The Miami Heat is a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team is a member of the Southeast Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). They play their home games at American Airlines Arena. The team is owned by Micky Arison, coached by Erik Spoelstra and are managed by Basketball Hall of Fame coach Pat Riley.
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Last updated: 12/21/12 at 06:34 AM
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...Celtics 79 Game 2: Heat 115, Celtics 111 OT Game 3: Celtics 101, Heat 91 Game 4: Celtics 93, Heat 91 OT Tuesday : Celtics 94, Heat 90 Thursday: at Boston, 8:30, ESPN Saturday: at Miami, 8:30, ESPN * West final Thunder 3, Spurs 2 Game 1: Spurs 101, Thunder...
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TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times
http://www.tampabay.com/sports/basketball/nba/boston-celtics-beat-miami-heat-in-game-5-of-east-final/1233854
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...combo combined to score 69 points (a season-high 41 for Wade and 28 for James), outdoing the Pacers’ balanced attack. Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade led the way in Game 6 with 41 points. (AP Photo) Miami has searched for consistency from its supporting cast...
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Sporting News
http://aol.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2012-05-24/miami-heat-advance-dwyane-wade-indiana-pacers
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LeBron James and the Heat struggled without Chris Bosh on the floor. (Wilfredo Lee - AP) While LeBron James and Dwyane Wade get the headlines and stuff the stat sheets, it’s forward Chris Bosh who Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra frequently calls the team
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The Washington Post
http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=fa0f58a151e639b237b4b53b853e68bd
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...to the series against the Pacers. MICHAEL ALEN / MIAMI HERALD STAFF Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert, right, shoots over Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Monday, March 26, 2012. The Pacers defeated...
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/11/2793951/indiana-pacers-take-preemptive.html
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...a 40% discount on admission to the park, as long as The Miami Heat is still in the playoffs during the NBA Finals. If The Miami Heat is victorious in the NBA Finals, fans wearing Heat gear will receive 50% discount on admission. Offer expires on June 30, 2012....
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PR Newswire
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/playoff-wins-set-off-white-hot-promotion-at-miami-seaquarium-149506335.html
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...December 16th As the Miami HEAT prepares for the highly anticipated 2011-12 season, the franchise aims to celebrate during the days leading up to the Home Opener versus Eastern Conference rival, the Boston Celtics on December 27. Presented by Pepsi, HEAT...
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NBA.com
http://www.nba.com/heat/news/heat_week_presented_by_pepsi_2011_12_16.html
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Saying he only wants "a winning role" at this point in his career, Battier announced Thursday morning that he would sign with the Eastern Conference champion Heat. Miami let him know as soon as the free-agency shopping window formally opened this week th
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Beaumont Enterprise
http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/article/Shane-Battier-says-he-will-sign-with-Miami-Heat-2388496.php
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...Bulls, led by the shooting of Gordon and inside play of Luol Deng, take seven of eight in the season series against the Heat. Miami's lineup, so great during the playoff run the previous season, starts to show its age. O'Neal, Williams, Gary Payton, Alonzo...
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Palm Beach Post
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/heat/a-closer-look-at-the-miami-heat-chicago-1475414.html?cxtype=rss_heat_17245
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Wired
http://feeds.wired.com/~r/howtowiki/~3/-Kak9uiS11c/Heat_vs_Celtics_live_NBA_Conference_Semi_Finals_Match_with_HD_video.
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...three games versus the Miami Heat, the Philadelphia 76ers now find themselves down three games to none. Like Game 1, the Sixers had a legitimate chance of winning, last night. They found themselves up 75-73 after the third quarter, but like Game 1 the Heat...
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SportsPage Network
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/QqfH/~3/mQYmsD4xk_4/
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...— One of Dwyane Wade's biggest rivals is back, at the worst possible time for the Miami Heat. Wade did not practice Sunday because of symptoms of a migraine, a problem that has plagued him for years and kept him out of a game earlier this season. His status...
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Asbury Park Press
http://www.app.com/article/20110417/NJSPORTS032003/104170357/1002/SPORTS&source=rss
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...14 points and 12 rebounds, and even while being officially eliminated from postseason contention the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Miami Heat 90-85 on Wednesday night. The loss knocked Miami (54-24) a half-game back of Boston in the race for the No. 2 seed in the...
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Albuquerque Journal
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKN_BUCKS_HEAT?SITE=NMALJ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
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...Miami Heat hope to inch closer to their first Southeast Division title in four years tonight when they tangle with the New Jersey Nets in the Garden State.The Heat climbed closer to the crown on Friday in Minneapolis when Dwyane Wade scored half of his 32...
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KansasCity.com
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/04/03/2772549/miami-heat-53-23-at-new-jersey.html#storylink=rss
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...oddity, basketball in this town.The résumé is sturdy. The Miami Heat have a world-championship trophy that's less than five years old. It was attained by a Hall of Fame team president (Pat Riley) and one of the most likable superstars in the NBA, Dwyane Wade....
