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For three years, the Heat has tried to disprove the belief that it's vulnerable against big, physical front lines with offensively skilled post players.

Roy Hibbert made life difficult in the paint for the Knicks in the second round - we've all seen Hibbert block Carmelo Anthony 's shot at the rim but that is just the tip of the iceberg.

As the layups piled up, they realized the game plan was working to near perfection.

Ever since he was put in this situation, he's run from the topic of his abilities as a coach.

If his side wasn't hurting so badly, Chris Bosh would have destroyed the Heat's locker room out of frustration the night his abdominal muscle decided to give out.

When Jodi Arias addresses the jury in her murder trial, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats what she told a TV reporter minutes after her conviction: She would rather be executed than... Jodi Arias begged jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an ... (more)

More specifically, I can't wait until 8:30PM on Wednesday night because that's when the Eastern Conference Series between the Indiana Pacers and the Miami Heat will have officially started.

A year ago when Miami and Indiana faced off in the postseason, there were blood-drawing hits, flagrant fouls, technical fouls, choke signs being directed toward LeBron James and more than a few sharp-tongued comments.

After defeating the Indiana Pacers in a bitterly contested six-game series in last season's Eastern Conference semifinals, the Miami Heat now will face the Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals, a series that opens Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. at AmericanAirlines Arena, for the right to advance to the NBA Finals.

MIAMI The easiest part of the playoff schedule for the Miami Heat is behind them and now the real test begins as the team awaits either the Indiana Pacers or the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals.

"You either sit out ... or you get in there and try to find a way to help your team win," Wade says MIAMI - By now, Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade is accustomed to the doubters.

Two exonerated former death row inmates are urging Gov. Rick Scott to veto legislation that would accelerate the state's capital punishment process.

Law enforcement agencies investigating the home burglaries of Miami Heat forwards Chris Bosh and Udonis Haslem are looking into the possibility that the incidents may be connected.

It had happened a few times since April in private. Only this time, it occurred in public.

Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau responded to the officiating, the calls against the Bulls and the lack of calls against the Miami Heat after the Heat's Game 3 victory against the Bulls on Friday.

Legend leader Pat Riley, equal parts shaman and mobster, told this story at the Heat's Family Day, symbolically enough.

Q: Do teams like the Chicago Bulls engage in this immature behavior because there are so many expectations of them, given they are playing for a franchise that traditionally had success? They obviously came to this series looking for more of a street fight than a basketball game because they know they're clearly outmatched in basketball.

Just 49 seconds after the opening tip, he hit a baby hook. He would go on to hit five of his first six shots, scoring 10 of the Bulls' first 14 points.

Miami Heat forward LeBron James celebrates with teammate Norris Cole after Cole made a basket against the Chicago Bulls during Game 3 of their NBA Eastern Conference semi-finals playoff series in Chicago, Illinois May 10, 2013.

Sure, they've lost home-court advantage in these Eastern Conference semifinals. But an absolute domination of the Chicago Bulls today made the reigning NBA champions look like the clear-cut team to beat in this title race once again.