| Team: | Miami Heat |
| End Year: | 2004 |
| Wins: | 42 |
| Losses: | 40 |
| Division: | Atlantic |
| Division Place: | 2 |
| Conf Place: | 4 |
| Coach: | Stan Van Gundy |
| Gm: | Randy Pfund |
| President: | Pat Riley |
| Owner: | Micky Arison |
| Arena: | American Airlines Arena |
| Television: | Sunshine Network, WBFS, WFOR |
| Radio: | WIOD |
| Playoffs: | Conference semifinals (lost to Pacers 2–4) |
| Bbr Team: | MIA |
The 2003–04 NBA season was the 16th season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association.[1] This season saw the team draft future All-Star and 3-time NBA Champion Dwyane Wade with the fifth overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft, while acquiring forward Lamar Odom from the Los Angeles Clippers.[2] Before the season began, head coach Pat Riley resigned, but he would later return midway in the 2005–06 season and help guide the Heat to their first ever NBA championship. Under new head coach Stan Van Gundy, the Heat stumbled out of the gate losing their first seven games. By the beginning of March, the team had a record of 25–36. However, the Heat rallied to win 17 of their last 21 games, finishing with a final record of 42–40. Despite the mediocre record, the Heat entered the playoffs as the #4 seed in the Eastern Conference. Wade had a stellar rookie season, averaging 16.2 points per game, and was selected to the All-Rookie First Team.
The first round series pitted the Heat against the New Orleans Hornets, then in its second season of existence. The Heat would go on to defeat New Orleans in seven games. They advanced to the Conference Semi-finals for the first time since 2000. However, they went no further as they fell to the top-seeded Indiana Pacers in six games.
Following the season, Odom, second-year forward Caron Butler, and Brian Grant were all traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for big man Shaquille O'Neal, who had bad blood with Kobe Bryant; Bryant blamed O'Neal for the Lakers' loss in the finals to the underdog Detroit Pistons.
See main article: 2003 NBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Dwyane Wade | Guard | Marquette | |
| 2 | 33 | Jerome Beasley | Forward | North Dakota | |
Signings:
|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| October 7| Philadelphia| | N/A| N/A| N/A| Roberto Clemente Coliseum
8,893| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| October 10| Atlanta| | N/A| N/A| N/A| TECO Arena
3,895| 2–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| October 11| @ Orlando| | N/A| N/A| N/A| Amway Arena
13,118| 3–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| October 14| San Antonio| | N/A| N/A| N/A| AmericanAirlines Arena
10,019| 4–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| October 16| @ Atlanta| | N/A| N/A| N/A| Philips Arena
8,193| 4–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6| October 17| @ Detroit| | N/A| N/A| N/A| The Palace of Auburn Hills
19,757| 5–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7| October 21| Memphis| | N/A| N/A| N/A| AmericanAirlines Arena
10,241| 5–2|-
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| width=100 | Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NOH | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | – | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Boston | 1–3 | – | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Chicago | 1–3 | 2–1 | – | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Cleveland | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Dallas | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Denver | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | – | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Detroit | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Golden State | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | – | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Houston | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | – | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Indiana | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| L.A. Clippers | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | – | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | – | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Memphis | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | |
| Miami | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Milwaukee | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | – | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Minnesota | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| New Jersey | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | – | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| New Orleans | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | – | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| New York | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | – | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | |
| Orlando | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | – | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Philadelphia | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Portland | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | – | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Sacramento | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | – | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| San Antonio | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | – | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | – | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Toronto | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Utah | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | |
| Washington | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | |
Record: 0-3 ; home: 0-1 ; road: 0-2
| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading Scorer | Venue | Record | |
| 1 | October 28 | Miami | 74–89 | NO | Dwyane Wade (18) | 0–1 | ||
| 2 | October 29 | Miami | 75–98 | NO | Eddie Jones (22) | 0–2 | ||
| 3 | October 31 | 93–81 | Miami | NO | Eddie Jones (20) | 0–3 | ||
Record: 5–9 ; home: 4–2 ; road: 1–7
| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Venue | Record | |
| 4 | November 3 | Miami | 93-103 | NO | Udonis Haslem (20) | American Airlines Center | 0–4 | |
| 5 | November 4 | Miami | 73–80 | NO | Eddie Jones (26) | 0–5 | ||
| 6 | November 8 | 88–79 | Miami | NO | Eddie Jones (24) | 0–6 | ||
| 7 | November 11 | 90–70 | Miami | NO | Eddie Jones (21) | 0–7 | ||
| 8 | November 12 | 83–88 | Miami | NO | Eddie Jones (25) | 1–7 | ||
| 9 | November 13 | 101–105 | Miami | NO | Eddie Jones (26) | 2–7 | ||
| 10 | November 16 | Miami | 77–99 | NO | Lamar Odom (18) | 2–8 | ||
| 11 | November 18 | Miami | 105–98 | NO | Lamar Odom (21) | 3–8 | ||
| 12 | November 19 | Miami | 93–94 | NO | Eddie Jones (26) | 3–9 | ||
| 13 | November 21 | Miami | 91–101 | NO | Lamar Odom (20) | 3–10 | ||
| 14 | November 22 | Miami | 98–100 | 1 | Dwyane Wade (27) | 3–11 | ||
| 15 | November 25 | 87–91 | Miami | NO | Eddie Jones (25) | 4–11 | ||
| 16 | November 28 | Miami | 83–95 | NO | Eddie Jones (28) | 4–12 | ||
| 17 | November 29 | 66–78 | Miami | NO | Dwyane Wade (16) | 5–12 | ||
Record: 8–7 ; home: 5–3 ; road: 3–4
| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Venue | Record | |
| 18 | December 3 | Miami | 73-87 | NO | Lamar Odom (22) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 5–13 | |
| 19 | December 5 | 93–90 | Miami | NO | Dwyane Wade (21) | 5–14 | ||
| 20 | December 6 | 86–70 | Miami | NO | Lamar Odom (17) | 5–15 | ||
| 21 | December 9 | 72–92 | Miami | NO | Lamar Odom (16) | 6–15 | ||
| 22 | December 12 | 88–91 | Miami | NO | Lamar Odom (29) | 7–15 | ||
| 23 | December 14 | Miami | 90–89 | NO | Dwyane Wade (23) | 8–15 | ||
| 24 | December 16 | 79–97 | Miami | NO | Lamar Odom (18) | 9–15 | ||
| 25 | December 17 | Miami | 76–87 | NO | Dwyane Wade (22) | 9–16 | ||
| 26 | December 19 | Miami | 83–97 | NO | Dwyane Wade (21) | 9–17 | ||
| 27 | December 21 | 93–104 | Miami | NO | Dwyane Wade (33) | 10–17 | ||
| 28 | December 23 | 72–79 | Miami | NO | Dwyane Wade (20) | 11–17 | ||
| 29 | December 26 | Miami | 92–84 | NO | Eddie Jones (22) | 12–17 | ||
| 30 | December 27 | 100–80 | Miami | NO | Eddie Jones (25) | 12–18 | ||
| 31 | December 29 | Miami | 90–83 | NO | Lamar Odom (25) | 13–18 | ||
| 32 | December 30 | Miami | 73–102 | NO | Lamar Odom (19) | 13–19 | ||
Record: 8–8 ; home: 6–2 ; road: 2–6
| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Venue | Record | |
| 33 | January 2 | 101-112 | Miami | NO | Eddie Jones (33) | American Airlines Arena | 14–19 | |
| 34 | January 5 | 87–65 | Miami | NO | Brian Grant (14) | 14–20 | ||
| 35 | January 7 | 95–102 | Miami | NO | Eddie Jones (27) | 15–20 | ||
| 36 | January 9 | Miami | 94–103 | NO | Lamar Odom (22) | 15–21 | ||
| 37 | January 10 | Miami | 77–83 | NO | Brian Grant (17) | 15–22 | ||
| 38 | January 13 | Miami | 86–90 | NO | Lamar Odom (21) | 15–23 | ||
| 39 | January 15 | Miami | 85–97 | NO | Eddie Jones (18) | 15–24 | ||
