A young franchise that’s punched above its weight thanks to a lengthy relationship with Pat Riley, who built championship teams around Dwyane Wade and LeBron James, and coached the former to glory.
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Meet the new boss, same as the old boss: 22 NBA coaches who had multiple stints with the same franchise
Following their firing, re-signing, retiring, or demotion, these 22 coaches came back to the same NBA franchise a second time, often inexplicably and usually with diminishing returns.
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- Debut game for the “Big Three” of LeBron James, Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade
- Expansion draft picks (1988)
- In game six of the 2013 NBA Finals
- Name etymology
- Overcoming 3-1 series deficit in 1997 Conference Semifinals
- Re-alignment from Western Conference to Eastern Conference
- Rivalry with Knicks
- Struggling in the regular season of their ’05-’06 championship season
- Struggling to defend their title in ’06-’07
- Upset by the Mavericks in 2011 NBA Finals
- Upset by the Knicks in the 1998 playoffs first round
- Upset by the Knicks in the 1999 playoffs first round
- Upsetting the Mavericks in 2006 NBA Finals
- Upsetting the Thunder in 2012 NBA Finals