| Pick-and-Spacing the Indiana Pacers |
| The one constant for the Miami HEAT in
their series against the Indiana Pacers
was the pick-and-roll and the space it
afforded Dwyane Wade and LeBron James
when attacking Roy Hibbert. In the
clinching Game 6, that pair scored more
than 20 points off screens until Indiana
was forced to change in the fourth
quarter. Then, Wade and James finished
things off. |
| LeBron James y Dwyane Wade escogidos para el Mejor Equipo de la NBA |
| Miami, 24 de Mayo - La NBA anunció el
24 de Mayo que el delantero del Miami
HEAT LeBron James ha sido escogido para
integrar el Primer Equipo de la NBA en
la temporada 2011-12 y que el defensa
Dwayne Wade fue seleccionado para
integrar el Tercer Equipo de la NBA en
la temporada 2011-12. |
| Round Three Playoff Tickets On Sale |
| The Miami HEAT announced today that all
individual game tickets for its first
two home games of the Eastern Conference
Finals will go on sale to the general
public Friday, May 25th at 12:00 p.m.
Individual game ticket inventory is
limited and tickets are expected to sell
quickly. Fans can purchase tickets
online at HEAT.com, Ticketmaster.com or
by calling 1-800-4NBA-TIX. There will be
an eight ticket purchase limit per
order. |
| HEAT 105 - Pacers 93 Game 6 Chat Recap |
| Recap of HEAT.com's live chat during
their Game 6 win over the Indiana Pacers
to clinch a spot in the Eastern
Conference Finals, led by 41 points from
Dwyane Wade. |
| LeBron James escogido en el Primer Equipo Defensivo de la NBA |
| MIAMI, FL - La NBA anunció el
miércoles que el delantero del Miami
HEAT LeBron James habÃa sido escogido
para el Primer Equipo Defensivo de la
NBA 2011-12. |
| LeBron James and Dwyane Wade Named to All-NBA Teams |
| The NBA announced on May 24 that Miami
HEAT forward LeBron James has been
named to the 2011-12 All-NBA First Team
and HEAT guard Dwyane Wade has been
named to the 2011-12 All-NBA Third Team.
James led all players with 596 points,
including 118 of a possible 120 First
Team votes. The honor marks his six
overall First Team selection and
fifth-straight. |
| LeBron James Named to NBA All-Defensive First Team |
| The NBA announced on May 23 that Miami
HEAT forward LeBron James has been
named to the 2011-12 NBA All-Defensive
First Team. This marks the fourth time
in James' career, the second as a member
of the HEAT, that he has earned NBA
All-Defensive First Team honors, all in
consecutive seasons. He previously
earned First Team honors during the
2010-11, 2009-10 and 2008-09 seasons. |
| Turning Defense Into Offense |
| The Miami HEAT took Game 5 against the
Indiana Pacers on the strength of run
outs, earning 22 fast-break points. That
doesn't mean the team was trying to run
more in that game than any other,
though. In order to play fast, they need
stops and rebounds, and they need the
right sort of stops and rebounds. We
look at the defense that became the
spectacular offense. |
| 2011-12 HEAT Dancer Gallery: Twenty |
| HEAT 115 - Pacers 83 Game 5 Chat Recap |
| Recap of HEAT.com's live chat during
Miami's Game 5 victory over the Indiana
Pacers to take a 3-2 series lead. |
| camp_redo |
| HEAT Announce 2012 Scholarship Recipients |
| MIAMI - The Miami HEAT announced today
the four recipients of its 2012 HEAT
Scholarships: The Alec Kessler
Student-Athlete Scholarship, the Dr.
Jack Ramsay Scholarship and two HEAT
Scholarships. In its 16th year, the HEAT
Scholarships offer $10,000 in funds to
high school seniors attending school in
Miami-Dade, Broward, or Palm Beach
counties. |
| Working Together Without the Ball |
| LeBron James and Dwyane Wade combined
for 43 of Miami's 55 second-half points
against the Indiana Pacers in Game 4,
playing one of the most beautiful
stretches of basketball we've seen all
year. And it might have all started with
one simple play in the second quarter,
plus a ton of work without the ball. |
| HEAT 101 - Pacers 93 Game 4 Chat Recap |
| Recap of HEAT.com's live chat during
Miami's Game 4 victory in Indiana to tie
the playoff series at 2-2. |
| How Miami Can Help Dwyane Wade |
| The Miami HEAT need Dwyane Wade to play
better than he did when shooting 2-of-13
in Game 3 against the Indiana Pacers,
but it's not all on him. The team can
help Wade by affording him more space to
operate in, among other adjustments.
Because the HEAT don't just need Wade to
score, they need him to be efficient. |
| Pacers 94 - HEAT 75 Game 3 Chat Recap |
| Recap of HEAT.com's live chat during
Miami's Game 3 loss in Indiana. |
| HEAT Camp |
| Road Rally Game 3 |
| Join the HEAT Dancers, Burnie, the
Xtreme Team, PA Announcer, Michael B.,
Dale, and other HEAT fans as they gather
to watch the national telecast of the
HEAT taking on the Indiana Pacers in
Game 3 of the Second Round of the 2012
Playoffs. |
| How Indiana is Limiting Miami Threes |
| The Miami HEAT's offense runs like a
well-oiled machine when it is generating
three-pointers, but not just any threes.
