- 2022 NBA Playoffs Round 1
For the first time in nearly nine years the Miami Heat have secured the number one seed in the Eastern Conference.
Last season the Heat got eliminated in the opening round of the NBA playoffs, 4-0 to the Milwaukee Bucks. The year before that Jimmy Butler led the Heat to the NBA finals where they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 games.
Year after year the Heat found a way to find to make it to the postseason. Will this be the year the Miami Heat finally breakthrough and bring another championship to Wade County.
The last time the Miami Heat won an NBA CHAMPIONSHIP was in 2013.
This time around the Heat have a legitimate chance to win the NBA championship. A new and improved team filled with players that are all championship tested and built for playoff basketball.
2019 NBA Champion Kyle Lowry
2020 NBA Champion Markieff Morris
Rising All-Star Victor Oladipo
Defensive Player of the Year candidate Bam Adebayo. Reigning NBA Champion PJ Tucker and 6th man of the year candidate Tyler Herro. The Heat finished the season with a record of 53-29, the number one seed in the Eastern Conference and have one of the best odds (9-1) to win the NBA Championship.
The journey of winning an NBA Championship will not come easy. The Heat will face a battle-tested Atlanta Hawks team led by ICE Trae Young in the first round of the playoffs. The Hawks faced two elimination games to get to this point and they don't plan on going down without a fight.
With Hawks Clint Capela (knee) and Lou Williams (back), are ruled out. The shorthanded Hawks face an uphill battle and according to the ESPN Power index the Miami Heat are favored by 70%