2006–07 Miami Heat season

2006–07 Miami Heat season
Division Champions
Head coach Pat Riley
Arena American Airlines Arena
Results
Record 4438 (.537)
Place Division: 1st (Southeast)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Lost in the First Round to the Chicago Bulls 0-4

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television FSN Florida, Sun Sports
Radio WIOD

The 2006-07 Miami Heat season was the 19th season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Despite injuries to several players, including Dwyane Wade, the Heat still managed to repeat as Southeast division champions. With a record of 44-38, it was clear that the Heat were not the same team of year's past. The Heat ended their season with a four-game playoff sweep to the Chicago Bulls in the first round.

Key dates

Offseason

2006 NBA draft

The Miami Heat had no selections in the 2006 NBA draft after the following trades:

Roster

2006-07 Miami Heat roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From
C 30 United States Barron, Earl 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Memphis
F/C 51 United States Doleac, Michael 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 262 lb (119 kg) Utah
PF 40 United States Haslem, Udonis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Florida
SG 6 United States Jones, Eddie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Temple
G/F 24 United States Kapono, Jason 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UCLA
C 33 United States Mourning, Alonzo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 261 lb (118 kg) Georgetown
C 32 United States O'Neal, Shaquille 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 325 lb (147 kg) LSU
PG 20 United States Payton, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oregon State
SF 42 United States Posey, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Xavier
PG 11 United States Quinn, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Notre Dame
PF 25 United States Simien, Wayne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kansas
G 3 United States Wade, Dwyane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Marquette
F 8 United States Walker, Antoine 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Kentucky
PG 55 United States Williams, Jason 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Florida
SF 1 United States Wright, Dorell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Leuzinger HS (CA)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

RosterTransactions
Last transaction: 2007-02-01

Pre-season

2006 Pre-season Game Log: 2–5–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Venue Record Recap
1 October 10 Detroit Pistons 84-64 Miami Heat Loss Coliseo Puerto Rico (San Juan, Puerto Rico) 0-1
2 October 14 Miami Heat 81-91 Atlanta Hawks Loss Philips Arena 0-2
3 October 17 New Orleans Hornets 105-109 Miami Heat Win American Airlines Arena 1-2
4 October 20 Miami Heat 95-96 Memphis Grizzlies Loss FedEx Forum 1-3
5 October 21 Miami Heat 93-103 San Antonio Spurs Loss AT&T Center 1-4
6 October 24 Miami Heat 92-82 Orlando Magic Win TD Waterhouse Center 2-4
7 October 25 Houston Rockets 96-71 Miami Heat Loss American Airlines Arena 2-5

Regular season

Standings

Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Miami Heat 44 38 .537 - 27–14 17–24 9–7
x-Washington Wizards 41 41 .500 3 26–15 15–26 8–8
x-Orlando Magic 40 42 .488 4 25–16 15–26 9–7
Charlotte Bobcats 33 49 .402 11 20–21 13–28 9–7
Atlanta Hawks 30 52 .366 14 18–23 12–29 5–11
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Detroit Pistons 53 29 .646
2 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 50 32 .610 3
3 y-Toronto Raptors 47 35 .573 6
4 y-Miami Heat 44 38 .537 9
5 x-Chicago Bulls 49 33 .598 4
6 x-New Jersey Nets 41 41 .500 12
7 x-Washington Wizards 41 41 .500 12
8 x-Orlando Magic 40 42 .488 13
9 Philadelphia 76ers 35 47 .427 18
10 Indiana Pacers 35 47 .427 18
11 New York Knicks 33 49 .402 20
12 Charlotte Bobcats 33 49 .402 20
13 Atlanta Hawks 30 52 .366 23
14 Milwaukee Bucks 28 54 .341 25
15 Boston Celtics 24 58 .293 29

References

  1. "Lakers Acquire Odom, Butler, Grant and a Future First Rounder for Shaq:". NBA.com/Lakers. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 14, 2004. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
  2. "Raptors Trade Aaron Williams". NBA.com/Raptors. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 31, 2006. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
  3. "Celtics Acquire Point Guard Dan Dickau". NBA.com/Celtics. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 30, 2005. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
  4. "Heat Acquire Antoine Walker, Jason Williams & James Posey". NBA.com/Heat. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. August 8, 2005. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
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