the game late in the fourth quarter.

He recovered from a slow start to guide Miami to victory.

“What happened on Thursday was Thursday,” James said.

“My whole focus was how I was going to try to help this team even this up and just try to make some plays.”

Chris Bosh, who made the go-ahead 3-pointer for the Heat after being found by James with 1:18 remaining, finished with 18 points, with Rashard Lewis and Dwyane Wade each finishing with 14 points.

Tony Parker led San Antonio with 21 points and seven assists, Manu Ginobili finished with 19 points and four assists and Tim Duncan adding 18 points and 15 rebounds in the defeat at AT&T Center.

“There were moments where we forgot what got us to where we are now,” said Ginobili, who had three turnovers in the game.

“… We stopped [moving] the ball. We know how it works. We are playing a great team with great players, and we’ve got to be close to perfect to win.”

The teams will be back in action again in Game 3 at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami on Tuesday night, at 9:00 PM ET.