It needs to create open, efficient,
assisted threes, and knowing this, the
Indiana Pacers have schemed to take
those away, a scheme that starts with
how they defend LeBron James and Dwyane
Wade's pick-and-rolls. |
| 2011-12 HEAT Dancer Gallery: Nineteen |
| Pacers 78 - HEAT 75 Game 2 Chat Recap |
| Recap of HEAT.com's live chat during
Miami's Game 2 loss to the Indiana
Pacers in the Eastern Conference
SemiFinals. |
| Whether or Not to Start LeBron at PF |
| The Miami HEAT outscored the Indiana
Pacers by 15 points with LeBron James
playing power forward in Game 1, but the
decision as to whether or not to start
him at that position in the absence of
Chris Bosh is hardly as simple as going
by the numbers. We ask the why, and why
not, of the potential move. |
| Chris Bosh Out Indefinitely |
| An MRI on HEAT Forward Chris Bosh has
revealed a strained abdominal muscle.
He is out indefinitely. |
| Pacers Game 1: LeBron at Power Forward |
| In Game 1 against the Indiana Pacers,
the man who can play any position in the
game played almost half his minutes at
power forward, and Miami's lineups
featuring LeBron James at the four were
easily the HEAT's most efficient. With
help from Ronny Turiaf and Joel Anthony
filling in for Chris Bosh, here's how it
worked. |
| HEAT 95 - Pacers 86 Chat Recap |
| Recap of HEAT.com's live chat during
Miami's Game 1 victory over the Indiana
Pacers, when LeBron James and Dwyane
Wade took over in the second half after
a first-half injury to Chris Bosh. |
| LeBron James Named 2011-12 NBA Most Valuable Player |
| MIAMI, May 12- The NBA announced today
that Miami HEAT forward LeBron James is
the winner of the Maurice Podoloff
Trophy as the 2011-12 Kia Most Valuable
Player. This marks James' third MVP
award and the first by a HEAT player in
franchise history. |
| Game 1 to be MVP Celebration |
| LeBron James gana la distinción Jugador Más Valioso |
| El jugador del Miami HEAT LeBron James
gana la distinción Jugador Más Valioso
(MVP) Kia 2011-12. Gana su tercer MVP en
cuatro años después de liderar al HEAT
a 46 victorias y segundo lugar en el
Este. |
| HEAT Player 2011: LeBron James |
| Round Two Playoff Coverage to Continue via HEATV on HEAT.COM |
| Why LeBron is the MVP |
| LeBron James is the 2011-12 NBA Most
Valuable Player not just because he had
the most statistically dominant season
of any player in the league, but because
it was impossible to watch him play and
not think he is the best player, capable
of doing the most thing, in the game.
Sometimes, even that isn't enough, but
the narrative was behind James, too. |
| Pacers Preview: Lineups and Creativity |
| The conservative approach is for the
Miami HEAT to try to match the size of
the Indiana Pacers, but with the
creativity the team has shown all
season, Miami can be the team that
dictates matchups and rotations in this
second-round series. |
| White Hot HEAT Fan Kit Events |
| As the HEAT prepares to take on the
Indiana Pacers in Round 2 of the 2012
NBA Playoffs, the team is inviting HEAT
fans to stop by the Party City in
Midtown or Duffy's Sports Grill in
North Miami Beach to pick up a free
White Hot HEAT Fan Kit |
| The Journey of a Lifetime |
| For Miami HEAT forward Mike Miller his
journey towards being a professional
basketball player has no doubt served as
the clay that has molded his character.
Although he encountered obstacles, the
11-year NBA veteran has not given up on
his goals. |
| HEAT Player 2011: Joel Anthony |
| The Series-Deciding Defensive Scheme |
| In the end, this series was decidedly
simple. The New York Knicks may have
suffered injury after injury, and the
HEAT may have effectively tweaked both
their pick-and-roll defense and
perimeter coverage, but Miami's
fundamental advantage for five games was
that they played a more sustainable
brand of basketball. |
| HEAT 106 - Knicks 94 Game 5 Chat Recap |
| Recap of HEAT.com's live chat during
Miami's series-clinching Game 5 victory
at home against the New York Knicks. |
| Film Session: Late in New York |
| Some may think the Miami HEAT don't run
many sets late in games, but in the
final 90 seconds of Game 4 against the
New York Knicks, they ran one specific
set twice for good looks. Then, on the
final possession, Miami took advantage
of New York's willingness to concede
mismatches. |
| 2011-12 HEAT Dancer Gallery: Eighteen |
| Knicks 89 - HEAT 87 Game 4 Chat Recap |
| Recap of HEAT.com's live chat during
Miami's last-second Game 4 to the New
York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. |
| Film Session: Defending Two Places at Once |
| The Miami HEAT are severely limiting the
effectiveness of one of New York's major
weapons: the three-point shot. But it
would be a wasted effort if that meant
they gave up shots elsewhere as a
result, so we look at film of how Miami
is playing New York's deadly Tyson
Chandler pick-and-roll with shooters in
mind. |
| How Miami Defends Carmelo |
