End of the line for Miami's streak. (Getty Images)
The Miami Heat's winning streak has ended at 27 games, and while that's bad news for those who hoped this year's squad would equal the 33-game mark of the 1971-72 Lakers, perhaps it's good news for Miami. After all, the longer a streak runs, the more it starts to swallow everything around it. And when the streak ends, the release and letdown can add a couple extra Ls onto a team's record ... not the kind of problem you want to have in the postseason. Consider how other teams with record streaks fared once their string snapped:
NBA: After the Lakers' 33-game streak ended, Los Angeles lost four of its next six games. All ended well, however; Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain and the rest of the Lakers won the NBA championship that year.
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Baseball: The 1935 Chicago Cubs are a prime example of what can happen when you string together a long winning streak too close to the end of the season. They won a
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