The 2021–22 Miami Heat season was the 34th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Heat looked to improve after the previous season’s first-round exit sweep against the eventual champion Milwaukee Bucks.[1] For the first time since 2019, Andre Iguodala was not on the roster as he returned to the Golden State Warriors.
2021–22 Miami Heat season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Erik Spoelstra |
General manager | Andy Elisburg |
President | Pat Riley |
Owner(s) | Micky Arison |
Arena | FTX Arena |
Results | |
Record | 53–29 (.646) |
Place | Division: 1st (Southeast) Conference: 1st (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Eastern Conference Finals (lost to Celtics 3–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Bally Sports Sun |
Radio | 790 AM, "The Ticket" |
On August 6, 2021, the Miami Heat acquired Kyle Lowry from the Raptors via a sign-and-trade in exchange for Goran Dragić and Precious Achiuwa. On November 6, 2021, Lowry recorded his first triple double with the Heat and his 19th career triple double in a 118–115 win over the Utah Jazz with a statline of 20 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assist while shooting 72% from the field.
During the 2022 playoff run, Lowry missed multiple games due to a hamstring injury. On May 27, in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals, Lowry recorded a double-double of 18 points and 10 assists in a 111–103 win over the Boston Celtics.
On March 18, with a win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Heat won the Southeast Division. On April 7, for only the fourth time in their history, they also clinched the No.1 Seed in the Eastern Conference.
The Heat defeated the Atlanta Hawks in the first round in five games, then defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round in six games and faced the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals where they lost at home in a seven-game series. This is the first time that the Heat were eliminated in the conference finals since 2005.[2][3][4]
This is Miami's first and only season where they played every home game in the newly-renamed FTX Arena, as it would later be renamed midway through the next season following the Bankruptcy of FTX.
Draft picks
editMiami did not carry any draft picks for the 2021 NBA draft.[5]
Roster
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Standings
editDivision
editSoutheast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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c – Miami Heat | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 29–12 | 24–17 | 13–3 | 82 |
x − Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 27–14 | 16–25 | 9–7 | 82 |
pi − Charlotte Hornets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 22–19 | 21–20 | 8–8 | 82 |
Washington Wizards | 35 | 47 | .427 | 18.0 | 21–20 | 14–27 | 7–9 | 82 |
Orlando Magic | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 | 12–29 | 10–31 | 3–13 | 82 |
Conference
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | c – Miami Heat * | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 82 |
2 | y – Boston Celtics * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
3 | y – Milwaukee Bucks * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
4 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
5 | x – Toronto Raptors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 5.0 | 82 |
6 | x – Chicago Bulls | 46 | 36 | .561 | 7.0 | 82 |
7 | x − Brooklyn Nets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | 82 |
8 | pi − Cleveland Cavaliers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | 82 |
9 | x − Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 82 |
10 | pi − Charlotte Hornets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 82 |
11 | New York Knicks | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 | 82 |
12 | Washington Wizards | 35 | 47 | .427 | 18.0 | 82 |
13 | Indiana Pacers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 28.0 | 82 |
14 | Detroit Pistons | 23 | 59 | .280 | 30.0 | 82 |
15 | Orlando Magic | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 | 82 |
Game log
editPreseason
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Preseason: 5–1 (home: 3–0; road: 2–1)
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Regular season
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October: 5–1 (home: 3–0; road: 2–1)
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November: 8–7 (home: 3–2; road: 5–5)
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December: 10–5 (home: 6–2; road: 4–3)
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January: 9–6 (home: 6–2; road: 3–4)
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February: 9–2 (home: 3–1; road: 6–1)
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March: 8–7 (home: 6–5; road: 2–2)
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April: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)
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2021–22 season schedule |
Playoffs
