The Cleveland Cavaliers, the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, and the Miami Heat, the No. 8 seed, face off in a first-round NBA playoffs series. The series is a best-of-seven, with the ...

The Atlanta Hawks will host the Miami Heat in an elimination game of the play-in tournament at 6 p.m. CT Friday (TNT). The winner will secure the Eastern Conference's No. 8 seed in the NBA playoffs.

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Against the Heat, the Cavs lost 122-113 on Dec. 8 in Miami and won 126-106 on Jan. 29 in Miami and 112-107 on March 5 in Cleveland.

The Miami Heat, who were the last team into the Eastern Conference play-in bracket with the 10th-best record in the regular season, knocked off the Atlanta Hawks with a 123-114 overtime win to ...

The Miami Heat made NBA history on Friday, becoming the first No. 10 seed to win two straight road games in the Play-In Tournament and earn a spot in the playoffs. With a hard-fought 123-114 ...

Tyler Herro scored 30 points while sinking two 3-pointers in overtime and the Miami Heat regrouped after losing an early lead to beat the Atlanta Hawks 123-114 on Friday night and make NBA Play-In ...

The Miami Heat are moving into the NBA Playoffs first round. They're the first 10-seed to get there, having won two play-in tournament games to advance. And it's all thanks to Davion Mitchell's ...

Do you, Miami? Do you, Heat fans? “No!” says America. “No!” say the pragmatists, probably laughing at the notion. But these last two games by the Heat have made plausible at least asking ...