21. 2012-13 Miami Heat
Season Results: 66-16, Won NBA Finals (4-3)
Year 1 didn’t go quite as planned for the James-Wade-Bosh trio. Though the group was able to power through the Eastern Conference en route to a Finals appearance, it would be Dirk Nowitzki and a red-hot Dallas Mavericks team that would extinguish the heavily-favored Heat. Miami would put it all together the very next year in the lockout-shortened 2012 campaign. However, they weren’t at their absolute best until ’13.
This was LeBron at his physical peak, Wade still playing at an All-NBA level, and Bosh coming into his own as the perfect third-wing. Additionally, Miami’s group of sharpshooting role players included Shane Battier, Rashard Lewis, Mike Miller, and (all-time three-point leader at the time) Ray Allen. Miami won 66 games while James collected his fourth regular season MVP trophy. The Finals featured an epic showdown between the Heat and Spurs, highlighted by Allen’s clutch three-pointer to keep the series alive in Game 6.
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