Miami Heat Crowned Eastern Conference Champions As They Advance To NBA Finals

Since LeBron James joined the Miami Heat, and the big-three came to life, it's seemed like there's no end to their success. They have had their struggles recently, but yet again they've beaten the Indiana Pacers and found themselves in yet another NBA Finals series. The Heat are again the Eastern Conference champions. The Heat won the series 4-2, winning game 6 117-92. The Heat didn't just progress, they did so in style, and now they have a long rest until their final series against either the San Antonio Spurs or the Oklahoma City Thunder.

LeBron James believes there's work left to do. "We know we still have work to do," the athlete explained. "But we won't take this for granted." The work James is talking about, will either come when facing the Spurs, or the Thunder. The Thunder, who they defeated for their first championship together, and the Spurs who they beat for their second, last year. So, James and his Heat team will have to beat old foes if they are to achieve the 3-peat, and win the title for the 3 straight years.

This could be the last championship opportunity for the big-three in Miami, with all three able to opt out this summer. It seems unclear as to whether a championship win or loss would keep them together or not.

Who will progress between the Spurs and Thunder, and does it matter who the Heat face? Can the winner of the Western Conference beat the Heat, or at least make a series of it?