| New York made its adjustments and
Carmelo Anthony is getting the ball on
the wing, but the Miami HEAT aren't
doubling him no matter who else is on
the floor. That's because when Anthony
is shooter from a certain range, as long
as the shots are contested, the
percentages are in favor of the defense. |
| Road Rally |
| Join Burnie, the HEAT Dancers, the
Xtreme Team, and Michael Baiamonte at
our Road Rallies as the HEAT take on the
NBA's best. Come party with other HEAT
fans and cheer your Miami HEAT to a road
victory. Don't miss out on your chance
of winning prizes. |
| HEAT 87 - Knicks 70 Game 3 Chat Recap |
| Recap of HEAT.com's live chat during
Miami-New York Game 3, when Miami turned
on the jets after a sluggish three
quarters from each team. |
| 2011-12 HEAT Dancer Gallery: Seventeen |
| The LeBron James Family Foundation to Unveil its Brand New Website, LeBronJamesFamilyFoundation.org |
| The LeBron James Family Foundation
(LJFF) is proud to unveil its brand new
website, LeBronJamesFamilyFoundation.or
g. More than just a webpage,
this site is an online extension of the
mission and core values of LJFF and of
LeBron James himself. |
| Khan Academy and LeBron James Team Up to Engage Students |
| Today Khan Academy and NBA All-Star
LeBron James announce an exciting new
partnership using technology and social
media to educate children. Through the
combination of video creation and
online outreach, Khan Academy and LeBron
James are working together to increase
engagement in math and science. |
| The Sacrifice of Rebounding |
| We often talk about, and easily accept,
the concept of a player sacrificing
offensive touches, shots and scoring for
the betterment of his team. But other
numers can be sacrificed as well, such
as the rebounds Chris Bosh has given up
due to the makeup of the lineups he
plays in with the Miami HEAT. |
| When Isolation Isn't Enough |
| After being denied for much of Game 1,
Carmelo Anthony found the ball early and
often in Game 2, scoring 21 points
before halftime. But while the
adjustment worked, the result was not
sustainable offense, and New York's
possessions stood in contrast to one of
Miami's most efficient nights of the
last two years. |
| HEAT 104 - Knicks 94 Game 2 Chat Recap |
| Recap of HEAT.com's live chat during
Miami's Game 2 victory over the New York
Knicks, when Miami took a 2-0 series
lead. |
| HEAT Player 2011: Dwyane Wade |
| Making the First Move: Fronting Melo |
| We all expect coaches to make
adjustments between playoff games, but
in Game 1 against the New York Knicks,
Erik Spoelstra had his team do something
differently than they had against anyone
in the regular season: they fronted
Carmelo Anthony with Shane Battier and
LeBron James. |
| HEATed Discussion with Jason Jackson |
| Miami HEAT Sideline reporter and 790 The
Ticket host Jason Jackson hosts a HEATed
Discussion on HEAT.com, talking all
things HEAT related with players,
coaches and members of the media. |
| HEAT 100 - Knicks 67 Chat Recap |
| Recap of HEAT.com's live chat during
Miami's vicotry in Game 1 against the
New York Knicks, when LeBron James was
dominant. |
| 48 Hours of Intense HEAT Winner Announced |
| Miami resident Gonzalo Barcia was
designated as the Grand Prize winner of
48 Hours of Intense HEAT presented by
Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, the team
announced today. Barcia and seven other
contestants completed the entire 48-hour
challenge, where the following
tiebreaking trivia question was asked
to determine the champion: |
| Knicks Preview: Tweaking the Three |
| The perception is that the Miami HEAT
have a weakness when it comes to
opponents shooting threes, but the
reality is that in the past two months,
Erik Spoelstra has tightened up the
defensive coverage and Miami is giving
up fewer attempts from the most
efficient part of the floor. No player,
however, has improved more than Dwyane
Wade. |
| HEAT Announces First Round Schedule |
| MIAMI, April 27 - The HEAT has
announced the schedule for its
best-of-seven, First Round series
against the New York Knicks. |
| HEAT-Knicks Preview: Fighting the Tiger |
| In HEAT.com's First Round Playoff
Preview, no team has run more isolation
offense than this iteration of the New
York Knicks, a type of attack the Miami
HEAT are particularly adept at
defending. But few know that the Knicks
are also one of the best defenses in the
league thanks to the efforts of Tyson
Chandler, someone Miami will have to
clear out of the paint. |
| Wizards 104 - HEAT 70 Chat Recap |
| Recap of HEAT.com's live chat of Miami's
final game of the regular season. |
| HEAT Creates Partnership with Party City |
| The Miami HEAT announced today that it
has entered into a multi-year
partnership with Party City, North
America's largest specialty party goods
chain with more than 700 company-owned
and franchise stores throughout the
United States, Puerto Rico and Canada.
