The 2022–23 Miami Heat season was the 35th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On April 7, the Heat clinched the title in the Southeast Division with a win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
| 2022–23 Miami Heat season | |
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Conference champions | |
Division champions | |
| Head coach | Erik Spoelstra |
| General manager | Andy Elisburg |
| President | Pat Riley |
| Owner(s) | Micky Arison |
| Arena | Kaseya Center[a] |
| Results | |
| Record | 44–38 (.537) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Southeast) Conference: 7th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | NBA Finals (lost to Nuggets 1–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Bally Sports Sun |
| Radio | WQAM |
The Heat regressed from their 53–29 record from the prior season, when they clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Despite finishing the regular season seventh, the team repeated as Southeast Division champions (they were the only team in the division with a winning record). Miami clinched the eighth seed in the playoffs following a loss to the eighth-seeded Atlanta Hawks and a win over the 10th-seeded Chicago Bulls in the play-in tournament.
On January 10, 2023, the team set an NBA record by shooting 40–40 on their free throws during a one-point home victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.[1]
In the first round, the Heat eliminated the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in five games, becoming just the sixth eighth-seeded team to defeat a first seed in NBA history in what is regarded by some to be one of the biggest upsets in NBA playoff history.[2] They also become the first play-in team in NBA history to win a playoff series.[3]
With a Game 6 win over the New York Knicks, the Heat became only the second eighth-seeded team to make it to the Conference Finals since the eighth-seed's implementation in 1984, the first being the 1998–99 New York Knicks, who coincidentally won over the Miami Heat.[4][5] They also became the first play-in team to make the Conference Finals.[6] They also qualified for back–to–back Conference Finals appearances for the first time since 2013 and 2014.
The Heat avoided blowing a 3–0 lead to the Boston Celtics in the Conference Finals with a 103–84 Game 7 win on May 29, 2023, becoming the first eighth-seeded NBA team to reach the NBA Finals since the 1999 New York Knicks. They would later break that Knicks team's record for wins in a postseason by an 8-seed by notching their 13th victory of the 2023 playoffs when they won Game 2 of the 2023 NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets. The defeat of Boston earned Miami their seventh overall Eastern Conference championship, their sixth trip to the NBA Finals in the last thirteen seasons, and their second Finals appearance since 2020. The Heat's season ended in a Finals loss to a former ABA team that won its first NBA championship (echoing a similar fate suffered by the 1999 Knicks, when the San Antonio Spurs began their run of five championships through the next 15 years). One night later, the Florida Panthers lost the Stanley Cup Finals to the Vegas Golden Knights; that series also ended in five games, and in the winner's home arena, giving the South Florida region the rare distinction of having two different teams lose the finals of their respective sport on consecutive days.
Off the court, the Heat gained notoriety after the naming rights sponsor of its arena filed for bankruptcy in November. This led to the venue being renamed twice during the season, first as the Miami-Dade Arena before the naming rights were sold to Miami-based software company Kaseya, resulting in the arena being renamed as the Kaseya Center.
After the season ended Udonis Haslem retired from the NBA after playing for 20 seasons with the Heat.[7]
Draft
edit| Round | Pick | Player | Position(s) | Nationality | College / Club |
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| 1 | 27 | Nikola Jović | SF |  Serbia
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The Heat own their first round pick.[8] They initially had a second-round pick which was forfeited due to tampering violations with respect to Kyle Lowry and free agency in 2021.[9]
Roster
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Standings
editDivision
edit| Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – Miami Heat | 44 | 38 | .537 | – | 27–14 | 17–24 | 10–6 | 82 |
| x – Atlanta Hawks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 3.0 | 24–17 | 17–24 | 8–8 | 82 |
| Washington Wizards | 35 | 47 | .427 | 9.0 | 19–22 | 16–25 | 8–8 | 82 |
| Orlando Magic | 34 | 48 | .415 | 10.0 | 20–21 | 14–27 | 7–9 | 82 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 27 | 55 | .329 | 17.0 | 13–28 | 14–27 | 7–9 | 82 |
Conference
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| 1 | z – Milwaukee Bucks * | 58 | 24 | .707 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Boston Celtics * | 57 | 25 | .695 | 1.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Cleveland Cavaliers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – New York Knicks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Brooklyn Nets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13.0 | 82 |
