On Sept. 27, the HEAT defeated the Celtics 125-113 to claim their sixth Eastern Conference Championship and become the the first No. 5 seed to make it to the NBA Finals (three lower seeds had done it before.)
Check out some reactions below.
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith
“They put everybody on notice when they were ramrodding the Milwaukee Bucks, who were the number one seed, that they were here and they were coming…I picked them to beat Boston in seven games, not six. But it’s because of their moxie, their athleticism, the dog inside of their chest, the way they go after it.