Intro:

Fans celebrated in the streets of Miami on Thursday, June 20th, after the Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs to win their second straight NBA championship.

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Fans celebrated in the streets of Miami on Thursday, June 20th, after The Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs to win their second straight NBA championship.

And fans of all ages reflected on the championship victory -

SOUNDBITE (English): Carlos Rios, 10 year old Miami fan:

"Last year's championship, the series was a little bit easier. We matched up pretty well against the Spurs and it was a well-fought series."

SOUNDBITE (English): Ismael Segobia, Miami fan:

"It's definitely sweeter (than last year) just because of all the smack talk about the Heat and Wade and LeBron and saying everybody, how everybody is saying how Wade is old and he can't do it and he showed that he can do it. And the additions that we had with Bird Man (Chris Andersen) and Ray Allen, they stepped it up and it was a awesome, a awesome team effort."

A few miles away in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood, thousands gathered in the streets to bang pots and pans which is a long-standing tradition of the neighbourhood.