| 7 | y – Miami Heat * | 44 | 38 | .537 | 14.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Atlanta Hawks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 9 | pi – Toronto Raptors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi – Chicago Bulls | 40 | 42 | .488 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Indiana Pacers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 23.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Washington Wizards | 35 | 47 | .427 | 23.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Orlando Magic | 34 | 48 | .415 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Charlotte Hornets | 27 | 55 | .329 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Detroit Pistons | 17 | 65 | .207 | 41.0 | 82 |
Game log
editPreseason
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Preseason: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
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Regular season
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October: 2–5 (home: 1–3; road: 1–2)
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November: 8–7 (home: 7–1; road: 1–6)
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December: 9–6 (home: 3–4; road: 6–2)
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January: 10–5 (home: 6–1; road: 4–4)
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February: 4–6 (home: 2–1; road: 2–5)
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March: 7–8 (home: 6–4; road: 1–4)
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April: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)
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Play-in: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0)
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Playoffs
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First Round: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)
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Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
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Conference Finals: 4–3 (home: 1–2; road: 3–1)
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NBA Finals: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
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Player statistics
editRegular season
edit| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Max Strus | SF | 80 | 33 | 2,272 | 258 | 171 | 42 | 12 | 923 | 28.4 | 3.2 | 2.1 | .5 | .2 | 11.5 |
| Bam Adebayo | C | 75 | 75 | 2,598 | 688 | 240 | 88 | 61 | 1,529 | 34.6 | 9.2 | 3.2 | 1.2 | .8 | 20.4 |
| Caleb Martin | SF | 71 | 49 | 2,077 | 344 | 117 | 71 | 31 | 683 | 29.3 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .4 | 9.6 |
| Gabe Vincent | PG | 68 | 34 | 1,759 | 145 | 167 | 62 | 5 | 641 | 25.9 | 2.1 | 2.5 | .9 | .1 | 9.4 |
| Tyler Herro | SG | 67 | 67 | 2,337 | 360 | 280 | 51 | 16 | 1,347 | 34.9 | 5.4 | 4.2 | .8 | .2 | 20.1 |
| Jimmy Butler | PF | 64 | 64 | 2,138 | 375 | 340 | 117 | 21 | 1,466 | 33.4 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 1.8 | .3 | 22.9 |
| Kyle Lowry | PG | 55 | 44 | 1,718 | 225 | 281 | 57 | 21 | 615 | 31.2 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 1.0 | .4 | 11.2 |
| Haywood Highsmith | PF | 54 | 11 | 969 | 188 | 43 | 36 | 17 | 236 | 17.9 | 3.5 | .8 | .7 | .3 | 4.4 |
| Victor Oladipo | SG | 42 | 2 | 1,106 | 128 | 146 | 57 | 12 | 449 | 26.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.4 | .3 | 10.7 |
| Duncan Robinson | SF | 42 | 1 | 691 | 69 | 46 | 14 | 0 | 268 | 16.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | .3 | .0 | 6.4 |
| Orlando Robinson | C | 31 | 1 | 425 | 126 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 116 | 13.7 | 4.1 | .8 | .4 | .4 | 3.7 |
| Dewayne Dedmon† | C | 30 | 0 | 350 | 109 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 171 | 11.7 | 3.6 | .5 | .2 | .5 | 5.7 |
| Kevin Love† | PF | 21 | 17 | 419 | 119 | 40 | 9 | 5 | 162 | 20.0 | 5.7 | 1.9 | .4 | .2 | 7.7 |
| Jamal Cain | PF | 18 | 0 | 240 | 52 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 98 | 13.3 | 2.9 | .7 | .6 | .1 | 5.4 |
| Nikola Jović | PF | 15 | 8 | 204 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 82 | 13.6 | 2.1 | .7 | .5 | .1 | 5.5 |
| Cody Zeller | C | 15 | 2 | 217 | 64 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 98 | 14.5 | 4.3 | .7 | .2 | .3 | 6.5 |
| Ömer Yurtseven | C | 9 | 0 | 83 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 9.2 | 2.6 | .2 | .2 | .2 | 4.4 |
| Udonis Haslem | C | 7 | 1 | 71 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 10.1 | 1.6 | .0 | .1 | .3 | 3.9 |
| Dru Smith† | SG | 5 | 1 | 67 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .8 | .6 | 2.2 |
| Jamaree Bouyea† | PG | 4 | 0 | 65 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 16.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .5 | 3.8 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Heat only.