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First Round: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
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Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
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Conference Finals: 3–4 (home: 1–3; road: 2–1)
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2021–22 season schedule |
Player statistics
editRagular season
editPlayer | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Duncan Robinson | SG | 79 | 68 | 2,043 | 203 | 129 | 42 | 14 | 863 | 25.9 | 2.6 | 1.6 | .5 | .2 | 10.9 |
P. J. Tucker | PF | 71 | 70 | 1,981 | 387 | 149 | 58 | 15 | 539 | 27.9 | 5.5 | 2.1 | .8 | .2 | 7.6 |
Gabe Vincent | PG | 68 | 27 | 1,589 | 126 | 210 | 62 | 12 | 591 | 23.4 | 1.9 | 3.1 | .9 | .2 | 8.7 |
Max Strus | SF | 68 | 16 | 1,587 | 202 | 92 | 28 | 16 | 721 | 23.3 | 3.0 | 1.4 | .4 | .2 | 10.6 |
Dewayne Dedmon | C | 67 | 15 | 1,065 | 386 | 47 | 24 | 42 | 422 | 15.9 | 5.8 | .7 | .4 | .6 | 6.3 |
Tyler Herro | SG | 66 | 10 | 2,151 | 329 | 263 | 44 | 8 | 1,367 | 32.6 | 5.0 | 4.0 | .7 | .1 | 20.7 |
Kyle Lowry | PG | 63 | 63 | 2,133 | 282 | 474 | 67 | 17 | 844 | 33.9 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 1.1 | .3 | 13.4 |
Caleb Martin | SF | 60 | 12 | 1,372 | 230 | 64 | 58 | 30 | 551 | 22.9 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | .5 | 9.2 |
Jimmy Butler | SF | 57 | 57 | 1,931 | 336 | 312 | 94 | 27 | 1,219 | 33.9 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 1.6 | .5 | 21.4 |
Bam Adebayo | C | 56 | 56 | 1,825 | 564 | 190 | 80 | 44 | 1,068 | 32.6 | 10.1 | 3.4 | 1.4 | .8 | 19.1 |
Ömer Yurtseven | C | 56 | 12 | 706 | 294 | 49 | 17 | 20 | 299 | 12.6 | 5.3 | .9 | .3 | .4 | 5.3 |
KZ Okpala | PF | 21 | 0 | 244 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 77 | 11.6 | 2.0 | .7 | .2 | .3 | 3.7 |
Haywood Highsmith | SF | 19 | 1 | 163 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 8.6 | 1.4 | .3 | .1 | .2 | 2.3 |
Kyle Guy | SG | 19 | 0 | 186 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 74 | 9.8 | .9 | .9 | .4 | .1 | 3.9 |
Markieff Morris | PF | 17 | 1 | 298 | 45 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 129 | 17.5 | 2.6 | 1.4 | .4 | .1 | 7.6 |
Udonis Haslem | C | 13 | 0 | 83 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 6.4 | 1.9 | .3 | .1 | .1 | 2.5 |
Marcus Garrett | SG | 12 | 0 | 128 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10.7 | 1.9 | .6 | .4 | .3 | 1.1 |
Chris Silva† | PF | 9 | 0 | 88 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 9.8 | 3.9 | .8 | .0 | .1 | 2.9 |
Victor Oladipo | SG | 8 | 1 | 173 | 23 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 99 | 21.6 | 2.9 | 3.5 | .6 | .1 | 12.4 |
Javonte Smart† | PG | 4 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10.0 | 1.3 | .5 | .5 | .3 | 5.0 |
Mychal Mulder† | PG | 2 | 1 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 22.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .0 | .5 | 7.0 |
Nik Stauskas† | SG | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12.0 | 1.5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 5.5 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Heat only.
Playoffs
editPlayer | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Bam Adebayo | C | 18 | 18 | 614 | 144 | 48 | 18 | 13 | 266 | 34.1 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | .7 | 14.8 |
Max Strus | SF | 18 | 18 | 523 | 73 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 196 | 29.1 | 4.1 | 2.1 | .8 | .4 | 10.9 |
P. J. Tucker | PF | 18 | 18 | 509 | 102 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 142 | 28.3 | 5.7 | 1.8 | .8 | .3 | 7.9 |
Gabe Vincent | PG | 18 | 8 | 423 | 35 | 57 | 14 | 5 | 144 | 23.5 | 1.9 | 3.2 | .8 | .3 | 8.0 |
Jimmy Butler | SF | 17 | 17 | 629 | 125 | 78 | 35 | 11 | 466 | 37.0 | 7.4 | 4.6 | 2.1 | .6 | 27.4 |
Caleb Martin | SF | 17 | 0 | 209 | 37 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 76 | 12.3 | 2.2 | .3 | .6 | .1 | 4.5 |
Victor Oladipo | SG | 15 | 1 | 368 | 51 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 159 | 24.5 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | .3 | 10.6 |
Tyler Herro | SG | 15 | 0 | 381 | 58 | 42 | 9 | 6 | 189 | 25.4 | 3.9 | 2.8 | .6 | .4 | 12.6 |
Dewayne Dedmon | C | 14 | 0 | 138 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 9.9 | 3.0 | .4 | .1 | .2 | 3.8 |
Duncan Robinson | SG | 13 | 0 | 159 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 73 | 12.2 | 1.8 | .4 | .3 | .1 | 5.6 |
Kyle Lowry | PG | 10 | 10 | 295 | 36 | 47 | 12 | 7 | 78 | 29.5 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 1.2 | .7 | 7.8 |
Ömer Yurtseven | C | 9 | 0 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 4.2 | .8 | .3 | .0 | .1 | 2.8 |
Haywood Highsmith | SF | 8 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3.9 | .6 | .4 | .0 | .0 | 1.1 |
Markieff Morris | PF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Transactions
editTrades
editAugust 6, 2021[6] | To Miami Heat Kyle Lowry (Sign and trade) |
To Toronto Raptors Goran Dragić Precious Achiuwa |
