The 7-Foot-2 Roadblock to Victory

Heading into Tuesday night's Game 4 here against the Indiana NFL Cheap jerseys Pacers—the Knicks' biggest game in more than a decade—there were multiple reasons to be skeptical about this Knicks team.

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But really, the Knicks' biggest problem is Roy Hibbert, Indiana's tree of a center. They haven't been able to move him away from the basket, where he almost single-handedly has been wrecking the Knicks' offense.

Because of Hibbert, the Knicks—who entered the day cheap nike nfl jerseys in a 2-1 series hole—were taking progressively fewer shots at the rim in each game. They went from 31 close-range shots in Game 1 to 30 in Game 2, then just 24 in Game 3. The Knicks sought to combat this by starting Kenyon Martin in Game 4.

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Greg Cote: Miami Heat’s playoff run just became interesting

OK, the playoffs just got interesting fast for the Heat cheap nfl jerseys— fast as a punch to the gut that you don’t expect.

They sure weren’t interesting in the first round.

They weren’t supposed to be entering this second round.

They are now. Suddenly.

A 93-86 Game 1 loss at home to the cheap nike elite nfl jerseys Chicago Bulls will do that.

Miami isn’t supposed to lose here, right? Isn’t supposed to lose at all, after winning 41 of the previous 43 games. Isn’t supposed to lose to a Bulls squad depleted by injury. Isn’t supposed to lose on a night that began with LeBron James accepting the NBA MVP trophy in a pregame ceremony.

Yet it was LeBron and his Heat teammates slumping off the court as the seconds ran away. It was the “White Hot” crowd filling the bayside arena that was drained of all its noise and life. And it was a fist-waving, pogo-ing Joakim Noah spitting his angry joy among the celebrating Bulls.

This result will get the nation’Nike NFL Trade Houston Texans Jerseys s attention. It will set the sky to falling with too many fans in Miami.

It might be nothing more than a stumble from which Miami will recover hugely in Wednesday night’s Game 2 here, and beyond. Until then, though, until then, the burden and weight has shifted onto the reigning NBA champions to prove themselves all over again.

We’ll find out Wednesday if this Game 1 aberration can be blamed neatly and simply on too much rest and too much rust, or if the desperate, limping Bulls simply match up that well with Miami and are enough a nemesis to make this a long, dangerous series.

“No excuses about the time off or anything else,” coach Erik Spoelstra said afterward, dissecting a rare defeat. “We’re up by four regardless of how we played entering the fourth quarter. Give them credit.Cheap Jerseys From China We didn’t close out the game. We didn’t impose our identity in this first game.”

NBA D-League Action: Rio Grande Valley 105, Erie BayHawks 104.

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Ben Howland's status up in the air

Ben Howland denied a report Saturday night that cheap jerseys usa he had been told he was out as UCLA's basketball coach.

Howland said he had not yet spoken to Athletic Director Dan Guerrero, who in the past has handled such personnel moves personally.

It is expected that Howland will be replaced, but Yahoo Sports reported that he had already been notified.

"Contrary to multiple media reports this evening, UCLA has not fired men’s basketball coach Ben Howland," said UCLA Athletics spokesman Nick Ammazzalorso.

Howland has a 233-107 record in 10 seasons at UCLA.nike elite nfl Jerseys cheap He took the Bruins to three Final Fours and won four conference championships.

Howland's contract, which has two years remaining, includes a $2.3-million buyout.

UCLA officials will focus on Virginia Commonwealth Coach Shaka Smart and Butler Coach Brad Stevens, a person close to the athletic department said. UCLA will also consider an ex-NBA coach, the person said.

Virginia Commonwealth and Butler were eliminated from the NCAA tournament Saturday.

Changes were expected in the wake of the Bruins' 83-63 loss to Cheap Jersey Minnesota in the NCAA tournament Friday. UCLA won the Pac-12 regular-season title and finished 25-10, but that was not considered enough for Howland to be retained.

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1. LeBron Makes Sure Pain Belongs To Knicks

Lying on the court, with teammates and cameras hovering,cheap jerseysthere was an unusual look on LeBron James' face as he wrapped his hands around his left knee after twisting it under his body in an awkward fall Sunday afternoon.

The James' grimace face is patented by now and, frankly, is sometimes exaggerated for effect. James has done some light acting in his career but his laying the foundation for future fouls has always been better than his "Saturday Night Live" work.

There was no scowl this time. His eyes were wide open and his face was still as he waited to see how his leg reacted to movement and pressure. He has turned his ankle dozens of times and walked them off, one of the benefits of having ankles as thick as the average man's shoulder. But the knee is a danger zone for any athlete and James grasped it unknowingly.

"I was concerned," James said afterward, the knee wrapped in ice. "I'm still concerned."


Earlier on the court, he gingerly got up and cheap jersey shook his leg, as you might a finger after jamming it. He rubbed and tested it.

And then he smothered the New York Knicks for the rest of the day in the Miami Heat's 99-93 victory. It was the Heat's 14th straight win and put them 7½ games up on the Knicks in the Eastern Conference standings. A month ago, they were tied.

"He's like Superman," Chris Bosh said. "We don't expect him ever to get hurt."

"You've ever seen him get hurt?" Carmelo Anthony asked. cheap jerseys nfl"He never gets hurt. We weren't buying that."

It's easy to present a statistical case for why James is playing the best ball of his career. Measurables and historical databases have been getting a daily workout. There has been a stream of numbers generated to illustrate just how well James has been shooting, rebounding and defending this season.

Sunday, though, James showed the true basis for his status as the game's top player. On a day when his stats said he was really just slightly above his standard -- 29 points with 52 percent shooting, 11 rebounds and 7 assists -- he was physically stupefying.