Since LeBron James announced his “Decision” last summer, and Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh “decided” to join up in South Beach, one singular question has been burning through the NBA. Can the Miami Heat win the 2011 NBA Championship with The Big 3 and spare parts? We think we know the answer, so read below to find out our prediction for the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Playoffs.

Home Games Played At: American Airlines Arena

Key Players: LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh, Mike Bibby

Head Coach: Erik Spoelstra

How They Fared in 2010: Lost to the Boston Celtics in 5 games in the Eastern Conference Quarter Finals

Miami Heat Playoffs Prediction For 2011: The 2011 Miami Heat are the most controversial, and probably hated, group of basketball players the NBA has seen since the days of the Detroit Pistons Bad Boys. With LeBron James spurning his hometown fans in Cleveland by publicly stating his decision to leave the Cavs for the sandy beaches and sunshine of Miami, Florida, and with Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade deciding to join him and force a super team, people began to question the grit and toughness of the once popular triumvirate. LBJ, Dwade, and CB1 are viewed by many as soft – taking a short cut to a championship by playing with the best players in The Association, not wanting to beat them. Now, with the 2011 Playoffs looming, the focus shifts from “can they” to “will they.” Do the Heat have what it takes to actually win the 2011 NBA Championship? Will the addition of sharp shooting veteran Mike Bibby help shoulder some of the load off the Big-3? We do believe that with this much talent, and with the world watching their every move, the Miami Heat will reach the NBA Finals. But… They will lose to the deeper, more experienced, and tougher, LA Lakers in a nail biting series.

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Miami Heat Playoffs Schedule For 2011: (Home Games) and Heat 2011 Playoffs Matchups: (TBA)
April 16th Miami Heat vs Philadelphia 76ers – 2011 NBA Playoffs Round 1 Game 1
April 18th Miami Heat vs Philadelphia 76ers – 2011 NBA Playoffs Round 1 Game 2
April 27th Miami Heat vs Philadelphia 76ers – 2011 NBA Playoffs Round 1 Game 5
May 1st Miami Heat vs Philadelphia 76ers – 2011 NBA Playoffs Round 1 Game 7
Date TBA Miami Heat Eastern Conference Semifinals 2011 Tickets – Home Game 1
Date TBA Miami Heat Eastern Conference Semifinals 2011 Tickets – Home Game 2
Date TBA Miami Heat Eastern Conference Semifinals 2011 Tickets – Home Game 3
Date TBA Miami Heat Eastern Conference Semifinals 2011 Tickets – Home Game 4
Date TBA Miami Heat Eastern Conference Finals 2011 Tickets – Home Game 1
Date TBA Miami Heat Eastern Conference Finals 2011 Tickets – Home Game 2
Date TBA Miami Heat Eastern Conference Finals 2011 Tickets – Home Game 3
Date TBA Miami Heat Eastern Conference Finals 2011 Tickets – Home Game 4
Date TBA Miami Heat NBA Finals 2011 Tickets – Home Game 1
Date TBA Miami Heat NBA Finals 2011 Tickets – Home Game 2
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So there you have it. LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh will be teaming up in Miami next season.

The impact this so called “Miami Thrice” will have on the league is debatable. What is not debatable is that Miami Heat 2010-2011 tickets will be hard to come by, especially for a few scintillating games.

The 2010-11 Miami Heat schedule is yet to be released from the league, but you can bank on a Christmas Day matchup featuring Heat vs. Lakers, Heat vs. Cavs, or Heat vs. Celtics. With Miami Heat 2010-11 season tickets sold out in advance of LeBron’s Decision, it is a foregone conclusion that every individual home and road game will also sell out.

The good news is that here at SaveFans.com, we let fans negotiate prices for NBA tickets. And, like Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert’s open letter to Cavaliers fans, we promise to do good by our fans, getting you the tickets you deserve at the lowest prices.

Are you ready to see LeBron James in a #6 Miami Heat jersey? Bosh in a #1 Miami Heat Jersey? Dwayne Wade, Mike Miller, and the rest of professional basketball’s new Evil Empire? Bookmark this page, which will be regularly updated as tickets become available to all Miami Heat 2010-11 games at American Airlines Arena and featured road games like:

October 26th 2010 Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat Opening Night Tickets at TD Garden
November 24th 2010 Orlando Magic vs Miami Heat Tickets at Amway Center
December 2nd 2010 Cleveland Cavaliers Miami Heat Tickets at Quicken Loans Arena
December 17th 2010 New York Knicks Miami Heat Tickets at Madison Square Garden
December 25th 2010 Los Angeles Lakers Miami Heat Christmas Day Tickets at Staples Center
January 15th 2011 Chicago Bulls Miami Heat Tickets at United Center
February 16th 2011 Toronto Raptors Miami Heat Tickets at ACC
March 29th 2011 Cleveland Cavaliers Miami Heat Tickets at Quicken Loans Arena

