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The Miami Heat have positioned themselves as serious contenders for the 2021-22 NBA championship with the acquisition of Kyle Lowry during the offseason. Going by their average outing last season, finishing sixth in the Eastern Conference with a record of 40-32 in the regular season, the addition was a necessity.
Miami has won three championships, having appeared in six NBA Finals since its inception. The Heat are no strangers to the playoffs as they have made the playoffs 22 times in 33 years of existence, and as such, they are expected to make another appearance this coming season and possibly win the title. Let's rank the three championship titles won by the Heat.
Ranking the Miami Heat's three NBA Championship wins
#3 2005-06 NBA Champions
The Dwyane Wade-led team had a good run in the 2005-06 NBA season with a win percentage of .634, finishing first in their division and second in the conference. They finished the regular season with 52 wins and 30 losses. 21 game into the season, coach Stan Van Gundy was fired, winning only 11 games. He was replaced by the five-time NBA championship winner (as a coach), Pat Riley, who went on to win 41 of 61 games left, and gave the Heat their first championship title.
The Heat went up against the Dallas Mavericks in the 2006 NBA Finals, defeating the Mavericks with a 4-2 series win. Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O'Neal were unstoppable, with the former leading the team in points (654), assists (132) and steals (51). O'Neal led the team in rebounds (225), blocks (34) and field goal percentage (.612). He was second-best in points, having scored a total of 424 points in the playoffs.
#2 2011-12 NBA Champions
The 2011-2012 NBA regular season saw the Heat rank seventh in the league in points, averaging 98.5 points per game. They finished the season placing first in the Southeast Division and second in the Eastern Conference with a 46-20 record. They had a win percentage of .697, their 4th best performance in the history of the franchise.
LeBron James put up an ecstatic MVP performance in the playoffs, with an average of 30.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.9 steals per game. He led the league in scoring with 697 points in the most minutes played (983) and completed the most rebounds (224). Right behind him was Dwyane Wade, who had the most blocks (30) in the playoffs. Wade had the second-most points (525), assists (100), steals (39) in the playoffs.
The 2012 NBA Finals was against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and the Heat came out victorious in a 4-1 series win, which guaranteed their second championship title.
#1 2012-13 NBA Champions
The Miami Heat's 2013 NBA championship win is their best yet. Led by James, the Heat finished the regular season with a win percentage of .805, having finished with a league-best record of 66-16. This is the best performing season of their 34 season-long involvement in the NBA.
James led the Heat in scoring in the playoffs, netting an average of 26.8 points per game in all 23 games he featured in and a total of 596 points, almost twice the number of points scored by the second-highest player. He also led the team in rebounds (193), assists (152) and steals (41). Wade was second in points (349), assists (105) and steals (38), with Hall of Famer Chris Bosh placing second in rebounds (167).
In the 2013 Eastern Conference Finals, Erik Spoelstra's team defeated the Indiana Pacers (4-3) to secure a spot in the NBA Finals. The San Antonio Spurs won the Western Conference Finals against the Memphis Grizzlies (4-0) and secured a spot in the NBA Finals against the Heat. In a best-of-seven series, the Heat took the lead in Game 1 and both teams were tied in Game 6.
James put up an amazing two-way performance in Game 7, finishing with 37 points and 12 rebounds with a 3-point accuracy of 50%, sinking five of his 10 attempts. His ability to shoot from range played a huge role in securing the win for the Heat, becoming the sixth franchise to win back-to-back NBA Championships.
