Udonis Haslem

Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem was suspended by the NBA for Game 6 of his team's series against Indiana. Haslem committed a flagrant foul against Indiana's Tyler Hansbrough during the second quarter of Game 5 on Tuesday night, shortly after Hansbrough struck Miami's Dwyane Wade and opened a cut over his right eye. Haslem and Hansbrough were assessed flagrant-1 fouls on the respective plays. If they had been issued flagrant-2 fouls, they would have been ejected.

MIAMI - The Clipper wearing No. 3 lost the ball, his lone recourse to grab Mario Chalmers for a clear-path foul with LeBron James already awaiting a fastbreak dunk. The Clipper wearing No. 3 spun around Shane Battier only to barrel into Udonis Haslem for an offensive foul. The Clipper wearing No. 3 juked out Chalmers twice before missing a pull-up jumper. About the only moment when the Clipper dressed in the team's most revered jersey resembled Chris Paul on Friday night at AmericanAirlines Arena was during a fiery exchange with an official in the third quarter, the star point guard contending he had been fouled by James while reaching for an outlet pass.

at Miami 95, Chicago 87: Dwyane Wade scored 25 points to push his career total to 10,005, Udonis Haslem had 19 points and 11 rebounds off the bench, and the Heat (3-0) stayed unbeaten by downing the Bulls. Orlando 125, at Toronto 116: Jameer Nelson scored 30 points, J.J. Redick had a career-high 27 and the Magic used a season-high 17 three-pointers to beat the Raptors. Dwight Howard had 24 points and 11 rebounds, Ryan Anderson scored 20 and the Magic (3-0) remained unbeaten after going 8-0 in exhibition games.

With the Lakers' roster changes pretty much finalized, it's safe now to envision how the team will fare heading into the 2012-13 season. Sure, the Lakers will have to narrow their 14-man roster during training camp, and no one knows what deals leading into the trade deadline could change the NBA landscape. But in the spirit of seeing how things have evolved for the Lakers since the 2012 NBA playoffs ended, this is one in a series breaking down potentially troublesome opponents. Team: Miami Heat Lakers' record vs. Heat: 1-1 in the regular season How the Heat fared last season : Finished second in the Eastern Conference behind the Chicago Bulls with a 46-20 record.

MIAMI - The Clipper wearing No. 3 lost the ball, his lone recourse to grab Mario Chalmers for a clear-path foul with LeBron James already awaiting a fastbreak dunk. The Clipper wearing No. 3 spun around Shane Battier only to barrel into Udonis Haslem for an offensive foul. The Clipper wearing No. 3 juked out Chalmers twice before missing a pull-up jumper. About the only moment when the Clipper dressed in the team's most revered jersey resembled Chris Paul on Friday night at AmericanAirlines Arena was during a fiery exchange with an official in the third quarter, the star point guard contending he had been fouled by James while reaching for an outlet pass.

The Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks must replay the final 51.9 seconds of their game because an official scorer incorrectly ruled that Heat center Shaquille O'Neal fouled out, the NBA announced Friday. The Heat lost the Dec. 19 game in overtime, 117-111, and protested afterward, saying Hawks scoring personnel inaccurately marked down O'Neal's fifth personal foul as his sixth. The teams will replay the last 51.9 seconds of overtime immediately before they meet again March 8 at Atlanta.

BOSTON - The series is tied 2-2, and who has the advantage now becomes the question: The Miami Heat with two of the final three games in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals at home? Or the Boston Celtics, who now have the momentum and seemingly rejuvenation after Sunday night's 93-91 overtime victory at TD Garden? Back even in the series with a sweep of the two games on their court, the Celtics blew an early 18-point lead before coming together in overtime on a night that showed there is still plenty of fight left in the legs of Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett.

OKLAHOMA CITY - LeBron James and Dwyane Wade had one thing to say as they attacked with abandon and thrust the Miami Heat back into the NBA Finals: NO-KC. Miami almost lost a 17-point lead but hung on to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder, 100-96, Thursday in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. James had 32 points, including a pair of free throws with 7.1 seconds left that gave the Heat a four-point edge. He also drilled an off-balance 15-foot bank shot that put the Heat ahead, 96-91, with 1:26 to play.

Andy Murray beat Roger Federer , 7-5, 7-5, to defend his Toronto Masters title Sunday, confirming the Briton as one of the red-hot favorites for the U.S. Open. Murray was in exceptional form on the Canadian hard courts, spectacularly sweeping aside world No. 1 Rafael Nadal and Federer to claim his first tournament victory of the season. The 23-year-old Scot became only the fifth player to beat Nadal and Federer in the same event and became the first man to win consecutive Canadian hard-court titles since Andre Agassi in 1995.

MIAMI -- At the outset, this hardly had the feel of a comeback for the ages. But against the aged, Miami survived fourth-quarter disaster and had the legs to pull off a 115-111 overtime victory Wednesday night over the Boston Celtics at AmericanAirlines Arena that pushed the Heat to a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals. "This group had resolve," Heat guard Dwyane Wade said. With Ray Allen hitting a three-pointer to tie the score late in regulation and LeBron James missing two shots at the end of the fourth quarter, the Heat had to go an extra five minutes.