The partnership makes Party City the
Official Party Store of the Miami HEAT
and AmericanAirlines Arena. |
| HEAT Player 2011: Dexter Pittman |
| HEAT Player 2011: Udonis Haslem |
| HEAT Player 2011: James Jones |
| HEAT Player 2011: Shane Battier |
| LEBRON JAMES NAMED EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK |
| WHITE HOT HEAT WEEK 2012 |
| Hublot White Hot HEAT Playoff Package |
| The Night of the Pick-and-Roll |
| The Miami HEAT's Thursday night victory
over the Chicago Bulls was at times
exciting, but it offered little more
than a teaser trailer for what a
seven-game series between these two
teams could be, in part because neither
team ran much more on offense outside of
ol' faithful: the high pick-and-roll. |
| White Hot: The 2012 HEAT Playoffs |
| MIAMI, April 19 - The Miami HEAT
announced April 19 the formal unveiling
of its 2012 NBA Playoffs promotional
campaign: White Hot: The 2012 HEAT
Playoffs presented by Miccosukee Resort
& Gaming. White Hot: The 2012 HEAT
Playoffs re-establishes the color white
as the focal point for all
playoff-related activities. The color
white will serve as a community-wide
rallying point; something everyone in
South Florida can get behind and
participate in. White will not only be
the color fans wear to the game, it
will become a recognizable symbol of
support for the HEAT in all daily
activities, particularly HEAT Playoff
game dates. |
| Prized Posessions: Miller Vision |
| With Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh sitting
out the game and LeBron James sitting
out the fourth quarter, the Miami HEAT
consistently ran its offense through
Mike Miller, who displayed the
versatility -- in moving, shooting and
passing -- that will have to give Miami
periodic relief offense come the
playoffs. |
| HEAT Player 2011: Mario Chalmers |
| HEAT Player 2011: Mike Miller |
| The HEAT Group Partners with Hospitality Giant, SBE |
| The HEAT Group has announced that it
has entered into a partnership with sbe,
the industry-leading hospitality,
entertainment and real estate
development company and sbeLIVE, its
division that aligns award-winning
hospitality brands with the
world’s iconic arenas and
stadiums. The centerpiece of the
partnership will be the eventual launch
of Hyde AmericanAirlines Arena,
scheduled to be unveiled during the 2012
- 2013 HEAT season, which brings one of
the most exclusive nightlife brands in
North America to one of the
nation’s premier sports and
entertainment arenas, the
AmericanAirlines Arena, home of the
Miami HEAT. |
| Raptors vs. HEAT on Sun Sports |
| Your home team coverage of Miami HEAT
basketball on Sun Sports. |
| Seeing Double |
| HEAT Player 2011: Terrel Harris |
| Shane Battier Named 2011-12 Southeast Division Sportsmanship Award Winner |
| NBA Green Week: HEAT Beach Sweep |
| MIAMI- During NBA Green Week, Miami HEAT
Legend Alonzo Mourning, the Miami HEAT
Dancers, HEAT mascot Burnie, HEAT Group
front-office staff, City of Miami Mayor
Tomás Regalado and volunteers from his
office, as well as volunteers from
Duffy's Sports Grill, Canon Office
Solutions, Florida International
University's School of Environment, Arts
and Society and representatives from
Shake-A-Leg Miami led the 3rd Annual
HEAT Beach Sweep. |
| HEAT Kickoff April with April Pools Day |
| CORAL GABLES- With the calendar turning
to April, and summer peaking just around
the corner, the Miami HEAT teamed up
with Florida Blue, the American Red
Cross, and the City of Coral Gables to
host the 11th Annual HEAT April Pool's
Day on Monday, April 9th at the Venetian
Pool. |
| HEAT Player 2011: Chris Bosh |
| Adding a Little Arc |
| When his free-throws weren't falling
earlier in the season, Dwyane Wade
worked with the machine called NOAH to
get his shots to take a more rounded
path to the rim. Now, with his jumper
feeling a little flat, Wade has been
working with another, more simple
shooting machine to increase his arc and
reduce the margin for error. |
| HEAT to Host e-Recycling Drive |
| MIAMI, April 9th - The Miami HEAT has
partnered with Waste Management to host
an e-recycling drive at the
AmericanAirlines Arena on Friday, April
13. |
| Grizzlies 97 - HEAT 82 Chat Recap |
| Recap of HEAT.com's live chat during
Miami's loss to Memphis, when the first
quarter dug a hole too deep to crawl out
of. |
| TIPOFF Magazine: HEAT Assistant Coach Bob McAdoo |
| News Archive 2011-12 |
| Dwyane Wade's and Chris Paul's foundations, Professional Athletes, and Other VIPs to Raise Awareness and Funds for Prevent Child Abuse America |
| Basketball stars Ronny Turiaf, Jeremy
Lin, Baron Davis, Maurice Evans and
Caron Butler, along with the Chris Paul
and (Dwyane) Wade's World Foundations,
are headlining a list of at least 40
professional athletes and VIPs
committing to help Prevent Child Abuse
America. |
| Prized Possession: Spacing and Improv |
| There are two simple truths about the
Miami HEAT's offense. For the team to
achieve the zenith of its offensive
potential, it must have spacing, and it
must have players moving without the
ball. Against Oklahoma City, the HEAT
got some added spacing thanks to Shane
Battier, but earlier enjoyed the
improvisational passing skills of LeBron
James and Dwyane Wade. |
| HEAT Player 2011: Norris Cole |
| Keeping Blocks in Play |
| Everyone loves a powerful, emphatic
blocked shot, especially if it sails
into the tenth row. But it's the blocks
that stay in play that help the
defending team the most, especially if,
as with the Miami HEAT, that team is
capable of turning any loose ball into
an efficient basket in seconds. |
| HEAT to Host "Florida Blue" Takeover |
| MIAMI, April 2nd - Longtime Miami HEAT
community partner Blue Cross Blue
Shield of Florida will host a
fan-centric takeover of the Philadelphia
76ers vs. Miami HEAT game on Tuesday,
April 3. |
| The Ronny Turiaf Touch |
| There's no question that Ronny Turiaf is
a good fit for the Miami HEAT's
defensive scheme, but even though he has
never been known as a scorer, Turiaf
will still add value on the offensive
side of things because of his passing
touch, and experience running sets
similar to those typically run through
Chris Bosh. |
| HEAT Raise Over $1,000,000 for Local Charities |
| MIAMI - On Wednesday, March 21, the
Miami HEAT Charitable Fund raised over
$1,000,000 at its benefit "An Intimate
Evening with Your Miami HEAT" presented
by Hublot Watches. This year's gala was
hosted at the Gables Estates residence
of Mike and Constance Fernandez and
featured a performance by Grammy
Award-winning singer, author and
actress Patti LaBelle. Team
owner Micky Arison, his wife, Madeleine,
HEAT President Pat Riley, his wife,
Chris, and the entire 2011-12 Miami HEAT
team and coaches were in attendance.
