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Numbers and reactions to Heat's improbable NBA Finals run - ESPN

The Miami Heat are heading back to the NBA Finals.

Led by Jimmy Butler and Caleb Martin, who scored 28 and 26 points, respectively, Miami won Game 7 103-84 to eliminate the Boston Celtics. The series wasn't short on theatrics as the Heat jumped out to a 3-0 lead before fumbling the opportunity to sweep and allowing the Celtics to force a Game 7.

But Miami put together a herculean effort when it needed it most to put away Boston. There are only three other instances of an NBA team leading 3-0 in a series and playing in a Game 7. With the win, the Heat avoided being the first to lose the series.

The Heat's road to facing the Denver Nuggets for the Larry O'Brien Trophy was a tough one. After their first-round play-in loss to the Atlanta Hawks, the 8-seed Heat won nine of their next 12 games, defeating the No. 9 seed Chicago Bulls, No. 1 Milwaukee Bucks and No. 5 New York Knicks.

These numbers further highlight Miami's unlikely journey to the NBA Finals:

150-1: Entering the playoffs, Miami's odds to win the NBA title were 150-1, the longest of any team to reach the NBA Finals since the 1976 ABA/NBA merger, according to SportsOddsHistory.com. According to ESPN Stats & Information, the previous longest title odds were 100-1 for the 1981 Houston Rockets.

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1: Since the play-in tournament was introduced in 2021, Miami is the first team to reach the Finals after playing in the tournament.

2: The Heat are just the second 8-seed to reach the Finals, joining the 1999 Knicks.

3: The Heat are the third team in the past 35 seasons to

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