Following the loss, LeBron announced that he will leave the Heat and return to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Wade and Bosh remained until when Wade announced that he will join his hometown Chicago and play with the Bulls. The Heat returned to the finals in , losing to the Los Angeles Lakers in six games before being swept by the eventual champion Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the Playoffs in a rematch of last year's Eastern Conference Semifinals where the Heat won in five games.
Basketball Wiki Explore. Main Page All Pages Community. Top Content. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Erik Spoelstra. He holds the franchise postseason records for victories 71 , winning percentage. In regular season play he ranks first in victories , games coached and winning percentage.
Since replacing Riley on the HEAT bench 11 years ago, Spoelstra has seen the expectations for his team change dramatically from the time he was appointed head coach until now. When he inherited the head coaching reins in he was given the task of improving a young team that had been ravaged by injuries the previous season and had won just 15 games.
Two years later, after the summer of in which Miami re-signed Dwyane Wade and acquired All-Stars LeBron James and Chris Bosh, he found himself coaching a highly-talented, veteran group that was the most scrutinized team in the NBA.
Throughout his tenure he has remained a steadying influence for his team and its paid huge dividends in return. It also made them at the time just one of 10 franchises in the four major North American sports leagues to make four consecutive trips to the league championship. Individually, Spoelstra became just the fourth head coach in NBA history to lead his team to four consecutive Finals appearances joining Red Auerbach, K. Jones and Pat Riley.
Upon capturing the NBA Championship he became just the 13th head coach in NBA history to have won multiple championships and only the eighth to win a championship in consecutive seasons. Under Spoelstra, the HEAT have advanced to the playoffs in eight of his 11 seasons and have won 15 of 21 postseason series. The HEAT have also proven to be able to win away from home, evidenced by five straight seasons from that Miami posted a winning record on the road, a first in franchise history.
Additionally, Miami has won at least one postseason road game in each of its past 19 series, the second-best mark in NBA history. After compiling an Previously, no team in NBA history that was at least 19 games under.
Miami finished with the most wins 41 in league history of any team that had been at least 19 games under. Keyed by a strong defensive effort, the season was highlighted by the fifth division title in the Spoelstra era and a trip to the Eastern Conference Semifinals where the HEAT came within a game of advancing back to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Miami led the NBA in blocked shots during the campaign and ranked fifth in scoring defense and ninth in field goal percentage defense. The season saw the HEAT capture their fourth straight Eastern Conference Championship, fourth straight Southeast Division title and their sixth straight postseason appearance, tying the franchise record for consecutive postseason berths.
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