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Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE/Getty ImagesLeBron James drained six 3-pointers over a five-and-a-half minute span in New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS -- Two hours prior to the Miami Heat's tipoff against the New Orleans Hornets, Pat Riley issued a scathing response...

Mario Chalmers | Dwyane Wade | LeBron James | Udonis Haslem | Chris Bosh Minutes Played: 251 Offensive Rating: 111.6 points per 100 possessions Defensive Rating: 99.1 points per 100 possessions How it works offensively Last postseason, the Hea...

Christopher Trotman/NBAE/Getty Images There was a little too much of this on Thursday night for the Heat's beleaguered defense. Chris Bosh says it's the frenetic pace. LeBron James says it's about communication. Shane Battier says it's all in the h...

C.W. Griffin/Getty Images Erik Spoelstra: Master of the process Name: Erik Spoelstra Birthdate: November 1, 1970 Is he an emotional leader or a tactician? A disciple of Pat Riley, Spoelstra likes to set a tone, will traffic in motivational m...

Getty Images Neither of these guys has a conscience with the ball in his hands. Is this a good thing? MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Do you trust a man without a conscience, one who operates on a different -- even nonexistent -- moral code? For basketball pu...

Chicago Bulls PG Derrick Rose  SG Ronnie Brewer  SF Luol Deng  PF Carlos Boozer  C Joakim Noah Minutes Played: 284 Offensive Rating: 111.6 points per 100 possessions Defensive Rating: 91.8 points per 100 possessions How it works offensiv...

Kyle Weidie of Truth About It offers up a multimedia presentation of how Deron Williams tied the Wizards in knots with ball screens. The Heat posted unsightly numbers against the Celtics' zone on Tuesday night but, as Zach Lowe of The Point Forward...

Whither the franchise tag -- or designated player -- that was one of the major talking points last summer when a discussion of the next collective bargaining agreement was just getting underway? Zach Lowe of Point Forward revisits the idea, and looks...

Ben Swanson of Rufus on Fire writes that, given all we know about Michael Jordan's competitiveness, it's not surprising he'd be leading a charge of hard-line owners to secure as much revenue as possible. Kate Fagan covers the Sixers for the Philade...

Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images What could the Heat have done differently to change their fortune in 2010-11? How did the Heat blow it? How did a team with such an impressive collection of talent become so listless when it mattered most? Was it ...

In a span of 65 seconds, the Heat drilled a trio of 3-pointers -- two by LeBron James and one by Dwyane Wade -- that brought Miami back from a 10-point deficit. When James and Wade are hitting shots unconsciously, it doesn't matter who's on the floor...

Getty Images The Heat may have stumbled upon their best five-man combo, a unit that can carry them home. The management of lineups has been an exercise in compromise for the Heat all season long. In his effort to find the right combination of skill...

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade cited the reigning Eastern Conference champion Celtics as an inspiration for joining forces in Miami.

The Miami Heat say they aren't paying any more attention to the newfound praise for the team's success than they did to critics who ridiculed their early season failures.

For all of their collective speed defensively, the Heat force relatively few turnovers. They ranked 26th in the league in turnover rate (percentage of opponents' possessions that result in turnover). That's not necessarily a bad thing. During thei...

The Heat's frontcourt rotation has been a study in evolution over the course of the season. Miami started 2010-11 with Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Joel Anthony as its primary centers, with Chris Bosh and Udonis Haslem holding down the power forward spots....