Approximately 150 guests walked the
"white" carpet at the $20,000 per
couple event sporting their finest
White, Black and Bling attire. |
| Letter to the Editor of the Miami Herald |
| TIPOFF Magazine: Miami Latin Artists |
| HEAT Community Affairs: Community Activities |
| III. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES Miami HEAT
TeamUP Teen Senate To promote the
importance of community service and
youth volunteerism, the Miami HEAT
"drafts" a total of 15 students from the
Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade
counties to serve as community repres |
| Go to the Game with the Girls |
| The 2012 HEAT.com Sloan Report |
| Basketball minds - writers, fans and
team personnel alike - met last weekend
in Boston for the Sloan Sports Analytics
Conference, where Bill James spoke, Drew
Carey made an impression and a number of
NBA studies attempted to change the way
we look at the game. Join HEAT.com on a
trip through the weekend at Hynes
Convention Center. |
| TIPOFF Magazine: Double Feature |
| Dos Minutos with the Miami HEAT |
| LeBron James Named Eastern Conference Player of the Month |
| MIAMI, March 2- The NBA announced today
that Miami HEAT forward LeBron James was
named the Eastern Conference Player of
the Month, presented by Kia Motors for
February 2012. This marks the 15th time
a HEAT player has earned Player of the
Month honors in franchise history,
James' fifth as a member of the HEAT and
his second Player of the Month honor
this season. |
| HEAT to Host 15th Annual Family Festival |
| MIAMI, February 29th - The Miami HEAT
announced today it will transform Parcel
B by the Bay into a "Fire and Ice"
playground during the 15th Annual Miami
HEAT Family Festival presented by
Carnival Cruise Lines. |
| ReHEAT Event Recap |
| HEAT Unveils 9th Learn and Play Center |
| Proving that there is more to the Miami
HEAT than just basketball, the HEAT
along with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of
Florida renovated a stronghold in the
community, Shake-A-Leg Miami. On the
afternoon of February 22nd, the Miami
HEAT officially dedicated the HEAT
Learn & Play center at Shake-A-Leg
Miami. |
| 2012 NBA All-Star Game Live Chat |
| HEAT.com live chats the 2012 NBA
All-Star Game, featuring LeBron James,
Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. |
| "Mobile Mondays" Sweeptakes Official Rules |
| Bruce the Shark, or How the HEAT Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Zone |
| When opponents broke out zones against
the Miami HEAT early this season,
Miami's offense grew stagnant as players
thought too much, trying to decode the
defense. But those early struggles may
have been a boon, as the team learned
from it's failures and embraced the
zone. |
| LeBron James Named Eastern Conference Player of The Week |
| MIAMI, February 21st - The NBA
announced today that Miami HEAT forward
LeBron James was named the Eastern
Conference Player of Week for games
played Monday, February 13, through
Sunday, February 19. |
| 2012-13 HEAT Season Ticket Renewal Process Underway |
| The Miami HEAT announced today the
official beginning of the process of
renewing its Season Ticket Holders with
the launch of the 2012-13 Season Ticket
renewal campaign. The renewal campaign
is designed to reward Season Ticket
Holder loyalty by providing significant
discounts on 2012 Playoff tickets. The
Early Bird Renewal deadline is March
5th, while the overall renewal deadline
is March 19, 2012. |
| 15th Annual Miami HEAT Family Festival |
| HEAT Inks Deal with PEAK Sports |
| MIAMI, February 16th - The Miami HEAT
announced today the team has entered
into a multi-year partnership with PEAK
Sport Products Co., Limited, a leading
branded sports products company located
in China and primarily engaged in
designing, manufacturing and
distributing sport products including
footwear, apparel and accessories. |
| Jones and Chalmers to Participate in NBA All-Star Three-Point Shootout |
| MIAMI, February 15th - The NBA announced
today that the 2011 NBA Three-Point
Champion, HEAT forward James Jones, and
HEAT guard Mario Chalmers will
participate in the Foot Locker
Three-Point Shootout at the 2012 NBA
All-Star Saturday Night event in Orlando
at the Amway Center on February 25. |
| HEAT 106 - Wizards 89 Recap |
| Strange as it may be to say about a
February victory over a team that has
yet to reach double digits in the win
column, the Miami HEAT's 106-89 win over
the Washington Wizards might be one of
its more impressive games in weeks.
Mostly because it was so very normal. |
| Chris Bosh Named 2012 NBA All-Star |
| MIAMI, February 9 â€" The NBA
announced tonight that HEAT forward
Chris Bosh was selected as a reserve for
the Eastern Conference All-Stars in a
vote by the NBA head coaches for the
2012 NBA All-Star Game. |
| HEAT Request Waivers on Mickell Gladness |
| The Miami HEAT announced today that they
have request waivers on center Mickell
Gladness.
