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1995–96 Miami Heat season

The 1995–96 NBA season was the eighth season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Heat had the tenth overall pick in the 1995 NBA draft, and selected Kurt Thomas out of Texas Christian University.[2][3][4][5][6] Under new head coach, and team president Pat Riley, the Heat would be restructured.[7][8][9][10] On the first day of the regular season, which began on November 3, 1995, the team acquired All-Star center Alonzo Mourning from the Charlotte Hornets.[11][12][13][14][15][16] With the addition of Mourning, along with the off-season acquisition of Rex Chapman from the Washington Bullets,[17][18][19] the Heat won 11 of their first 14 games, but then lost 23 of their next 34 games, holding a 22–26 at the All-Star break.[20][16]

1995–96 Miami Heat season
Head coachPat Riley
General managerDave Wohl
PresidentPat Riley
Owner(s)Micky Arison
ArenaMiami Arena
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Bulls 0–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWBFS-TV
Sunshine Network
RadioWINZ
< 1994–95 1996–97 >

Riley continued to make changes as he would make three more deals at the trading deadline. The club traded Kevin Willis and Bimbo Coles to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for All-Star guard Tim Hardaway and Chris Gatling,[21][22][23][24][25] while trading Billy Owens and Kevin Gamble to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Walt Williams and Tyrone Corbin, and then trading rookie guard Terrence Rencher to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Tony Smith.[21][23][26][25][16]

The flurry of deadline deals led to one of the most remarkable wins of the season, as the Heat only had eight players available to face the Chicago Bulls at the Miami Arena on February 23, 1996, but won 113–104, thanks mainly to a 39-point game by Chapman (this was one of only 10 losses the Bulls suffered on their way to a then-record 72-win season).[27][28][29][30] The team also signed free agents Jeff Malone, who was previously released by the Philadelphia 76ers, and rookie guard Voshon Lenard, who previously played in the Continental Basketball Association.[31]

The Heat played above. 500 for the remainder of the season, and finished third in the Atlantic Division with a 42–40 record, which was good enough for the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference.[32] Mourning averaged 23.2 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game, while Chapman provided the team with 14.0 points per game, but only played 56 games due to an Achilles tendon injury,[33][34][35] rookie guard Sasha Danilovic contributed 13.4 points per game, but only played just 19 games due to a wrist injury,[36][37] and Thomas provided with 9.0 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.[38] Mourning also became the first Heat player to appear in an All-Star Game, as he was selected for the 1996 NBA All-Star Game in San Antonio, Texas.[39][40][41][42]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Heat lost in three straight games to the Bulls, who were led by Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman.[43][44][45][46] The Bulls would defeat the Seattle SuperSonics in six games in the NBA Finals, winning their fourth championship in six years.[47][48][49][50][51] Following the season, Chapman signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns,[52][53][54] while Williams signed with the Toronto Raptors,[55][56][57] Gatling signed with the Dallas Mavericks,[58][59][60] Corbin signed with the Atlanta Hawks,[61][62][63] Smith signed with the Charlotte Hornets,[64] and Malone retired.

For the season, the Heat added new red alternate road uniforms, which remained in use until 1999.[65]

Offseason

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NBA draft

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Main article: 1995 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 10 Kurt Thomas PF/C   United States TCU
2 46 George Banks F   United States UTEP

Roster

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1995–96 Miami Heat roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 2 Askins, Keith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1967–12–15 Alabama
G 7 Chapman, Rex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1967–10–05 Kentucky
F 23 Corbin, Tyrone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1962–12–31 DePaul
G 5 Danilovic, Sasha 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1970–02–26 Serbia
F 15 Gatling, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1967–09–03 Old Dominion
G 10 Hardaway, Tim 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1966–09–01 UTEP
C 21 King, Stacey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967–01–29 Oklahoma
G 22 Lenard, Voshon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1973–05–14 Minnesota
G 25 Malone, Jeff   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1961–06–28 Mississippi
C 33 Mourning, Alonzo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970–02–08 Georgetown
C 24 Schayes, Danny 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1959–05–10 Syracuse
G 14 Smith, Tony 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1968–06–14 Marquette
F 40 Thomas, Kurt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1972–10–04 TCU
F 42 Williams, Walt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1970–04–16 Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Roster

