Miami Heat defeats Indiana Pacers, takes 3-2 lead in series

INDIANAPOLIS — Refreshed in body and spirit, the Miami Heat returned to practice reunited and refocused. There was no looking back. INDIANAPOLIS — Refreshed in body and spirit, the Miami Heat returned to practice reunited and refocused. There was no looking back. If a streaker shows up in Miami during the NBA finals, it'll be [...]

Tell us: Will Pacers respond to Larry Bird?

Reyes-Trejo hammered a grand slam off Milan pitcher Darian Owens to cap a five-run seventh inning and lead the Pacers to a 7-1 win in the opening round of the Class 2A Softball Sectional 45 in Vevay on Tuesday. "I was kind of scared but I knew I had it The Indiana Pacers' general manager [...]

When Larry Bird says SOFT, his Pacers better change

Could it be that Wade, Spoelestra or LebronJames told Pittman to go out there and—albeit not break a Pacer's collarbone—dish out a nice, "clean" hit against someone? Maybe. At any rate, this kind of dismissive response from Wade and Spoelstra is not The Miami Heat came into Game 5 looking to make a statement that [...]

Miami Heat defeats Indiana Pacers, takes 3-2 lead in series

Analysts and fans alike were writing off the Miami Heat after they went down 2-1 against the Indiana Pacers in round two of the NBA playoffs. But LeBron and cre. Miami, FL (PRWEB) May 22, 2012 With only six teams left in the in the NBA playoffs and Digi's favorite team in the final rounds, [...]

Miami Heat defeats Indiana Pacers, takes 3-2 lead in series

Former Heat player and current Pacers assistant coach Brian Shaw separated the two and walked Howard back toward the Miami side of the court. That was about all the action the two saw on Sunday. Neither played in Miami's 101-93 victory in Game 4. Miami Heat's LeBron James (6) and Dwyane Wade (3) talk during [...]

Larry Bird calls Pacers 'soft' after Heat game

MIAMI — The Charlotte Bobcats reached out a couple of weeks ago, and the phone of Indiana Pacers associate head coach Brian Shaw likely will continue to ring with each head coaching vacancy. As he told the Bobcats, Shaw will not do any interviews The Indiana Pacers look to execute their game plan better against [...]

Who would you rather have, Kevin Durant or Kobe Bryant?

Russell Westbrook scored 28 points, Kevin Durant added 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder surged ahead in the second half to beat Los Angeles 106-90 in Game 5 on Monday night and eliminate the Lakers from the playoffs. “The only way [Kevin Durant] gets better than LeBron James is if he [...]

Now with Thunder, longtime Laker Derek Fisher closing in on eliminating former …

After sinking two early fourth-quarter jumpers over the 6-1 Derek Fisher, Kobe wasn't taking too much credit. But Kobe did take a lot of playful shots at Fisher at the post-game press conference, calling him a “midget” and “5-2” (via CBSSports.com): If there's any player in the Thunder locker room that's familiar with the phrase [...]

Stan Van Gundy out as Orlando Magic coach

Dwight Howard The Orlando Magic have finally fired Stan Van Gundy. General Manager Otis Smith is out in Orlando as well. It was only question of when with SVG and the Magic, with star player Howard undermining him. Stan Van Gundy (left) formed a successful partnership with Dwight Howard. (Jason O. Watson/US Presswire). The best [...]

Stan Van Gundy firing, Magic shakeup leaves Dwight Howard at top

The Orlando Magic just completed an insane roller coaster of a season, and now that it's over, speculation is spreading that Head Coach Stan Van Gundy will soon be out of a job. Well, according to the Orlando Sentinel, Mr. Van Gundy ain't too worried It didn't take long for the Orlando Magic to make [...]