As you can tell by Stephen A. Smith 's knee - jerk reaction , the Miami Heat were dead in the water .
Were ready to break up the band after a Game 5 loss to the Boston Celtics in the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals .
As you can tell by Stephen A. Smith 's knee - jerk reaction , the Miami Heat were dead in the water and were ready to break up the band after a Game 5 loss to the Boston Celtics in the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals .