May 30, 2005 12:16 AM EST
With questionable officiating, the Detroit Pistons began to self-destruct, allowing the Miami Heat to take a 2-1 series lead with a 113-104 win.
"We're too good of a team to have a meltdown like we had tonight," Detroit's Richard Hamilton said. "This late in the season, the Eastern Conference finals, we can't afford to have those types of letdowns. We let little ticky-tack stuff bother us, and we can't do that."
Dwyane Wade scored 36 points on 12-21 shooting, while Shaq scored 24.
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May 26, 2005 12:26 AM EST
Dwyane Wade atoned for his poor Game 1 performance with one of the best night's of this season's postseason. Wade scored 20 of his game-high 40 points in the 4th quarter, including an emphatic dunk with under two seconds left in the game, giving the Miami Heat a 92-86 victory.
Wade was 15-28 from the floor, making a variety of different types of baskets, including flat foot tip-in's, alley-oop dunks and improbable layups. He also had 8 rebounds and 6 assists and a key block down the stretch.
Shaquille O'Neal had 17 points and 10 rebounds, but badly missed two important free-throws late in the game.
Rip Hamilton led the Pistons with 21 points as the series shifts to Detroit with each team holding one win.
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Heat center Shaquille O誰eal has joined a Department of Justice task force that tracks down sexual predators who target children on the Internet.
"I put a lot into it, and when I am done playing, I plan on going undercover and then being the sheriff or chief of police somewhere, either Miami or Orlando, I don't know yet," O'Neal said recently. "Everyone knows the love I have for the people who defend the streets and the people who defend our country, the armed forces, the Army, Navy, Marines. I want to do something like that, help the community."
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Heat May 2005 Archive
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NBA PR | May 24, 2005
The National Basketball Association (NBA) returns to Puerto Rico on October 14 with a marquee match-up between the Miami HEAT and the Memphis Grizzlies in San Juan, it was announced today by the NBA.
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ESPN | May 23, 2005
Rasheed Wallace scored 20 points, Chauncey Billups added 18, Richard Hamilton had 16, and Ben Wallace and Tayshaun Prince each scored 13 as all five Detroit starters reached double figures.
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Sun-Sentinel | May 22, 2005
Shaquille O'Neal's status for Game 1 against the Detroit Pistons remains uncertain.
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Detroit Free Press | May 20, 2005
Still hampered by a thigh injury, Miami Heat center Shaquille O誰eal told the Miami Herald on Wednesday that he was unsure as to whether he will be able to play in Monday痴 Eastern Conference Finals match-up against the Detroit Pistons.
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Hunter Johannason/RealGM | May 19, 2005
The Pistons may have advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals tonight, however, it was Reggie Miller's night as the retiring star finished with 27 points and an everlasting standing ovation in Indiana.
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The Miami Herald | May 18, 2005
Miami Heat center Shaquille O誰eal is still uncertain as to whether his right thigh will be ready from the Conference Finals next week.
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Yahoo! | May 14, 2005
With Shaquille O'Neal out of action again, Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat ended the Wizards' season by defeating them by a final score of 99-95.
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Sportsline | May 14, 2005
Shaquille O'Neal missed a playoff game for the first time in his career on Thursday night, a 102-95 victory that gave the Heat a 3-0 series lead over the Washington Wizards.
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USA Today | May 13, 2005
Shaquille O誰eal is still feeling pain in his right thigh and may choose to sit out Game 4 against the Washington Wizards.
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ESPN | May 13, 2005
Dwyane Wade scored 31 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in Miami's 102-95 victory over the Wizards. Miami is now a perfect 7-0 in the postseason.
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ESPN | May 11, 2005
The Washington Wizards won't lift Kwame Brown's suspension for the rest of the playoffs following an injury to Etan Thomas.
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ESPN | May 10, 2005
Shaquille O'Neal struggled again, but Dwyane Wade scored 31 points and dished 15 assists to give Miami a 2-0 series lead.
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Arizona Republic | May 10, 2005
There were implication that Steve Nash received the MVP award because of his race, but a poll conducted by The Arizona Republic has debunked the theory.
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ESPN | May 9, 2005
Washington forward Antawn Jamison won't let his sore right knee keep him from playing Tuesday, when the Wizards meet the Miami Heat in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
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The Washington Post | May 8, 2005
It was all Miami in Game 1 as the Heat had few problems with the visiting Washington Wizards.
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Press Release | May 8, 2005
Steve Nash was officially named the NBA's Most Valuable Player Sunday, beating out Shaquille O'Neal in a very close contest
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USA Today | May 7, 2005
Steve Nash has all but officially won the MVP award, however if it were up to him, he would have voted for Shaquille O誰eal.
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The Arizona Republic | May 6, 2005
Steve Nash instantly made the Phoenix Suns a title contender and despite the impact Shaquille O'Neal made in Miami, Nash is the NBA's Most Valuable Player.
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Yahoo! | May 1, 2005
Miami's Dwyane Wade scored 34 points to help the Heat to a 110-97 victory over the Nets. The win closed out a four-game sweep of the Nets.
