MiamiHeat Reviews & Ratings
 Heat Playing Well...Playoffs soon Not surprisingly everyone is expecting a Heat v Celtics playoff matchup for the NBA Eastern Conference finals. Now, the Celtics have won 3 straight against the Heat. The question is what will happen in the playoffs. Either way its going to be a great matchup. Lebron, Wade, and Bosh - best 3 in the game.
reviewed on 2/15/2011 6:19:49 AM by Miami Heat Fanatic
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The Miami Heat is known as the professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, in the United States. It is a member of the Southeast Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association or the NBA. The Miami Heat plays their home games at the American Airlines Arena. The team’s owner is Micky Arison. The team is coached by Erik Spoelstra and managed by Pat Riley who is a Basketball Hall of Fame coach.
The Miami Heat was formed in 1988 as part of an expansion franchise along with another basketball team, the Charlotte Hornets. Since then, Miami Heat has made an astonishing number of fans with their constant amazing performances. The team has made the playoffs 13 out of the 21 seasons.
Coach Rothstein was the first to handle the team until the Heat hired Kevin Loughery from 1991-1995. The Heat met success when Coach Pat Riley came into the scene in the 1995 offseason.
2006 was a memorable year for the Heat because it was their first appearance in the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks. Led by Dwayne Wade, the Heat took the NBA title winning the series four games to two. The Miami Heat became the only third team in NBA History to win the final series after being down 0-2.