List of Miami Heat seasons

American Airlines Arena has been home to the Heat since 2000

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 18 out of 26 seasons, captured 11 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

Season	League	Conference	Finish	Division	Finish	Wins	Losses	Win%	GB	Playoffs	Awards
1988–89	NBA	Western	13th	Midwest	6th	15	67	.183	36	—	—
1989–90	NBA	Eastern	11th	Atlantic	5th	18	64	.220	35	—	Rony Seikaly (MIP)
1990–91	NBA	Eastern	13th	Atlantic	7th	24	58	.293	32	—	—
1991–92	NBA	Eastern	8th	Atlantic	4th	38	44	.463	13	Lost First Round (Bulls) 3–0	—
1992–93	NBA	Eastern	11th	Atlantic	5th	36	46	.439	24	—	—
1993–94	NBA	Eastern	8th	Atlantic	4th	42	40	.512	15	Lost First Round (Hawks) 3–2	—
1994–95	NBA	Eastern	11th	Atlantic	4th	32	50	.390	25	—	—
1995–96	NBA	Eastern	8th	Atlantic	3rd	42	40	.512	18	Lost First Round (Bulls) 3–0	—
1996–97	NBA	Eastern	2nd	Atlantic	1st	61	21	.744	—	Won First Round (Magic) 3–2 Won Conference Semifinals (Knicks) 4–3 Lost Conference Finals (Bulls) 4–1	Pat Riley (COY) Isaac Austin (MIP) P.J. Brown (JWKC)
1997–98	NBA	Eastern	2nd	Atlantic	1st	55	27	.671	—	Lost First Round (Knicks) 3–2	—
1998–99[lower-alpha 2]	NBA	Eastern	1st	Atlantic	1st	33	17	.660	—	Lost First Round (Knicks) 3–2	Alonzo Mourning (DPOY)
1999–00	NBA	Eastern	2nd	Atlantic	1st	52	30	.634	—	Won First Round (Pistons) 3–0 Lost Conference Semifinals (Knicks) 4–3	Alonzo Mourning (DPOY)
2000–01	NBA	Eastern	3rd	Atlantic	2nd	50	32	.610	6	Lost First Round (Hornets) 3–0	—
2001–02	NBA	Eastern	11th	Atlantic	6th	36	46	.439	16	—	Alonzo Mourning (JWKC)
2002–03	NBA	Eastern	13th	Atlantic	7th	25	57	.305	24	—	—
2003–04	NBA	Eastern	4th	Atlantic	2nd	42	40	.512	5	Won First Round (Hornets) 4–3 Lost Conference Semifinals (Pacers) 4–2	—
2004–05	NBA	Eastern	1st	Southeast	1st	59	23	.720	—	Won First Round (Nets) 4–0 Won Conference Semifinals (Wizards) 4–0 Lost Conference Finals (Pistons) 4–3	—
2005–06	NBA	Eastern	2nd	Southeast	1st	52	30	.634	—	Won First Round (Bulls) 4–2 Won Conference Semifinals (Nets) 4–1 Won Conference Finals (Pistons) 4–2 Won NBA Finals (Mavericks) 4–2	Dwyane Wade (FMVP)
2006–07	NBA	Eastern	4th	Southeast	1st	44	38	.537	—	Lost First Round (Bulls) 4–0	—
2007–08	NBA	Eastern	15th	Southeast	5th	15	67	.183	37	—	—
2008–09	NBA	Eastern	5th	Southeast	3rd	43	39	.524	16	Lost First Round (Hawks) 4–3	—
2009–10	NBA	Eastern	5th	Southeast	3rd	47	35	.573	12	Lost First Round (Celtics) 4–1	Dwyane Wade (ASG MVP)
2010–11	NBA	Eastern	2nd	Southeast	1st	58	24	.707	—	Won First Round (76ers) 4–1 Won Conference Semifinals (Celtics) 4–1 Won Conference Finals (Bulls) 4–1 Lost NBA Finals (Mavericks) 4–2	Pat Riley (EOY)
2011–12[lower-alpha 3]	NBA	Eastern	2nd	Southeast	1st	46	20	.697	—	Won First Round (Knicks) 4–1 Won Conference Semifinals (Pacers) 4–2 Won Conference Finals (Celtics) 4–3 Won NBA Finals (Thunder) 4–1	LeBron James (MVP, FMVP)
2012–13	NBA	Eastern	1st	Southeast	1st	66	16	.805	—	Won First Round (Bucks) 4–0 Won Conference Semifinals (Bulls) 4–1 Won Conference Finals (Pacers) 4–3 Won NBA Finals (Spurs) 4–3	LeBron James (MVP, FMVP)
2013–14	NBA	Eastern	2nd	Southeast	1st	54	28	.659	—	Won First Round (Bobcats) 4–0 Won Conference Semifinals (Nets) 4–1 Won Conference Finals (Pacers) 4–2 Lost NBA Finals (Spurs) 4–1	—
2014–15	NBA	Eastern	10th	Southeast	3rd	37	45	.451	23	—	—
2015–16	NBA	Eastern	3rd	Southeast	1st	48	34	.585	—	Won First Round (Hornets) 4–3 Conference Semifinals (Raptors) 1–0	—

All-time records

Note: Statistics are correct as of May 3, 2016.

Statistic	Wins	Losses	Win%
Miami Heat regular season record (1988–present)	1,170	1,078	.520
Miami Heat post-season record (1992–present)	121	92	.568
All-time regular and post-season record (1988-present)	1,291	1,170	.525

Notes

1. The formula is as follows: $\mathrm{Games}\ \mathrm{behind} = \frac{(\mathrm{Team A's}\ \mathrm{wins}-\mathrm{Team B's}\ \mathrm{wins}) + (\mathrm{Team B's}\ \mathrm{losses} - \mathrm{Team A's}\ \mathrm{losses})}{\mathrm{2}}$
2. 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]
3. 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]

References

1. Donovan, John (February 4, 1999). "Let the semi-season begin: Expect injuries, intensity and a new champion in '99". CNN Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
2. Beck, Howard (November 28, 2011). "Two Exhibition Games for N.B.A. Teams". The New York Times. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
3. "2011–12 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 21, 2012.