Gladness appeared in six games with the
HEAT this season totaling two points,
eight rebounds, a steal and a block in
21 minutes of action. |
| HEAT 99 - 76ers 79 Chat Recap |
| Recap of HEAT.com's live chat of Miami's
20-point victory over the Philadelphia
76ers, when the HEAT pulled away in the
fourth quarter. |
| HEAT and Sun Sports to Celebrate Burnie's Birthday Presented By Bimbo Bakeries |
| MIAMI, February 3rd - The Miami HEAT and
broadcast partner Sun Sports will once
again join forces to bring young fans in
attendance and viewers alike an up
close and personal experience this
Sunday when the HEAT take on the Toronto
Raptors at 1:00 p.m. |
| James and Wade Selected as 2012 NBA All-Star Starters |
| MIAMI, February 2 - The NBA announced
tonight that HEAT players LeBron James
and Dwyane Wade were selected as
starters for the Eastern Conference in
a vote of the fans for the 2012 NBA
All-Star Game. |
| Third Annual Miami HEAT Black History Month Challenge to be Held February 6th |
| MIAMI, February 2nd - The Miami HEAT
announced today that students from Dr.
Michael Krop Sr. High School
(Miami-Dade) and Deerfield Beach High
School (Broward) will participate in the
3rd Annual Miami HEAT Black History
Month Challenge presented by Pepsi. |
| The Team Behind The Team: Rob Pimental |
| LeBron James Named Eastern Conference Player of The Week |
| MIAMI, January 30th - The NBA
announced today that Miami HEAT forward
LeBron James was named the Eastern
Conference Player of Week for games
played January 23, through January 29. |
| HEAT 99 - Knicks 89 Recap |
| By the end of the first quarter, the New
York Knicks had taken eight threes and
made half of them. Inside the arc, they
had made just 2-of-14. So, they went
with what was working and for awhile it
kept them close, but the Miami HEAT
earned better looks, and the more
sustainable offense finished with the
victory. |
| On Chris Bosh Shooting Threes |
| There's a generation of NBA players that
scared everybody. We all watched power
forwards begin to drift onto the
perimeter and take threes. Sometimes we
watched them take threes for almost half
of their total field-goal attempts. We
all, at one point or another, thought,
"You know, maybe he should get in the
post." It was frustrating. But it has
nothing to do with Chris Bosh. |
| New HEAT Uniforms Ignite Social Media Chatter |
| MIAMI, January 24th -The Miami HEAT
announced today that last week's
unveiling of both the Back In Black
and the 2012 Miami Floridians
uniforms ignited chatter across the
social media world with impressions for
both initiatives totaling 30,021,121
according to data collected by
tweetreach. |
| TIPOFF Magazine: Dynamic Duo Mario Chalmers and Norris Cole |
| In the NBA, the point guard tandem of
Mario Chalmers and rookie sensation
Norris Cole have helped the Miami HEAT
become one of the top overall teams in
the league. |
| The Improved Offense of Joel Anthony |
| Since the season began, there has been a
growing sentiment that something was
slightly different about Joel Anthony.
He was coming to the ball instead of
waiting for the pass, he was trying to
dunk on people instead of just getting
the ball over the rim, and he was
shooting before the shot clock forced
him to. It's time to talk about why. |
| Making Kobe Work |
| For a defense capable of consistent
execution, a game plan for a scorer like
Bryant can never come down to simply
deciding whether to give him single or
double coverage. That's making things
far too easy on the offensive player,
reducing each of his touches to one of
two possible defensive looks. But if you
increase the number of looks thrown at a
player, their ability to adapt is
dramatically reduced. |
| HEAT Renews Multi-Year Partnership with KIA Motors America |
| MIAMI, January 20th - The Miami HEAT has
announced that the team has renewed its
existing partnership with Kia Motors
America. |
| Playing Together, Playing Efficiently |
| Even if the points come from generally
inefficient jumpers, nobody is ever
going to complain about an elite scorer
getting hot. But too often last season
that led to stagnant team offense.
