When LeBron James and Chris Bosh washed up on the sunny shores of South Beach, immediate success was predicted. Not only were they expected to run the regular season, but especially in the post season where Wade and James had thrived for nearly the entirety of their careers. With those three now joined up, the next few years worth of championships should have come with ease.
It's so far, so good for the Heat after beating a young, upstart Philadelphia 76ers club in five games and then taking game one from the Boston Celtics to start off their first semi-finals appearance since 2006. Miami finally 'turned it on' and used some quality first half defense and some more impressive play from Dwyane Wade to pull out a victory against a Celtics team that had eliminated them in the first round only a year prior.
This years post season will surely be one to remember for years to come, but we have had plenty of memorable playoff appearances from the Miami Heat prior. Before Dwyane Wade was leading his Marquette Golden Eagles to the Final Four, the Heat were making moves as one of the more threatening teams in the NBA.
Even before LeBron James was receiving free Hummer's as a member of St. Vincent-St. Mary's, the likes of Alonzo Mourning and Tim Hardaway were leading the Heat to deep post season runs. Miami didn't see all that success add up until their improbable 2006 run, but we still enjoyed the ride they took us on for over 15 years.
With every door closing, another one opened for the Heat and after years of disappointment and hardship, they were finally able to have some sort of post season success years later. Through all this time pre-championship and post-championship, we have seen some of the most significant moments not only in franchise history, but in NBA history.
Here's 15 of those moments to get you going down memory lane.
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