Barring a major injury or a life ending cosmic collision, LeBron James and the Miami Heat will represent the Eastern Conference in the NBA Final this season. The Heat will likely face the Oklahoma City Thunder in what could be one of the best finals matchups NBA fans have been treated to in quite a [...]
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May 12, 2012
The 2011-12 NBA MVP award was presented to 0.0 time (Soon to be 1 time) champion Lebron James today in a ceremony that was attended by his Miami Heat teammates.
Here are the MVP's stats:
Season
Team
G
GS
MPG
FG%
3p%
FT%
OFF
DEF
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
TO
PF
PPG
11-12
MIA
62
62
37.5
0.531
0.362
0.771
1.5
6.4
7.9
6.2
1.8
0.8
3.4
1.5
27.1
Career
689
688
39.9
0.483
0.331
0.746...
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May 11, 2012
Miami Heat star forward LeBron James is set to win his third NBA MVP award, a source told ESPN.com. James averaged 27.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.9 steals and shot 53 percent from the field in the regular season. Only Michael Jordan in 1988-89 exceeded those numbers in a single season. It will be James' third MVP award in four seasons. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (six...
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May 10, 2012
MIAMI - The game time on the box score read 2 hours, 24 minutes. With that in mind, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony were best of friends Wednesday for 21 hours, 36 minutes.
When the ball is thrown up, it all changes.
"Our friendship goes behind basketball, but, during the game, there's really no friends," Miami's James said before he faced off against New York...
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May 09, 2012
Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert says ''nothing in the NBA surprises'' him, so he was not shocked when superstar LeBron James said he could envision playing again for Cleveland.
When Miami visited Cleveland in February, James said a return to the Cavs ''would be great'' and he would not rule out it happening before his career ends.
Following a news conference...
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May 11, 2012
According to numerous sources LeBron James is your 2011/2012 NBA MVP. This is his 3rd time winning the award. He beat out Kevin Durant and Sasha Pavlovic for this year's honor. Then again an MVP trophy doesn't mean a thing without that ring. Ask Chuck. We're coming for you in the ECF Bron Bron.
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May 12, 2012
Heat superstar LeBron James earned his third NBA Most Valuable Player award today and will be presented with a trophy by Commissioner David Stern tomorrow before Miami hosts the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series … Continue reading →
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May 12, 2012
LeBron James wears jersey No. 6 in Miami, so here's six memorable moments from the season where the Heat star became just the eighth player in NBA history to win a third MVP award. The announcement was made by the NBA on Saturday:
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6. The Closer
James scored 12 points in the final 3:02 of a game at home against Philadelphia on April 3, capping what became a season-high...
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May 11, 2012
A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that Miami's LeBron James will be announced Saturday as the NBA's MVP, the third time he's won the award in the past four seasons.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the results have not been released. James is expected to be presented with the trophy Sunday by Commissioner David Stern before...
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May 09, 2012
MIAMI (AP) -- LeBron James had 29 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and the Miami Heat beat the New York Knicks 106-94 on Wednesday night to win the Eastern Conference first-round series in five games.
Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade each scored 19 points for Miami, which meets Indiana in the East semifinals starting Sunday. Mario Chalmers added 10 points for the Heat.
Carmelo...
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May 10, 2012
LeBron gives the current defensive player of the year, Tyson Chandler, a quick lesson in his own craft with a big-time denial on Chandler’s dunk attempt.
This rejection by “King james” came with about 4 minutes and 20 seconds left in the 1st quarter of Wednesday night’s game five matchup between the Heat and Knicks in Miami.
Chandler does a nice job of faking the screen...
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May 10, 2012
Carmelo remains in LeBron's shadow as Heat oust Knicks.
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May 12, 2012
MIAMI - The big fellows record is in jeopardy.
Thats the word from Pat Riley, a guy who should know. Riley once coached Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with the Lakers and hes now president of LeBron James Miami Heat. With James having won his third NBA MVP on Saturday, Riley believes he could end up breaking Abdul-Jabbars mark of six such awards.
Hes 27 years old and hes got 10 more years...
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May 12, 2012
Yahoo: LeBron has gone and done something I figured he wouldn’t be doing as a member of the Miami Heat, and that is win his third Most Valuable Player award. LeBron becomes only the eighth player to win three MVPs, and although my first-place vote probably would’ve gone to Chris Paul on account of the role he played in making an eternally-lottery-bound franchise relevant,...
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May 12, 2012
A few minutes before the Miami-Indiana series begins Sunday afternoon, NBA Commissioner David Stern will hit the court to present Heat forward LeBron James with the league's MVP award for a third time.
If the scene goes as Dwyane Wade expects, the moment will be more about motivation than culmination for James.
''His goal is to be the best player at the end of the season...
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May 13, 2012
The NBA Playoffs bring passions to the fore -- even more so than during the regular season. And when I say passion, I mean one-eyed vehemence.
One topic in particular that NBA observers seem to love focusing on over the past decade or so is the humble flop. The dive. The Academy Award-winning plea for a foul. It all started with Vlade Divac, seemingly, then extended to every...
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