MIAMI - LeBron James was in no hurry as he walked off the court in the final minutes, raising his right arm in triumph. Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh were not far behind, the Miami Heat trio hugging teammates and coaches along the sideline. Bosh, who had wept in a hallway after last year's NBA Finals, held Udonis Haslem in a firm embrace, swaying back and forth. James playfully nudged Coach Erik Spoelstra. Five years of Finals anguish ended for James on Thursday night at AmericanAirlines Arena when Miami routed the Oklahoma City Thunder, 121-106, in Game 5 to capture its first championship since 2006.

MIAMI - LeBron James was in no hurry as he walked off the court in the final minutes, raising his right arm in triumph. Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh were not far behind, the ballyhooed Miami Heat trio hugging teammates and coaches along the sideline. Bosh, who had wept after last year's NBA Finals, held Udonis Haslem in a firm embrace, swaying back and forth. James playfully nudged Coach Erik Spoelstra. Five years of Finals anguish ended for James on Thursday night at AmericanAirlines Arena when Miami routed the Oklahoma City Thunder, 121-106, in Game 5 to win its first title since 2006.

OKLAHOMA CITY - LeBron James and Dwyane Wade had one thing to say as they attacked with abandon and thrust the Miami Heat back into the NBA Finals: NO-KC. Miami almost lost a 17-point lead but hung on to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder, 100-96, Thursday in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. James had 32 points, including a pair of free throws with 7.1 seconds left that gave the Heat a four-point edge. He also drilled an off-balance 15-foot bank shot that put the Heat ahead, 96-91, with 1:26 to play.

MIAMI — For the first time since he was injured, there is a change in status for Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh. Coach Erik Spoelstra said Monday that Bosh has been upgraded from being out indefinitely to "day to day. " Still, Spoelstra said it's too early to tell whether Bosh will play Tuesday against the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals. With the series tied at 2-2, the possibility of Bosh returning comes at perhaps the most pivotal moment. He has missed the last nine postseason games since straining a lower abdominal muscle May 13 in the second round against the Indiana Pacers.

BOSTON - The series is tied 2-2, and who has the advantage now becomes the question: The Miami Heat with two of the final three games in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals at home? Or the Boston Celtics, who now have the momentum and seemingly rejuvenation after Sunday night's 93-91 overtime victory at TD Garden? Back even in the series with a sweep of the two games on their court, the Celtics blew an early 18-point lead before coming together in overtime on a night that showed there is still plenty of fight left in the legs of Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett.

MIAMI -- At the outset, this hardly had the feel of a comeback for the ages. But against the aged, Miami survived fourth-quarter disaster and had the legs to pull off a 115-111 overtime victory Wednesday night over the Boston Celtics at AmericanAirlines Arena that pushed the Heat to a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals. "This group had resolve," Heat guard Dwyane Wade said. With Ray Allen hitting a three-pointer to tie the score late in regulation and LeBron James missing two shots at the end of the fourth quarter, the Heat had to go an extra five minutes.

With the Lakers' roster changes pretty much finalized, it's safe now to envision how the team will fare heading into the 2012-13 season. Sure, the Lakers will have to narrow their 14-man roster during training camp, and no one knows what deals leading into the trade deadline could change the NBA landscape. But in the spirit of seeing how things have evolved for the Lakers since the 2012 NBA playoffs ended, this is one in a series breaking down potentially troublesome opponents. Team: Miami Heat Lakers' record vs. Heat: 1-1 in the regular season How the Heat fared last season : Finished second in the Eastern Conference behind the Chicago Bulls with a 46-20 record.

A Rose by any other name would be … Inevitable. The Chicago Bulls did a lot of things no one expected this season, including the Bulls. Actually, it was one long stunner: Derrick Rose becoming the MVP at 22 ... posting the best regular-season record with Joakim Noah and Carlos Boozer together for only a handful of games ... coming within a shot here (late in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals) or there (the end of regulation in Game 4) from being the team with the 3-1 lead.

Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem was suspended by the NBA for Game 6 of his team's series against Indiana. Haslem committed a flagrant foul against Indiana's Tyler Hansbrough during the second quarter of Game 5 on Tuesday night, shortly after Hansbrough struck Miami's Dwyane Wade and opened a cut over his right eye. Haslem and Hansbrough were assessed flagrant-1 fouls on the respective plays. If they had been issued flagrant-2 fouls, they would have been ejected.

Reporting from Dallas Good Mario apparently has chosen to stay around for a while. Uneven through the first three rounds of the playoffs, Miami Heat backup point guard Mario Chalmers has now strung together three productive efforts in these NBA Finals, allowing the Heat to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series against the Dallas Mavericks. "But it's about consistency," Miami Coach Erik Spoelstra cautioned Monday, as the Heat looked ahead to Tuesday's Game 4 at American Airlines Center.