2010-2011 Miami Heat Season Tickets at American Airlines Center

We are less than 24 hours away from the biggest free-agency signing in the history of sports. LeBron James has kept everyone guessing as to which team he will play for in 2010. Will he re-sign with his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers? Will he join Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh with the Miami Heat and make the most dominant “Big 3″ ever? How about taking to the Big Apple and pairing with newly signed Amare Stoudemire in NYC as a member of the New York Knicks? Or, if he really wants to win multiple NBA Championships, how about joining the up-and-coming Chicago Bulls roster which includes Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, and Carlos Boozer?

“The Decision” will air tomorrow night on ESPN, a one-hour special during which LeBron will announce his future plans to the world. It will end the speculation once and for all, putting a close to the TMZ-like reporting of ESPN analysts Chris Broussard, Marc Stein, J.A. Adande, Ric Bucher, John Hollinger, and so on.

Think you have the inside scoop as to where LeBron will sign? Are you so confident you would wager cold hard cash on it? Well, check out Intrade.com, which actually lets you bet on where LeBron will play next year!

As much as the Cavs are the odds on favorites, the latest money has the NY Knicks second (up 14%), and the Heat charging hard (up 22%). We tend to agree with Jared Dudley of the Phoenix Suns latest tweet, and expect LeBron to be in a #6 New York Knicks jersey next season.

Let us know which NBA you think LeBron James will sign with by leaving a comment below:

The face of professional basketball will change this summer. The 2010 NBA free-agent class is the best collection of available talent in the history of the league.

Teams vying to sign free agents must wait until July 1st to make their franchise pitch or face the wrath of David Stern. Fans are immune to league office tampering charges, and are thus taking to the internet with pleas for all-star players to come to their city.

Miami Heat fans launched wewantewade.com in an effort to keep Dwayne Wade in South Florida. The website is boasts downloadable content, message boards, official We Want Wade Fan Kits and merchandise, and even serves as an outlet to contact D. Wade. The best part of the site is the “do’s and don’ts” advice it gives if you happen to run into Wade on the street. Among the things to do are “chant We Want Wade!” and “send dessert to his table.” Among the things not to do include, “follow him. (since) it’s not just intrusive its illegal” or “show him your D.Wade tattoo. or get one for that matter.”

Cleveland Cavaliers fans and went the viral video route to try to keep Lebron James in C-Town. State officials, television personalities, other local Cleveland celebrities got together to shoot We Are Lebron, a video spoof of We Are The World that first appeared on break.com. Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, Senator Sherrod Brown, television reporter Carl Monday, weatherman Dick Goddard, and soccer great Otto Orf, were among the many “singers” in the video that let Lebron know, “The Knicks and Nets are terrible,” and “its a choice your making, you’re saving our downtown.”

Watch Clevelanders For Lebron James We Are Lebron Video

So how successful will these fan campaigns be in luring the best NBA free agents of summer 2010 to their favorite team? To help you track all the NBA free agency rumors we have compiled a list of the best 2010 NBA free agents below:

2010 NBA Free Agents – Name & Current Team (unrestricted and restricted)

Lebron James – Cleveland Cavaliers
Dwyane Wade – Miami Heat
Chris Bosh – Toronto Raptors
Dirk Nowitzki – Dallas Mavericks
Yao Ming – Houston Rockets
Joe Johnson – Atlanta Hawks
Amar’e Stoudemire – Phoenix Suns
Carlos Boozer – Utah Jazz
Paul Pierce – Boston Celtics
Ray Allen – Boston Celtics
Rudy Gay – Memphis Grizzlies
David Lee – New York Knicks
Tony Parker – San Antonio Spurs
Luis Scola – Houston Rockets
John Salmons – Milwaukee Bucks
Tyrus Thomas – Chicago Bulls
Shaquille O’neal – Cleveland Cavaliers
Brendan Haywood – Dallas Mavericks
Jermaine O’neal- Miami Heat
Josh Howard – Washington Wizards

When talking about a #1 seed and a #8 seed in professional sports come playoff time, its usually in the context of a blow-out series. As it pertains to the 2010 NBA playoffs and 2010 NHL playoffs, the topic covers a much more shocking scenario.

