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Jeremy Lin among finalists for Sportsmanship Award

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Four point guards, including Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks, were chosen as divisional winners for the annual NBA Sportsmanship Award. Lin, whose emergence from benchwarmer to star transcended the game for more than a month, is the finalist for the Atlantic Division. He is currently sidelined with a knee injury. Other point guard finalists are Jason Kidd of the Dallas Mavericks (Southwest), Luke Ridnour of the Minnesota Timberwolves (Northwest) and Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers (Pacific). The other two

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Fantasy Spin: Saturday Mar. 3

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As much as I enjoy fantasy hoops, the real games are way more interesting. The Heat had won nine in a row by 10 points or more, but lost to the fired-up Jazz. With Chris Bosh away for a funeral, Shane Battier was an effective fill-in starter, notching 18 points on 6-7 shooting, with four blocked shots. Paul Millsap was back for Utah, Al Jefferson was stellar and the bench was very helpful: another good game from C.J. Miles, with

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Perkins: Heat playing best ever in Big Three Era

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MIAMI – The Miami Heat have been playing better than ever during the past 10 days. Think about that. Better than ever. Last season the Heat had stretches in which they won 21 of 22 games, and 15 of 18 games. Yet this is the best stretch ever. That’s not me talking, that’s Heat coach Erik Spoelstra. The Heat are on a six-game winning streak over the past 10 days, and five of those wins were blowout victories on the road. Those

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Perkins: Heat’s greatness being slowed by questions

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Greatness up in the air

MIAMI – We don’t know much more about the Miami Heat right now than we knew back in June. That’s a bit unsettling, only because this is a team that’s supposed to be on a path to greatness. And they still have some key questions. Chicago and Oklahoma City can have questions. They’re young. Boston and San Antonio can have questions. They’re old. But Miami shouldn’t have questions right now, unless it’s about how many

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Perkins: Dwyane Wade needs an extended rest

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MIAMI – Dwyane Wade, sprained ankle and all, had his fun. Now it’s time to rest. Over the weekend, Wade, the Miami Heat’s superstar guard, celebrated his 30th birthday with a party at the Setai Hotel on South Beach. Several teammates were there – LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Udonis Haslem among them – and hip-hop artists TI, Common and Rick Ross performed. Wade, whose actual birthday is today, also received a 2012 McLaren MP4-12C automobile, which is valued at about $230,000.

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Perkins: Heat 2.0, featuring more depth and youth

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Players such as rookie guard Norris Cole are providing quality depth for the Heat.

MIAMI – That photo to the left shows one of the key new pieces of the Miami Heat. If you don’t recognize him, that’s understandable. Norris Cole is not a household name or face. But he is one of the key reasons why the Miami Heat have the NBA’s best record. At certain points in Miami’s improbable 116-109 triple-overtime victory at Atlanta last week, the

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Perkins: Zone defense Heat’s Kryptonite

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LeBron James and the Heat don't have any answers for the zone defense.

MIAMI – The zone defense is killing the Miami Heat. OK, it’s not really killing the Heat. After all, they won 58 games and went to the NBA Finals last year, and so far they’re 5-1 this year. But you know what I mean. The zone is hurting the Heat badly when applied correctly by good teams. Dallas did it in the Finals last year. Boston did it this year. And on Monday, Atlanta did it well enough to defeat the Heat,

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Perkins column: Heat’s Big Three more relaxed, more adjusted

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MIAMI – Take one look at Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh – the Miami Heat’s Big Three – and you can tell they’re more relaxed this year. That’s because the focus of the season is different, it’s more about the Miami Heat than the Big Three. That’s a liberating feeling for all involved. “I feel this year we’re head above heels from where we were last year,” James said. A year ago the Big Three were the talk of the nation.

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