| 40 | January 16 | Miami | 87–85 | NO | Eddie Jones (22) | 16–24 | ||
| 41 | January 18 | Miami | 80–88 | NO | Lamar Odom (26) | 16–25 | ||
| 42 | January 20 | 86–84 | Miami | NO | Udonis Haslem (18) | 16–26 | ||
| 43 | January 23 | 64–85 | Miami | NO | Eddie Jones (18) | 17–26 | ||
| 44 | January 24 | Miami | 85–77 | NO | Eddie Jones (26) | 18–26 | ||
| 45 | January 26 | 81–95 | Miami | NO | Eddie Jones (27) | 19–26 | ||
| 46 | January 28 | Miami | 93–94 | NO | Eddie Jones (16) | 19–27 | ||
| 47 | January 30 | 88–97 | Miami | NO | Lamar Odom (25) | 20–27 | ||
| 48 | January 30 | New Orleans hornets | 70-94 | Miami | NO | 21–27 | ||
Record: 4–8 ; home: 3–4 ; road: 1–4
| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Venue | Record | |
| 49 | February 2 | 102-100 | Miami | 1 | Eddie Jones (19) | American Airlines Arena | 21–28 | |
| 50 | February 4 | Miami | 88–99 | NO | Lamar Odom (27) | 21–29 | ||
| 51 | February 7 | 64–76 | Miami | NO | Lamar Odom (18) | 21–30 | ||
| 52 | February 8 | Miami | 91–97 | NO | Lamar Odom (25) | 21–31 | ||
| 53 | February 10 | 98–83 | Miami | NO | Dwyane Wade (20) | 21–32 | ||
| 54 | February 11 | Miami | 111–98 | NO | Dwyane Wade (27) | 22–32 | ||
| 55 | February 17 | 85–97 | Miami | NO | Dwyane Wade (31) | 23–32 | ||
| 56 | February 20 | 92–125 | Miami | NO | Eddie Jones (24) | 24–32 | ||
| 57 | February 21 | 81–97 | Miami | NO | Dwyane Wade (28) | 25–32 | ||
| 58 | February 23 | 89–81 | Miami | NO | Lamar Odom (25) | 25–33 | ||
| 59 | February 28 | Miami | 86–92 | NO | Dwyane Wade (20) | 25–34 | ||
| 60 | February 29 | Miami | 104–108 | NO | Eddie Jones (25) | 25–35 | ||
Record: 12–3 ; home: 9–1 ; road: 3–2
| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Venue | Record | |
| 61 | March 2 | 89-86 | Miami | NO | Lamar Odom (23) | American Airlines Arena | 25–36 | |
| 62 | March 4 | 98–104 | Miami | NO | Rafer Alston (23) | 26–36 | ||
| 63 | March 6 | 96–102 | Miami | NO | Lamar Odom (30) | 27–36 | ||
| 64 | March 9 | 89–100 | Miami | NO | Rasual Butler (19) | 28–36 | ||
| 65 | March 10 | Miami | 84–95 | NO | Udonis Haslem (15) | 28–37 | ||
| 66 | March 12 | 74–82 | Miami | NO | Rafer Alston (15) | 29–37 | ||
| 67 | March 14 | 95–104 | Miami | NO | Caron Butler (24) | 30–37 | ||
| 68 | March 16 | 83–96 | Miami | NO | Dwyane Wade (23) | 31–37 | ||
| 69 | March 20 | 69–101 | Miami | NO | Eddie Jones (17) | 32–37 | ||
| 70 | March 21 | Miami | 101–81 | NO | Dwyane Wade (22) | 33–37 | ||
| 71 | March 24 | Miami | 105–90 | NO | Eddie Jones (28) | 34–37 | ||
| 72 | March 26 | 118–119 | Miami | NO | Lamar Odom (26) | 35–37 | ||
| 73 | March 28 | Miami | 100–80 | NO | Caron Butler (14) | 35–38 | ||
| 74 | March 29 | 96–105 | Miami | NO | Eddie Jones (21) | 36–38 | ||
| 75 | March 30 | Miami | 100–97 | NO | Eddie Jones (23) | 37–38 | ||
Record: 5–2 ; home: 3–0 ; road: 2–2
| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Venue | Record | |
| 76 | April 2 | Miami | 102-100 | NO | Lamar Odom (18) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 37–39 | |
| 77 | April 3 | Miami | 97–83 | NO | Eddie Jones (21) | 38–39 | ||
| 78 | April 7 | 101–104 | Miami | NO | Lamar Odom (24) | 39–39 | ||
| 79 | April 9 | 91–106 | Miami | NO | Dwyane Wade (20) | 40–39 | ||
| 80 | April 10 | Miami | 80–91 | NO | Dwyane Wade (17) | 40–40 | ||
| 81 | April 11 | Miami | 84–77 | NO | Rafer Alston (15) | 41–40 | ||
| 82 | April 17 | 84–96 | Miami | NO | Dwyane Wade (15) | 42–40 | ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1| April 18| New Orleans| W 81–79| Dwyane Wade (21)| Lamar Odom (11)| Odom, Wade (5)| American Airlines Arena
20,102| 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 2| April 21| New Orleans| W 93–63| Eddie Jones (19)| Brian Grant (11)| Dwyane Wade (6)| American Airlines Arena
20,189| 2–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3| April 24| @ New Orleans| L 71–77| Caron Butler (24)| Caron Butler (15)| Caron Butler (4)| New Orleans Arena
14,251| 2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4| April 27| @ New Orleans| L 85–96| Lamar Odom (25)| Brian Grant (9)| Dwyane Wade (10)| New Orleans Arena
16,009| 2–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 5| April 30| New Orleans| W 87–83| Eddie Jones (25)| Caron Butler (11)| Dwyane Wade (5)| American Airlines Arena
20,147| 3–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 6| May 2| @ New Orleans| L 83–89| Dwyane Wade (27)| Lamar Odom (11)| Dwyane Wade (6)| New Orleans Arena
17,297| 3–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 7| May 4| New Orleans| W 85–77| Caron Butler (23)| three players tied (9)| Dwyane Wade (7)| American Airlines Arena
