Where are the Heat from?

1. Introduction

The Miami Heat, founded in 1988 and joining the NBA, is a professional basketball team belonging to Miami, Florida, USA. It is an American men's basketball team. Part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Miami Heat play their home games at the American Airlines Center in downtown Miami. The Heat and Charlotte Hornets were founded in the NBA in 1988 at the same time, and are one of the two NBA teams representing Florida (the other is the Orlando Magic).

The team is located in Miami, Florida, which is warm and pleasant all year round, so we chose "hot" among the many candidates for the team name. This not only shows the climate conditions of Miami, but also hopes that the team will prosper in the future. , flourishing. In the first seven seasons, although the Heat had a super scorer like Glenn Rice, their regular season record never exceeded 50 wins, and they only entered the playoffs in two seasons. In the 25 seasons from 1988 to 2013, the Miami Heat made it to the playoffs 17 times, won 10 division championships, and defeated the Dallas Mavericks 4-2 to win the 2006 NBA championship.

In the 2003 draft, they selected Dwyane Wade from Marquette University with the fifth overall pick in the first round. In 2004, the Heat acquired Shaquille O'Neal in a trade with the Los Angeles Lakers. In the 2005-06 season, Wade led the Heat to the Finals for the first time, overturning the Dallas Mavericks from a 0-2 deficit to win their first championship. As O'Neal gets older, the Heat's combat effectiveness has declined significantly.

In the summer trade of 2010, he was joined by Bosh and James, and followed Wade to form the Big Three of the 2003 Platinum Generation Heat. He led the team to the 2010-2011 NBA Finals, but still lost 2-4 to the Dallas Mavericks. In the 2012 Finals, they defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 4-1 and won the championship. On June 21, 2013, after a tiebreaker, they narrowly defeated the San Antonio Spurs 4-3 and won the championship.

2. Team History

In the 2013-14 season, the Heat pardoned Mike Miller, the hero of the championship. Throughout the season, due to injuries and rests, Wade missed a full 28 games. game. However, the Heat still entered the playoffs as the second seed in the Eastern Conference. Whether it was the young Bobcats, the veteran Nets, or the Pacers, who were known as the "strongest challenge", they did not cause any trouble to the Heat. Eliminating the Pacers with a score of 4-2, the Heat entered the Finals for the fourth consecutive year and became the third team in history to enter the Finals for four consecutive years. Heat president Pat Riley registered the "3-peat" (three consecutive championships) trademark in advance and is confident that the Heat can achieve three consecutive championships. However, the Spurs defeated the Heat 4-1 in the finals to win the championship, and the Heat's dream of three consecutive championships was shattered.

In the 2014-15 season, LeBron James chose to leave Miami and return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, but Bosh ultimately rejected the Houston Rockets, who wanted to lure him with a lot of money, and renewed his contract with the Heat with a maximum salary. Late in the season, Bosh was sidelined for the season due to blood clots in his lungs. Although the Heat acquired Dragic through a trade, they still missed the playoffs as the tenth seed in the Eastern Conference.

On August 21, 2020, the Miami Heat challenged the Indiana Pacers in the NBA playoffs. The Heat were fully fired from the outside and scored 18 three-pointers, setting a record in team history. Duncan Robinson hit 7 goals alone, tying the team's record. In the end, the Heat defeated the Pacers 109-100, leading the total score 2-0. On September 9, in the 2019-20 season playoffs, the Heat defeated the Bucks 103-94, eliminating their opponents 4-1 and returning to the Eastern Conference finals after 6 years.

3. Team culture

1. Team logo

The Heat's team logo is a burning basketball, and the white hoop in the picture resembles a Temperature catalytic equipment, but this icon has injected too many 90s characteristics.

2. Mascot

Heat team mascot: Bernie

Position: the center of attention

Height: 7 feet 6 inches

College: School of Fools

Favorite food: peanut butter, butter and sandwiches

3. Heat mascot charged with assault:

In 1994, the Miami Heat mascot BURNIE grabbed a female spectator’s feet during an exhibition game in Puerto Rico and dragged her to the field to make a joke. It turned out that the woman happened to be the wife of a local High Court judge. , Bernie was charged with serious injury and was later sued for US$1 million; however, this mascot with a basketball nose was not always so trouble-loving. He also staged romantic dramas. In 1988, Bernie During the intermission, he proposed to his performance partner Wendy. Although he was unable to speak while wearing a furry mask, the announcer had already colluded with Bernie and broadcast through the microphone on the spot: "Wendy, are you willing to marry our Ji Xiang?" A thing?" Seven months later, the two got married and became a legend on the NBA court.

To summarize, the Heat are an NBA team and a professional team in Miami, Florida. I hope the above content can help everyone!