Erik Spoelstra

NBA Finals: Jimmy Butler impacts Miami Heat’s victory over LA Lakers with near-perfect game

47:11 minutes. 35 points. 12 rebounds. 11 assists. Five steals. Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler did everything in Game 5 of the NBA Finals to prevent the Lakers from winning their 17th Championship.

NBA Finals: Jimmy Butler, Miami Heat look to even up the series against Los Angeles Lakers

NBA Finals' Game 4 is Tuesday night, and much like Jimmy Butler's coffee-sales strategy, the Heat may stick with what works.

Propelled to NBA Finals by Pat Riley's Heat Culture, Miami stand between victory and misery

Not many would have predicted the Miami Heat making it to the NBA Finals. How did they do it? Heat Culture.

NBA: Miami Heat topple Boston Celtics in Eastern Conference Finals to earn finals spot against LA Lakers

The Heat are the only NBA franchise with six Finals appearances in the last 15 years. They’re seeking their fourth title, and this chance didn’t come easily.

NBA: Meyers Leonard, once a starter, now helping Miami Heat from the sideline in the Orlando bubble

“There’s just two things that I won’t ever let be questioned and that’s character and work ethic," Meyers Leonard said. "So I’m trying to make my impact now from the sideline.”

NBA: Miami Heat's Jimmy Buttler absence from training caused by quarantine, says Jae Crowder

The Heat said only that Butler, who scored 22 points in Miami’s restart-opening win over Denver on Saturday, had an excused absence.

NBA: Dwyane Wade expresses gratitude towards Miami Heat management, recalls friend Kobe Bryant at jersey retirement ceremony

Dwyane Wade went through a long list of thank-you's as he delivered a 20-minute speech at his jersey retirement ceremony, mentioning everyone from his business manager and the Dwyane Wade ball boys to Pat Riley.

NBA: Giannis Antetokounmpo leads Bucks to 13th consecutive victory; LeBron James, Anthony Davis shine as Lakers thrash Jazz

The last time Antetokounmpo's Bucks had a longer winning streak than this was when they won 16 in a row spanning the end of the 1972-73 season and the beginning of 1973-74

NBA: LaMarcus Aldridge stars as Spurs hand Warriors third straight loss; LeBron James nets 51 points in Lakers' win over Heat

James, who led the Heat to two NBA titles, made it look easy from the opening tipoff, scoring 19 points in the first quarter on the way to a season high.

NBA: Boston Celtics seal playoffs spot with win over Minnesota Timberwolves; Golden State Warriors triumph

For Celtics, it marks the earliest in a season that they've clinched a playoff berth since 2011.