20,286| 4–3|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| May 6| @ Indiana| L 81–94| Dwyane Wade (22)| Caron Butler (9)| Alston, Wade (4)| Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| May 8| @ Indiana| L 80–91| Odom, Wade (19)| Lamar Odom (12)| Alston, Wade (5)| Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345| 0–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| May 10| Indiana| W 94–87| Dwyane Wade (25)| Brian Grant (16)| Dwyane Wade (6)| American Airlines Arena
20,115| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4| May 12| Indiana| W 100–88| Lamar Odom (22)| Caron Butler (10)| Dwyane Wade (7)| American Airlines Arena
20,128| 2–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5| May 15| @ Indiana| L 83–94| Dwyane Wade (16)| Lamar Odom (10)| Dwyane Wade (10)| Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345| 2–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 6| May 18| Indiana| L 70–73| Dwyane Wade (24)| Brian Grant (10)| three players tied (2)| American Airlines Arena
20,136| 2–4|-
| Player | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | 82 | 28 | 2,581 | 226 | 372 | 114 | 18 | 838 | 31.5 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 1.4 | .2 | 10.2 | ||
| SG | 81 | 81 | 2,998 | 308 | 258 | 92 | 34 | 1,401 | 37.0 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .4 | 17.3 | ||
| PF | 80 | 80 | 3,003 | 776 | 327 | 85 | 71 | 1,371 | 37.5 | 9.7 | 4.1 | 1.1 | .9 | 17.1 | ||
| C | 76 | 76 | 2,303 | 524 | 69 | 51 | 35 | 664 | 30.3 | 6.9 | .9 | .7 | .5 | 8.7 | ||
| PF | 75 | 24 | 1,795 | 473 | 51 | 33 | 24 | 550 | 23.9 | 6.3 | .7 | .4 | .3 | 7.3 | ||
| SF | 68 | 56 | 2,030 | 326 | 126 | 75 | 13 | 623 | 29.9 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .2 | 9.2 | ||
| PG | 61 | 56 | 2,126 | 247 | 275 | 86 | 34 | 991 | 34.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.4 | .6 | 16.2 | ||
| PF | 45 | 6 | 616 | 119 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 191 | 13.7 | 2.6 | .4 | .3 | .6 | 4.2 | ||
| SF | 45 | 0 | 675 | 61 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 304 | 15.0 | 1.4 | .5 | .2 | .3 | 6.8 | ||
| C | 38 | 2 | 506 | 134 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 121 | 13.3 | 3.5 | .3 | .3 | .5 | 3.2 | ||
| SF | 37 | 0 | 368 | 59 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 158 | 9.9 | 1.6 | .4 | .1 | .2 | 4.3 | ||
| PF | 33 | 0 | 418 | 112 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 105 | 12.7 | 3.4 | .2 | .3 | .3 | 3.2 | ||
| PG | 22 | 1 | 170 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 7.7 | .5 | .7 | .1 | .0 | 1.3 | ||
| † | C | 14 | 0 | 105 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 7.5 | 1.0 | .1 | .2 | .3 | 3.1 | |
| PF | 5 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7.6 | 1.6 | .0 | .0 | .2 | 1.8 | ||
| SG | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9.0 | .5 | .5 | .5 | .0 | 1.5 | ||
| PF | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Player | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PF | 13 | 13 | 512 | 108 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 219 | 39.4 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 1.2 | .8 | 16.8 | ||
| SF | 13 | 13 | 511 | 110 | 31 | 28 | 7 | 167 | 39.3 | 8.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | .5 | 12.8 | ||
| PG | 13 | 13 | 510 | 52 | 73 | 17 | 4 | 234 | 39.2 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 1.3 | .3 | 18.0 | ||
| SG | 13 | 13 | 478 | 47 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 172 | 36.8 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1.4 | .8 | 13.2 | ||
| C | 13 | 13 | 399 | 112 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 92 | 30.7 | 8.6 | .8 | .5 | .6 | 7.1 | ||
| PG | 13 | 0 | 295 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 91 | 22.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 | .4 | .1 | 7.0 | ||
| PF | 13 | 0 | 199 | 44 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 15.3 | 3.4 | .2 | .4 | .2 | 3.6 | ||
| PF | 10 | 0 | 138 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 50 | 13.8 | 3.0 | .4 | .2 | .9 | 5.0 | ||
| SF | 10 | 0 | 58 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5.8 | 1.1 | .2 | .1 | .0 | 2.1 | ||
| PF | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | ||
| C | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | .0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | ||
| C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |