For Heat, no championship made season feel like ‘a waste’


              Boston Celtics guard Derrick White (9) and center Robert Williams III (44) block a shot to the basket by Miami Heat guard Kyle Lowry (7) during the first half of Game 7 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals playoff series, Sunday, May 29, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
            
              Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart (36) and forward Grant Williams (12) guard Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) during the second half of Game 7 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals playoff series, Sunday, May 29, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
            
              Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) and Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) go after a rebound during the first half of Game 7 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals playoff series, Sunday, May 29, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
            
              Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) exits the court after loosing to the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals playoff series, Sunday, May 29, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
            
              Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra and his staff stand on the sidelines during the first half of Game 7 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals playoff series against the Boston Celtics, Sunday, May 29, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
            
              Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler hugs P.J. Tucker (17) after the Heat defeated the Boston Celtics 111-103 during Game 6 of the NBA basketball playoffs Eastern Conference finals Friday, May 27, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
For Heat, no championship made season feel like ‘a waste’