Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: Enter the Dragon Without any basketball on Saturday, there will be plenty to analyze, discuss and conceptualize ahead of a Sunday matinee that many of us felt was coming.     Toronto @ Miami, Game 6: Heat 103, Raptors 91 Series Tied, 3-3. Studs: Kyle Lowry; Goran Dragic, Dwyane Wade   Duds: DeMarre Carroll; Luol Deng   Injuries: Jonas Valanciunas (DNP, ankle); Hassan … [Read more...]

Heat force Game 7 behind Goran Dragic, Dwyane Wade 1:16 AM ET ESPN Stats & Information print The Miami Heat always seem to thrive in these situations. Goran Dragic scored 30 points and Dwyane Wade added 22 as the Heat avoided elimination Friday night with a 103-91 victory over the Toronto Raptors in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra improved … [Read more...]

Heat's Whiteside won't return in finale vs. Raps 12:45 AM ET print MIAMI -- Heat center Hassan Whiteside told reporters he will not play in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. Whiteside has been listed as day-to-day by the team, but he has not played since suffering a sprained MCL of his right knee in the second quarter of Game … [Read more...]

Go small, win big: Dragic leads Heat past Raptors to force Game 7 After losing center Hassan Whiteside to a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee in Game 3 against the Toronto Raptors, Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra faced a choice: stay big and hope that Amar'e Stoudemire, Josh McRoberts and Udonis Haslem could fill the 7-footer's shoes, or go small by leaning more … [Read more...]

Draft combine star Isaiah Miles embraces comic book fandom 9:02 PM ET print Isaiah Miles, a huge comic book fan thanks to his dad, sports plenty of comic-related tattoos on his arm. Adam ReisingerCHICAGO -- There are a lot of labels you could put on Isaiah Miles: senior, forward, Saint Joseph's Hawk, potential NBA draftee, prospect with rising stock, and so on. But at the NBA draft … [Read more...]

Ewing interviews for Grizzlies job, source says 8:52 PM ET ESPN.com news services print Charlotte Hornets assistant coach Patrick Ewing has interviewed for the head-coach opening with the Memphis Grizzlies, a source confirmed Friday to ESPN's Ramona Shelburne. Ewing, the legendary Hall of Fame center, met with the Grizzlies on Thursday. CBS Sports reported the news earlier via … [Read more...]

Ewing interviews for Grizzlies job, report says 7:57 PM ET ESPN.com news services print Charlotte Hornets assistant coach Patrick Ewing has interviewed for the head coach opening with the Memphis Grizzlies, CBS Sports has reported, citing league sources. Ewing, the legendary Hall of Fame center, met with the Grizzlies on Thursday, according to CBS Sports, which reported the news via … [Read more...]

NBA Roundtable: Roundtable: Playoff Busts The playoffs are generally a time when the studs are supposed to step up, but this season we’ve seen an abnormal amount of key players underperform in the postseason. With that said, I asked the Rotoworld hoops crew to discuss the players that have been the most disappointing in their eyes. Matt Stroup will start things off for us this week. Matt Stroup … [Read more...]

Thanks to red shoelace, DeMar DeRozan, Raptors one win from East finals 2:29 PM ET print MIAMI -- These days, Toronto Raptors director of sports science Alex McKechnie keeps a red shoelace in his pocket at all times. The Raptors wouldn’t be one win away from their first-ever trip to the Eastern Conference finals without it. During stoppages of play in Game 5, McKechnie treated guard … [Read more...]

The '$1,000 shoelace' that fixed DeMar DeRozan's thumb, explained DeMar DeRozan finally broke free on Wednesday, tying a career playoff high with 34 points and helping lead the Toronto Raptors to a huge Game 5 win that gave them a 3-2 lead over the Miami Heat in their second-round playoff series, and a chance to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in franchise history … [Read more...]