Wade still trying to take over, largely because Heat still needs it: After one of the game’s greatest competitors cried uncle to Father Time, Dwyane Wade spoke wistfully about how Kobe Bryant had always been “the bar” for him, someone who pushed him, someone against whom he wanted to compete “eye-to-eye.” -- The Miami Herald
LeBron James makes rare Pat Riley reference in SI interview: They are more alike than they are different, as much as neither might wish to admit it, and that's never been more evident than this season, when LeBron James has been trying to impose order on his team in Cleveland the way that Pat Riley has in New York, Los Angeles and Miami.