| During the 20-year Arison-Riley partnership the HEAT has won three NBA Championships, five Eastern Conference Championships, 11 Division Championships, has made 16 postseason appearances and has the best record in the Eastern Conference | Jimmy Butler and LeBron James trade big time buckets in crunch time! LeBron James 40 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST puts together his 8th career 40-point performance in Game 5 |
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| The HEAT are one of just five franchises out of 122 in the four major North American professional sports leagues that have made at least 16 postseason appearances and won at least three league championships during the 20-year period |
Since Micky Arison became Managing General Partner of the HEAT and hired Pat Riley as Team President in 1995, the HEAT has become one of the most stable, professional and successful franchises in all of professional sports, both on and off the court.
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