The Miami Heat were truly tested for the first time all season, but facing elimination in game seven against the Indiana Pacers, they passed with flying colors and with plenty of high-flying dunks.

After being pushed to the brink for the first time in 2013, the Heat pushed back, crushing the Pacers in game seven of the East Finals by a score of 99-76. The Heat led by 15 points at halftime and never left the game in doubt, as LeBron James scored 32 points and Dwyane Wade added 21 of his own, waking up for the first time in the series.

The win propels the Heat into the NBA Finals for the third straight season, this time to face the San Antonio Spurs.

“They’re just an amazing group of guys,” Heat managing general partner Micky Arison said after handing the East trophy to Chris Andersen, according to ESPN.com. “They’ve given us an incredible season so far, but it’s a long way from over.”

Unsurprisingly, the Heat relished the challenge the Pacers offered them, but they’ve had their sights set on another NBA title all year long and now they are four wins away from a repeat.

“It’s just a privilege to be with this great team, great teammates, and we have another opportunity to go back to where we are,” Heat forward Chris Bosh said. “You never really want to get it out of the way too much. Game 7s don’t happen too often. We enjoyed it and now we have to move on.”

On the other side of the floor, a great team in the Indiana Pacers had to be sent home. Although the Pacers were disappointed they couldn’t pull off the upset, they were still proud of their accomplishments and know that with a young talented group, they’ll get another shot at the NBA Finals.

“The great thing is we’re a young team and we are past the building stage,” Paul George said. “This is really our first year tasting success. The rate we are going, we see championships soon.”

“Everybody in this country knows who the Indiana Pacers are now,” Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. “And we represent all the right things — class, character, hard work, old-school basketball, playing the game the right way. We represented our franchise, our city and our state extremely, extremely well, and we have a lot to be proud of.”

The Heat and Spurs tip up game one of the finals on Thursday night.