Miami Heat NBA Finals Tickets

America Airlines Arena was dark and filled with smoke in 2010. Spotlights shined down on the Miami Heat's new Big Three - LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh - and the crowd roared as King James began counting so high that he needed two hands. The Miami Heat wouldn't be satisfied with a simple handful of NBA Finals titles - they wanted more. A few months later, that scene was the focus of skepticism and ridicule as the Miami Heat's NBA Finals run ended in defeat at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks. Was the experiment already a failure? Had the Heat defeated their own immense talent with an even larger sum of pride? Where would they go from there?

Two years later, the doubts tossed at the post- NBA Finals Miami Heat in 2011 seems absurd. Led by the now four-time NBA MVP James, the Miami Heat are the prohibitive favorite to represent the Eastern Conference in their third straight NBA Finals. Last season, the Heat earned their way into the Finals against the upstart Oklahoma City Thunder by defeating the rival Boston Celtics in a thrilling seven game Eastern Conference Final. This season, it appears the Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks will offer the biggest test following a sweep of the Milwaukee Bucks. Everyone now expects the versatile James, underrated Bosh, and savvy Wade to dominate the competition like they did during a 25-game winning streak. They can play "small ball" and adjust to almost any strategy from their opponents. So who's to say they won't need two hands to count the Miami Heat's NBA Finals titles after all?

Miami Heat NBA Finals Record

The Miami Heat are attempting to make their fourth overall and third straight appearance in the NBA Finals. Here are the opponents they have faced in their previous seasons with an appearance in the NBA Finals.

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