Heat Thumps Lakers on Thursday; Dallas Gets Nice Road Win : January 21, 2012

Lebron James lit the Lakers up for 31 points as the Heat ripped the Lakers in Miami 98-87. Chris Bosh chipped in 15 for the Heat who won their second...

Miami Heat on Three Game Skid : January 14, 2012

The Miami Heat have lost three straight games after starting the season 8-1. Is it time to panic? Not yet. The Heat did a similar thing last season when they started...

NBA Southeast Division Update; Heat Leads the Way : January 04, 2012

The Southeast Division of the NBA is the Eastern Conference's most competitive thus far, at least at the top. As of Jan 3, the Heat is on top at 5-1...

Heat Thump Mavericks in Rematch : December 27, 2011

As the Mavericks raised their Championship banner on Christmas, the Miami Heat were getting ready to play basketball. It showed. The Heat blew the Mavericks out from the start. Their...

LeBron Picks Olajuwon as Workout Buddy : August 09, 2011

It was good enough for Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard, who did it twice. So, it is certainly good enough for LeBron James, who is the most recent NBA player to...

Nick Arison Steps Up as CEO of Miami Heat : July 22, 2011

Nick Arison, son of Mickey Arison, the owner of the Miami Heat, has been promoted to the position of CEO of the basketball team. Mickey Arison will continue in his position...

Dwyane Wade Drops Lawsuit on Twitter, Email Hackers : July 19, 2011

A month ago, the Dallas Mavericks beat Dwayne Wade and the Miami Heat to take home the NBA championship. Now, Wade is ready to hit the courts again in Texas,...

Heat, Mavericks Rematch Set for Christmas Day : July 17, 2011

Even if the NBA let go of at least 100 staff members a week ago and they seem to want to ignore its players while the lockout enters its third...

Move Over Michael, Pippen Says LeBron Best Ever : May 27, 2011

Following the Bulls loss to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals, Scottie Pippen, Hall of Fame player, rubbed salt in the wound by indicated that LeBron James might...

LeBron a Bystander in “The Decision”? : May 19, 2011

LeBron James became a despised athlete in the United States when he announced that he would be “taking his talents to South Beach” on “The Decision.” However, it now appears...

Udonis Haslem Pulls Miami Even with Chicago : May 19, 2011

In the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals, LeBron James took over. However, he indicated that Udonis Haslem should actually get most of the attention. In an interview following the...

Pat Riley Says Spoelstra is Not Getting Dropped : March 10, 2011

Based on a report by The Star-Ledger, Riley is standing behind his head coach, Erik Spoelstra, who has recently been criticized for the performance of the Miami Heat. Riley is...

LeBron James Sued by Atlanta Nightclub : March 08, 2011

Lebron James is currently going through a rough patch and a new lawsuit filed against him just adds fuel to the fire. Based on information from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Opera, an...

miami heat History

The NBA Miami Heat basketball team plays in the Eastern Conference's Southeast Division in the National Basketball Association. The Heat is based out of Miami, Florida and plays at the American Airlines Arena.

In 1988, the Heat and Charlotte Hornets joined the NBA as expansion teams. In 21 seasons, Miami has made it into the playoffs 13 times, has won their division title seven times, and also won the NBA Finals in 2006 versus the Dallas Mavericks. In 1991, the Heat drafted Michigan guard Steve Smith. Led by Smith, Glen Rice and Rony Seikaly, the Heat came in fourth in their division and for the very first time made the playoffs. They were swept by the Chicago Bulls in three games. In 1993-94 the Hawks returned to the playoffs after going 42-40 for their first winning record. The Heat were defeated by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round.

Pat Rile was hired in 1995 to be the head coach of the Heat. Matt Geiger and Glen Rice were traded to the Hornets for Alonzo Mourning. Riley also acquired Walt Williams, Chris Gatling and Tim Hardaway. The Heat made it into the playoffs but were swept by the Bulls in the first round. The next season the Heat won the Atlantic Division for the first time and went 61-21. They defeated the New York Knicks in the playoffs but lost the Eastern Conference Finals to the Chicago Bulls. In 1997-98 and 1998-99 the Heat also lost to the Knicks in the playoffs.

In July 2004, the Heat acquired Shaquille O'Neal from the Los Angeles Lakers. Alonzo Mourning and Steve Smith also re-signed with the Heat. Miami went 59-23 and advanced to face the defending champion Detroit Pistons at the Eastern Conference Finals. However, the Pistons prevailed. In December 2005, Pat Riley once again became the Heat's head coach. The Heat went 52-30 for the 2005-06 season. They defeated the Dallas Mavericks to win the NBA Championship.