Norris Cole News

Being a first cousin to Miami Heat rookie point guard Norris Cole has its privileges, and they extend beyond merely sitting near the court for Game 6 of an NBA Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Not required for 70 total points this time, as they were in Sunday's Game 4 victory, James and Wade were every bit as dynamic in Tuesday night's 115-83 Game 5 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers.

And with that, after a full game's worth of mediocrity, the Celts are suddenly in the driver's seat once again, on a course with the Conference Finals.

For the Heat , it's long been about LeBron James and Dwyane Wade , as Sunday showed, and, of course, Chris Bosh , when he's available.

On March 9, 2012 just before the NBA trade deadline I wrote an article stating that the one trade the Miami Heat must make was to trade Dwyane Wade , Norris Cole and Mike Miller to the New Jersey Nets for Deron Williams, Brook Lopez and Anthony Morrow.

While I don't think Spoelstra is one of the NBA's best coaches, and I'm not even sure if he's one of the better ones, it's hard to call this 2-1 hole against the Pacers his fault.

And yes, the word "obviously" is in italics because we're not being serious. Unless the Heat lose game four and Wade throws a punch at Spoelstra instead of just telling him to get the fuck out of his face ! But in the event the Heat lose the series and decide it might be time to nuke the nucleus - probably an irrational decision, given the injury ... (more)

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Suddenly the Indiana Pacers find themselves with home court advantage in a five-game series against the Miami Heat .

The Microscope is your recurring look at the NBA 's small-scale developments - the rotational curiosities, skill showcases, coaching decisions, notable performances and changes in approach that make the league go 'round. Interestingly, when Blake Griffin goes to work on the low block, he approaches post work as a perimeter player would approach a ... (more)

The Miami Heat 's Big Two Era opened with the thud. But Tuesday's 78-75 loss to the Indiana Pacers at AmericanAirlines Arena was about more that the injury absence of Chris Bosh .

Indiana Pacers guard George Hill looks for an open teammate past Miami Heat guard Norris Cole during the first half of Game 2 in an NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series, Tuesday, May 15, 2012, in Miami.

OK, so this is the height of optimism... How can I be optimistic about the Knicks chances of winning a series that they have already lost 4 games of? Read on, my fellow MILPCATers, read on! Norris Cole , being a halfway decent individual and maybe a little pissed at Coach Spo for not playing him very much in this series, goes to the league office ... (more)

Apparently, Sunday was Dress-Up-and-Play-Like-a-Knick Day at Madison Square Garden; HEAT got first prize in the look-alike contest with their Knicks-like performance in a 89-87 loss.

The 2012 NBA regular season is in the books and very few rookies now remain active.

If they can make it here playing like this, there's a chance the Heat can make it anywhere.

Chris Bosh was expected to possibly miss Game 3 to be with his wife and newborn baby.

As the Miami Heat delve deeper into their quest for the NBA championship they all signed up for two years ago, they will look more and more for production from less likely sources.

Finishing as the second seed in the Eastern Conference, the Miami Heat are expected to advance to the next round.

Some of the league's top rookies - Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson, Ricky Rubio - will not be making their first playoff appearances in 2012.