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Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704278404576037641823802436.html?mod=WSJ_topics_obama
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...— The streak-busters of the NBA hail from Dallas. And for whatever reason, unless there's an NBA title at stake, the Miami Heat simply cannot beat the Mavericks. Dirk Nowitzki scored 26 points, Jason Terry hit two big 3-pointers in the final 2 1/2 minutes,...
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Sporting News
http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2010-12-20/mavs-end-heat-12-game-streak-beat-miami
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...Heat's LeBron James scans the crowd during in the third quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The Heat beat the Cavs 118-90. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal) Miami Heat's Lebron James passes over Cleveland...
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Akron Beacon Journal
http://www.ohio.com/sports/111239654.html
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Bleacher Report
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...subscribed to the Miami Heat newsletter. Share the Miami Heat newsletter with contacts from . You are now subscribed to the Miami Heat newsletter. Share the Miami Heat newsletter with contacts from . Your invitations have been sent. Do you want to subscribe...
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Bleacher Report
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...in order to find the chemistry within them. Now the question remains, what happens if they choke? What is success for the Miami Heat now? What happens if they don't win the NBA title in the next three years? Will it be a disappoint on the part of the organization...
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/420503-miami-heat-will-the-three-amigos-head-for-the-border
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...address with anybody for any reason You are now subscribed to the Miami Heat newsletter. You are now subscribed to the Miami Heat newsletter. Share the Miami Heat newsletter with contacts from . You are now subscribed to the Miami Heat newsletter. Share the...
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Bleacher Report
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LeBron James has taken center stage in Miami dressed in his new uniform as the Heat welcomes the NBA's newest trio of superstars.
Yasmina Muniz folds a Miami Heat T-shirt with the name of LeBron James on it at the Miami Heat store at the
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Taiwan News
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1314714&lang=eng_news&cate_img=logo_world&cate_rss=WORLD_eng
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...what's looking to shape out as one of the most defining offseasons in NBA history, the Miami Heat are right in the thick of the action. Not only do they possess the second most salary cap space out of any team in the league, but they own four selections in...
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/410008-2010-nba-draft-five-players-miami-heat-should-look-at
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...just two points on 0-of-3 shooting from the field and 2-of-2 from the line in 13:34 minutes. While I won’t say I, or any Miami Heat fan will want Beasley gone next year, he needs to find something within himself in order to live up to the expectations he,...
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/385303-miami-boston-celtics-end-miamis-season-but-not-their-hope
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BOSTON -- With two days to regroup after its stunning collapse in Game 1, and with Kevin Garnett suspended for Game 2, the Heat was dealt an opportunistic hand entering Tuesday's return to TD Garden. Or so it seemed. But it was the Celtics who came up
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/20/1589701/miami-heat-offense-goes-cold-again.html
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...A look at the position matchups for the first-round playoff series between the fifth-seeded Miami Heat and fourth-seeded Boston Celtics: Center: What version of Jermaine O'Neal will show up in the playoffs? That's the major question. Miami needs the March...
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/17/1583679/miami-heat-vs-boston-celtics-who.html
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...the Boston Celtics. Veteran center Jamaal Magloire knows that 2003-04 Miami team all too well. Years before Magloire joined the Heat, he lost to it. And then, the Heat's promise no longer seemed productive enough to guarantee Pat Riley a championship. After...
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/16/1583647/miami-heat-resembles-squad-from.html
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...tool goes here Miami Heat's Udonis Haslem (40) shoots as Detroit Pistons' Chucky Atkins, right, looks on in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in Miami, Friday, April 9, 2010. The Pistons won 106-99. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra and guard Dwyane...
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/10/1573421/spoelstra-gets-point-across.html
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...about for the Heat -- stretching the potential of Wade's supporting cast as Miami prepares for the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Heat worked wonders without Wade while working over the Detroit Pistons for a 98-81 victory at The Palace. With the victory,...
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/01/1557953/beasley-heats-up.html
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...shooting. Not only has that stinginess allowed the Heat to build early leads and pull away in games, but also it has catapulted Miami in the defensive charts. The Heat returned from its first unbeaten road trip of the season ranked second in the league in...
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/27/1551234/defense-fueling-miami-heats-winning.html
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...on the three-game trip that wraps up Friday against Milwaukee (39-31), which is 3-0 against Miami this season. For a night, the Heat made TNT's Charles Barkley eat those comments about Wade lacking a productive supporting cast, repeatedly referring to him...
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/26/1548209/heat-makes-bullish-run-for-playoffs.html
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...the focus is on taking advantage of the opportunity the Heat has to close ground in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Miami finishes its three-game trip Friday at Milwaukee, which holds the fifth seed targeted by the sixth-place Heat. For Wade, a Chicago...
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/24/1545975/sideshow-not-a-diversion.html
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...tool goes here San Antonio Spurs forward Richard Jefferson (24) is fouled by Miami Heat guard Quentin Richardson (5) as Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade (3) defends in the first quarter during an NBA basketball game in Miami, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. MIAMI...
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/17/1532941/comeback-falls-short-for-miami.html
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David West scored six of his 21 points in the last 55 seconds, and also grabbed 10 rebounds to help the New Orleans Hornets hold on for a 95-91 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. Chris Paul had 18 points and nine assists, and Emeka Okafor
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ABC News
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=9452928
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As if from a modern-day Gomorrah — or a subtropical Cleveland — the residents of Miami are fleeing the city like never before. Approximately six people live in each shimmering condo tower downtown. In the burbs, "For Sale" signs outnumber soccer moms
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Miami New Times
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2009-12-31/news/miami-2009-the-seven-signs-are-in-place-that-the-end-times-are-nigh
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - Dwyane Wade scored 30 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and the Miami Heat held off a late New York charge to snag a 93-87 win at Madison Square Garden, ending the Knicks' six-game home win streak.
Wade added five
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TSN.ca
http://www.tsn.ca/nba/story/?id=303573
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MIAMI—Brandon Roy scored 11 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, LaMarcus Aldridge added 23 and the Portland Trail Blazers used a big run in the final minutes to beat the Miami Heat 102-95 on Sunday night.
Andre Miller scored 17 points and Martell
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Boston Globe
http://feeds.boston.com/click.phdo?i=08471c9ca043c9099c432a4ff76c7e30
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Well, that didn't take long. A day after Heat president Pat Riley "nitpicked'' Dwyane Wade's dip in
conditioning and efficiency, the star guard responded with one of his most precise efforts
of the season. In the process, the Heat took another huge
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/1388348.html
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...Heat guard Dwyane Wade (3) goes up for a shot against Orlando Magic forward Mickael Pietrus during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, center, looks for...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/dec/17/wade-gets-25-heat-roll-past-magic-104-86/
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MIAMI -- Dwyane Wade had 25 points and seven assists, Michael Beasley added 22 points and the Miami Heat were in control throughout an easy 104-86 victory over the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic on Thursday night. Dorell Wright and Quentin
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The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/17/AR2009121705046.html?wprss=rss_sports/wires
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Chris Bosh and the Toronto Raptors visit the Miami Heat on Tuesday at American Airlines Arena. (Alex Brandon/Associated Press)
Coming off their worst home loss in two seasons, the struggling Miami Heat look to get
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CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/story/2009/12/15/sp-tor-mia.html?ref=rss
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...basketball game Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) Memphis Grizzlies guard Sam Young (4) drives past Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/dec/13/gay-gets-41-grizzlies-beat-heat-118-90/
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Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki drives by Miami's Udonis Haslem during the second quarter. Nowitzki led his team with 25 points as the Mavericks improved to 9-4 on the road this season.
MIAMI (AP) Good thing the NBA title isn't decided in the regular
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USA Today
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomSports-TopStories/~3/2-fmI-sYCU4/2009-12-11-mavericks-heat_N.htm
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...relatives in South Carolina following a family funeral. He is expected to work out Saturday in Miami and play Sunday when the Heat host the Memphis Grizzlies. Quentin Richardson started at small forward for Miami, not even lasting seven minutes. Richardson...
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Dallas Morning News
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/basketball/mavs/stories/121209dnspomavslede.343fb6ca7.html
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Wade is the only great player on an otherwise pretty putrid team. Without Wade the Heat are absolutely lottery-bound. Michael Beasley might have the potential to be a 20-10 type player, but he’ll do it without playing a lick of defense. Jermaine O’Neal
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/306532-the-reasons-to-pursue
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...used its combination of length, athleticism and streak shooting to take advantage of a shorter as well as short-handed Heat. Haslem, Miami's top rebounder and scorer off the bench, missed his second game in a row with a strained left shoulder. Richardson,...
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/1344791.html
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Bonnie Tyler is famous for her song “Holding Out For a Hero.” In it, she sings that she needs a hero, and I know exactly how she feels, for I, and all Heat fans, need a hero badly.
Since 2004-05, the Miami Heat and its fans have had that hero, a man
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/293606-miami-atlanta-heat-needed-a-hero-in-105-90-loss-to-hawks-calling-wade
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In a game where youth and length were on display, there was a lot of testiness between the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder, with a scrum even exploding in the second quarter between the Thunder’s Michael Westbrook and the Heat’s Jermaine
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Bleacher Report
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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/292869-miami-oklahoma-city-kevin-durant-and-thunder-trample-heat-in-100-87-win
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This warm-weather team, which recently traded Shawn Marion and Shaquille O'Neal, wasn't expected to contend in the 2009-10 season. However, they are one off to a terrific start; two weeks into the campaign, they are one of four teams remaining with
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Baseball Prospectus
http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=774
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MIAMI -- Even with the free-agent bonanza of 2010 looming, Miami Heat owner Micky Arison believes Dwyane Wade will be starring with the Heat for many years to come.
While he was "disappointed" that a contract extension wasn't agreed to this past
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ESPN
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4642975&campaign=rss&source=NBAHeadlines
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...they win. If they aren't, they have trouble scoring and the game will be ugly. No matter what, though, you can't expect Miami to beat itself. They always come prepared, and they always make you beat them. The Heat are 5-1, and the guys over at Peninsula...
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Bullets Forever
http://www.bulletsforever.com/2009/11/10/1124828/washington-wizards-vs-miami-heat

