After the NBA entered the 21st century, a total of 10 teams have won championships, which are 6 times for the Lakers, 4 times for the Spurs, 3 times for the Warriors, 3 times for the Heat, and 1 time each for the Pistons, Celtics, Lone Rangers, Cavaliers, Raptors, and Bucks.
Among them, except for the Lakers at the turn of the century (2000-2002), led by the OK team to win three consecutive championships, the rest of the teams have not been three consecutive championships, and the most regrettable here is the Golden State Warriors' 19-year finals due to durant and Thompson's successive injuries, losing the three consecutive championships, which belongs to the Miami Heat in 2010-14.
Fast forward to the summer of 2003, when the Miami Heat picked Dwyane Wade from Marquette University with the 5th pick in the draft.
Wade wasn't a hit before the 2003 NBA Draft and was in an awkward position. On the one hand, his lack of height and unstable shooting give him no obvious advantage in the second position, on the other hand, he is not a very good point guard. ESPN's famous journalist Chad Ford once ranked Wade at 13th in the first round on that year's mock draft pick. However, then-Grizzlies general manager Jerry West was very optimistic about Wade and at one point hoped to be selected for this position. The Heat, who had a no. 5 pick in the first round, had originally planned to pick a big man in the draft, and their number one target was Chris Carman. However, while preparing to try out for Carman in Chicago, Pat Riley inadvertently saw Wade, who was training on the other side of the field, and showed great interest in him. Soon after, he invited Wade to Miami for a trial.
On June 24, 2003, on the day of the draft, Wade's agent Henry Thomas received a call from the Heat management and learned of their decision. He then quietly walked over to Wade and whispered in his ear, "Tell you a message, but remember to keep your facial expressions, the Heat will choose you in the 5th place." ”
Riley, who has been at the helm of the Heat for seven years, finally picked the player he dreamed of.
In his first season, Wade only played 61 games due to some injuries, and his playing time was also under some control, but he still averaged 16.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, and the team also reached the second round of the playoffs under his leadership.
Lakers star "Shark" O'Neal, who was at the peak of the offseason, brought O'Neal back to Miami after a pass by Pat Riley due to a conflict with the team, and the Heat brought O'Neal back to Miami with Brian Grant, Lamar Odom, Caron Butler, plus a first and second round.
And O'Neill, who knows that the peak is not there, is also very knowledgeable and willing to assist Wade, the little brother.
That season, Wade averaged 24.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game, O'Neal also did his best, the team also made it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals, facing the defending champion Detroit Pistons, but in the fifth game due to Wade's injury, the team lost in the rush of seven, and Riley's desire to bring a championship for the Heat can only be hoped for next season.
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But in the playoffs, the Riley-led Heat broke the Detroits' iron defense in just six games and came to the stage of the coveted Finals.
The Finals opponents were the Mavericks led by "German chariot" Nowitzki, and the Dallas, who had home advantage, easily won two games in a row. Victory is indeed easy to lose oneself, when the Mavericks player Starkhouse came to the away game to prepare for the third game of the Finals, facing the drunken fans of Miami, he was like a microcosm of the Mavericks, completely releasing himself.
The scorn and slack have cost the Dallas people dearly, after losing three games in a row in Miami and watching the Heat lift the O'Brien Cup at their own home.
After experiencing a slump of 6 of 19 in the second game of the Finals, Wade averaged 39.2 points in the next four games, shooting no less than 10 goals per game, and winning 73 free throw opportunities in four games, which also proved how sharp his breakthrough really was, and the Mavericks could only lose one foul after another to block this terrible "beast" that had escaped from the stiffness.
He gave the best series performance of his entire career, and it was the series of the Finals.
But after that championship night, the Heat were also doomed, O'Neal's aging was an inescapable topic, and Wade's injury caused the Heat to quickly fall from a high place to the bottom.
At that time, the East soon formed a situation of cavaliers, Celtics, magic three male domination, Riley in the team's dormant years, and O'Neal parted ways, he clearly realized that the Heat want to make a breakthrough, must trade the top star and Wade paired.
