List of Miami Heat seasons
The Miami Heat are a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida that competes in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Heat were formed in 1988 as an expansion franchise along with the Charlotte Hornets; as of 2015, they are the only new franchise of the past generation to win any NBA titles. The Heat and the Orlando Magic are the two NBA franchises that are located in the state of Florida. Since entering the league, Miami has fielded squads that have made the playoffs 19 out of 28 seasons, captured 12 division titles, five conference titles and three NBA Championships. They defeated the Dallas Mavericks in the 2006 NBA Finals, the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2012 NBA Finals, and the San Antonio Spurs in the 2013 NBA Finals.
Table key
AMVP | All-Star Game Most Valuable Player |
COY | Coach of the Year |
DPOY | Defensive Player of the Year |
TOTY | Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year |
Finish | Final position in league or division standings |
GB | Games behind first-place team in division[lower-alpha 1] |
Italics | Season in progress |
L | Number of regular season losses |
EOY | Executive of the Year |
FMVP | Finals Most Valuable Player |
JWKC | J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship |
MVP | Most Valuable Player |
ROY | Rookie of the Year |
SMOY | Sixth Man of the Year |
MIP | Most Improved Player Award |
W | Number of regular season wins |
Seasons
Note: Statistics are correct as of the 2015–16 NBA season
NBA champions | Conference champions | Division champions | Playoff berth |
All-time records
Note: Statistics are correct as of May 15, 2016.
Statistic | Wins | Losses | Win% |
---|---|---|---|
Miami Heat regular season record (1988–present) | 1,170 | 1,078 | .520 |
Miami Heat post-season record (1992–present) | 123 | 96 | .562 |
All-time regular and post-season record (1988-present) | 1,293 | 1,174 | .524 |
Notes
- ↑ The formula is as follows:
- ↑ Due to a lockout, the season did not start until February 5, 1999, and all 29 teams played a shortened 50 game regular season schedule.[1]
- ↑ Due to a lockout, the season did not start until December 25, 2011 and all 30 teams played a shortened 66-game regular season schedule.[2][3]