If you were posed the following question one month ago the answer would have seemed obvious. Who would be playing in an Eastern Conference Finals – The Cleveland Cavaliers or the Montreal Canadiens? You would probably bet your house that it would be Lebron James and the Cavs.

As they say in the NFL, on any given Sunday one team wins and one team loses. Well, on Wednesday May 12th 2010 Jaroslav Halak and the Montreal Canadiens won – on Thursday May 13th 2010 Lebron James and the Cavaliers lost. The fashion in which these teams performed in do-or-die scenarios is even crazier… Montreal left it all on the ice, playing their hearts out and un-seeding the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins. Cleveland didn’t bring it all night, quitting on their teammates and coaches, electing to not even foul or extend the game in the final minutes of their game against the Boston Celtics. Its on to the next round for the Habs, its on to free agencey for Lebron. Wow.

Lebron James will be in a New York Knicks #6 Jersey in 2011.

The Montreal Canadiens will be playing for Stanley Cup #25 in 2010.

Mike Brown will be fired as Cavaliers head coach. Mike Cammalleri will be a hero in Canada.

Who would’ve thunk it?

In the last 24 hours we have witnessed the end of professional basketball in Cleveland and the rebirth of professional hockey in Montreal. We have also witnessed a complete shift in the 2010 NBA and NHL Eastern Conference Finals.

Here are the updated NBA Eastern Conference Finals matchups and NHL Eastern Conference Finals matchups.

2010 NBA Eastern Conference Finals – Orlando Magic vs Boston Celtics Playoff Tickets:
May 16th 2010 Orlando Magic vs Boston Celtics Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 at Amway Arena
May 18th 2010 Orlando Magic vs Boston Celtics Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 at Amway Arena
May 22nd 2010 Boston Celtics vs Orlando Magic Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 at TD Garden
May 24th 2010 Boston Celtics vs Orlando Magic Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 at TD Garden
May 26th 2010 Orlando Magic vs Boston Celtics Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 at Amway Arena
May 28th 2010 Boston Celtics vs Orlando Magic Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 at TD Garden
May 30th 2010 Orlando Magic vs Boston Celtics Eastern Conference Finals Game 7 at Amway Arena

2010 NHL Eastern Conference Finals – Montreal Canadiens vs Philadelphia Flyers Playoff Tickets:
May 16th 2010 Philadelphia Flyers vs Montreal Canadiens Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 at Wachovia Center
May 18th 2010 Philadelphia Flyers vs Montreal Canadiens Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 at Wachovia Center
May 20th 2010 Montreal Canadiens vs Philadelphia Flyers Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 at Centre Bell
May 22nd 2010 Montreal Canadiens vs Philadelphia Flyers Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 at Centre Bell
May 24th 2010 Philadelphia Flyers vs Montreal Canadiens Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 at Wachovia Center
May 26th 2010 Montreal Canadiens vs Philadelphia Flyers or Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 at Centre Bell
May 28th 2010 Philadelphia Flyers vs Montreal Canadiens Eastern Conference Finals Game 7 at Wachovia Center

The impact social media has on the world of sports, concerts, and theatre is getting more apparent every day. In the past week, Twitter has been a much talked about topic in the NBA, as superstars Ron Artest and Chris Bosh have used the platform to either publicly call out their coach or create leverage for a new contract. You can’t make it through 15 minutes of ESPN News anymore without some reference to Twitter or Facebook.

Conan O’Brien and ESPN Page 2 columnist Bill Simmons are taking things a step further, using social media to mobilize crowds in real time. During his Legally Prohibited From Being Funny Tour stop at Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, Conan asked attendees to Tweet #cocosback, initiating a topical conversation about his stand up act. Bill Simmons has created a Twitter account called @CelticsChants, which calls on Boston fans attending the Celtics vs Cavaliers Playoff Game 6 at  TD Garden to follow and Tweet in-game chant recommendations. Simmons will take on the roll of “go-to chanting coordinator,” and relay cheers during the course of the game. Suggestions thus far include jabs at Lebron James of “You’re a fa-ker! You’re a fa-ker!’” and “You’re gonna leave! You’re gonna leave!”

It will be interesting to see how successful Simmons’ plan is on Thursday. Is there a permanent marriage in the future between social media and live events? Is this the beginning of event promoters using social media platforms to increase fan interaction at shows? Follow @CelticsChants and find out!

The Cleveland Cavaliers head into the 2010 NBA Playoffs owners of the best record in professional basketball. Barring a meltdown in the next couple weeks, home court advantage will belong to the Cavs all the way through the NBA Finals. Are the friendly confines of The Q enough to catapult Lebron James and Co. past the likes of the Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic, and potentially the L.A. Lakers, to the 2010 NBA Championship???