Against the San Antonio Spurs, the Miami
HEAT played together, and played
efficiently, even as LeBron James
dominated the third quarter. |
| TIPOFF Magazine: Joel Anthony's Journey |
| He does the intangibles, the stuff that
doesn't appear on the box score. He has
the ability to affect the game
positively for his team without either
wanting or needing the ball. |
| HEAT Inks Deal with Del Monte Fresh Produce |
| MIAMI, January 17 - The Miami HEAT has
entered into a multi-year partnership
with Del Monte Fresh Produce, one of the
world's leading vertically integrated
producers, marketers and distributors of
high-quality fresh and fresh-cut fruit
and vegetables. Del Monte Fresh Produce
has been designated as the Official
Fresh Fruit of the Miami HEAT. |
| HEAT to be "Back In Black" Presented By Adidas for Lakers Game on January 19th |
| MIAMI, January 17th - The Miami HEAT
will be Back In Black presented
by adidas when they take on Kobe Bryant
and the Los Angeles Lakers on January 19
at 8:00 p.m. in a much anticipated
match-up. |
| Bosh, James and Wade Named as Finalists for 2012 USA Basketball National Team |
| MIAMI, January 16 - USA Basketball
announced today that the Miami HEAT's
Chris Bosh, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade
have all been selected among the 20
finalists for the 2012 USA Basketball
National Team. |
| Prized Possessions: HEAT-Warriors ATO's |
| Get past the mental hurdle of losing a
17-point lead in the second half, and
this was otherwise an odd loss in the
middle of January, one hardly indicative
of losing habits. Especially if you
consider that the execution, taking the
bad turnover possessions out of the
analysis, was actually pretty good. |
| HEAT 106 - Warriors 111 Recap |
| The mind will find a way to make the
events of this game conform to any
number of trends, some more logical than
others, but few offering much in the way
of exactitude. That's the way it works
when a team gives up a 17-point lead
with two minutes to go in the third
quarter. But from a strange game such as
this, there are often more facts than
truths to be offered. |
| Full Slate of Radio Programming Set to Begin on HEAT Radio Network |
| MIAMI, January 6th - For the second
straight season, all Miami HEAT games of
the 2011-12 season will be aired on the
team's flagship radio station, WAXY 790
The Ticket and throughout South Florida
on the Miami HEAT Radio Network. |
| Prized Possessions: Bosh and Chalmers |
| With Dwyane Wade and LeBron James
sitting against the Atlanta Hawks, the
Miami HEAT needed late-game offense. So,
Erik Spoelstra drew up three
after-timeout sets in the fourth
quarter, each playing off the
expectations of the last, to keep Miami
close enough for Bosh's overtime-forcing
three. |
| HEAT 116 - Hawks 109 Recap |
| There are bits and pieces of Miami's
triple overtime win worth deep analysis,
especially considering Erik Spoelstra
just about exhausted an early-season
playbook's worth of dead-ball sets, but
with five guys playing more than 43
minutes, most of what there is to take
away and appreciate about tonight's
action exists in the abstract. |
| Anthony, Bosh, James and Wade Selected to 2012 NBA All-Star Ballot |
| MIAMI, January 4th - The HEAT's Joel
Anthony, Chris Bosh, LeBron James and
Dwyane Wade have been selected to appear
on the 2012 NBA All-Star Ballot. |
| Street HEAT |
| The HEAT is on, HEAT Fan! If you're
visiting this section of HEAT.com, it's
probably because you received one of
these cool Street HEAT cards-probably
from a HEAT employee. The HEAT
organization prides itself on finding
unique ways to reach out and tou |
| LeBron James Named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week |
| MIAMI, January 3rd - The NBA has
announced that Miami HEAT forward LeBron
James was named the Eastern Conference
Player of Week for games played Dec. 25,
through Jan. 1. |
| Bobcats 90 - HEAT 129 Recap |
| At one point, the Miami HEAT led by 46
points. Of anything that can be said
about Miami's 129-90 victory over the
Charlotte Bobcats - less than a week
after needing a game-winning shot from
Dwyane Wade to beat the same team -
nothing sums up the night better than
that number.
|
| Prized Possession: The Game Winning Oop |
| It is often said that imitation is the
sincerest form of flattery, and if
that's true, then in calling up the
game-winning alley-oop in the Miami
HEAT's 103-101 victory over the
Minnesota Timberwolves, Erik Spoelstra
offered up the best compliment any coach
could offer to Doc Rivers. |
| HEAT 96 - Bobcats 95 Recap |
| It's fun, for some, to talk about why a
certain player gets the call to take the
last shot in a game. You can wax poetic
for days musing on the reasons why the
ball is in one player's hands and not
those of another. With the HEAT, Erik
Spoelstra just goes with what makes the
most sense. |
| HEAT Request Waivers on Derrick Byars |
| The Miami HEAT announced today that they
have request waivers on forward Derrick
Byars.
|
| The Post Handoff: Wade and James |
| What if we could tell you could have
Dwyane Wade, in the post, less than 15
feet away from the basket and possibly
with a mismatch, with LeBron James
accelerating towards the rim directly
past him? Would that be something you'd
be interested in? |
| Meet HEAT Legend Tim Hardaway |
| Learning to Cut |
| At this time last year, the Miami HEAT
were hardly natural at moving without
the ball. But over the course of the
season, players used to having the ball
in their hands adapted better than you
might think, with a little push from the
coaching staff. HEAT.com looks at the
upward trending off-ball movement with
numbers and video. |
| Red and Black Scrimmage Live Chat |
| HEAT.com's live chat of the Miami HEAT
Red and Black scrimmage at
AmericanAirlines Arena. |
| On Battier, Defense and Statistics |
| Defense is a tricky thing to analyze. We
want think of it in results-based
evaluations because results are
definitive. You win or you lose. The
