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Miami Heat guard Mario Chalmers has already had an up-and-down season. At least that's what teammate Dwyane Wade thinks about Chalmers' six-game performance.

Observations from Friday's 96-88 victory over the Nuggets at AmericanAirlines Arena: Denver went right at the Heat with 6-8 Carmelo Anthony against 6-6 Quentin Richardson.

Alan Ogg, a 7-foot-2 shotblocker who played for UAB and spent parts of three seasons in the NBA, died Sunday from complications from a staph infection, a university spokesman said.

Dwyane Wade went for 40 points and hit the go-ahead bucket with 24.6 seconds remaining in the game, as Miami pulled out a 93-89 victory over Washington.

Steve Nash scored 25 of his 30 points in the second half to carry the Suns to a 104-96 victory over the Heat in a battle of early undefeated clubs at American Airlines Arena.

After victories against the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers, the Miami Heat faced a tougher test against the Chicago Bulls Nov.

Miami swingman Daequan Cook is out for the Heat's game against Phoenix because of problems with his strained right shoulder.

A pair of 3-0 teams get together in Miami this evening, when the Heat host the Phoenix Suns at AmericanAirlines Arena.

Dwyane Wade scored 25 points to push his career total to 10,005, reserve Udonis Haslem had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and the Miami Heat stayed unbeaten by downing the Chicago Bulls 95-87 on Sunday night.

Jermaine O'Neal had 22 points and 12 rebounds against his former team and Dwyane Wade added 32 points as the Heat ended a 14-game regular-season skid in Indiana.

Injuries and illness might force the Miami Heat to rely on its perimeter depth far sooner than coach Erik Spoelstra anticipated.

Al Horford #15 of the Atlanta Hawks backs down Jermaine O'Neal #7 of the Miami Heat during Game Three of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals at American Airlines Arena on April 25, 2009 in Miami, Florida.

Atrocious, even. Fail Boat-esqe. And if tonight's suprisingly balanced attack is any indication, and what passes for Jermaine O'Neal 's "knees" these days holds up, the Heat might just match up to more worthy opponents better than previously thought.

Among them, and what NBA people are saying: * Will Michael Beasley , starting at his natural power forward position, become the All-Star-caliber player the Heat expects? The Heat needs to make it work with Beasley because his maturity issues and previous strikes in the NBA drug program would make it difficult to get equal trade value, one longtime ...

Apparently Dwyane Wade can turn it on when he wants. Wednesday night, in the Heat's home exhibition finale, Wade wanted.

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For the Miami Heat, 2008 seemed to be a step in the right direction.A Coming off an embarrassing 2007 season in which the Heat finished with the worst record in the league and matched their worst record in franchise history , DwyaneA Wade andA Co.

Observations from Thursday's 97-81 exhibition victory over the Hornets at the Sprint Center in Kansas City: Dwyane Wade returned after missing two games with a muscle strain in his ribcage.

Dwyane Wade scored 35 points in 29 minutes and the Miami Heat overcame an early 18-point deficit in beating the Memphis Grizzlies 99-93 in a preseason game Wednesday night.

We've got some potentially very welcome news from TNT's David Aldridge, some notes about the Pacers and other news and notes from around the league.