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Each of the last two Miami championship runs has been highlighted by moments where a sharpshooter enters a game and immediately provides a surprise spark.

After the Miami Heat lost to the Boston Celtics in the first round of the 2010 playoffs, he made it clear he expected his seasons to last a couple months longer.

One of the the scariest parts about Miami's collection of upper echelon starters is that they can rotate the rest for them so that they minimize being without LeBron James , Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh all at the same time.

Apr 11, 2014; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Heat forward LeBron James takes a breather during the second half against the Indiana Pacers at American Airlines Arena.

Throughout the 2013-14 NBA regular season, the Miami Heat prioritized returning to the playoffs healthy and fresh over winning regular-season games.

Thad came out and played with his usual energy against the Miami reserves and scored 10 points in the opening quarter.

On the final night of the NBA 's regular season with the fifth seed on the line the Brooklyn Nets chose to rest its starting lineup.

The Miami Heat will begin their quest for a third straight title on Sunday at home against the Charlotte Bobcats when the NBA playoffs get underway.

Apr 16, 2014; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade dribbles the ball as Philadelphia 76ers guard Michael Carter-Williams defends in the first half at American Airlines Arena.

April 16: Elliot Williams #25 of the Philadelphia 76ers handles the ball against the Miami Heat at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida on April 16, 2014.

From left: Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade, forward LeBron James, guard Ray Allen and forward Chris Bosh are shown in their game against the Denver Nuggets at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami on March 14, 2014 The Heat can even its all-time series against the Sixers.

Washington Wizards guard John Wall goes up for a shot past Miami Heat guard Ray Allen in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, April 14, 2014, in Washington.

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The Miami Heat have lost four of their last six games and will likely finish the season as the two-seed in the Eastern Conference, despite a similarly rough stretch endured by the Pacers to close out the season.

UM quarterback Kevin Olsen completed 7 of 21 passes for 61 yards with an interception during the Hurricanes' spring game Saturday.

Ask LeBron James to rank where beating the nemesis Indiana Pacers on Friday to reclaim the East's No.

Q: As a huge fan of the Heat, and not just for the winning years, I would like to know why Erik Spoelstra keeps Norris Cole in the game even though he misses layups and turns the ball over in crucial situations? He lost us the Memphis game.

DeLand column: Da Kid can stop being an old man on sctimes.com: http://www.sctimes.com/story/sports/2014/04/09/deland-column-da-kid-can-stop-old-man/7532769/ But this one didn't have a choice.

It sets up a Friday night game at AmericanAirlines Arena that could determine which team gets to sleep in their own beds on May 31 and host Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals on June 1. Playing on the second night of a back-to-back set that opened with Tuesday's grueling one-point loss to the Brooklyn Nets at AmericanAirlines Arena, the Miami ... (more)

The FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tenn., will be the site for tonight's interconference showdown between the East's top seeded Heat and a Grizzlies side desperately trying to regain the West's eighth and final playoff spot.