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Dwyane Wade noticed it right away. "He had two games where he had some tough matchups with Nash and Arenas, and he struggled a little bit," Wade said.

* The series: Heat leads 59-27. * The game: The Heat swept last season's four-game series; the eighth time Miami has swept Washington.

Dwyane Wade , Jermaine O'Neal and Daequan Cook all missed Monday's practice as the Miami Heat prepared for Tuesday night's lone visit of the season by Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns .

Observations from Wednesday's 115-93 victory over the Knicks at AmericanAirlines Arena: A rough start for Dwyane Wade, who shot 2 of 9 in his six-point first quarter.

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra insisted Wednesday that the insertion of Michael Beasley into the starting lineup at power forward does not end plans to also feature the No.

Share + Oct 23, 2009 8:17 pm US/Eastern Click here for more Heat coverage 1 of 1 Chris Quinn #11 of the Miami Heat drives to the basket against Flip Murray #22 of the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena on April 14, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Apparently Dwyane Wade can turn it on when he wants. Wednesday night, in the Heat's home exhibition finale, Wade wanted.

Dwyane Wade scored 35 points in 29 minutes and the Miami Heat overcame an early 18-point deficit in beating the Memphis Grizzlies 99-93 in a preseason game Wednesday night.

The most important statistic for the Miami Heat , and, for that matter, the NBA this season will be 98.6. And, no, we're not talking about team scoring averages.

Carlos Arroyo's journey to Miami detoured through five NBA cities, four countries and three continents, but he finally gets to wear a Heat uniform as a backup point guard.

Social Media 2, Heat 0. A team-wide session on Ustream led to an awkward moment for forward Michael Beasley, as the Miami Heat prepared for Wednesday night's 96-91 exhibition loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder at the BOK Center.

Not a trade for Rafer Alston or Antonio Daniels. Not a move for Jamaal Tinsley or Ty Lue or Brevin Knight or Bobby Jackson.

Share + Oct 12, 2009 8:23 pm US/Eastern Click here for more Heat coverage. By Solange Reyner 1 of 1 Real Madrid's Argentinian Pepe Sanchez vies with Maccabi's Puertorican Carlos Arroyo during their Euroleague Basketball match in Madrid, on February 12, 2009.

In search of veteran depth at point guard, the Miami Heat didn't have to look far.

Rookie DeJuan Blair scored 28 points on 11 of 13 shooting, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Miami Heat 95-93 in a preseason game Sunday night.

Reigning NBA scoring champion Dwyane Wade is expected to miss Miami's preseason game against San Antonio with a strained muscle around his left ribs.

No, Brevin Knight or Rafer Alston did not join the Heat at Tuesday's practice at Amway Arena here in Orlando.

With no real competition to start, Heat point guard Mario Chalmers looks within for motivation as he enters his second season.

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra doesn't have the playing pedigree of some NBA coaches, but no one will work harder than him to win.

For more Sun-Sentinel coverage of the Miami Heat, click here . Previous entry: Beasley has the look of being ready Next entry: Back to main page September 26, 2009 Camp preview: Five on the spot > Posted by Ira Winderman on September 26, 2009 11:34 AM Michael Beasley provided plenty of drama this summer, with his league-mandated rehab stay at a ...