Regular season

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Season standings

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Atlantic DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
y–Orlando Magic6022.73212.037‍–‍423‍–‍1821–382
x–New York Knicks4735.57325.026‍–‍1521‍–‍2016–882
x–Miami Heat4240.51230.026‍–‍1516‍–‍2513–1282
Washington Bullets3943.47633.025‍–‍1614‍–‍2710–1482
Boston Celtics3349.40239.018‍–‍2315‍–‍2612–1282
New Jersey Nets3052.36642.020‍–‍2110‍–‍318–1782
Philadelphia 76ers1864.22054.011‍–‍307‍–‍345–1982
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1z–Chicago Bulls7210.878–82
2y–Orlando Magic6022.73212.082
3x–Indiana Pacers5230.63420.082
4x–Cleveland Cavaliers4735.57325.082
5x–New York Knicks4735.57325.082
6x–Atlanta Hawks4636.56126.082
7x–Detroit Pistons4636.56126.082
8x–Miami Heat4240.51230.082
9Charlotte Hornets4141.50031.082
10Washington Bullets3943.47633.082
11Boston Celtics3349.40239.082
12New Jersey Nets3052.36642.082
13Milwaukee Bucks2557.30547.082
14Toronto Raptors2161.25651.082
15Philadelphia 76ers1864.22054.082

Record vs. opponents

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1995-96 NBA Records
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 TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta – 4–0 3–1 0–4 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–3
Boston 0–4 – 2–2 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 0–4 1–3 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–2
Charlotte 1–3 2–2 – 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–3 3–0 0–4 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1
Chicago 4–0 3–0 3–1 – 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–0
Cleveland 1–3 3–1 1–3 0–4 – 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0 1–2 3–1 1–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 3–1
Dallas 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 – 2–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 2–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 4–0 0–2
Denver 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 – 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–4 0–4 0–4 1–3 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–1
Detroit 2–2 1–2 3–1 0–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 – 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 4–0 0–4 1–3 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 1–2
Golden State 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 0–2 – 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–3 4–0 1–1
Houston 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 – 2–0 4–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–1
Indiana 3–1 4–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 – 2–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 0–2 2–0 3–0
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 3–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 – 0–4 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–3 3–1 1–1
L.A. Lakers 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 4–0 – 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–1
Miami 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 0–2 – 3–0 1–1 5–0 1–3 1–3 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–2
Milwaukee 2–2 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–3 – 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3
Minnesota 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0 0–4 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 – 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–4 3–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–2
New Jersey 0–4 2–2 3–0 0–3 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–4 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–5 3–1 1–1 – 2–2 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 2–2
New York 1–2 4–0 0–3 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 – 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 3–1
Orlando 2–2 3–1 4–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 – 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 4–0
Philadelphia 1–2 0–4 1–3 0–4 0–4 2–0 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 – 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3
Phoenix 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 – 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0
Portland 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 4–0 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 – 1–3 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–3 2–2 0–2
Sacramento 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 – 1–3 0–4 2–0 0–4 2–2 0–2
San Antonio 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 4–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 3–1 – 2–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1
Seattle 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 0–2 4–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 4–0 2–2 – 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1
Toronto 0–4 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–4 2–0 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–4 1–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 – 0–2 1–1 3–1
Utah 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–3 1–3 2–0 – 4–0 1–1
Vancouver 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 0–4 – 0–2
Washington 3–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 0–4 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 —

