List of Miami Heat seasons

American Airlines Arena(The Triple A) 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. The Heat along with the Orlando Magic are the two NBA franchises that represent the state of Florida. Since entering the league, Miami has fielded squads that have made the playoffs 16 out of 24 seasons, captured nine division titles, two conference titles,and a NBA Championship won in the 2006 NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks

Table key

Seasons

Note: Statistics are correct as of the 2010–11 season.

NBA champions

Conference champions *

Division champions ^

Playoff berth #

Season	Conference	Finish	Division	Finish	Wins	Losses	Win%	Playoffs	Awards	Head coach
1988-89	Western	13th	Midwest	6th	15	67	.183	Did not reach the Playoffs	—	Ron Rothstein
1989-90	Eastern	11th	Atlantic	5th	18	64	.220	Did not reach the Playoffs	Rony Seikaly (MIP)	Ron Rothstein
1990-91	Eastern	13th	Atlantic	7th	24	58	.293	Did not reach the Playoffs	—	Ron Rothstein
1991-92	Eastern	8th #	Atlantic	4th	38	44	.463	Lost Eastern Conference First Round: vs. Chicago Bulls 0–3	—	Kevin Loughery
1992-93	Eastern	11th	Atlantic	5th	36	46	.439	Did not reach the Playoffs	—	Kevin Loughery
1993-94	Eastern	8th #	Atlantic	4th	42	40	.512	Lost Eastern Conference First Round: vs. Atlanta Hawks 2–3	—	Kevin Loughery
1994-95	Eastern	11th	Atlantic	4th	32	50	.390	Did not reach the Playoffs	—	Kevin Loughery Alvin Gentry
1995-96	Eastern	8th #	Atlantic	3rd	42	40	.512	Lost Eastern Conference First Round: vs. Chicago Bulls 0–3	—	Pat Riley
1996-97	Eastern	2nd #	Atlantic ^	1st ^	61	21	.744	Won Eastern Conference First Round: vs. Orlando Magic 3–2 Won Eastern Conference Semifinals: vs. New York Knicks 4–3 Lost Eastern Conference Finals: vs. Chicago Bulls 1–4	Pat Riley (COY) Isaac Austin (MIP) P.J. Brown (JWKC)	Pat Riley
1997-98	Eastern	2nd #	Atlantic ^	1st ^	55	27	.671	Lost Eastern Conference First Round: vs. New York Knicks 2–3	—	Pat Riley
1998-99 [a]	Eastern	1st #	Atlantic ^	1st ^	33	17	.660	Lost Eastern Conference First Round: vs. New York Knicks 2–3	Alonzo Mourning (DPOY)	Pat Riley
1999-00	Eastern	2nd #	Atlantic ^	1st ^	52	30	.634	Won Eastern Conference First Round: vs. Detroit Pistons 3–0 Lost Eastern Conference Semifinals: vs. New York Knicks 3–4	Alonzo Mourning (DPOY & JWKC)	Pat Riley
2000-01	Eastern	3rd #	Atlantic	2nd	50	32	.610	Lost Eastern Conference First Round: vs. Charlotte Hornets 0–3	—	Pat Riley
2001-02	Eastern	11th	Atlantic	6th	36	46	.439	Did not reach the Playoffs	—	Pat Riley
2002-03	Eastern	13th	Atlantic	7th	25	57	.305	Did not reach the Playoffs	—	Pat Riley
2003-04	Eastern	4th #	Atlantic	2nd	42	40	.512	Won Eastern Conference First Round: vs. New Orleans Hornets 4–3 Lost Eastern Conference Semifinals: vs. Indiana Pacers 2–4	—	Stan Van Gundy
2004-05	Eastern	1st #	Southeast ^	1st ^	59	23	.720	Won Eastern Conference First Round: vs. New Jersey Nets 4–0 Won Eastern Conference Semifinals:vs. Washington Wizards 4–0 Lost Eastern Conference Finals: vs. Detroit Pistons 3–4	—	Stan Van Gundy
2005-06	Eastern *	2nd #	Southeast ^	1st ^	52	30	.634	Won Eastern Conference First Round: vs. Chicago Bulls 4–2 Won Eastern Conference Semifinals: vs. New Jersey Nets 4–1 Won Eastern Conference Semifinals: vs. Detroit Pistons 4–2 Won NBA Finals: vs. Dallas Mavericks 4–2	Dwyane Wade (FMVP)	Stan Van Gundy Pat Riley
2006-07	Eastern	4th #	Southeast^	1st ^	44	38	.537	Lost Eastern Conference First Round: vs. Chicago Bulls 0–4	—	Pat Riley
2007-08	Eastern	15th	Southeast	5th	15	67	.183	Did not reach the Playoffs	—	Pat Riley
2008-09	Eastern	5th #	Southeast	3rd	43	39	.524	Lost Eastern Conference First Round: vs. Atlanta Hawks 3–4	—	Erik Spoelstra
2009-10	Eastern	5th #	Southeast	3rd	47	35	.573	Lost Eastern Conference First Round: vs. Boston Celtics 1–4	Dwyane Wade (AMVP)	Erik Spoelstra
2010-11	Eastern *	2nd #	Southeast ^	1st ^	58	24	.707	Won Eastern Conference First Round: vs. Philadelphia 76ers 4–1 Won Eastern Conference Semifinals: vs. Boston Celtics 4–1 Won Eastern Conference Finals: vs. Chicago Bulls 4–1 Lost NBA Finals: vs. Dallas Mavericks 2–4	Pat Riley (EOY)	Erik Spoelstra
2011-12 [b]	Eastern	2nd #	Southeast ^	1st ^	46	20	.697	Won Eastern Conference First Round: vs. New York Knicks 4-1 Won Eastern Conference Semifinals: vs. Indiana Pacers 4-2 Eastern Conference Finals: vs. Boston Celtics 2-0 (In Progress)	LeBron James (MVP)	Erik Spoelstra

All-time records

Notes

• ^a Due to the 1998–99 NBA lockout, the season did not start until February 5, 1999, and all 29 teams played a shortened 50 game regular season schedule.^[1]

• ^b Due to the 2011 NBA lockout, the season did not start until December 25, 2011, and all 30 teams played a shortened 66 game regular season schedule.^[2]

References