After the miracle and the madness, Gabe Vincent broke the silence inside the Miami Heat locker room on Saturday night by humming along to “Life Goes On,” a ballad by Ed Sheeran featuring Luke Combs. Most of Vincent’s teammates were long gone by then, bound for their Miami-area homes as
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No. 8 seed Miami advances to NBA Finals, avoids being on wrong side of history against Celtics
The glass slipper went missing for a bit, but the Cinderella run continues for the Miami Heat. The No. 8 seed avoided being on the wrong side of history Monday night with their 103-84 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Things started badly
The Miami Heat Might Blow a 3-0 Series Lead
When a team takes a three-games-to-none lead in a best-of-seven series, it is time to start looking ahead to the next round or to a championship parade. Most of the time. In the history of sports, a few teams with 3-0 series leads have managed to lose three straight games
Boston Celtics Finally Look Like They Want to Beat the Miami Heat
Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart is difficult to miss. His jump shot can be an amusement-park ride. He will try the occasional alley-oop pass from midcourt. He spoke earlier this month about the apparent brutality of a playoff game as a “true dogfight — scratching and clawing, biting, blood, everything.”
Celtics force series back to Miami as they inch closer to NBA history
Derrick White had 24 points, including six 3-pointers, and the Boston Celtics dominated the Miami Heat 110-97 on Thursday night in Game 5 to extend the Eastern Conference finals. Marcus Smart had 23 points and five steals. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown finished with 21 points apiece as the Celtics
A Miami zoo apologizes for kiwi petting encounter that angered New Zealanders
A baby kiwi weighed at a bird park in the Netherlands in 2018. Robin van Lonkhuijsen/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Robin van Lonkhuijsen/AFP via Getty Images A baby kiwi weighed at a bird park in the Netherlands in 2018. Robin van Lonkhuijsen/AFP via Getty Images A zoo
Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat Have the Boston Celtics on the Ropes
MIAMI — For much of Game 3 of the N.B.A.’s Eastern Conference finals on Sunday, Jimmy Butler did something he does not often do: He played a supporting role. He created off the dribble, zipped passes to his Heat teammates for open shots and pushed to score only when the
Miami Heat one win away from NBA Finals after blowing out Boston Celtics in Game 3
The Miami Heat, who took two games on the road in Boston to start the Eastern Conference Finals, are just one win away from the NBA Finals after beating the Boston Celtics in Game 3, at home, 128-102. Last year, after a back-and-forth series, the Celtics eliminated the Heat in
The Miami Heat’s Undrafted Players Are Their Secret Weapon
BOSTON — Max Strus had spent two seasons punishing defenders as a shooting guard at Lewis University, a Division II school in Romeoville, Ill., before he delivered some news to his coach that was not entirely unexpected: He wanted to transfer to a major Division I program. For the coach,
Knicks Knocked Out of Playoffs in Game 6 Loss to Miami Heat
MIAMI — A Knicks season that began with mild expectations and turned into what some fans called the team’s most exciting run in more than 20 years ended Friday night with a 96-92 loss to the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Jalen Brunson nearly carried