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Heat get 27 from Wade, hold off Clippers 108-97 (AP)
10 Mar 2010 at 8:01pm
By the time Dwyane Wade left the court Wednesday night, by the time Erik Spoelstra finished his postgame remarks, the Miami Heat turned their collective thoughts in two directions. Away from the Clippers. And on to the Bulls. Wade had 27 points and eight assists, Jermaine O'Neal finished with 19 points and nine rebounds, and the Heat extended their longest home winning streak of the season to...
Heat: Still no word from Alston (AP)
10 Mar 2010 at 4:51pm
Rafer Alston's absence from the Miami Heat took another turn Wednesday, with the team denying that the embattled point guard was told shortly before his sudden departure he would no longer get playing time. Alston was quoted by ESPN.com saying that he chose to leave because of a personal issue involving a family member, plus said Heat coach Erik Spoelstra told him that he "wouldn't be...
Heat Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
10 Mar 2010 at 3:56am
Rafer Alston's comeback with the Heat apparently has come to an awkward end. The veteran point guard has been suspended indefinitely without pay by the Heat for failing to make himself available to the team since last Thursday's demotion from the starting lineup. Alston first failed to report for practice last Friday, which the team did not initially disclose, and then did not appear at Saturday's victory over the Hawks. Alston, who was signed Jan. 7 to add punch to a shaky rotation at point guard, was benched for the final three quarters of the March 2 victory over the Warriors and then replaced in the starting lineup by Carlos Arroyo last Thursday against the Lakers, not seeing any action in that game. Alston, who had thrived during his first stint with...
Bobcats rally, beat Heat 83-78 to take tiebreaker (AP)
9 Mar 2010 at 8:08pm
The Charlotte Bobcats keep finding new ways to beat the Miami Heat, and that just might end up deciding which team goes to the playoffs. That prospect left Dwyane Wade fuming after the Heat's second-half offensive meltdown. Thanks to D.J. Augustin's big fourth quarter, Raymond Felton's steady play and Wade's shooting woes, the Bobcats earned their third straight win over Miami, 83-78...
Alston stays away from Heat; team moving forward (AP)
9 Mar 2010 at 2:50pm
Suspended Miami Heat point guard Rafer Alston still hasn't contacted the team. Coach Erik Spoelstra said before Tuesday's game against Charlotte that Alston's lone communication since Friday was through text messaging. Spoelstra wouldn't say if Alston will be released, but said they're "moving forward with the guys we have in this locker room." Alston was benched for...
Caught in Durant's shadow, Westbrook shines (Yahoo! Sports)
9 Mar 2010 at 11:52am
Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook has always had to disprove skeptics. It's about time to believe in him.