Schedule

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Game Date Opponent Result Heat points Opponents Record Streak OT
1 November 4 Cleveland Win 85 71 1-0 Won 1
2 November 8 Houston Win 89 82 2-0 Won 2
3 November 10 New Jersey Win 106 80 3-0 Won 3
4 November 11 @ Orlando Loss 93 94 3-1 Lost 1
5 November 15 Indiana Loss 97 103 3-2 Lost 2
6 November 17 @ Atlanta Win 91 88 4-2 Won 1
7 November 18 Orlando Win 93 90 5-2 Won 2
8 November 22 Golden State Win 103 93 6-2 Won 3
9 November 24 @ Washington Loss 94 110 6-3 Lost 1
10 November 25 Vancouver Win 111 91 7-3 Won 1
11 November 28 Dallas Win 111 89 8-3 Won 2
12 November 30 @ Detroit Win 118 107 9-3 Won 3
13 December 1 Charlotte Win 108 101 10-3 Won 4 OT
14 December 3 @ Toronto Win 112 94 11-3 Won 5
15 December 4 @ Boston Loss 120 121 11-4 Lost 1 2OT
16 December 6 Boston Loss 101 105 11-5 Lost 2
17 December 9 @ Phoenix Win 94 92 12-5 Won 1
18 December 10 @ Sacramento Loss 90 110 12-6 Lost 1
19 December 12 @ Golden State Loss 80 105 12-7 Lost 2
20 December 14 @ LA Clippers Loss 84 89 12-8 Lost 3
21 December 16 Utah Loss 74 83 12-9 Lost 4
22 December 19 @ New York Loss 70 89 12-10 Lost 5
23 December 20 @ New Jersey Win 112 104 13-10 Won 1 OT
24 December 22 Detroit Loss 75 84 13-11 Lost 1
25 December 23 @ Charlotte Loss 75 87 13-12 Lost 2
26 December 26 New Jersey Win 96 93 14-12 Won 1
27 December 28 @ Indiana Loss 77 91 14-13 Lost 1
28 December 30 LA Clippers Win 105 96 15-13 Won 1
29 January 4 Seattle Loss 81 84 15-14 Lost 1
30 January 6 @ Denver Win 88 86 16-14 Won 1
31 January 8 @ Utah Loss 92 94 16-15 Lost 1
32 January 10 @ Portland Loss 89 90 16-16 Lost 2
33 January 12 @ Seattle Loss 81 113 16-17 Lost 3
34 January 13 @ Vancouver Loss 65 69 16-18 Lost 4
35 January 15 @ LA Lakers Loss 88 96 16-19 Lost 5
36 January 17 Washington Win 96 89 17-19 Won 1
37 January 19 Charlotte Loss 106 114 17-20 Lost 1
38 January 20 @ Atlanta Loss 78 98 17-21 Lost 2
39 January 22 San Antonio Win 96 89 18-21 Won 1
40 January 24 New York Loss 79 88 18-22 Lost 1
41 January 26 @ Chicago Loss 80 102 18-23 Lost 2
42 January 27 @ Cleveland Win 102 85 19-23 Won 1
43 January 29 @ New York Loss 85 94 19-24 Lost 1
44 January 30 Phoenix Loss 99 114 19-25 Lost 2
45 February 1 Philadelphia Win 124 104 20-25 Won 1
46 February 3 Boston Loss 99 100 20-26 Lost 1
47 February 5 Sacramento Win 103 92 21-26 Won 1
48 February 7 Atlanta Win 101 89 22-26 Won 2
49 February 13 Toronto Loss 87 98 22-27 Lost 1
50 February 15 Denver Win 97 91 23-27 Won 1
51 February 17 Orlando Loss 93 95 23-28 Lost 1
52 February 19 @ Cleveland Loss 70 73 23-29 Lost 2
53 February 21 @ Philadelphia Win 66 57 24-29 Won 1
54 February 23 Chicago Win 113 104 25-29 Won 2
55 February 25 Philadelphia Win 108 101 26-29 Won 3
56 February 27 @ New Jersey Win 93 90 27-29 Won 4
57 February 28 @ Orlando Loss 112 116 27-30 Lost 1
58 March 1 Portland Loss 88 102 27-31 Lost 2
59 March 3 @ Minnesota Loss 87 89 27-32 Lost 3
60 March 5 Minnesota Win 113 72 28-32 Won 1
61 March 8 Toronto Win 109 79 29-32 Won 2
62 March 10 Cleveland Win 88 81 30-32 Won 3
63 March 12 @ Dallas Win 125 118 31-32 Won 4
64 March 14 @ San Antonio Loss 100 120 31-33 Lost 1
65 March 16 @ Houston Win 121 97 32-33 Won 1
66 March 20 Detroit Win 102 93 33-33 Won 2
67 March 22 @ Milwaukee Win 122 106 34-33 Won 3
68 March 24 @ Boston Win 111 95 35-33 Won 4
69 March 27 LA Lakers Loss 95 106 35-34 Lost 1
70 March 29 Washington Win 112 93 36-34 Won 1
71 March 30 @ Detroit Win 95 85 37-34 Won 2
72 April 2 Chicago Loss 92 110 37-35 Lost 1
73 April 4 @ Chicago Loss 92 100 37-36 Lost 2
74 April 6 @ Indiana Loss 95 99 37-37 Lost 3
75 April 8 @ Washington Loss 99 111 37-38 Lost 4
76 April 10 @ Charlotte Win 116 95 38-38 Won 1
77 April 11 Milwaukee Win 115 105 39-38 Won 2
78 April 13 New York Win 103 95 40-38 Won 3
79 April 15 New Jersey Win 110 90 41-38 Won 4
80 April 17 @ Philadelphia Loss 86 90 41-39 Lost 1
81 April 19 @ Milwaukee Win 106 100 42-39 Won 1
82 April 21 Atlanta Loss 92 104 42-40 Lost 1

