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NBA All-Star Game will ditch the gimmicks and return to classic East versus West format
Read full article: NBA All-Star Game will ditch the gimmicks and return to classic East versus West formatThis season's NBA All-Star Game is going back to its roots with an Eastern Conference-Western Conference format.
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Spoelstra says Dragic has grown into role as steward of Heat culture
Read full article: Spoelstra says Dragic has grown into role as steward of Heat cultureORLANDO – Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra had high praise for guard Goran Dragic on Sunday. Spoelstra talked about Dragic as one of the leaders of the Heat. After Saturday’s win over the Pacers, Dragic said he learned leadership from other Heat greats including Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Udonis Haslem. Then on many of his teams in the NBA and with us, he was the leader by example. The Heat lead the Pacers 3-0 and will hope to end the series on Monday at 6:30 p.m.
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Heat-Pacers playoff schedule released
Read full article: Heat-Pacers playoff schedule releasedMIAMI The NBA released the Heats playoff schedule for Round 1 on Thursday night. The Heat and Pacers will begin their No. The games will be played inside the Orlando bubble, so neither team has a home court advantage. Heres a list of the dates and times:Game 1 Tuesday 8/18 4 p.m.Game 2 Thursday 8/20 1 p.m.Game 3 Saturday 8/22 3:30 p.m.Game 4 Monday 8/24 6:30 p.m. If necessary (times to be determined)Game 5 Wednesday 8/26Game 6 Friday 8/28Game 7 Sunday 8/30