Apr 30, 2004 10:21 AM EST
Hornets guard Baron Davis may have been on song offensively in the last two games - ironically both Hornets wins - but Heat coach Stan Van Gundy is sticking by his guns and says he doesn't plan to change how the team defends Davis.
"He's a point guard; you're not going to limit his touches," Van Gundy said. "I think we've done a pretty good job on him, contrary to what you guys may think. Look at his numbers and what he normally does during the regular season. Look at his numbers now, and we've done a decent job."
Via South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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Apr 30, 2004 10:15 AM EST
With neither team winning on the road during the playoffs and the series moving back to Miami, Hornets point guard Darrell Armstrong expects to see more physical play from the Miami Heat in Game 5.
Armstrong is also hopeful that his New Orlean's teammates can match the intensity, making for a fierce battle in a game which could make or break a team's playoff ambitions.
"Guys are going to be battling trying to get rebounds and block shots, and some are going to be diving on the floor for loose balls and getting in front of people to force (offensive) charging fouls," Armstrong said. "I just hope most of it comes from us."
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As quickly as Lamar Odom was able to get his game going against New Orleans, the Hornets were able to nutrelize him.
With Game 3 getting tighter in the fourth quarter and Odom starting to dominate, the Heat's key forward was forced from the court with a bloodied and swolen eye after being the recipient of an inadvertant elbow from star Hornet Baron Davis. Odom would miss five minutes of action and receive six stitches for his trouble before returning, but would be relatively unaffective with his limited vision.
''I was feeling great, and to go out with that type of injury [after] I had just hit a shot and gotten my team back in the game,'' Odom said, shaking his head.
``I was ready to stay out there.''
''I was mad,'' said Odom. ``. . . I was frustrated because I started to feel myself getting in a rhythm, my team was starting to feel it, Caron Butler was playing awesome, then I have to come in here and get stitches in my face. I wasn't too pleased about that. But it's part of the game. It happens.''
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Heat Apr 2004 Archive
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Miami Herald | Apr 25, 2004
The Heat knew the New Orleans Hornets would try to win Saturday's Game 3 in bar-fight fashion, wrote the Miami Herald's Israel Gutierrez, but not even they were expecting this.
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Miami Herald | Apr 22, 2004
As the old cliché goes defense wins championships, and if the clinic that the Heat put on against the lethargic New Orleans Hornets is anything to go by Miami are certainly on the right path.
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| Apr 20, 2004
LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers will receive the Eddie Gottlieb Trophy as the 2003-04 got milk? Rookie of the Year, the NBA announced today.
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Morning Journal | Apr 20, 2004
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that Cavaliers guard LeBron James will be honored as the NBA's Rookie of the Year at that media gathering.
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Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel | Apr 19, 2004
If the Magic believe that they can lure soon-to-be Boston Celtics center Mark Blount to Orlando with warm weather, then they might have a problem competing with the Miami Heat, who are also are interested in Blount, for his services.
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The Miami Herald | Apr 19, 2004
The Miami Heat's return to the postseason proved a success in dramatic fashion Sunday at AmericanAirlines Arena, and the team's hero was a player making his debut on this biggest of stages.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Apr 17, 2004
The MVP of the Heat's season is former point guard Anthony Carter.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Apr 17, 2004
Jamaal Magloire has spent much of this season quieting doubters.
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Palm Beach Post | Apr 17, 2004
Brian Grant walked up and down the aisle of the Miami Heat charter last week, thanking each of his teammates for helping the veteran center come full circle in Miami.
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Miami Herald | Apr 16, 2004
Heat coach Stan Van Gundy isn't so much banking on Dwyane Wade staying healthy for the duration of the team's playoff run.
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The Times-Picayune | Apr 16, 2004
Are New Orleans a serious chance to come out of the East, even without leader Jamal Mashburn? What about if scorer Courtney Alexander is missing as well? We will soon find out after the Hornets left the pair off their playoff roster due to injuries.
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Miami Herald | Apr 15, 2004
The last time Brian Grant faced the Hornets in the postseason, Miami's quick, three-games-to-nothing dismissal from the playoffs seemed to linger forever.
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Miami Herald | Apr 9, 2004
The Heat still hopes to secure home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs, but it faces some stiff odds to reach the No.
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Miami Herald | Apr 6, 2004
So, you thought the Heat's Caron Butler had a phenomenal rookie season? Well, have you seen him lately?
''I think I'm there and beyond,'' the second-year forward said, contrasting his recent play with that of his rookie year, when he finished third in voting for Rookie of the Year.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Apr 3, 2004
The fan base for point guard Rafer Alston continues to grow.
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Associated Press | Apr 1, 2004
ATLANTA (AP) The Miami Heat activated center Loren Woods on Wednesday night and put center Wang Zhi-Zhi on the injured list with turf toe.
