What would it do for Lebrons legacy if the Heat make it to the finals?

[ThePhantomCreep]

The Bulls were also unfortunate not to be up 3-0 in that series. They blew double digit fourth quarter leads in New York in the first two games. The Knicks were clearly superior? 57 wins versus 55. 4-3 series, with three Knicks wins coming by 1*, 4, and 5. Chicago actually outscored New York in the series.

That series is 3-0 if not for the Toni Kukoc buzzer beater + the Knicks never trailed in that series. They were obviously better. What the Bulls accomplished was no special than what the 2008 Cavs managed vs the Celtics. Christ, the 1994 Hawks won 56 games and reached the second round and they're completely erased from history.

[Kukoc]

Nothing

What has it to do with LeBron?

There will be more fair in the Eastern Conference next year.
This year it was only Indiana and Miami

Next year there will be:

Miami
Chicago
Cleveland
Indiana

[Roundball_Rock]

How do you figure? The Heat only won 54 last year. So LeBron's legacy would be enhanced because they won 10 games less next year?.

The one knock on his achievements in Miami has been the "collusion" and "stacked" angle. If the team becomes a 0.500 team without him that theory is discredited.

That series is 3-0 if not for the Toni Kukoc buzzer beater + the Knicks never trailed in that series. They were obviously better.

They were one phantom foul from trailing 3-2. You are cherry picking facts between two teams that were evenly matched by every metric. The Bulls narrowly lost the first two games (4 and 5 points) and easily could have been up 3-0, just as easily as they could have been down 3-0. The Bulls actually outscored the Knicks--something that is unusual if one team is "clearly superior." Chicago led in the fourth quarter in 6 of the 7 games. Three of the NY wins, including the illegitimate won, came by a combined 10 points. Even Game 7 was a 4 point game entering the final quarter. Thais is a track record of dominance by NY of CHI?

the 1994 Hawks won 56 games and reached the second round and they're completely erased from history.

They lost to a 47 win team, did not have the playoff pedigree and lacked a superstar so weren't serious contenders like the Bulls or Knicks.

[Marchesk]

Will never happen.