1993–94 Miami Heat season explained

The 1993–94 NBA season was the sixth season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] During the off-season, the Heat signed free agent 7' 7" center Manute Bol, but released him to free agency after only just eight games.^{[2] [3] [4]} Led by the scoring and shooting of Glen Rice and Steve Smith, and the rebounding of Rony Seikaly, the Heat got off to a 16–13 start before losing seven straight games afterward in January and held a 23–24 record at the All-Star break.^[5] However, they would post a 7-game winning streak between February and March, but would then lose 13 of their final 18 games, finishing the regular season fourth in the Atlantic Division with their first winning record at 42–40.^[6] The Heat went on to make their second playoff appearance earning the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference.

Rice led the team in scoring with 21.1 points per game, while Smith averaged 17.3 points and 5.1 assists per game, and Seikaly provided the team with 15.1 points, 10.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game. In addition, Grant Long provided with 11.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, while second-year guard Harold Miner contributed 10.5 points per game, but only played 63 games due to a knee injury,^{[7] [8] [9]} and Brian Shaw contributed 9.0 points and 5.0 assists per game.^[10]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Heat faced the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks. Miami would win their first playoff game in franchise history 93–88 in Game 1 on April 28, 1994.^{[11] [12] [13]} However, in Game 2 at The Omni, a brawl occurred which involved Long choking Hawks forward Duane Ferrell after fouling him. Long was suspended for one game while Heat forward Keith Askins, and Hawks reserve Doug Edwards were also both suspended for their altercation off the bench (Askins was suspended for 3 games, and Edwards was suspended for 2 games).^{[14] [15] [16] [17] [18]} After taking a 2–1 series lead,^{[19] [20] [21]} the Heat would lose in five games.^{[22] [23] [24] [25]}

Following the season, Shaw signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic,^{[26] [27] [28]} and Willie Burton signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.^{[29] [30]}

NBA draft

See main article: 1993 NBA draft.

Regular season

Season standings

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1993–94 NBA records
width=100	Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	4–0	4–1	2–3	3–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	5–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	3–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0
Boston	0–4	—	0–4	2–2	1–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–1	1–1	1–4	0–4	2–2	4–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–2
Charlotte	1–4	4–0	—	1–4	1–4	1–1	1–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	3–2	2–0	2–2	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–2
Chicago	3–2	2–2	4–1	—	1–3	2–0	1–1	5–0	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	4–0	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–0
Cleveland	1–3	3–1	4–1	3–1	—	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–0	0–2	2–3	2–0	1–1	1–3	3–2	2–0	2–2	0–4	2–2	4–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–1
Dallas	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	—	1–4	1–1	0–4	1–4	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	5–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	2–2	0–5	0–4	0–5	1–1
Denver	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	—	2–0	1–3	3–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	4–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–4	2–2	1–4	1–1
Detroit	0–4	1–3	0–4	0–5	2–3	1–1	0–2	—	0–2	0–2	1–4	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–4	2–0	1–3	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2
Golden State	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	4–0	3–1	2–0	—	0–4	1–1	4–1	5–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	4–1	2–2	1–4	3–1	2–0
Houston	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–1	2–3	2–0	4–0	—	1–1	4–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	4–0	2–3	2–2	3–3	1–1
Indiana	2–3	4–0	2–2	1–4	3–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	2–0	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–1
L.A. Clippers	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–3	1–1	1–4	0–4	0–2	—	2–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–5	2–3	3–2	1–3	1–4	1–3	1–1
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–3	2–0	0–5	1–3	2–0	3–2	—	1–1	2–0	3–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	3–2	0–5	1–4	0–4	0–5	2–2	1–1
Miami	1–3	3–2	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	4–0	2–0	2–3	2–2	2–3	4–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–1
Milwaukee	0–5	1–3	2–3	0–4	2–3	2–0	0–2	4–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–4	—	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3
Minnesota	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–5	1–4	0–2	2–2	1–4	0–2	3–1	1–3	0–2	2–0	—	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–4	0–4	2–2	1–4	0–4	1–4	0–2
New Jersey	3–1	4–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–2	3–1	1–1	—	4–1	0–5	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
New York	2–2	4–0	1–3	3–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	1–1	0–2	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	4–0	2–0	1–4	—	3–2	3–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	5–0
Orlando	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	3–2	3–1	1–1	5–0	2–3	—	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	4–1
Philadelphia	0–4	1–4	1–3	1–3	0–4	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–4	3–1	0–2	1–3	2–3	0–4	—	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–3
Phoenix	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	1–1	3–2	2–2	1–1	5–0	2–3	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	—	3–2	4–1	3–1	2–3	2–2	2–0
Portland	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–3	0–4	1–1	3–2	5–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	2–3	—	4–1	1–3	1–4	1–3	2–0
Sacramento	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–4	0–4	0–2	2–3	4–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–4	1–4	—	1–3	0–5	1–3	2–0
San Antonio	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	5–0	4–2	1–1	2–2	3–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	4–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	3–1	3–1	—	0–4	0–5	2–0
Seattle	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	4–1	2–2	1–1	4–1	5–0	1–1	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–2	4–1	5–0	4–0	—	3–1	2–0
Utah	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	5–0	4–1	2–0	1–3	3–3	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	4–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	5–0	1–3	—	2–0
Washington	0–4	2–3	2–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	2–0	1–3	0–5	1–4	3–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	—