Playoffs

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1996 playoff game log
First round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 26 @ Chicago L 85–102 Tim Hardaway (30) Chris Gatling (9) Tim Hardaway (7) United Center
24,104 		0–1
2 April 28 @ Chicago L 75–106 Sasha Danilovic (15) Chris Gatling (11) Tim Hardaway (4) United Center
24,202 		0–2
3 May 1 Chicago L 91–112 Alonzo Mourning (30) Mourning, Thomas (8) Tim Hardaway (6) Miami Arena
15,200 		0–3
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Player statistics

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Ragular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Keith Askins SF 75 14 1,897 324 121 48 61 458 25.3 4.3 1.6 .6 .8 6.1
Kurt Thomas PF 74 42 1,655 439 46 47 36 666 22.4 5.9 .6 .6 .5 9.0
Alonzo Mourning C 70 70 2,671 727 159 70 189 1,623 38.2 10.4 2.3 1.0 2.7 23.2
Rex Chapman SG 56 50 1,865 145 166 45 10 786 33.3 2.6 3.0 .8 .2 14.0
Bimbo Coles† PG 52 52 1,882 201 296 63 12 664 36.2 3.9 5.7 1.2 .2 12.8
Kevin Willis† PF 47 42 1,357 420 34 19 25 479 28.9 8.9 .7 .4 .5 10.2
Kevin Gamble† SF 44 13 1,033 86 82 31 5 305 23.5 2.0 1.9 .7 .1 6.9
Billy Owens† SF 40 40 1,388 286 134 30 22 590 34.7 7.2 3.4 .8 .6 14.8
Pete Myers† SG 39 1 639 73 97 14 11 184 16.4 1.9 2.5 .4 .3 4.7
Terrence Rencher† PG 34 1 397 42 54 16 1 103 11.7 1.2 1.6 .5 .0 3.0
Danny Schayes C 32 6 399 89 9 11 16 101 12.5 2.8 .3 .3 .5 3.2
Voshon Lenard SG 30 0 323 52 31 6 1 176 10.8 1.7 1.0 .2 .0 5.9
Tim Hardaway† PG 28 28 1,047 98 280 58 6 482 37.4 3.5 10.0 2.1 .2 17.2
Walt Williams† SF 28 28 788 112 65 32 16 337 28.1 4.0 2.3 1.1 .6 12.0
Tony Smith† SG 25 1 410 39 68 16 5 109 16.4 1.6 2.7 .6 .2 4.4
Chris Gatling† PF 24 0 565 175 17 17 11 365 23.5 7.3 .7 .7 .5 15.2
Tyrone Corbin† SF 22 0 354 65 23 16 3 101 16.1 3.0 1.0 .7 .1 4.6
Predrag Danilović SG 19 18 542 46 47 15 3 255 28.5 2.4 2.5 .8 .2 13.4
Ronnie Grandison† PF 18 3 235 36 10 8 1 43 13.1 2.0 .6 .4 .1 2.4
Stacey King PF 15 0 156 23 2 7 2 38 10.4 1.5 .1 .5 .1 2.5
LeRon Ellis C 12 1 74 8 4 2 3 13 6.2 .7 .3 .2 .3 1.1
Jeff Malone† SG 7 0 103 8 7 3 0 31 14.7 1.1 1.0 .4 .0 4.4
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Heat only.

