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After defeating the Indiana Pacers in a bitterly contested six-game series in last season's Eastern Conference semifinals, the Miami Heat now will face the Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals, a series that opens Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. at AmericanAirlines Arena, for the right to advance to the NBA Finals.

MIAMI The easiest part of the playoff schedule for the Miami Heat is behind them and now the real test begins as the team awaits either the Indiana Pacers or the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals.

"You either sit out ... or you get in there and try to find a way to help your team win," Wade says MIAMI - By now, Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade is accustomed to the doubters.

Two exonerated former death row inmates are urging Gov. Rick Scott to veto legislation that would accelerate the state's capital punishment process.

Law enforcement agencies investigating the home burglaries of Miami Heat forwards Chris Bosh and Udonis Haslem are looking into the possibility that the incidents may be connected.

It had happened a few times since April in private. Only this time, it occurred in public.

Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau responded to the officiating, the calls against the Bulls and the lack of calls against the Miami Heat after the Heat's Game 3 victory against the Bulls on Friday.

Legend leader Pat Riley, equal parts shaman and mobster, told this story at the Heat's Family Day, symbolically enough.

Q: Do teams like the Chicago Bulls engage in this immature behavior because there are so many expectations of them, given they are playing for a franchise that traditionally had success? They obviously came to this series looking for more of a street fight than a basketball game because they know they're clearly outmatched in basketball.

Just 49 seconds after the opening tip, he hit a baby hook. He would go on to hit five of his first six shots, scoring 10 of the Bulls' first 14 points.

Miami Heat forward LeBron James celebrates with teammate Norris Cole after Cole made a basket against the Chicago Bulls during Game 3 of their NBA Eastern Conference semi-finals playoff series in Chicago, Illinois May 10, 2013.

Sure, they've lost home-court advantage in these Eastern Conference semifinals. But an absolute domination of the Chicago Bulls today made the reigning NBA champions look like the clear-cut team to beat in this title race once again.

Heat center Chris Bosh didn't need to watch Game 7 of the Bulls-Nets series to gain an appreciation for Joakim Noah.

LeBron James was at his best this season, and the voters tasked with selecting the NBA's Most Valuable Player took notice.

Chris Andersen says his neck tattoo alone took three full-day sessions. What do you do in that time? 'You just let them do it and think about basketball.' David Santiago / El Nuevo Herald Rashard Lewis.

Miami Heat practice had ended, and LeBron James lingered under a basket, fetching free throws for two teammates as he awaited his turn to shoot.

Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade during the team's practice Friday, May 3, 2013, at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami in preparation for Game 1 of the second round of the 2012-13 NBA Playoffs.

Forget everything you've heard about him the past three years. The guy who was ultra-confident despite playing alongside three future Hall of Famers.

Q: I always liked Patrick Beverley's game. I never understood why he got cut the first year of the Big Three.

Florida senators have dealt a setback to a bill that would ban Shariah, or Islamic law, and other foreign laws from being applied in state courts.