LeBron James sinks the game-winner.

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Nerlens Noel (photo. UK Athletics/Chet White) Each Wednesday, we’ll be assessing how the top prospects of the 2013 NBA Draft are faring in college and overseas. Stick with us each week for assorted thoughts, including the biggest risers and...

Oh man … if the Indiana Pacers go on to lose this series against the Miami Heat, Pacers coach Frank Vogel is A) Going to be raked over the coals in the media for sitting Roy Hibbert on two crucial plays in overtime and B) Will forever...

With the Heat backed to a wall in Game 1 following three Paul George free throws with 2.2 seconds left, the four-time MVP answered the call.

LeBron James embraced Mike Krzyzewski's decision to coach Team USA in the 2016 Olympics, but stopped short of solidifying his own commitment for Rio.

A quick survey of the media on Twitter after this Norris Cole low blow on David West in the second half seems to show a general “Norris Cole has learned from Miami’s veterans” consensus. Not sure how West can still breath,...

Paul George made all the clutch shots, but LeBron James made the last one for the Heat.

Indiana Pacers 102 Final/OTRecap | Box score Miami Heat 103 LeBron James 12-24 FG | 4-7 FT | 10 REB | 10 AST | 30 PTS What a finish. LeBron shied away from the basket for most of the game, but he drove right past Paul George on the Heat's...

As Dwyane Wade's fashion sense has gotten more, um, daring, it has become fair to wonder what sort of material his more garish outfits are made out of. Now we know: Bulletin-board material.

You were good, Paul George. Just not quite good enough. As George raced to the 3-point line to close out on LeBron James, who was receiving an inbounds pass with two seconds on the clock, there was an overwhelming sense that viewers had seen...

Shane Battier drove to the basket in Game 1 and Roy Hibbert was waiting for him. It didn't end well for Hibbert.

7:38 p.m. EDT, May 22, 2013

Through the first half tonight, the Indiana Pacers front line of Roy Hibbert (11 points, 4 rebounds) and David West (18 points, 3 rebounds) are beasting the Miami Heat. In the first half though, LeBron James got Hibbert with an impressive block...

12:52 a.m. EDT, May 23, 2013

After a month of some of the most compelling playoff action basketball fans have seen in a while, the fight card for the Eastern Conference Finals is in.

With defensive tenacity and a punishing, menacing front line, the Indiana Pacers have reached the Eastern Conference finals. But if vanquishing the New York Knicks in six games seemed like a tall task, their path to the NBA Finals seems preposterously...

Mike Krzyzewski will return as the U.S. men's basketball coach through the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, a person familiar with his decision told USA TODAY Sports on Wednesday. The person requested

Originally published: May 22, 2013 11:42 PM Updated: May 23, 2013 12:06 AM By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LeBron James sank the game winning layup as time expired to give the Heat a 1-0 series lead. Read the full breakdown of the game.

Indiana can't let their — literally — biggest strength become a vulnerability.

The lottery was thrilling, but there is actual basketball being played.

The Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers finally start the conference finals. Chat about the game here!

The Miami Heat's pet play is a set swiped from the Boston Celtics' playbook that primarily features Ray Allen, but Miami's version has evolved to include more players that confuse the defense in many different ways.

Norris Cole caught David West on a switch, and with something else.

by Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY Sports MIAMI — The second most important player on the court for the Miami Heat in Game 1 of Eastern Conference final was reserve forward Chris Andersen. The first, of course, was LeBron James, and the two often...

MIAMI — LeBron James made a layup as time expired in overtime, and the Miami Heat found a way to beat the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wild Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night.

With 2.2 seconds left, LeBron James drives and makes the game-winning basket in OT.

From the blog Ball Don't Lie: If only the Indiana Pacers employed a lengthy, defensive-minded center that could patrol the paint down the stretch of close games. Wait, what? Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel shockingly decided to remove all-world...