The day began with LeBron James making a playoff analogy out of breakfast, his way of saying the Miami Heat were focused on the first postseason challenge presented by the Philadelphia 76ers and nothing else.   Clear the table. “Now,” James said about 12 hours later, “we’re preparing for lunch.”   So this much is [...]

The sweep for the Heat was 95 seconds away. Miami held a six-point lead, had The Big Three on the court and a bevy of clutch plays behind them.   All the 76ers had was their unwavering belief. When they told Doug Collins in the huddle late in the game, “We’re going back to Miami,” [...]

Hours before Game 3, Dwyane Wade had that big-game feeling.   Wade’s 36 miserable hours of migraine headaches had passed, his head was clear and his game, well, he’d prove his game was back in championship form. “I don’t have to worry about bright lights,” Wade said.   Was he ever fantastic under the postseason [...]

LeBron James outscored Philadelphia’s entire starting five in the first half by himself… So did Chris Bosh… So did Dwyane Wade.   And that pretty much tells the tale of a night the 76ers would rather forget.   No comeback required for the Miami Heat this time. They went wire-to-wire on the lead, and moved [...]