John Friel

John Friel is the editor of allucanheat.com and has been writing on all matters regarding the Miami Heat and NBA since 2008. His love of all things basketball goes back to the days of Michael Jordan decimating everything in his path, before moving on and becoming a more adamant supporter of the Miami Heat. He is the creator of the site hollywoodashellhoops.com

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Miami Heat: Chris Perkins Shares Perspective on a Possible Heat-New York Knicks Playoff Matchup

Chris Perkins of the Palm Beach Post offered an interesting take on a possible Eastern Conference Finals matchup between the Miami Heat and New York Knicks. The Knicks may have taken three of the four…Read More

Miami Heat: Does Mike Miller Deserve a Spot in the Rotation

If it’s not broken, don’t fix it, right? The Miami Heat are winners of 29 of their past 31 games and are a week removed from having their consecutive wins streak come to an end at 27, good enough for…Read More

Miami Heat Defeat Boston Celtics in Thriller, Extend Winning Streak to 23 Games

The dam was bursting at the seams, yet never gave. Not when Jeff Green finished with the game of his career. Not when the Boston Celtics hit ten three-pointers. Not even when they finished shooting 54…Read More

Miami Heat Extend Winning Streak to 15, Beat Timberwolves in Blowout

It’s all coming to fruition. This is what the NBA world expected when LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh formed a genuine and physical version of Voltron in the Summer of 2010. With a 97-81 win…Read More

Miami Heat Stage Big Comeback, LeBron Leads Way in Win Over New York

For the first 24 minutes there, it appeared the New York Knicks were well on their way to a third 20-point victory over the Miami Heat this season. Then the law of averages began to play a factor, and…Read More

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Miami Heat Extend Streak to 12, Defeat Kings in Double-Overtime Thriller

A double-overtime game would usually spell disaster for your average NBA team that’s on its fifth…Read More

Miami Heat: Role Players, Not Just LeBron, Having Career Stretches During Streak

There has been plenty of attention being paid to LeBron James over the past month. It’s deserving.…Read More

Miami Heat’s Defense Leads the Way, Forces Bulls into Season-Low Point Total

The NBA schedule-makers thought that they would be giving the Miami Heat quite a test following the All-Star…Read More

NBA Trade Deadline: Miami Heat Ship Dexter Pittman to Memphis

No longer will there be news of Dexter Pittman being sent to the D-League and recalled by the Miami Heat…Read More

Ray Allen, Shane Battier Spark Huge Miami Heat Rally in Win over Atlanta

For awhile there, the Miami Heat had the look of a team that hadn’t played basketball in a week. With…Read More

Miami Heat Face a Rough Second Half That Could Prove Helpful

Fun’s over, kids. It’s time to get back to work. That means it’s time to return back…Read More

Big Three Lead Miami Heat to Entertaining Win Over Portland

Chris Bosh led all scorers with 32 points on 13-of-16 shooting to accompany 11 rebounds and two steals…Read More

LeBron, Dwyane Lead Heat to Win Over Underachieving Lakers

It was just another day on the grind for LeBron James. It took James all of 36 minutes and 15 seconds…Read More

Chris Bosh to Represent Miami Heat in Shooting Stars Competition

Turns out the Miami Heat won’t be completely devoid of a representative the night before the All-Star…Read More

Miami Heat: LeBron James is Nearly Perfect in Win Over Charlotte

A simple game recap wouldn’t suffice in a situation like this. Not after the game LeBron James…Read More

Miami Heat Send Erik Spoelstra to the All-Star Game, Defeat Toronto Raptors

Two interesting events occurred in the Miami Heat’s 100-85 win over the Toronto Raptors. Event…Read More

Miami Heat: All U Can Heat Editors Mid-Season Report on the Heat

It seems that the Miami Heat fanbase has either been too spoiled or a little too forgetful this season. Because…Read More

LeBron James, Miami Heat Surge in Third Quarter in Win Over Brooklyn

If you’re going to shoot at the king, you better not miss. Reggie Evans took a shot at the entire…Read More

Miami Heat: ‘The Team That Beat LeBron’ Provides Fresh Look into James’ Past

How a simple and minor twist of fate can change the course of history has been seen on countless occasions…Read More

Live Video: The Miami Heat Visit the White House

Before the Miami Heat depart for their first-ever road meeting at the Barclays Arena with the Brooklyn…Read More