Looking Back at Prior Championship Teams and Their Regular Season Finishes

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2006: Miami Heat

2006 Miami Heat

The Heat’s final month also saw them play 16 games, but they were the lone team on this list to close out with a losing record at 7-9 to finish 52-30. Come playoff time, the Heat dropped five games during their first three playoff series, then lost the first two games in the Finals. However, they roared back with four straight victories to give them the title. Their 23-16 start was bookended by a 29-14 finish, but the 52 wins was the least amount in this group.

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Brad Sullivan is a lead writer for Cavaliers Nation. He has spent much of life in the Cleveland, Ohio area, and has remained a Cavalier fan from their 1970 beginnings through the return of LeBron James. While that fandom was sorely tested during the Reign of Error known simply by one word, Stepien, that overall historical perspective will be part of his writing for Cavaliers Nation in the months ahead.