IN THE NEWS: Heat reach NBA Finals again

BASKETBALL - The Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics 4-3 in their Eastern Conference Final showdown to reach the NBA Finals for the second year in a row. Last season, they lost the Finals against the Dallas Mavericks. On 10 previous occasions, a team won the NBA Championship after finishing runners-up the year before.

Teams winning NBA Championship one year after finishing runners-up

1955 - Syracuse Nationals (now known as Philadelphia 76ers)

1958 - St. Louis Hawks (now known as Atlanta Hawks)

1959 - Boston Celtics

1973 - New York Knicks

1979 - Seattle SuperSonics (now known as Oklahoma City Thunder)

1983 - Philadelphia 76ers

1985 - Los Angeles Lakers

1986 - Boston Celtics

1989 - Detroit Pistons

2009 - Los Angeles Lakers