Survivor: MiamiDALLAS – With Dwyane Wade hurt, the Heat must rely on Shaquille O’Neal and Jason Williams to lead them to the playoffs.
Wade still weighing his options (AP)Dwyane Wade is still weighing his options. The Miami Heat don’t have the same luxury. If Wade has surgery to repair his dislocated left shoulder, last season’s NBA finals MVP won’t return this season. If Wade chooses rehabilitation and rest, he may return in six weeks, perhaps with 10 games or so left.
Cavs’ Ilgauskas likely to play at Miami (AP)Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who missed the last four games to tend to family health problems, practiced on Saturday and is expected to play at Miami on Sunday, the team said. Ilgauskas hasn’t played since Feb. 11. He is averaging 11.7 points and 8.2 rebounds. Sasha Pavlovic, who has become a key player for the Cavs off the bench, will miss his second straight game because of flu-like…
Brand powers Clippers past Warriors (AP)Elton Brand rejected the notion — rather forcefully — that the Golden State Warriors were going to beat out the Los Angeles Clippers for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Brand tied a career high with eight blocked shots, scored 31 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, leading the Clippers to a 103-90 victory over the Warriors on Saturday.
Bucks beat 76ers to snap seven-game skid (AP)Michael Redd and Mo Williams scored 26 points each and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 109-90 on Saturday night to snap a seven-game losing streak. Redd started strong and Williams, who finished 10-of-13 from the field including 5-of-7 from 3-point range, helped finish off Philadelphia, which has now lost five of six despite getting Andre Iguodala back on track.
