1999–2000 Miami Heat season

1999–2000 Miami Heat season
Division Champions
Head coach Pat Riley
Arena

(October–December): Miami Arena

(January-Present): American Airlines Arena
Results
Record 52–30 (.634)
Place Division: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Semifinals
(eliminated 3-4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Sunshine Network, WAMI
Radio WIOD

The 1999-2000 Miami Heat season is the 12th season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The Heat played the first two months of the season at the Miami Arena, then moved into the American Airlines Arena in January. The Heat finished first place in the Atlantic Division with a 52-30 record. Alonzo Mourning was named Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive year. In the first round of the playoffs, they swept the Detroit Pistons in three straight games. In the semifinals, they faced the New York Knicks for the fourth consecutive year. After taking a 3-2 lead, the Knicks would win Game 6 by two points, then beat the Heat 83-82 in Game 7 at Miami. Following the season, Jamal Mashburn and P.J. Brown were traded to the Charlotte Hornets.

For the season, the Heat changed their logo and uniforms. The uniforms lasted until 2009 where they switched the logo to the other leg of the shorts, while the primary logo is still present as of 2016.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1999 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 25 Tim James SF  United States University of Miami
2 53 Rodney Buford SG  United States Creighton University

Roster

Miami Heat roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 12 United States Bowen, Bruce 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Cal State Fullerton
F/C 42 United States Brown, P. J. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Louisiana Tech
G/F 32 United States Buford, Rodney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Creighton
G 25 United States Carter, Anthony 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Hawaiʻi
C 4 United States Causwell, Duane 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Temple
G 10 United States Hardaway, Tim 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Texas–El Paso
F 40 United States James, Tim 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Miami (FL)
F 6 United States Jamison, Harold 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Clemson
G 21 United States Lenard, Voshon  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Minnesota
G/F 9 United States Majerle, Dan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Central Michigan
F 24 United States Mashburn, Jamal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Kentucky
C 33 United States Mourning, Alonzo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Georgetown
F 5 United States Strickland, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Temple
F 52 United States Thorpe, Otis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Providence
F 35 United States Weatherspoon, Clarence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Southern Mississippi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Standings

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Miami Heat 52 30 .634 – 33–8 19–22 18–6
x-New York Knicks 50 32 .610 2 33–8 17–24 14–10
x-Philadelphia 76ers 49 33 .598 3 29–12 20–21 13–11
Orlando Magic 41 41 .500 11 26–15 15–26 12–13
Boston Celtics 35 47 .427 17 26–15 9–32 12–12
New Jersey Nets 31 51 .378 21 22–19 9–32 9–16
Washington Wizards 29 53 .354 23 17–24 12–29 7–17
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Indiana Pacers 56 26 .683 –
2 y-Miami Heat 52 30 .634 4
3 x-New York Knicks 50 32 .610 6
4 x-Charlotte Hornets 49 33 .598 7
5 x-Philadelphia 76ers 49 33 .598 7
6 x-Toronto Raptors 45 37 .549 11
7 x-Detroit Pistons 42 40 .512 14
8 x-Milwaukee Bucks 42 40 .512 14
9 Orlando Magic 41 41 .500 15
10 Boston Celtics 35 47 .427 21
11 Cleveland Cavaliers 32 50 .390 24
12 New Jersey Nets 31 51 .378 25
13 Washington Wizards 29 53 .354 27
14 Atlanta Hawks 28 54 .341 28
15 Chicago Bulls 17 65 .207 39
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

[2]

Playoffs

East First Round

(2) Miami Heat vs. (7) Detroit Pistons Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first playoff meeting between the Pistons and Heat.

April 29
Miami Heat 91, Detroit Pistons 72
Miami wins series, 3-0

Eastern Semifinals

(2) Miami Heat vs. (3) New York Knicks Last Playoff Meeting: 1999 Eastern Conference First Round (New York won 3-2)

May 21
New York Knicks 83, Miami Heat 82
New York wins series, 4-3

Player stats

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Honors

References

  1. ↑ 1999-2000 Miami Heat
  2. ↑ "NBA 1999-00 Regular Season Standings". NBAUniverse.com. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
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