22 wins in a row.

Lebron 26.6ppg, 8.1rpg, 7.1 apg, and 55.5% FG

DAMN!

Guy is making it look so easy, and people are so bitter and stupid about "the decision", he's actually getting less recognition than he deserves. It's getting lost on people that this is one of the best seasons ever put together by an individual.

I don't think anyone stands much of a chance of beating them in a 7 game series, barring injury. SA and Ok State, maybe. But no, not them either. Although I'll be rooting for the Spurs.

you're just realizing this? he's been super incredible for the past 6 years

They barely beat the Spurs minus its top 4 player's so we will see hoe good they are in late March.

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They barely beat the Spurs minus its top 4 player's so we will see hoe good they are in late March.

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I don't think the spurs stand any chance of beating them.

OKC maybe, if Durant goes off and Ibaka has some absurd performances like he did against the Spurs last year.

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you're just realizing this? he's been super incredible for the past 6 years

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He has probably been the best in the league for the past 6 years... but he added the low post game middle of last year which was a glaring weakness previously. He has no weaknesses now. He just needs the career numbers to be considered 1a or 1b.

This team is one of the best ever.

You had me up until here...

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This team is one of the best ever.

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The Rockets in 07-08 won 22 games and lost in the first round of the playoffs.

We will see how Miami does, but right now they are really good, one of the best ever? This has yet to be seen.

2011 Mavs didn't have a problem.

*confusedshrug*

Didn't Yao Ming get injured in 2008?

And pretty sure the rockets weren't the reignin champs either.

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What is the comparison on the number of playoff level teams that the HEAT have played in this streak? How many did the Rockets play?

I don't know how many divisional foes each played during the streak, but the Rocket streak came with 4 Southwest teams making the playoffs. This year's Southeast has 3 of the worst teams in basketball. It would also be interesting to see how the Home/Road and time zone comparisons for both.

Has Shane Battier made any comparisons of the two streaks?

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That Rockets team was never as good as their streak would have had you believe.

everyone knew that 22 game streak by the rockets was a fluke and not an indicator of how good they were

However, on miami, they are VERY VERY good. I don't care how a team does against another in the regular season, as it's not always an indicator of playoff fortunes. Based on recent trends, the heat aren't losing before the conf finals. They're that much better than every other team in the east. It's a big ass chasm between them and indiana.

If it wasn't for them, the East would really suck. They are going to steamroll everyone in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

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I may be wrong but the Rockets lost Ming near the end of that streak. That Rockets team would have done a lot better in the playoffs with Ming.

Also, that rockets team played something like 10 teams above .500 during that steak. This Heat team has played 12? Not that big of a difference, but this Heat team is improved from last years champions...... and will probably make it 2 in a row. If they do that, they will be in just about everyone's conversation as one of the best ever.

Let's say Miami finishes at 14-3 and wins the NBA championship. They would be one of the top 10 teams in the history of the NBA.

It's within reach for them.

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1964-65 Boston Celtics 62 - 18 (.775)
Led by Bill Russell, Sam Jones, John Havlicek, Tom Sanders and Tom Heinsohn...Broke its own league record for most victories in a season and went on to win the Celtics' seventh consecutive NBA championship...Battled the Philadelphia 76ers in an East Finals for the ages, winning Game Seven 110-109; John Havlicek's deflection at game's end produced the legendary "Havlicek stole the ball!" radio call from Celtics broadcaster Johnny Most...Defeated the L.A. Lakers 4-1 in 1965 NBA Finals.

1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers 68 - 13 (.840)
Propelled by Wilt Chamberlain, Hal Greer, Chet Walker and Billy Cunningham, started the season 46-4 and went on to set record for most victories in a season (broken by 1971-72 L.A. Lakers)...Ended Celtics' run of eight consecutive championships by defeating Boston 4-1 in Eastern Division Finals...Defeated the San Francisco Warriors 4-2 in 1967 NBA Finals.

1969-70 New York Knicks 60 - 22 (.732)
Willis Reed, Walt Frazier, Dick Barnett, Dave DeBusschere, Bill Bradley and Cazzie Russell starred for one of the best passing teams in NBA history...Captured New York's first NBA Championship by defeating Los Angeles 4-3 in the memorable 1970 NBA Finals...Captain Willis Reed, who missed Game Six due to a torn leg muscle, hobbled onto the Madison Square Garden floor before Game Seven and scored New York's first two baskets to inspire the Knicks to a 113-99 victory.

1971-72 L.A. Lakers 69 - 13 (.841)
Gail Goodrich, Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain, Jim McMillian and Happy Hairston combined to bring Lakers their first championship of the Los Angeles era...Broke Philadelphia's 1966-67 record for wins in a season (broken by Chicago in 1995-96), at one point winning 33 consecutive games, a record that still stands...Won NBA record 16 consecutive road games...Best road winning percentage in NBA history (.816; 31-7)...Defeated New York 4-1 in 1972 NBA Finals.

1982-83 Philadelphia 76ers 65 - 17 (.793)
Moses Malone joined the 76ers as a free agent and teamed with Julius Erving, Andrew Toney, Maurice Cheeks and Bobby Jones to bring the 76ers their first title in 16 seasons...Malone proclaimed the 76ers would sweep through the NBA Playoffs in "Fo', Fo', Fo'" and he wasn't far off as Philadelphia cruised in "Fo', Fi', Fo'" to post the best winning percentage in NBA Playoffs history at .923 (12-1).

