Apr 30, 2007 10:37 PM EST
As expected, the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the injury riddled Washington Wizards 97-90 on Monday, completing the team's first ever sweep in franchise history.
Washington's loss, however, meant that every team representative from the Southeast Division has been swept in the opening round. Chicago took care of Miami, and Detroit defeated Orlando.
LeBron James was close to a triple double, finishing with 31 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists, while Antawn Jamison again tried to carry his team, matching James' 31 points.
The Wizards were without two All-Stars, Gilbert Arenas and Caron Butler, throughout the entire playoffs, making their chances of advancing a long shot at best.
The Cavaliers will now play the winner of the New Jersey-Toronto series, which the Nets lead 3-1 and have an opportunity to close out Tuesday in Toronto
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Alonzo Mourning explicitly said that he has not decided whether or not he will retire but it appears as though a decision will be coming soon.
"Before we start the interview, I want to let you all know, I haven't decided whether or not I'm going to play next year," Mourning said Monday.
"We'll see what the future holds," Mourning said. "There's so many other opportunities out there in life for me, besides the game of basketball, that I'm truly looking forward to. I really am looking forward to a lot of other opportunities. I think I can make a decent living outside the game of basketball."
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Playing for the U.S. basketball team almost certainly won't happen, because shoulder surgery almost certainly will.
Dwyane Wade's season might have come to an end Sunday when the Bulls swept Miami in the first-round playoff series, but his difficult year will continue as he addresses injuries to his left shoulder and knee.
Wade, who dislocated his left shoulder and tore his labrum Feb. 21, returned to play nine of the Heat's final 10 games, but will likely still undergo surgery to repair the shoulder. That will require four to six months of rehabilitation, which would rule him out of playing in the Olympic qualifier this summer.
''My plan is, right now, it's surgery, so I can't say what I'm going to do with [Team USA],'' Wade said. ``My main thing, for me, is health, and it's for my team more so than anything.''
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Heat Apr 2007 Archive
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RealGM | Apr 29, 2007
With Miami's Game 4 loss to Chicago, they became the first team in 50 years to be the NBA Champions one season, and then be swept in the opening round of the playoffs the next.
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Yahoo! | Apr 29, 2007
The Bulls sweep the Heat! Ben Gordon scored 24 points to lead Chicago to the second round of the NBA playoffs.
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Miami Herald | Apr 29, 2007
Pat Riley stood in the center circle of Miami's locker room and challenged his players to join him for a sparring session
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Yahoo! | Apr 28, 2007
The Bulls are one win away from sending the Heat home for the summer.
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Yahoo! | Apr 25, 2007
Ben Gordon scored 27 points and Luol Deng added 26 to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 107-89 victory Tuesday night and a 2-0 lead over the defending champions in this first-round series.
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Chicago Tribune | Apr 23, 2007
But with another full day until Tuesday's Game 2, Luol Deng expects the Heat to make a defensive adjustment about as subtle as a James Posey forearm.
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Yahoo! | Apr 21, 2007
The Heat endured a difficult regular season.
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Associated Press | Apr 21, 2007
Heat guard Dwyane Wade is a Chicago guy, someone still in love with his hometown.
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Memphis Commercial Appeal | Apr 20, 2007
"I know Houston has some interest in me," said Chucky Atkins. "Obviously Denver, Miami, Orlando, Detroit."
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Miami Herald | Apr 19, 2007
Pat Riley now sounds like a coach who not only will return for next season, but probably will remain as the Heat coach as long as Shaquille O'Neal is under contract, which is through the 2009-10 season.
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Chicago Tribune | Apr 17, 2007
The Bulls have been dispatching opponents with such ease and efficiency that nobody is mentioning the 325-pound force sitting quietly in the corner.
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AP | Apr 17, 2007
Heat forward James Posey left Miami's game against Boston on Monday night with a sprained left wrist and shoulder, injuries that come less than a week before the defending NBA champions open the playoffs.
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AP | Apr 17, 2007
Bothered by knee tendinitis, Dwyane Wade is utilizing acupuncture therapy to help relieve the pain.
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Orlando Sentinel | Apr 13, 2007
Left knee tendinitis is now causing Dwyane Wade as many problems as his shoulder.
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Miami Herald | Apr 13, 2007
Heat forward James Posey missed Thursday's practice to attend a meeting with NBA security officials in New York regarding his arrest this week on a drunk driving charge.
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Sports Illustrated | Apr 11, 2007
Charlotte Bobcats forward Adam Morrison was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for making an obscene gesture to fans during a game in Miami.
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AP | Apr 11, 2007
Three NBA players who were cleared in February of assaulting a male exotic dancer and his fiance outside a downtown Toronto strip club are now being sued.
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Press Release | Apr 10, 2007
The Miami Heat announced today that guard Gary Payton is expected to miss 2-3 weeks after tearing his left calf muscle.
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ESPN | Apr 9, 2007
Miami Heat forward James Posey was arrested early Monday on a drunken driving charge
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Miami Herald | Apr 9, 2007
While the Heat was preparing for a critical road game against the Cavaliers on Thursday in Cleveland, center Michael Doleac was receiving some startling news about his younger brother.
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ESPN | Apr 8, 2007
Bobcats rookie forward Adam Morrison missed the Bobcats' game in Miami on Sunday with a sprained left knee tendon.
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ESPN | Apr 8, 2007
Gerald Wallace scored 30 points, as the Bobcats ruined Dwyane Wade's return from a dislocated left shoulder by beating the Heat 111-103 in OT on Sunday.
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AP | Apr 8, 2007
Heat guard Dwyane Wade was on the active roster for Miami's game Sunday against Charlotte, after missing 23 games with a dislocated left shoulder.
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News And Observer | Apr 6, 2007
According to a story in the Miami Herald, Dwyane Wade traveled with the team this week for the first time since dislocating his left shoulder in late February.
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ESPN | Apr 6, 2007
Antoine Walker and Shaquille O'Neal scored 20 points apiece and the Heat clinched a spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs Thursday night, beating Cleveland 94-90 in overtime to drop the Cavaliers three places in the postseason seedings.
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Sun-Sentinel | Apr 4, 2007
Pat Riley envisions his eventual successor coming from his staff.
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AP | Apr 4, 2007
Jason Kapono, the NBA's leading 3-point shooter and winner of the 3-point contest at All-Star weekend, was active Tuesday night after missing four weeks with a sprained left ankle.
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SI.com | Apr 2, 2007
Dwyane Wade was on the floor for some 5-on-5 and other drills for about 90 minutes, then planned to do about another 90 minutes of weightlifting and physical therapy afterward.
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Houston Chronicle | Apr 1, 2007
Dwyane Wade has been sidelined for six weeks, but he will participate in his first practice with the Heat on Monday.