Playoffs

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tim Hardaway PG 3 3 110 5 17 3 0 53 36.7 1.7 5.7 1.0 .0 17.7
Alonzo Mourning C 3 3 92 18 4 2 3 54 30.7 6.0 1.3 .7 1.0 18.0
Rex Chapman SG 3 3 88 6 5 3 0 27 29.3 2.0 1.7 1.0 .0 9.0
Walt Williams SF 3 3 70 12 5 1 1 14 23.3 4.0 1.7 .3 .3 4.7
Kurt Thomas PF 3 3 60 16 3 2 1 12 20.0 5.3 1.0 .7 .3 4.0
Chris Gatling PF 3 0 68 24 1 2 0 18 22.7 8.0 .3 .7 .0 6.0
Tony Smith SG 3 0 61 4 8 4 0 22 20.3 1.3 2.7 1.3 .0 7.3
Predrag Danilović SG 3 0 60 1 4 1 0 25 20.0 .3 1.3 .3 .0 8.3
Keith Askins SF 3 0 48 8 2 1 0 13 16.0 2.7 .7 .3 .0 4.3
Tyrone Corbin SF 2 0 34 7 1 2 0 5 17.0 3.5 .5 1.0 .0 2.5
Danny Schayes C 2 0 17 4 0 0 0 7 8.5 2.0 .0 .0 .0 3.5
Stacey King PF 1 0 12 3 1 0 0 1 12.0 3.0 1.0 .0 .0 1.0

Transactions

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July 1, 1995

September 1, 1995

September 29, 1995

October 5, 1995

October 13, 1995

  • Waived Bruce Bowen.

November 3, 1995

December 12, 1995

December 27, 1995

  • Waived LeRon Ellis.

December 29, 1995

January 5, 1996

  • Waived Ron Grandison.

February 12, 1996

  • Signed Jeff Malone to a 10-day contract.
  • Waived Pete Myers.

February 22, 1996

March 3, 1996

  • Signed Jeff Malone to a contract for remainder of season.

June 26, 1996

Player Transactions Citation:[66]

Postseason

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The Heat would qualify for the playoffs by beating out the Charlotte Hornets by 1 game for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with a record of 42 wins and 40 losses. In the playoffs, the Heat were swept in 3 straight games. The Heat would lose by double digits in each game to the eventual World Champion Chicago Bulls.[16]

Awards, records, and honors

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Pat Riley led the Heat to a 42–40 record which tying the franchise record for best record. Alonzo Mourning was voted by fans to be in the All-Star Game.[67]

References

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Notes
  1. ^ 1995-96 Miami Heat
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  4. ^ "NBA DRAFT: Clippers Deal No. 2 McDyess to Nuggets: Pro Basketball: L.A. Gets Rodney Rogers and Rights to Oregon State's Brent Barry. O'Bannon Goes Ninth to New Jersey, and Zidek Is Selected No. 22 by Charlotte". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. June 29, 1995. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  5. ^ Nakamura, David (June 29, 1995). "Joe Goes West as Warriors Make Smith No. 1 Pick". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  6. ^ "1995 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  7. ^ Winderman, Ira (September 2, 1995). "Heat Will Name Riley Coach Today". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  8. ^ Wise, Mike (September 3, 1995). "PRO BASKETBALL; Riley Back in Spotlight and Back at the Helm". The New York Times. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  9. ^ Wise, Mike (September 8, 1995). "PRO BASKETBALL; Book Is Closed on the Knicks-Riley Saga". The New York Times. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
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