February 9, 2022[7] | To Miami Heat 2026 second-round pick |
To Oklahoma City Thunder KZ Okpala |
Free agency
editRe-signed
editPlayer | Signed |
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Gabe Vincent[8] | 2-year contract worth $3.4 million |
Max Strus[9] | 2-year contract worth $3.4 million |
Dewayne Dedmon[10] | 1-year contract worth $2.3 million |
Ömer Yurtseven[11] | 2-year contract worth $3.2 million |
Duncan Robinson[12] | 5-year contract worth $90 million |
Jimmy Butler[13] | 3-year max extension contract worth $136 million |
Victor Oladipo[14] | 1-year contract worth $2.3 million |
Udonis Haslem[15] | 1-year contract worth $2.6 million |
Additions
editPlayer | Signed | Former team |
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Markieff Morris[16] | 1-year contract worth $2.6 million | Los Angeles Lakers |
P. J. Tucker[17] | 2-year contract worth $14 million | Milwaukee Bucks |
Marcus Garrett[18] | Two-way contract | Kansas Jayhawks |
Kyle Guy[19] | Two-way contract | Cleveland Charge |
Caleb Martin[20] | 1-year contract worth $527,615 | Charlotte Hornets |
Javonte Smart[21] | Two-way contract | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
Haywood Highsmith[22] | 3-year contract worth $3.9 million | Delaware Blue Coats |
Mychal Mulder[23] | Two-way contract | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
Subtractions
editPlayer | Reason left | New Team |
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Trevor Ariza[24] | 1-year contract worth $2.6 million | Los Angeles Lakers |
Nemanja Bjelica[25] | 1-year contract worth $2 million | Golden State Warriors |
Kendrick Nunn[26] | 2-year contract worth $10 million | Los Angeles Lakers |
Andre Iguodala[27] | 1-year contract worth $2.6 million | Golden State Warriors |
Marcus Garrett[19] | Waived | TBD |
Kyle Guy[23] | Waived | Cleveland Charge |
References
edit- ^ "Sweep: Bucks oust Heat 120-103, roll into Round 2". ESPN. May 29, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "Miami Heat Beat Hawks 97-94 To Take Game 5, Move On To 2nd Round Of Playoffs". April 26, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ "76ers vs. Heat score: Jimmy Butler leads Miami to conference finals; Joel Embiid, James Harden fall short". CBSSports.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ "Celtics finally eliminate Heat, will face Warriors in The Finals". May 29, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- ^ "2021 NBA draft order: Complete picks for the first and second round". ESPN. June 22, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "Heat Acquire Kyle Lowry". nba.com/heat. August 6, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ "Heat Acquire Second-Round Pick for KZ Okpala". nba.com/heat. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "Heat Re-Signs Gabe Vincent". nba.com/heat. August 6, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "Heat Re-Signs Max Strus". nba.com/heat. August 6, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "Heat Re-Signs Dewayne Dedmon". nba.com/heat. August 6, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "Heat Re-Signs Ömer Yurtseven". nba.com/heat. August 6, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "Heat Re-Signs Duncan Robinson". nba.com/heat. August 6, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "Heat Re-Signs Jimmy Butler". nba.com/heat. August 7, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "Heat Re-Signs Victor Oladipo". nba.com/heat. August 7, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "Heat Re-Signs Udonis Haslem". nba.com/heat. August 15, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "Heat Signs Markieff Morris". nba.com/heat. August 6, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ "Heat Signs P. J. Tucker". nba.com/heat. August 7, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ "Heat Signs Marcus Garrett To Two-Way Contract". nba.com/heat. September 2, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "Heat Waive Marcus Garrett, Sign Kyle Guy To Two-Way Contract". hoopsrumors.com. January 17, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ "Heat sign SF Caleb Martin for remainder of season". yardbarker.com. February 15, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
- ^ "Heat Sign Javonte Smart". nba.com/heat. February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ^ "Heat Sign Haywood Highsmith". nba.com/heat. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ a b "Mychal Mulder Signs Two-Way Contract With Heat; Kyle Guy Waived". hoopsrumors.com. March 24, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
- ^ "Lakers Sign Trevor Ariza". nba.com/lakers. August 6, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ "Warriors Sign Free Agent Forward Nemanja Bjelica". nba.com/warriors. August 6, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ "Lakers Sign Kendrick Nunn". nba.com/lakers. August 6, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ "Warriors Sign 2015 NBA Finals MVP Andre Iguodala". nba.com/warriors. August 10, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.