Game log

Regular season

|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#cfc;"|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1| April 28| @ Atlanta| W 93–88| Steve Smith (22)| Glen Rice (10)| Bimbo Coles (5)| The Omni
11,543| 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| April 30| @ Atlanta| L 86–104| Steve Smith (24)| Steve Smith (9)| four players tied (2)| The Omni
16,368| 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| May 3| Atlanta| W 90–86| Steve Smith (25)| Rony Seikaly (20)| Brian Shaw (4)| Miami Arena
15,200| 2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4| May 5| Atlanta| L 89–103| Bimbo Coles (18)| Rony Seikaly (8)| Bimbo Coles (7)| Miami Arena
15,200| 2–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5| May 8| @ Atlanta| L 91–102| Grant Long (22)| Grant Long (10)| Rony Seikaly (4)| The Omni
14,472| 2–3|-

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player
	SF	81	81	2,999	434	184	110	32	1,708	37.0	5.4	2.3	1.4	.4	21.1
	SG	78	77	2,776	352	394	84	35	1,346	35.6	4.5	5.1	1.1	.4	17.3
	SG	77	52	2,037	350	385	71	21	693	26.5	4.5	5.0	.9	.3	9.0
	PF	76	45	1,910	407	135	56	78	582	25.1	5.4	1.8	.7	1.0	7.7
	PG	76	4	1,726	159	263	75	12	588	22.7	2.1	3.5	1.0	.2	7.7
	C	72	60	2,410	740	136	59	100	1,088	33.5	10.3	1.9	.8	1.4	15.1
	C	72	0	1,199	303	32	36	29	521	16.7	4.2	.4	.5	.4	7.2
	PF	69	59	2,201	495	170	89	26	788	31.9	7.2	2.5	1.3	.4	11.4
	SG	63	31	1,358	156	95	31	13	661	21.6	2.5	1.5	.5	.2	10.5
	SF	53	1	697	136	39	18	20	371	13.2	2.6	.7	.3	.4	7.0
	SF	37	0	319	82	13	11	1	85	8.6	2.2	.4	.3	.0	2.3
	PF	15	0	66	10	2	1	1	33	4.4	.7	.1	.1	.1	2.2
^†	C	8	0	61	11	0	0	6	2	7.6	1.4	.0	.0	.8	.3
^†	PG	4	0	34	4	7	2	0	7	8.5	1.0	1.8	.5	.0	1.8
^†	PF	4	0	12	3	1	0	0	2	3.0	.8	.3	.0	.0	.5

Playoffs

Player
	PF	5	5	201	40	8	2	5	55	40.2	8.0	1.6	.4	1.0	11.0
	SF	5	5	195	36	10	11	2	65	39.0	7.2	2.0	2.2	.4	13.0
	SG	5	5	192	30	11	4	2	96	38.4	6.0	2.2	.8	.4	19.2
	SG	5	5	112	20	9	4	1	39	22.4	4.0	1.8	.8	.2	7.8
	C	5	3	165	47	8	4	7	41	33.0	9.4	1.6	.8	1.4	8.2
	PG	5	0	140	14	17	7	1	69	28.0	2.8	3.4	1.4	.2	13.8
	PF	4	2	110	18	7	3	2	49	27.5	4.5	1.8	.8	.5	12.3
	SG	4	0	57	8	2	1	0	32	14.3	2.0	.5	.3	.0	8.0
	SF	2	0	11	0	0	0	0	2	5.5	.0	.0	.0	.0	1.0
	C	2	0	11	4	0	0	0	1	5.5	2.0	.0	.0	.0	.5
	SF	1	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	1.0	.0	.0	.0	.0

