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• MIAMI—In the days leading up to the Knicks playoff series against the Miami Heat, there was, somehow, optimism.
(Wall Street Journal)
• Dwyane Wade and Baron Davis, who hasnt jumped that high in five years (Getty Images) The 66-game regular season, mercifully, is over.
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• It was a magnificent six minutes and 32 seconds. Of course, there is no way to discover what will happen over the next two months as the NBA playoffs unfold, or even for the rest of this series, certainly not from a measly stretch of 392 seconds.
(Sporting News)
• With a shove in a back and the blink of an eye, it was over: The doubt about where the Miami Heat stood in the wake of late-season injuries and erratic play.
(Chicago Tribune)
• MIAMI — LeBron James took the fourth quarter off. And Miamis postseason got off to a flying start.
(NJ.com)
• LeBron James begins his pursuit of his first NBA championship right here against the New York Knicks Follow along live. 5:39 PM ET 4th quarter starts with LeBron and Chris Bosh on the bench. Mike Miller hits a three-ball, putting the Heat up 37 points.
(Bleacherreport.com)
• The Miami Heat opened up their quest toward the NBA Finals with an emphatic 100-67 win against the New York Knicks on Saturday.
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• MIAMI – It almost feels like the whole first-round series against the Heat came crashing down for the Knicks in one disastrous afternoon at AmericanAirlines Arena.
(New York Post)
• -- And those intense practices for the Heat at the end of the regular season? Call them Project Carmelo. They stifled the previously red-hot Knicks forward into an 0-for-7 start and 3-of-15 overall shooting.
(Orlando Sentinel)
• Miami Heat-New York Knick games are always rugged, and Game 1 of their playoff series Saturday didnt disappoint in that regard. As for being competitive? No. It was a Miami rout, 100-67.
(USA Today)