Finally, four years after the Heat's 06 victory, fed up with the failed Toronto Raptors, Chris Bosh, who is also the 03 golden generation, took the lead in casting.
James, the "little emperor" who was swept by the Spurs since entering the Finals in 2007 and has not touched the finals floor for the next three years, was also summoned to the South Coast by Riley through live TELEVISION.
Wade, James, Bosh, and the three All-Stars, all at the peak of their athletic form, met in Miami, which shocked the league far more than the Big Three of the Green Army in 2008.
I think the vast majority of James's black powder also came into being from that moment.
The first season of the Big Three team went smoothly into the Finals, but the heavens were good, and when they stood on the stage of the Finals again, they found that they were facing the Dallas Mavericks five years ago. At that time, the little emperor with the back-to-back singles technology was unfamiliar, and due to the uncertainty of the absolute core of the Heat, the Miamiman was sent home by the German chariot one by one.
The next year, Wade was willing to give up the position of team boss to his good brother James, and the big three were united in their will, and finally defeated the Thunder Three, who was still very young at the time, in the summer of 12 years, and won the second championship in team history.
In the third year, the big swindler Duncan once again met the Heat led by James on the Finals stage, and the entire series of Heat was suppressed by the Spurs, until G6, Ray Allen's soulless three-pointer, the greatest draw in the history of the game, saved the Heat, and also gave Riley the hope of winning a three-game winning streak.
However, Wade's decline in form is also an indisputable fact, and in the two years of 13-14 and the Spurs, Wade averaged only 15.9 points per game and 17.8 points per game in the playoffs.
And when the Spurs easily defeated the Fourth Year Finals, not only was Riley's dream of a three-game winning streak shattered, but James's heart had already flown back to Cleveland, where a younger, more talented Irving awaited him. More importantly, he's leaving Miami and he's going to succeed again on other teams to further prove his greatness.
And Wade, the man who gave all his best for the Heat, was offended by Riley, who seemed miserly and cold-blooded at the time, in his next contract.
Although in order to maintain the core lineup of the Big Three and maintain the competitiveness of role players, Wade has taken the initiative to reduce salaries in his contract.
But none of this was worth mentioning in Riley's eyes, preferring to give the younger Bosh, the younger Whiteside a maximum salary contract. Although these contracts were later turned into garbage contracts due to the player's personal injuries and competitive status, in Riley's view at the time, their competitive status and potential were far more valuable than the squeezed "Flash".
This is the code of conduct of the "god operator" Pat Riley, who is so cold-blooded that he does not talk about any feelings, he only looks at how much value the players can create for the team.
But without Wade, the team did not usher in a decent star in the next five years, which was the era of warriors and Cavaliers.
Until the arrival of tough guy Jimmy Butler, his iron-blooded way of playing is the same as Riley's way of running the team, perhaps the 2020 Finals trip is a fluke, but it also ignites the dream of Pat Riley, an old man who has long been old, looking forward to the team to the top again.
After being swept by the Bucks last season, The management team of Riley and the Heat in the offseason was determined and showed the courage to break the boat, not only renewing Butler and Adebayo at the top salary, but also giving Robinson a high salary, while recruiting Raptors All-Star point guard Lowry. This not only fully shared the organizational pressure on Butler, but also revitalized the young player Hiro on the bench.
The team beat the Bucks and Nets in the opening season, and they are also their biggest opponents in the East.
Such a victory not only gave the team greater self-confidence, but also allowed fans to truly discover that the original offseason Heat operation and operation is very correct.
At least from past experience, the Heat under Riley's control never fights uncertain battles, and will not tolerate his team always playing the role of accompanying the prince to study.
He is eager to bring the ball to the top at different stages of the team, through different players. This is the most sincere wish of a seventy-year-old man, since she is managing this team, he will take him to success, as for feelings, feelings, he does not need any, victory is his only criterion.