On May 30, Beijing time, the NBA Eastern Conference Finals continued, and the Heat defeated the Celtics 103-84 in the seven-game tie-for-seven, eliminating the opponent 4-3 on aggregate and advancing to the Finals. After James, no team in the East has reached the Finals for two consecutive years; Love reached the Finals in all 5 playoff trips; Haslem is tied for second in the current season in the Finals, and here is a summary of today's data –
The Green Army was eliminated to counter Emperor Zhan's former rule
Since James reached the Finals eight straight seasons in 2011-18, no Eastern Conference team has reached the Finals for two years in a row in the post-James era. Since James left the East, the Eastern Conference champions have been the Raptors (2019), Heat (2020), Bucks (2021), Celtics (2022) and Heat (2023).
The Heat replicate the Knicks miracle 24 years ago
As the Heat advanced, they became the first team in NBA history to reach the Finals as a play-off team. The Heat are also the second team in history to reach the Finals as a Black Eight after the Knicks in 1999.
The Heat have ranked first in the number of Finals in the past 18 years
Since the Heat first reached the Finals in 2006, they have reached the Finals seven times in the last 18 years, ranking first in the same period. This was followed by the Warriors (6), Cavaliers (5), Lakers (4), Celtics (3) and Spurs (3).
Love lies to win the finals
Heat interior lineman Love did not play this game, and in the seventh game of the 2018 East Finals, Love did not play, and his Cavaliers beat the Celtics away to reach the Finals. Love did not play in today's tie-for-seven game, but his Heat eventually beat the Celtics away and advanced to the Finals.
Love has reached the finals in all five playoff games
Counting this playoffs, Love has experienced a total of 5 playoff trips in his career. Interestingly, in all 5 playoff games, his team reached the Finals, and Love faced Eastern Conference teams through a total of 13 series, all of which advanced and never were eliminated.
The Heat II will copy Jambo
Butler and Caleb Martin scored 28 and 26 points, respectively, making them the second pair in Heat history to score 25+ points in the Eastern Conference finals, the last time being James and Bosh in 2014.
The Heat lost a record
In this Eastern Conference final, Caleb Martin scored a total of 135 points, surpassing John Starks in 1994 (124 points) to set a record for losing draft points in the divisional finals or finals.
Haslem reached the finals and completed a long span
Veteran Haslem entered the Finals with the Heat, and in 2006, the 25-year-old made his first Finals with the Heat and won the championship, and now at the age of 42, he has followed the team to the Finals again.
Haslem is tied for second in the current game in terms of the number of finals
It was the seventh time Haslem had reached the Finals in his career, surpassing Curry, Klay Thompson and Dream Green to tie Iguodala for second place behind James (10).
The Heat had seven undrafted finalists in a record
The Heat had a total of seven undrafted picks, and since the NBA implemented modern draft rules in the 1966-67 season, the Heat set a record for the number of undrafted teams that made it to the Finals.
The Green Army tied the record for the fifth-lowest three-point shooting percentage in playoff history
The Celtics shot 9 of 42 from three-point range in this game, shooting just 21.4 percent from three-point range, tying the record for the fifth-lowest three-point shooting percentage (at least 40 shots) in NBA playoff history.
Brown grabbed seven games and eight turnovers to become the fifth man in history
Jaylen Brown had 8 turnovers in this game, becoming the fifth player in history to have 8 turnovers in the tie-break, and it is worth mentioning that only James in 2018 led the team to win with 8+ errors in the 7-game against the Green Army.