References

• 1993-94 Miami Heat

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1993-94 Miami Heat Roster and Stats.
2. News: Geiger – Not Bol – Is Heat's Best Backup Center . Sun Sentinel . October 17, 1993 . June 4, 2023.
3. News: SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Heat Fines Bol . The New York Times . October 27, 1993 . November 10, 2022.
4. News: Miami Heat Fine Bol for Missing Two Games . United Press International . October 27, 1993 . October 16, 2022.
5. News: NBA Games Played on February 10, 1994 . Basketball-Reference . July 22, 2022.
6. Web site: 1993–94 Miami Heat Schedule and Results. Basketball-Reference. June 23, 2021.
7. News: Winderman . Ira . Miner in Therapy . Sun Sentinel . February 3, 1994 . September 26, 2022.
8. News: Houston Replaces Miner in Slam Dunk Championship . United Press International . February 10, 1994 . June 4, 2023.
9. News: Patton . Robes . Dunk Contest Having Some Soar Trouble . Sun Sentinel . February 12, 1994 . September 30, 2022.
10. Web site: 1993–94 Miami Heat Roster and Stats. Basketball-Reference. June 23, 2021.
11. News: Associated Press . PRO BASKETBALL; Heat Stuns Hawks on Late Run . The New York Times . April 29, 1994 . February 25, 2023.
12. News: Associated Press . NBA PLAYOFFS: Hawks' Advantage Over Heat Short-Lived . Los Angeles Times . April 29, 1994 . December 31, 2021.
13. News: Winderman . Ira . Smith Wakes Up Dizzy, But Will Play Tonight . Sun Sentinel . April 30, 1994 . September 26, 2022.
14. News: Associated Press . NBA PLAYOFFS: Not Letting Sleeping Hawks Lie, Heat Chokes, Then Loses Game . Los Angeles Times . May 1, 1994 . September 26, 2022.
15. News: Winderman . Ira . Heat Goes Down Fighting . Sun Sentinel . May 1, 1994 . December 2, 2016.
16. News: Hawks Get Even in Brawl with Heat . Orlando Sentinel . May 1, 1994 . June 4, 2023.
17. News: PRO BASKETBALL; N.B.A. Socks It to Brawlers . The New York Times . May 3, 1994 . January 18, 2022.
18. News: Long Gets Blame . Sun Sentinel . May 3, 1994 . June 4, 2023.
19. News: Associated Press . NBA PLAYOFFS EASTERN CONFERENCE : Heat Closing In on a History-Making Feat . Los Angeles Times . May 4, 1994 . November 10, 2022.
20. News: Winderman . Ira . Confident Heat a Game Up . Sun Sentinel . May 4, 1994 . January 18, 2022.
21. News: 1994 NBA Eastern Conference First Round Game 3: Atlanta Hawks at Miami Heat Box Score, May 3, 1994 . Basketball-Reference . February 25, 2023.
22. News: Associated Press . PRO BASKETBALL; Hawks Cruise Into Round 2 with Blaylock at Throttle . The New York Times . May 9, 1994 . July 26, 2021.
23. News: Associated Press . NBA ROUNDUP: This No. 1-Seeded Team Escapes . Los Angeles Times . May 9, 1994 . December 4, 2022.
24. News: Glier . Ray . Hawks 102, Heat 91 . The Washington Post . May 9, 1994 . July 22, 2022.
25. News: 1994 NBA Eastern Conference First Round: Heat vs. Hawks . Basketball-Reference . February 9, 2023.
26. News: SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Magic Signs Another Free Agent in Shaw . The New York Times . September 23, 1994 . October 13, 2021.
27. News: Cooper . Barry . Shaw Signs with Magic . Orlando Sentinel . September 23, 1994 . January 29, 2023.
28. News: Eastern Conference . The Washington Post . November 4, 1994 . September 26, 2022.
29. News: Transactions . The New York Times . November 9, 1994 . July 23, 2022.
30. News: Associated Press . New York Knick Guard John Starks Signed... . Los Angeles Times . November 9, 1994 . December 21, 2022.