September 28, 2020 Lakers, Heat start their preparations for NBA Finals Bam Adebayo woke up on Monday with the realization that only two teams still have a chance to win this season’s NBA championship.
September 28, 2020 Jimmy Butler on NBA title hopes: 'If you want to win, you have to go through a LeBron James-led team' Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler acknowledged Sunday that to be the best he’s going to have to beat the best in LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers.
September 28, 2020 Jimmy Butler was an easy get for NBA Finals-bound Heat It was June 30, 2019. The Miami Heat had an evening all planned out for their recruitment of free agent Jimmy Butler, down to every detail. They greeted him with music from Irish singer Dermot Kennedy, one of his favorites. A buffet dinner was set up, tables overlooking the water of Biscayne Bay. They had players-turned-executives Shane Battier and Alonzo Mourning there to talk about what it’s like to be part of the Heat.
September 27, 2020 Back to the Finals: Heat oust Celtics, move to title series It was exactly one year ago Sunday when Jimmy Butler walked into the Miami Heat practice gym, took a seat on a makeshift stage and said he wanted to be part of the team’s next title run.
September 26, 2020 Celtics control second half, top Heat to win Game 5 in East Their season saved for at least two more days, Boston coach Brad Stevens offered the most succinct assessment of his Celtics.
September 24, 2020 Heat get chance Friday to oust Celtics, reach NBA Finals The volume of text messages that Miami guard Tyler Herro got after Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals was overwhelming. He didn’t have time to reply to most, including close friends who reached out to celebrate the best game of his life.
September 24, 2020 He's a Herro: Heat top Celtics, move a game from NBA Finals Tyler Herro should still be in college. He's not, but is still a student.
September 22, 2020 Heat say they've got to be better at the start vs Celtics The formula that the Miami Heat had backed themselves into using throughout this postseason wasn’t exactly ideal.
September 20, 2020 Celtics top Heat 117-106, cut East finals deficit to 2-1 Getting big leads has been relatively easy for the Boston Celtics in these Eastern Conference finals.
September 18, 2020 To Bam Adebayo, Heat game days are always Mother's Day Miami center Bam Adebayo went into the locker room at halftime of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals knowing that he wasn’t doing enough.