Home Games Played At: Quicken Loans Arena

Key Players: Lebron James, Mo Williams, Shaquille O’Neal, Antawn Jamison, Delonte West, Anthony Parker

Head Coach: Mike Brown

How They Fared in 2009: Lost to the Orlando Magic in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals

2010 Cavaliers Playoff Prediction: Is this the year we finally get to see the battle of the Nike Puppets in the ’10 NBA Finals, Lebron James vs Kobe Bryant? It is looking more and more like that possibility will become reality in June. The 2010 Cavs are better equipped to make a run at an Eastern Conference championship and 2010 Finals berth with additions of Shaq, Anthony Parker, and Jamario Moon during the off-season, and at the trade deadline grabbing Antawn Jamison from the Wizards. The Boston Celtics are getting older and older every day, while the Orlando Magic will be less likely to upset Cleveland two straight years. Assuming the Cavs come out of the East, the larger question needs to be answered. Do they have enough to beat the Los Angeles Lakers in a best of 7 series? Lebron and the Cavs are 2-0 vs the Lakers in 2009-10 with a convincing win in LA on Christmas day to boot. However, Kobe Bryant, Derek Fisher, and Phil Jackson have been there and done that in the NBA Finals, while Shaquille O’Neal is the only player on Cleveland that can boast owning an NBA Championship ring. The Lakers are just too tough an obstacle to overcome in a full series so we see the Cavs falling just short once again in the 2010 NBA postseason. Then… Where will Lebron end up next season?

2010 Cavaliers Playoff Tickets: You can negotiate prices for Cleveland Cavaliers 2010 NBA Playoff Tickets right here at SaveFans! We will update the 2010 Cavs playoff schedule regularly so keeping checking back for tickets.

2010 Cavaliers Playoff Schedule: (Home Games) and 2010 Cavaliers Playoff Matchups: (TBA)
April 17th 2010 Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls NBA Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Home Game 1 at Quicken Loans Arena
April 19th 2010 Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls NBA Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Home Game 2 at Quicken Loans Arena
April 27th 2010 Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls NBA Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Home Game 3 at Quicken Loans Arena
May 1st 2010 Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls NBA Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Home Game 4 at Quicken Loans Arena
Date TBA Cleveland Cavaliers 2010 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals Home Game 1
Date TBA Cleveland Cavaliers 2010 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals Home Game 2
Date TBA Cleveland Cavaliers 2010 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals Home Game 3
Date TBA Cleveland Cavaliers 2010 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals Home Game 4
Date TBA Cleveland Cavaliers 2010 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Home Game 1
Date TBA Cleveland Cavaliers 2010 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Home Game 2
Date TBA Cleveland Cavaliers 2010 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Home Game 3
Date TBA Cleveland Cavaliers 2010 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Home Game 4
Date TBA Cleveland Cavaliers 2010 NBA Finals Home Game 1
Date TBA Cleveland Cavaliers 2010 NBA Finals Home Game 2
Date TBA Cleveland Cavaliers 2010 NBA Finals Home Game 3
Date TBA Cleveland Cavaliers 2010 NBA Finals Home Game 4

Lebron James will be have a new jersey number next year. The NBA superstar filed paperwork with the league officially making the change for the 2010-2011 season.

Lebron was quoted in an article in The Plain Dealer of Cleveland as saying “I’ve done it, I already sent it in. I’m going to be No. 6.”

The article further mentions that James’ motivation stems from honoring hall-of-fame basketball player and his personal idol, Michael Jordan. #6 is Lebron James USA Olympic Basketball jersey number as well as Lebron James Cavs practice jersey number. Other NBA hall of famers to have worn number six on their jerseys include Julius Erving with the Philadelphia 76ers, Patrick Ewing with the Orlando Magic, Bill Russell with the Boston Celtics, Neil Johnston with the Philadelphia 76ers, Buddy Jeannette with the Baltimore Bulletts, and Tom Gola with the New York Knicks.

This move seems eerily familiar to when Kobe Bryant switched his number from 8 to 24 back in 2006. In Kobe’s case 2×4=8, in Lebron’s 2×3=6. The biggest question that remains to be seen is will Lebron copy Kobe and resign with his current team, The Cleveland Cavaliers, when he is a free agent in the ’10-’11 season? Will we see Lebron James #6 Cleveland Cavs jerseys flying off the racks or will it be a Lebron James New York Knicks jersey that sets records next year? Only time (and merchandise sales) will tell…

For those wondering what NBA players have worn #6 jerseys during their careers here is the definitive list of present and past “sixers”:

“I love this game” has a little extra meaning this year as the elite of the National Basketball Association take to the court at the ’10 NBA AllStar Game at Dallas Cowboys Stadium on Valentine’s Day Feb 14th 2010.

