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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 -- 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 ...

Al Diaz/Miami Herald/Getty Images After Erik Spoelstra left the floor in Indianapolis, the long journey to Game 7 preparation soon began. MIAMI -- Erik Spoelstra refused to divulge what time he woke up Sunday and arrived at his office for work. ...

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...

MIAMI -- Perhaps it's fitting the Indiana Pacers retreat home on Saturday for Game 6 of the conference finals with their season on the line, because they're now playing with house money. Even in the midst of highly -- and hotly -- contested playof...

Andy Lyons/Getty ImagesThe Heat have had no answers for Hibbert in the first four games of the series.MIAMI -- It seems so long ago now that it's almost easy to forget. But there's been only one role that hasn't exactly fit Indiana Pacers 7-foot-2...

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...

NBAE/Getty ImagesHow much can the Heat expect from Dwyane Wade against the Pacers?MIAMI -- Making peace with the pain continues to be a precipitous work in progress for Dwyane Wade. But even as the Miami Heat star drags his troublesome right knee ...

Mike McGinnis/Getty ImagesThe addition of Chris Andersen in February improved the Heat's ability to combat Indiana's size. MIAMI -- Erik Spoelstra is already in adjustment mode. The Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers don't play Game 1 of the Easte...

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.

MIAMI -- As a four-time league MVP and the catalyst for the NBA's defending champions, LeBron James isn't accustomed to having his rhythm disrupted these days. Good defenders rarely bother him. Great schemes do little to knock him off his game....

MIAMI -- LeBron James stood beneath a basket at the far end of the Miami Heat's practice facility Thursday holding a basketball in one hand and talking to an assistant coach. A few moments later, the three-time MVP walked past reporters without st...