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LeBron James will spend his latest homecoming game this season watching instead of playing.

Christopher Trotman/Getty ImagesWho has been the key to Miami's recent dominance? Don't forget about Chris Andersen. MIAMI -- The Heat's win streak has now reached 26 games, which is more victories than nine NBA teams have this entire season, and se...

Issac Baldizon/NBAE/Getty Images After just five games, the man they call "Birdman" is already paying dividends for the Heat. MIAMI -- Chris Andersen is not your usual NBA player. Neither is his offseason conditioning regimen. What was his secre...

Bradford Doolittle identifies and ranks the NBA's 10 best interior defenders. Milwaukee's Larry Sanders tops the list.

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Issac Baldizon/NBAE/Getty Images Udonis Haslem grabs a rebound from Chris Bosh's hands last week against Dallas -- a notable trend. It seems the Heat have a rebounding problem. The defending champs rank in the bottom 10 overall in rebound rate ...

Getty ImagesWorking on Christmas: Deron Williams, Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony. A third of the NBA will be in action on Christmas Day, as fans will be treated to 14 consecutive hours of basketball featuring the league's top four teams and seven ...

MIAMI -- It really doesn't seem to add up. The Heat were outrebounded by the Timberwolves 52 to 24. Heading into Tuesday's game, teams that registered a plus-28 in the rebounding margin were 106-3 since 1985-86, according to Basketball-Reference.c...

AP Photo/Elise Amendola LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are getting more say in Erik Spoelstra's rotation shuffle these days. MIAMI -- Erik Spoelstra hinted this was coming. Two weeks ago, the Miami Heat coach essentially warned his players - and a...

Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images LeBron James and the Heat look to rise against the surging Hawks. In another installment of the Heat Index's 3-on-3 series, our writers give their takes on the storylines before the Heat host the Hawks on Monday and aim to...

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...

Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Erik Spoelstra wasn't cheering at this moment and it's easy to see why. MIAMI -- The Heat should write a thank-you letter to Ray Allen, Gregg Popovich and David Stern for distracting everyone on Thursday night from this du...

MIAMI -- Heat forward Shane Battier missed his second consecutive practice as he recovers from a sprained knee ligament and is considered doubtful for Thursday's game against the San Antonio Spurs. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said he hasn't made a d...

Steve Mitchell/US Presswire LeBron James and Ray Allen have been on the winning side of every close game this season. Why? MIAMI -- Remember the pass that LeBron James made to Udonis Haslem in the closing seconds against Utah in March of last seaso...

Anthony Gruppuso/US PresswireIf Shane Battier misses time for the Heat, the injury will mean more than you think. In the third quarter of the Heat's win over the Cavaliers on Saturday, Udonis Haslem fell after taking a charge on Alonzo Gee and slid ...

Noah Graham/NBAE/Getty Images Should Dwyane Wade play in Denver, or should LeBron James go without his co-pilot? In another installment of the Heat Index's 3-on-3 series, our writers give their takes on the storylines before the Heat visit the Nu...

Issac Baldizon/Getty Images How come Erik Spoelstra's defense has been so bad? Ray Allen might have a lot to do with it. You have probably heard the Sesame Street sing-along, "One of these things is not like the others ..." That's what should ring ...