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#3 2005-06 Miami Heat
After trading for Shaquille O'Neal in 2004 and pairing him with Dwyane Wade (who was selected in the 2003 NBA Draft), the Miami Heat looked tremendous in the 2004-05 NBA season.
O'Neal's first season in Miami ended with the Heat registering a 59-23 regular-season record (the third-best in franchise history right now) and the Stan Van Gundy-coached team came within one win of making it to the NBA Finals.
With Pat Riley returning to coaching duties after a 11-10 start, the Miami Heat went 52-30 in the 2005-06 regular-season and were once again a contender in the Eastern Conference.
That time, the team took down the Detroit Pistons (its 2005 nemesis) in a six-game Eastern Conference Finals to advance to the NBA Finals. In the 2006 NBA Finals, Dwyane Wade guided the Miami Heat to their first NBA championship, with the Wade-Shaq duo delivering for the franchise.
Wade was named Finals MVP in 2006 and that Heat team will always be remembered for coming back from a 0-2 deficit in the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks.
#2 2011-12 Miami Heat
After the disappointment of the 2011 NBA Finals, the 'Big Three' Miami Heat returned to the lockout-shortened 2011-12 NBA season looking to avenge their 2011 loss.
LeBron James was stellar again for the franchise during the regular season, putting up 27.1 points, 7.9 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game. Those numbers earned him his third NBA MVP.
In the NBA Playoffs, the Big Three had to overcome some issues. Most importantly, Chris Bosh missed part of the second-round series against the Indiana Pacers (where the Heat found itself down 2-1) and the early games of the ECF against the Boston Celtics.
LeBron James and the 'Big Three' came up clutch in the NBA Playoffs in the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics despite facing tremendous adversities.
With the team down 3-2 and heading to Boston's TD Garden for Game 6, LeBron James put up arguably his greatest performance in the NBA Playoffs. 'The King' put up 45 points, grabbed 15 rebounds, dished out five assists and made 19 of his 26 field goals to lead the Heat to a win.
Miami eventually won Game 7 and went on to beat OKC Thunder and their own Big Three (Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden) in the 2012 NBA Finals. It was James' first NBA championship and the second in franchise history.
James also won his first Finals MVP award in 2012.
#1 2012-13 Miami Heat
The 2012-13 Miami Heat are not only the best team in franchise history, but also one of the best teams in NBA history. With LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh coming off their first NBA championship together in 2012, the team headed into the 2012-13 season with loads of confidence.
The addition of Ray Allen was also great for the team, with the veteran shooter fitting perfectly into the Heat's offense.
The 2012-13 Miami Heat went 66-16 in the regular season, putting up the greatest record in a single season in franchise history. They also had a 27-game winning streak midway through the campaign, the second-best streak at the time (third-best currently).
In the 2013 NBA Playoffs, the Miami Heat had a good run in the first two rounds before defeating the Indiana Pacers in a seven-game Eastern Conference Finals.
The veteran-laden San Antonio Spurs were the Miami Heat's rivals in the 2013 NBA Finals. Miami found themselves down 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 before winning the final two games at home to become NBA champions once again.
Game 6 remains one of the most memorable games in NBA Finals history, with the Miami Heat putting up a season-saving comeback in the fourth quarter. The victory was capped off by a three-pointer from Ray Allen to tie the game with five seconds remaining. Allen's shot was definitely one of the biggest in NBA history and it helped the Heat erase a five-point deficit with 28 seconds on the clock.
The Miami Heat eventually pulled off an overtime win, and LeBron James' 37 points in Game 7 were enough for the Erik Spoelstra-coached team to secure back-to-back NBA titles.