1985-86 Boston Celtics 67 - 15 (.817)
Stung by a 4-2 loss to the L.A. Lakers in the 1985 NBA Finals, Larry Bird led the Celtics featuring Robert Parish, Kevin McHale, Dennis Johnson, Danny Ainge and a rejuvenated Bill Walton to the best record in franchise history and a 4-2 defeat of Houston in the 1986 NBA Finals...Posted 40-1 record at Boston Garden, best home winning percentage (.976) in NBA history...Fifth-best overall winning percentage ever (.817).

1986-87 L.A. Lakers 65 - 17 (.793)
The Lakers recaptured their place atop the NBA thanks to the "Showtime" fast-break style spearheaded by Earvin "Magic" Johnson and teammates Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy, Byron Scott, A.C. Green and Michael Cooper...Johnson averaged a career-best 23.9 points per game and led the league in assists with a 12.2 average...Lakers defeated Boston 4-2 in the 1987 NBA Finals after winning 11 of their first 12 games in the playoffs.

1988-89 Detroit Pistons 63 - 19 (.768)
Isiah Thomas, Bill Laimbeer, Joe Dumars, Mark Aguirre, Vinnie Johnson and Dennis Rodman combined to form the heart of one of the strongest defensive teams in the modern era...Lacking a dominant center, Pistons featured a potent three-guard rotation and a deep bench that rebounded and defended relentlessly...Pistons were 15-2 in 1989 playoffs, including 4-0 sweep of L.A. Lakers in 1989 NBA Finals.

1991-92 Chicago Bulls 67 - 15 (.817)
Michael Jordan dominated the NBA and received strong support from teammates Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant, B.J. Armstrong, Bill Cartwright and John Paxson...Topped previous championship season by winning six more games than in 1990-91, the fifth-winningest season in league history...Defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 4-2 in 1992 NBA Finals.

1995-96 Chicago Bulls 72 - 10 (.878)
Featuring Superman (Michael Jordan), Batman (Scottie Pippen) and Rodman (Dennis Rodman), Bulls shattered record for most wins in a regular season...Won 87 of 100 games, including the playoffs...Ron Harper, Luc Longley, Toni Kukoc and Steve Kerr rounded out core of driven team that featured triangle offense...Started season an amazing 41-3...Jordan's first full season since returning from retirement.

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The 95-96 Bulls... just sick man!

As a Spurs fan, I'm not worried about the Heat right now. Perhaps they are peaking too early, perhaps not. We'll see. If the Spurs are on fire in the playoffs, I wouldn't bet against them regardless of who they are playing. A Spurs/Heat finals would be very entertaining!

EDIT: But yes, the run the Heat are on is VERY impressive. Kudos to them... will be very tough to beat!

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if they somehow escape tonight...might just wanna get out of the way. Jeff Green going for 38, now 41 as I type this, the big 3 all playing ok but not over the top, 17 point Celtic lead earlier in the 2nd quarter...tonight is primed to break the streak.

23 in a row.

dp.

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lebron is a bad man

singlehandedly won that game himself

reminded me a lot of game 7 of the ECF last year. Green scores 43 and the celtics still lose

that was the game to take them down. Geeze, Spo even sat lebron to start the 4th, something he usually doesn't do when it's a big game an the Heat are down. Lebron enters down 10 with 9 minutes left and dices the Celts and hits the game winner.

Ouch.

Great job by Wade to call TO and by Battier too. Smart basketball. If I'm nitpicking I tell Lebron to launch the ball as high as he can in the air the second he catches it before they foul him though.

I'll say this: If the Heat don't manage to win the championship, it will be because they are a bad rebounding team. They are a very good defensive team and an astoundingly efficient offensive team, but they don't rebound well. (In their defense, they get fewer chances at offensive rebounds than anybody else).

If their offense goes cold for a stretch in the playoffs, their lack of post players capable of getting lots of offensive boards could kill them. That's about the only reason to think that the Spurs or Ok City might be able to knock them off.




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I don't think OKC can do it. I think it has to be a team that has a strong interior/post game and a strong defense. OKC's strength is Miami's strength, but not as good.

Whoever it is that faces them in the finals, good luck getting to 6 games.

I think the Spurs have a better chance at beating the Heat than the Thunder do, because the Spurs 4/5 players attack the paint much more effectively than the Thunder.

However, the Thunder are a bad matchup for the Spurs because Perkins can body up on Duncan and the whole team is good at jamming up the passing lanes, which turns it into a bunch of one on one games, which is not the Spurs' strength.

The Heat are probably going to beat the Thunder in the finals again.

I think the Thunder are going to find out how much this miss Harden this year. I think the Spurs would have a shot against the Heat, due to their superb team offense. That said, I'm not sure anyone can beat the Heat this year, too strong.

Heat down 24 to cleveland

Did Dan Gilbert offer each player and coach a million dollar bonus if they snapped the Heat's winning streak?

Really hope this happens.

Down to 18. I bet the Heat come back.

Down 8 wow!

Tied. Wow.

I'm following on my phone it seems like Miami is on 14-0 run in 2 minutes

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Heat are on a 40-12 run.