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Head Coach: Pat Riley


C 51 Michael Doleac

G 22 Robert Hite

PF 40 Udonis Haslem

SF 24 Jason Kapono

C 33 Alonzo Mourning

C 32 Shaquille O'Neal - Captain

G 20 Gary Payton




F/G 42 James Posey

G 11 Chris Quinn

PF 25 Wayne Simien

SG 3 Dwyane Wade - Captain

F 8 Antoine Walker

PG 55 Jason Williams

F/G 1 Dorell Wright

The Miami Heat are a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and are the current NBA Champions after defeating the Dallas Mavericks in the 2006 NBA Finals.





After defeating the Detroit Pistons, the Heat advanced to their first NBA Finals in franchise history against the Dallas Mavericks. For the Mavericks, like the Heat, this was also their first NBA Finals appearance.

Interestingly, the third consecutive victory at home placed the Heat in the rare company of home teams who have swept the middle three games since the NBA switched to the 2-3-2 format for the finals in 1985. The only team to have previously accomplished that feat were the Detroit Pistons in the 2004 NBA Finals.

The championship proved all the more poignant for Miami's veteran superstars Alonzo Mourning, Gary Payton, and Antoine Walker who had never before won an NBA championship. Mourning already announced he will seek another title in the 2006-07 season, and Payton said he would like to do the same, with both re-signing with the Heat for the 2006-07 season.

The championship marks the seventh win for Coach Pat Riley (fifth as a head coach), and fourth title to Shaquille O'Neal, both of whom fulfilled their promise to the citizens of Miami in 1995 (when Riley first came to Miami and said he "envisioned a parade on Biscayne Boulevard") and in July 2004 (when Shaq first came to Miami and vowed to "bring the title home"). Shaq also promised after the win to win the NBA championship again in 2007.

The Heat got off to a poor start in the 2007 season losing to the Chicago Bulls by 42 points (66-108), which is the worst margin of defeat for a defending champion on opening day in history.