ball goes in or it doesn't. But defense,
for all intents and purposes, is based
entirely on probability. That's where
Shane Battier comes in. |
| HEAT Waive Cameron Jones |
| MIAMI, December 14th - The Miami HEAT
announced today that they have waived
guard Cameron Jones. |
| HEAT Signs Eddy Curry |
| The Miami HEAT announced today that they
have signed free agent center Eddy
Curry. |
| HEAT Signs Jeremy Wise |
| The Miami HEAT announced today that they
have signed guard Jeremy Wise. |
| HEAT to Premiere "Into The Fire" Movie |
| MIAMI, December 9th -
The Miami HEAT have announced that it
will host HEAT Courtside Cinema at
AmericanAirlines Arena on Saturday,
December 17 at 6:00 p.m. |
| Reid's Reflections: Miami's First Playoff Series Win |
| Instant 2011-12 Schedule Analysis |
| The Miami HEAT's 2011-12 schedule is out
and, as is true for every team this
season, it's one of the more unique
slates you'll ever come across in years
of following NBA basketball. At 66
games, it's stuck smack dab in the
middle of a typical 82-game season and
the 50-contests of 1999, but with every
team accounted for, this schedule feels
much closer to a full season. |
| HEAT to Unveil 2011-12 "ALL YOU CAN HEAT" Partial Ticket Plan |
| MIAMI, December 6th - With the Miami
HEAT sold out of its existing season
ticket inventory for the 2011-12 season,
the team has announced it will
officially unveil its 2011-12 All You
Can HEAT Partial Ticket Plan today at
8:30 p.m. |
| A Look Back at the Plan Ahead |
| Looking back at the Miami HEAT's first
season with it's current core of
players, and why the end results mean
little when evaluating future plans. |
| How Bulking Up Helps |
| Every year, in every sport, as training
camp draws near, there is the report of
the player that spent the offseason in
the weight room, adding muscle. This
season, that player is Chris Bosh, who
did it because he wasn't happy with his
rebounding. HEAT.com takes an analytical
look at where the added bulk can help on
the boards. |
| HEAT Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration presented by Pepsi |
| Reid, Fiorentino to be Inducted into 2011 Sports Hall of Champions |
| The Perfect Fit: Norris Cole |
| The Miami HEAT acquired a point guard in
the 2011 NBA Draft, but in Norris Cole
they didn't just get any point guard.
They found the player who has experience
doing everything a guard needs to do in
Erik Spoelstra's system. They found
someone who is tough as nails. They
found the right fit. |
| Summer BreakSpot with Alonzo Mourning |
| On Tuesday, June 28 from 11:30 am -
12:15 pm, HEAT legend Alonzo Mourning,
the Miami HEAT Dancers and Burnie will
participate in a Summer BreakSpot-a
community-wide effort to ensure children
under 18 have greater access to
nutritious food during their summer
break. |
| HEAT Superstar Dwyane Wade Receives Fatherhood Award From The National Fatherhood Initiative |
| National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) has
named Dwyane Wade a recipient of a 2011
Fatherhood Award™ for his dedication to
his two sons. |
| Live Playoff Coverage |
| Game 5 Road Rally Tickets No Longer Available |
| The Miami HEAT announced today that in
addition to tonight's Game 4 Road Rally
at the AmericanAirlines Arena, tickets
for Thursday's Game 5 White Hot HEAT
Road Rally, presented by Bacardi, are
also no longer available. |
| FLY WADE and LeBron 8 Game 3 Colorways |
| Film Session: Fourth Quarter Offense |
| In the fourth quarter of Game 2, the
Dallas Mavericks used hard double teams
on LeBron James to throw the Miami HEAT
off balance. Against the same coverage
at the end of Game 3, the HEAT were
ready, patiently waiting for Dallas to
get itself out of defensive position
with a variety of doubles. |
| Game 4 Road Rally Tickets No Longer Available |
| HEAT to Host Road Rallies for Games 3 & 4 at AmericanAirlines Arena |
| MIAMI - The Miami HEAT announced today
that it will host an official watch
party, the Miami HEAT White Hot Road
Rally, presented by Bacardi, at
AmericanAirlines Arena on Sunday, June
5th and Tuesday, June 7th. |
| Film Session: Defending Dirk |
| The Miami HEAT know they aren't going to
completely stop Dirk Nowitzki and his
unguardable jumper, but behind their
team defensive principles, they will
try. As Game 1 wore on into the second
half, that effort, and trust, proved to
be more than enough. |
| Prized Possession: Patience at Play |
| In one key fourth-quarter possession,
the Miami HEAT showed why it's not
always best to immediately seek to
exploit a mismatch, the advantages their
big lineups offer and how off-ball
movement will be crucial to defeating
the zone-principled defense of the
Dallas Mavericks. |
| HEAT, Miami-Dade County Public Schools Announce White Hot HEAT Day |
| MIAMI, May 31 - Thursday, June 2nd has
been designated White Hot HEAT Day by
Miami-Dade County Public Schools. All
students, teachers and administrators
are encouraged to wear white to support
the HEAT during the 2011 NBA Finals. |
| Transit Service Extended for NBA Finals in Miami |
| MIAMI, May 31 -- Miami-Dade Transit is
extending Metrorail and Metromover
service to accommodate those attending
the National Basketball Association
(NBA) finals (Miami HEAT vs. Dallas
Mavericks) at the AmericanAirlines Arena
in downtown Miami on Tuesday, May 31,
2011 and Thursday, June 2. |
| A Post Game in the Playoffs |
| Six weeks ago, LeBron James was one of
the most efficient post-up players in
the NBA despite an in-development
arsenal of moves. The playoffs were
supposed to be a coming-out-party for
James' back-to-the-basket game, so on
the eve of the NBA Finals, we ask, has
it? |
| HEAT 83 - Bulls 80 Game 5 Recap |
| Down 12 with just over three minutes to
play, all indication were that the Miami
HEAT and Chicago Bulls were headed back
to Miami for Game 6. Then one of the
most improbable comebacks you've ever
seen left everyone in the building
searching for words. |
