Wade's 30 points power Heat past Knicks

The Miami Heat and Indianapolis Pacers start the Eastern Conference Finals Wednesday night.

LeBron James scored 35 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Miami to a 98-90 overtime victory that put the Boston Celtics on the edge of elimination in the NBA playoffs.Dwyane Wade scored 28 with nine rebounds and Chris Bosh had 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat, who took a three-games-to-one lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference second-round series.The Heat host game five on Wednesday and can eliminate the defending Eastern Conference champions with a victory.

The Miami Heat blew out the Indiana Pacers 99-76 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, advancing to the NBA Finals in an anticlimactic ending to an excellent series. It was never supposed to be this hard for Miami. But they played their best game of the playoffs in Game 7.

The Miami Heat tied the NBA Finals at 2-2 with a big 109-93 win in Game 4. This was all about LeBron James (33 points) and Dwyane Wade (32 points). Wade was flying around on defense (SIX steals), crashing the boards (six rebounds), and attacking the rim to a degree we haven't seen in months.

Dwyane Wade scored 12 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter in leading Miami to a 97-91 victory over Philadelphia that advanced the Heat into a second-round NBA playoff matchup with Boston.Chris Bosh scored 22 points and matched Wade with a game-high 11 rebounds while LeBron James added 16 points, 10 rebounds and a game-high eight assists as Miami ousted the 76ers 4-1 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference series."(It was) very difficult. That team is resilient," Wade said. "We knew it was going to be that way."

LeBron James scored 32 points and added seven rebounds and six assists as the Miami Heat rallied in the final seconds to edge Washington 95-94 and extend their NBA win streak to 12 games.Dwyane Wade, who hit the deciding free throw with 7.9 seconds remaining and Chris Bosh each scored 20 points for the Heat. Bosh, who scored 12 points in the fourth quarter, also had nine rebounds."It was a celebration of 'We found a way to win' - being down five with 30 seconds to go and just willing a victory like that," James said.

Dwyane Wade scored 32 points and LeBron James added 20 as the Miami Heat stretched its NBA win streak to nine games with a 96-84 victory over the New Orleans Hornets. Chris Bosh had 23 points and a team-high 11 rebounds for the Heat, who improved to 18-8 to boost their lead in the Southeast division to 1 1/2 games over Orlando.Miami's nine triumphs have all come by 10 or more points, putting the Heat one shy of an NBA record for double-digit victories in a row shared by Houston from 2007-08, New Jersey in 2003-04 and the 1946-47 Washington Capitols.

Dwyane Wade scored 32 points and LeBron James added 20 as the Miami Heat stretched its NBA win streak to nine games with a 96-84 victory over the New Orleans Hornets. Chris Bosh had 23 points and a team-high 11 rebounds for the Heat, who improved to 18-8 to boost their lead in the Southeast division to 1 1/2 games over Orlando.Miami's nine triumphs have all come by 10 or more points, putting the Heat one shy of an NBA record for double-digit victories in a row shared by Houston from 2007-08, New Jersey in 2003-04 and the 1946-47 Washington Capitols.