HEAT WIN!

HEAT win!

The White Hot NBA Finals is tied at 2 after a 109-93 Game 4 victory over the San Antonio Spurs!

LeBron James: 33 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists
Dwyane Wade: 32 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists
Chris Bosh: 20 points, 13 rebounds and 2 blocks
Ray Allen: 14 points

HEAT WIN!

HEAT win!

Your Miami HEAT are headed to San Antonio with the NBA Finals tied at 1 game each after a 103-84 victory over the Spurs!

Mario Chalmers: 19 points and 4 rebounds
LeBron James: 17 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists
Ray Allen: 13 points
Chris Bosh: 12 points and 10 rebounds
Dwyane Wade: 10 points and 6 assists

On to the Next one! Heat vs Spurs NBA FINALS

Lead by LeBron James' 32, the Miami Heat defeat the Indiana Pacers 99-76 in Game 7 to advance to the 2013 NBA Finals

HEAT WIN!

HEAT win!

Your Miami HEAT are headed to Indiana with a White Hot 3-2 series lead after a 90-79 victory over the Pacers!

LeBron James: 30 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.
Udonis Haslem: 16 points (8-9 FG)
Mario Chalmers: 12 points and 6 assists
Dwyane Wade: 10 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists

HEAT WIN!

HEAT win!

Your Miami HEAT take a White Hot 2-1 series lead after a 114-96 victory over the Indiana Pacers!

LeBron James: 22 points
Dwyane Wade: 18 points and 8 assists
Udonis Haslem: 17 points (8-9 FG) and 7 rebounds
Chris Bosh: 15 points
Mario Chalmers: 14 points and 4 assists
Chris Andersen: 9 points and 9 rebounds

HEAT WIN!

HEAT win!

LeBron James hits a layup at the buzzer to give your Miami HEAT a 103-102 overtime victory over the Indiana Pacers!

LeBron James: 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists
Dwyane Wade: 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists
Chris Bosh: 17 points
Chris Andersen: 16 points (7-7 FG), 5 rebounds and 3 blocks
Mario Chalmers: 10 points

HEAT WIN!

HEAT win!

Your Miami HEAT take a White Hot 2-1 series lead with a 104-94 victory over the Chicago Bulls.

LeBron James: 25 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists
Chris Bosh: 20 points and 19 rebounds
Norris Cole: 18 points (6-7 FG, 3-3 3PT FG)
Dwyane Wade: 10 points and 5 assists

HEAT win!

Your Miami HEAT defeat the Chicago Bulls 115-78 to even the White Hot best-of-7 series at 1!

Ray Allen: 21 points
LeBron James: 19 points, 9 assists and 5 rebounds
Norris Cole: 18 points and 6 rebounds
Dwyane Wade: 15 points and 5 assists
Chris Bosh: 13 points and 5 rebounds

Heat back to work after just a day of rest

MIAMI — Given that the Miami Heat have won 41 of their past 43 games, it's clear that things are going fairly well for the reigning NBA champions.

And now they have time to get better.

Monday (Tuesday, Manila time) was a day off for the Heat, a reward for a four-game sweep of the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Heat will return to work on Tuesday — though the earliest they will hit the floor to begin their second-round series against either Chicago or Brooklyn would be Saturday.

"It will be tough, but we'll challenge each other and we'll push each other in practice," Heat forward Chris Bosh said. "We have great professionals. We're not going to let each other slip. We're going to challenge each other, keep our conditioning up. When this next series starts I think we'll be ready."

The time off certainly will be good for Dwyane Wade.

Miami's starting shooting guard has been dealing with bone bruises around his right kneecap for more than a month now, and was so sore on Sunday that he did not play in the Heat series-clinching win at Milwaukee.


At minimum, the layoff between rounds means Wade will have at least eight full days off without a game, possibly longer.

"It's big," Wade said. "Obviously, we're one of the oldest teams in the league, maybe the oldest team in terms of rotation players. Guys have some bumps and bruises coming out of this series, so it's going to be great to get some rest. But also we have to take this time to continue to stay sharp, to continue to stay in shape as well."

That's likely why Heat coach Erik Spoelstra summoned the team back to work so quickly.

The practice schedule for the rest of the week isn't known, but it's expected that Miami would get at least one more day off without a practice before Round 2 begins — though at this time of year, a "day off" typically means that most players are at the arena for treatment anyway.

"It's interesting because as long as I've been in the NBA I've seen other teams do it. Some teams have 10-12 days off before their next game," Heat guard Ray Allen said. "It's interesting. We have an opportunity to get healthy, get home and take care of your body. For this team, a veteran team, everybody knows how to take care of their body."

If LeBron James has any nagging health matters, they didn't present themselves against the Bucks.

James shot nearly 63 percent in the series, easily the best performance of his career in any playoff matchup. He finished the four games averaging 24.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 6.8 assists.

For him, staying focused during a layoff won't be an issue.

"We're a veteran ballclub," James said. "It definitely won't be a problem for me. I understand what the playoffs all about. We've got an opportunity to rest because we took care of business but our business is not done. The only thing we guaranteed ourselves is the next round. That's it."

The Heat have won 12 straight games going back to the regular season, a streak that started not long after they won 27 in a row — the second-best stretch in NBA history.

James shook off the notion that the Heat could go 16-0 in the playoffs, saying all that matters is the next game against either the Bulls or Nets.

"Sixteen is the ultimate goal. But No. 5 is what we want to get next. That will be Game One of the next round," James said. "That's the way we approach it. Hopefully we're fortunate enough and continue to climb the ladder."

HEAT WIN!

HEAT win!

Your Miami HEAT sweep the Milwaukee Bucks to advance to Round 2 of the White Hot Playoffs!

Final Score: HEAT 88, Bucks 76

LeBron James: 30 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists
Ray Allen: 16 points (4-of-7 3PT FG) and 7 rebounds
Udonis Haslem: 13 points and 5 rebounds
Chris Bosh: 10 points and 5 rebounds

• Miami wins all games with double digit lead
• Miami first team to advance to the 2nd round of the Playoffs

HEAT WIN!

HEAT win!

Your Miami HEAT defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 104-91 to take a White Hot 3-0 series lead!

Ray Allen: 23 points (5 3PT FG)

LeBron James: 22 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds

Chris Bosh: 16 points and 14 rebounds

Udonis Haslem: 12 points

Chris Andersen: 11 points and 6 rebounds

HEAT WIN!

HEAT win!

Your Miami HEAT defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 98-86 to take a 2-0 White Hot series lead!

Dwayne Wade: 21 points and 7 rebounds
LeBron James: 19 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists
Chris Bosh and Chris Andersen with 10 points and 6 rebounds each
Shane Battier: 10 points
Norris Cole: 7 points 3 rebounds
Ray Allen 7 points 4 assists

HEAT WIN

HEAT win!

Your Miami HEAT defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 110-87 to take a White Hot 1-0 lead in the series!

LeBron James: 27 points (9-11 FG), 10 rebounds and 8 assists
Ray Allen: 20 points and 5 rebounds
Dwyane Wade: 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists
Chris Bosh: 15 points and 7 rebounds
Chris Andersen: 10 points and 7 rebounds