The New York Times – Sports:
There was something novel and fun about the Heat as they pulled off upset after upset as the Eastern Conference’s No. 8 seed.
The New York Times – Sports:
There was something novel and fun about the Heat as they pulled off upset after upset as the Eastern Conference’s No. 8 seed.
The New York Times – Sports:
Only one team has come back from a 3-1 series deficit in the N.B.A. finals, but the Miami Heat seem confident they can be the second.
The New York Times – Sports:
Miami, usually outgunned by the Denver offense, made 17 3-pointers to even the N.B.A. Finals series at one game apiece.
The New York Times – Sports:
The Heat are just the second eighth seed to reach the N.B.A. championship series. They beat Boston, the No. 2 seed, in the Eastern Conference finals.
The New York Times – Sports:
The Heat let a 3-0 series lead slip away in the Eastern Conference finals with sloppy play, bad shooting and disappearing acts by their stars.
The New York Times – Sports:
Boston hadn’t looked like the team that went to the N.B.A. finals last season — or like a team that wanted to get there this year.
The New York Times – Sports:
Butler has shaped the Miami Heat in his no-quit, self-assured image, which is bad news for a reeling Boston team that is one loss from elimination in the Eastern Conference finals.
The New York Times – Sports:
The Miami Heat have nine undrafted players — more than any other N.B.A. team. “When you’re in that position,” one player said, “you’re willing to do anything.”