Playoffs
edit| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Bam Adebayo | C | 23 | 23 | 850 | 227 | 85 | 20 | 15 | 412 | 37.0 | 9.9 | 3.7 | .9 | .7 | 17.9 |
| Max Strus | SF | 23 | 23 | 648 | 83 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 215 | 28.2 | 3.6 | 1.4 | .3 | .3 | 9.3 |
| Caleb Martin | SF | 23 | 4 | 694 | 125 | 36 | 20 | 9 | 291 | 30.2 | 5.4 | 1.6 | .9 | .4 | 12.7 |
| Kyle Lowry | PG | 23 | 1 | 599 | 81 | 101 | 24 | 14 | 212 | 26.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 1.0 | .6 | 9.2 |
| Duncan Robinson | SF | 23 | 1 | 418 | 34 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 207 | 18.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | .3 | .1 | 9.0 |
| Jimmy Butler | PF | 22 | 22 | 874 | 142 | 129 | 40 | 14 | 592 | 39.7 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 1.8 | .6 | 26.9 |
| Gabe Vincent | PG | 22 | 22 | 672 | 31 | 78 | 19 | 4 | 279 | 30.5 | 1.4 | 3.5 | .9 | .2 | 12.7 |
| Cody Zeller | C | 21 | 0 | 174 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 8.3 | 2.3 | .3 | .1 | .2 | 2.2 |
| Kevin Love | PF | 20 | 18 | 359 | 111 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 137 | 18.0 | 5.6 | 1.2 | .5 | .4 | 6.9 |
| Haywood Highsmith | PF | 18 | 0 | 161 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 60 | 8.9 | 1.3 | .3 | .6 | .1 | 3.3 |
| Ömer Yurtseven | C | 8 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2.0 | .6 | .1 | .0 | .1 | .5 |
| Nikola Jović | PF | 7 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.9 | .7 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .3 |
| Victor Oladipo | SG | 2 | 0 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 22.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .5 | 11.5 |
| Udonis Haslem | C | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Tyler Herro | SG | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 19.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | .0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
Transactions
editTrades
edit| February 7, 2023[10] | To Miami Heat Cash considerations |
To San Antonio Spurs Dewayne Dedmon 2028 MIA second-round pick |
Free agency
editRe-signed
edit| Date | Player | Ref. |
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| July 6 | Dewayne Dedmon | [11] |
| July 6 | Caleb Martin | [12] |
| July 7 | Victor Oladipo | [13] |
| August 23 | Udonis Haslem | [14] |
Additions
edit| Date | Player | Former team | Ref. |
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| July 7 | Orlando Robinson | Fresno State | [15] |
| July 14 | Jamaree Bouyea | San Francisco | [16] |
| July 15 | Jamal Cain | Oakland | [17] |
| February 20 | Cody Zeller | Portland Trail Blazers | [18] |
| February 20 | Kevin Love | Cleveland Cavaliers | [19] |
Subtractions
edit| Date | Player | Reason left | New team | Ref. |
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| July 6 | P. J. Tucker | Free agent | Philadelphia 76ers | [20] |
| September 7 | Markieff Morris | Free agent | Brooklyn Nets | [21] |
Notes
edit- ^ Formerly known as the FTX Arena until January 12, 2023 and the Miami-Dade Arena from January 12, 2023 to April 4, 2023
References
edit- ^ "@NBA status update". NBA.com. January 10, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Megargee, Steve (April 27, 2023). "Heat rally again to win in OT, eliminate top-seeded Bucks". Yahoo News. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ Pelton, Kevin (April 27, 2023). "NBA playoff mailbag: Where Heat-Bucks ranks among the biggest upsets in postseason history". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ Lawson-Freeman, Callie (May 12, 2023). "NBA playoffs: Heat become 2nd No. 8 seed ever to reach conference finals, eliminate Knicks". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ Zillgitt, Jeff (May 12, 2023). "Heat Culture: How Miami became just the second No. 8 seed to reach NBA conference finals". USA Today. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ "2023 NBA Finals, playoffs, bracket, schedule: Denver Nuggets win franchise's first NBA championship". June 13, 2023.
- ^ Winderman, Ira (June 13, 2023). "Heat's Udonis Haslem at the finish line, 'I have no regrets. I'm thankful'". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- ^ "2022 NBA Draft Order". NBA.com. May 19, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ Rose, Aaron (December 1, 2021). "Miami Heat Docked 2nd Round Pick for Violating Tampering Rules". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "HEAT TRADE DEWAYNE DEDMON". NBA.com. February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ "Heat Re-Sign DeWayne Dedmon". NBA.com. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "HEAT RE-SIGN CALEB MARTIN". NBA.com. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "Heat Re-Sign Victor Oladipo". NBA.com. July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ "Heat Re-sign Udonis Haslem". NBA.com. August 23, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ "Heat Sign Orlando Robinson". NBA.com. July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ "Heat Sign Jamaree Bouyea". NBA.com. July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ "Heat Sign Jamal Cain". NBA.com. July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ "Heat Sign Cody Zeller". NBA.com. February 20, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "Heat Sign Kevin Love". NBA.com. February 20, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "P.J. Tucker Signs with 76ers". NBA.com. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "Brooklyn Nets Sign Markieff Morris". NBA.com. September 7, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2022.