Miami Heat Case Study

During the 2010 offseason the Miami Heat resigned Dwayne Wade, signed Chris Bosh and Lebron James to form the big 3. They then would be in the next four finals winning 2 of those finals. The team had a rough start going 9-8. Later in the year the team would then rally after a player only meeting finishing that season with a 58-24 record and the second seed. In a much anticipated 2011 NBA Playoffs, Miami beaten the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round, they then beat the Boston Celtics in the Conference Semifinals, and the Bulls in the Conference Finals. They beat all teams in 5 games. The Heat had gotten back to the 2011 NBA Finals for the first time since 2006. In a rematch against the Dallas Mavericks After taking a 2–1 series lead, the
In the condensed 2011–12 season, the Heat began the season 27–7. However, they would struggle in the second half of the season, going 19–13. The Heat finished the 11’-12’ season 46–20, earning the second seed in the East for the NBA Playoffs. Ingoing the first round of the postseason, they took a 3–0 lead against the New York Knicks but like their series before with the Sixers, they could not close them out in Game 4. A victory in Game 5 eventually conquered New York and the Heat advanced to the second round against the Indiana Pacers. After being defeated in Game 2 at home and in Game 3 at Indiana, many criticized Dwyane Wade's dreary presentation in Game 3, carrying attention to the fact that he got into a verbal quarrel with Spoelstra. However, with Wade visiting his past college coach, the team conquered the Pacers in the next three games, to finish off the Pacers. They encountered the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals, captivating the first two games before being defeated in the next three, plus enduring one home loss where Bosh returned from injury. On June 7, they finally got a win on the road at Boston beating the Celtics 98–79 to tie the series 3–3; James had put up 45 points and 15 rebounds. The conclusive Game 7 was at