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With some pluck and a Ray of hope, Miami forced Game 7

The Heat head home with their backs to the wall, which is where they like to be.

Erik Spoelstra and Gregg Popovich briefly shifted their focus Friday from making adjustments in the NBA Finals to taking aim at the rampant turnover in the league's coaching ranks in recent weeks.

Will the Heat wave last? Or will Miami revert to form after a bounce-back win?

LeBron James issued a guarantee Wednesday entering Game 4 of the NBA Finals: Don't expect his series-long struggles to continue against the San Antonio Spurs.

MIAMI -- As the Miami Heat were in the midst of a dominant second-half run on the way to a Game 2 victory in the Finals against the San Antonio Spurs, point guard Mario Chalmers approached LeBron James near midcourt with a message. "I felt like we...

Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade have leaned on each other during the tough times, Michael Wallace writes.

MIAMI -- Eventually, it was inevitable. So what in the world took so long? All things considered, the only surprising element to the NBA Finals matchup between the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs is the amount of time it has taken for the...

MIAMI -- Because of the way he sets up teammates on the court, four-time league MVP LeBron James is regarded as one of the NBA's best facilitators. But James' biggest assists Monday came well before the Miami Heat thumped the pesky Indiana Pacers ...

One step away from a third consecutive trip to the NBA Finals, struggling Miami Heat teammates Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh aim to regain enough of a stride to help LeBron James finish off the Indiana Pacers. A sore right knee continues to limit Wad...

INDIANAPOLIS -- With the San Antonio Spurs having already advanced to the NBA Finals, coach Erik Spoelstra scoffed when asked at Tuesday morning's shootaround if the Miami Heat had any extra incentive to hurry up and finish off the Indiana Pacers in ...

Andy Lyons/Getty ImagesThough it was once alien territory, LeBron James took Paul George into the post with great success.INDIANAPOLIS - The process for LeBron James has been two years in the making. Even when you're the planet's best basketball play...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Because there is no shortage of strong voices in the Miami Heat's locker room with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in leadership roles, Udonis Haslem picks his spots when he wants to be heard. He had something to say Sunda...

MIAMI -- As LeBron James walked onto the makeshift stage late Friday to take his seat at the postgame news conference, he plucked the edge of the stat sheet he held. In reality, the summary of numbers on the page was of little to no use for the Mi...

MIAMI -- Before the Miami Heat try to take a 2-0 series lead Friday in the Eastern Conference finals against the Indiana Pacers, Chris Bosh had a confession to make about the closing seconds of his team's overtime win in the opener. He was never a...

Heat star LeBron James took exception Sunday to Pacers coach Frank Vogel referring to Miami as "just the next team" standing between Indiana and a shot at an NBA title.