Following the Heat's impressive come from behind victory over the Celtics in Game 5 in which Dwyane Wade and LeBron James were absolutely incredible, the two were so elated that they showed quite a bit of emotion on the court. Exorcising demons and getting past a team that neither of them had been able to in their careers was a big deal, and they weren't shy about showing their joy.
Regardless of how they choose to celebrate they were going to be scrutinized, so at least they did what their natural reaction was. Once all the on-court festivities were over, the Heat's Big 3 and their coach had lengthy pressers with the media. If you want to hear what they all had to say, I have all the audio for you after the jump. As is the norm, just click on the file and it should play in your browser.
Erik Spoelstra- LeBron at end and whole game was awesome
Erik Spoelstra- Overtaking Boston took months of work
Erik Spoelstra- Tinkering with the lineup was a challenge for me
Erik Spoelstra- We coveted the matchup with Boston
Erik Spoelstra- We left it all on the court
Erik Spoelstra- We ratcheted up the defense
Erik Spoelstra- We relied on all LeBron had to offer
Chris Bosh- I feel blessed to be on this squad
Chris Bosh- I went through a lot of shit to get here
Chris Bosh- On his late 4th quarter dunk past Garnett
Chris Bosh- Our late 4th quarter defense was stellar
Chris Bosh- Thanks fans and praises Celtics
LeBron James- Boston laid the groundwork for our type of team
LeBron James- Great playing along side my friend
LeBron James- His thoughts as he knelt after the game
LeBron James- Kudos to Riley for winnig exec of year
LeBron James- Regular season failures helping us now
LeBron James- Tells Cleveland fans he's sorry
LeBron James- Tells fans to catch Wade when he's in stands
LeBron James- What does it feel like to beat Boston
Dwyane Wade- Beating Boston one reason we joined forces
Dwyane Wade- Describes playing along side LeBron
Dwyane Wade- It took all of us to win the series
Dwyane Wade- James Jones' 3 pointer was the trigger
Dwyane Wade- LeBron and I had much help tonight