A year after Finals, Lakers and Heat set to play before fans
MIAMI — On their respective ways to the NBA Finals last season, there was one important element missing for both the Los Angeles Lakers...
Bucks capitalize on hot start to roll past Heat 132-98
MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points and Bryn Forbes led Milwaukee’s scorching start from 3-point range as the Bucks trounced the Miami Heat...
Khris Middleton lifts Bucks past Heat in OT in Game 1
MILWAUKEE — Khris Middleton broke a tie with a jumper with 0.5 seconds left in overtime and had 27 points to help the Milwaukee...
NBA East and West first-round playoff preview capsules
Capsules for the NBA first-round series that begin this weekend:
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After tough year, Butler says Heat are ‘ready for anything’
MIAMI — This was not the season the Miami Heat envisioned.
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Holiday eager to help Milwaukee take next step in playoffs
MILWAUKEE — The price the Bucks paid to add Jrue Holiday to their roster and the amount they invested to keep him underscores how...
Bucks’ Thanasis Antetokounmpo to miss at least 2 weeks
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Bucks reserve forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo will miss the start of the playoffs after suffering an avulsion fracture to his right patella...
Heat rout Pistons 120-107 with several key players out
DETROIT — Nemanja Bjelica scored 17 of his 21 points in the first half, and the Miami Heat routed the Detroit Pistons 120-107 on...
Bucks beat Heat 122-108, maintain bid for East’s No. 2 seed
MILWAUKEE — Khris Middleton and Bryn Forbes each scored 21 points to help the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Miami Heat 122-108 on Saturday night...
Curry, Embiid help 76ers top Magic, clinch top seed in East
PHILADELPHIA — Seth Curry scored 20 points, Joel Embiid had 13 points and 11 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers clinched the top seed for...