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The Miami Heat have played some exceptional basketball this season. Especially at the beginning of the postseason, the Heat switched up their game. Now they are pitted against the Denver Nuggets for the championship title. With a 1-0 lead, the Nuggets have taken a lead in the series, but Miami still has the chance to bounce back and clinch the title. Recently, the intentions of the president of the Heat, Pat Riley, indicate that they’re not going to settle for anything less.

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The message was conveyed by none other than Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson. Johnson detailed the goal that the Heat and their president have set regarding NBA championships. Riley and Magic have a glorified history together, and going by the words of the NBA legend, we might have an even more interesting NBA Finals.

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Magic Johnson talks about Pat Riley’s championship title intentions

Riley and the Lakers’ story is a legacy of its own. Having coached one of the greatest basketball players of all time, Riley’s resume as a coach is stacked. The first NBA title was in 1972 while he was serving as a backup forward for the Lakers; the second title came in 1980 while he was serving as the team’s assistant coach. After that, the legendary coach never looked back. It pretty much rained NBA titles for him after that point. As the head coach of the “Showtime” Lakers in the 1980s, he won four NBA titles. Riley also led the Heat to their seventh championship in 2006 and their eighth and ninth championships in 2012 and 2013, respectively.

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Now awaiting his 10th NBA title, which is just four wins away, Riley has his eyes on the prize. Once his mentee, the great Magic Johnson, talked about what the Heat are eyeing for themselves, Magic said, “He wants to, in the worst way, win one more.” Magic went on to acknowledge the greatness of his coach. He also said that there is intensity and clarity in the mind of the 78-year-old. Magic added, “He hasn?t changed. He?s still intense; I can see it on his face.” There is a great deal of certainty when it comes to fulfilling Riley’s wishes.

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Going by the way Jimmy Butler and the Heat are leading their team, the dream may not be very far away. Although the Heat have lost their first game to the Nuggets, there are 6 more games to go, and Riley needs a win in only four of them. Such high expectations coming from the team’s president must fuel the players.

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Prateek Singh is a senior NBA writer for EssentiallySports, known for his insightful coverage of the league. With a deep passion for basketball fueled by the late Kobe Bryant's championship runs, Prateek has built his writing career on astute analysis and a firm understanding of the game. His area of expertise lies in breaking down trade reports and their implications for fans. His heartwarming coverage of tributes to NBA legend Magic Johnson’s father after his passing saw very high ratios of fan engagement. While this serves as a step closer to him writing a biography on his idol Kobe Bryant, for now, his focus is on delivering trustworthy coverage of the league he loves.

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