Ranking the Miami Heat's 3 NBA Championship wins

The Miami Heat celebrate after defeating the San Antonio Spurs 95-88 to win Game Seven of the 2013 NBA Finals at AmericanAirlines Arena on June 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida.
The Miami Heat celebrate after defeating the San Antonio Spurs 95-88 to win Game Seven of the 2013 NBA Finals at AmericanAirlines Arena on June 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida.

#2 2011-12 NBA Champions

Team President Pat Riley and the Miami Heat players celebrate with the Larry O'Brien Championship trophy after they won 121-106 against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game Five of the 2012 NBA Finals on June 21, 2012 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida.
Team President Pat Riley and the Miami Heat players celebrate with the Larry O'Brien Championship trophy after they won 121-106 against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game Five of the 2012 NBA Finals on June 21, 2012 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida.

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

LeBron James #6 and Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat celebrate after defeating the San Antonio Spurs 95-88 to win Game Seven of the 2013 NBA Finals at AmericanAirlines Arena on June 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida.
LeBron James #6 and Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat celebrate after defeating the San Antonio Spurs 95-88 to win Game Seven of the 2013 NBA Finals at AmericanAirlines Arena on June 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida.

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.

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