The NBA All-Star voting is wrapping up with some surprising selections for the West and East Rosters. NBA staples Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, Dwayne Wade, Dwight Howard, and Carmelo Anthony obviously will play in Dallas but Allen Iverson and Tracy McGrady? Both players weren’t even wanted by their own franchise this season! There is something to be said for the NBA fans having a say in who makes the AllStar teams but the votes seem a little off…

Part of the glitz and glam of NBA All-Star weekend includes some great annual events, the 2010 NBA All Star Rookie Game and the 2010 NBA All Star Saturday Night. Per NBA.com:

“NBA AllStar Saturday Night will take place at the American Airlines Center and includes four competitions featuring some of the NBA’s best players. The Haier Shooting Stars competition features NBA, WNBA player and NBA Legends in a shooting contest. The Taco Bell Skills Challenge, a contest of top guards working against the clock to complete a series of passes, free throws, lay-ups and agility drills. The Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout where six of the best long-range shooters compete against each other and the clock in a test of accuracy. The evening’s grand finale, the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest, will showcase some of the NBA’s best athelets as they take to the air mystifying fans with their gravity-defying creativity.”

2010 3 Point Contest participant predictions:
Daquan Cook (Miami Heat), Danilo Gallinari (N.Y. Knicks), Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavs), Ray Allen (Boston Celtics), Mo Williams (Cleveland Cavs), Danny Granger (Indiana Pacers)

2010 Slam Dunk Contest participants (confirmed):
Nate Robinson (NY Knicks), Shannon Brown (LA Lakers), Gerald Wallace (Charlotte Bobcats), and the winner of dunk-in contestants DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors) and Eric Gordon (Los Angeles Clippers)

So now that you are wondering how you can see all this amazing action live you probably want to know what website you should go to so you can get the best deals on ’10 NBA AllStar tickets.

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2010 Eastern Conference All-Stars Roster prediction:

Starters: PG Rajon Rondo (Boston Celtics)
SG Dwayne Wade (Miami Heat)
SF Lebron James (Cleveland Cavaliers)
PF Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors)
C Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic)
Reserves: SF Gerald Wallace (Charlotte Bobcats)
SG Joe Johnson (Atlanta Hawks)
C David Lee (New York Knicks)
PF Kevin Garnett (Boston Celtics)
PG Brandon Jennings (Milwaukee Bucks)
PF Antawn Jamison (Washington Wizards)
SF Paul Pierce (Boston Celtics)

2010 Western Conference All-Stars Roster prediction:

Starters: PG Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns)
SG Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers)
SF Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets)
PF Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks)
C Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs)
Reserves: SG Brandon Roy (Portland Trail Blazers)
SF Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder)
PF Zach Randolph (Memphis Grizzlies)
PG Chris Paul (New Orleans Hornets)
PG Deron Williams (Utah Jazz)
C Chris Kaman (Los Angeles Clippers)
C Amar’e Stoudemire (Phoenix Suns)

The NBA season has yet to tip off and we are already excited about the Christmas Day showdown at Staples Center! L.A. always lights up when Shaq returns to town but now that The Big Diesel is a Cleveland Cav he will have to take a back seat to the dream matchup (that we didn’t get in last years NBA Finals) of Kobe Bryant and Lebron James.

Throw in signings by Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Anthony Parker and Jamario Moon – there’s a whole new cast of characters in what could very well be a preview of a 2010 championship series.

The Lakers Cavs game is but one of FIVE matchups David Stern has for us this Xmas and even luckier for you if you are a fan of any NBA team you can negotiate the price you pay for tickets at SaveFans! What better Christmas present could you possibly give that loved one this holiday season?

Los Angeles Lakers vs Cleveland Cavaliers Christmas Day Tickets (at Staples Center)
Orlando Magic vs Boston Celtics Christmas Day Tickets (at Amway Arena)
New York Knicks vs Miami Heat Christmas Day Tickets (at Madison Square Garden – MSG)
Phoenix Suns vs Los Angeles Clippers Christmas Day Tickets (at U.S. Airways Arena)
Portland Trailblazers vs Denver Nuggets Christmas Day Tickets (at The Rose Garden)

A montage of Kobe Bryant and Lebron James “most valuable puppets” Nike commercials