It's been quite the season for the Miami Heat, they've been basketball celebrities since the infamous "Decision" and we've seen more drama from them than from a episode of All My Children. We've changed our minds so many times about the Heatles, that our thoughts today about them barely resemble what we thought in July.
Now that Miami is in the NBA Finals, things believe it or not are about to get even more interesting from oft-discussed trio.
The Chicago Bulls were bounced out of the playoffs in five games punctuated by last night's 83-80 loss in which Dwyane Wade and LeBron James scored 22 consecutive points in the fourth quarter to help spark a 18-3 closing run that vanquished the Bulls.
Both players touched briefly on the last times each played in the Finals, James went in 2007 and of course Wade won his ring in 2006 vs. these Dallas Mavericks.
LeBron in 2007 was still a happy member of the Cleveland Cavaliers when they were swept in four, but James the player was seen in a completely different light.
James was a fan favorite, the feel-good story, the underdog and many people wanting to see LeBron capture his first ring. The mood has changed ever so slightly, LeBron is still seeking his first ring, but the people are no longer on his side and James in a strange twist of fate has become a villain.
The 2011 NBA Finals are chock full of great subplots and there are superstars abound, I'm going to give you guys my Finals preview sometime over the weekend, but I wanted to take a moment to kinda come to grips with where I stood with LeBron after the last three playoff series.
It's amazing on a nightly basis to see two of the top five players in the game perform in the way they have and the fact that LeBron to this point has backed up his comments about needing help to reach the next level in his career and if he's able to win a ring with this Heat team in its first year together, watch out.
Photos Courtesy of the Associated Press
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