東區第五種子熱火4-2淘汰塞爾提克殺入總決賽
這是第九支以非前三種子身分晉級總決賽的球隊
上一支以更低種子序打總決賽的是在1999年上演真‧老八傳奇的尼克
Season Team (Seed) Finals Opponent
1969 Boston Celtics (#4) 4-3 Los Angeles Lakers
1978 Seattle SuperSonics (#4) 3-4 Washington Bullets
1981 Houston Rockets (#6) 2-4 Boston Celtics
1995 Houston Rockets (#6) 4-0 Orlando Magic
1999 New York Knicks (#8) 1-4 San Antonio Spurs
2006 Dallas Mavericks (#4) 2-4 Miami Heat
2010 Boston Celtics (#4) 3-4 Los Angeles Lakers
2018 Cleveland Cavaliers (#4) 0-4 Golden State Warriors
2020 Miami Heat (#5) ??? Los Angeles Lakers