The 2013–14 Miami Heat season was the 26th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They entered the season as three-time defending Eastern Conference champions and as two-time defending NBA champions, having defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2012 NBA Finals in five games and the San Antonio Spurs in the 2013 NBA Finals in seven games. In defeating the Spurs in 2013, the Heat handed the Spurs their first-ever series loss in the NBA Finals.
2013–14 Miami Heat season | |
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Conference champions | |
Division champions | |
Head coach | Erik Spoelstra |
General manager | Andy Elisburg |
President | Pat Riley |
Owner(s) | Micky Arison |
Arena | American Airlines Arena |
Results | |
Record | 54–28 (.659) |
Place | Division: 1st (Southeast) Conference: 2nd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | NBA Finals (lost to Spurs 1–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Sun Sports |
Radio | 790 The Ticket |
The 2013–2014 season was the Heat's fourth and final season playing with the "Big Three" of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh, and ended with a 54–28 record, despite a 43–14 record early in March. It was the lowest record (.659) in the Big Three era (with the exception of the 2011–12 NBA season, which was a shortened season due to a lockout). It was also their sixth season under head coach Erik Spoelstra and Ray Allen's last season in the NBA after 18 years in the league. Although he was a free agent during the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons, and despite rumors of a possible return to the league to play for the Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors, or Boston Celtics, Allen officially announced his retirement on November 1, 2016, and was one of two remaining active players from the 1996 draft, the other being Kobe Bryant, whom announced his retirement the season prior.
The Heat swept the Charlotte Bobcats in the first round and defeated the Brooklyn Nets in five games in the conference semifinals. In a rematch of the previous year's Eastern Conference finals, the Heat defeated the Indiana Pacers in six games (ending the Pacers' season for the third year in a row) to become the first team to win four consecutive Eastern Conference championships since the Boston Celtics did so in the 1984–1987 seasons. Miami's quest for a three-peat ended when the San Antonio Spurs, whom they met in a rematch of the 2013 NBA Finals, won the NBA Finals by a 4–1 margin. Following the season, James left the Heat in free agency to rejoin the Cleveland Cavaliers, whom he previously played for from 2003 to 2010. This would also be the last time the Heat would appear in the Finals until 2020, wherein they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers (led by former Heat player James) 4 games to 2.
Key dates
edit- June 27: The 2013 NBA draft took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
- July 1: 2013 NBA free agency began.
- March 3: LeBron James had a career-high 61 points against the Charlotte Bobcats. His 61 points were also a franchise-high, breaking Glen Rice's record, who scored 56 points against the Orlando Magic in 1995.
- April 28: The Heat completed a sweep over the Charlotte Bobcats in the Eastern Conference first round, advancing to the conference semi-finals.
- May 14: The Heat avenged their regular-season sweep loss over the Brooklyn Nets in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, by a game-saving steal by LeBron James from Joe Johnson. They advanced to the Eastern Conference finals for the fourth consecutive year.
- May 30: The Heat defeated the Indiana Pacers in game six of the Eastern Conference finals, to advance to the NBA Finals for the fourth consecutive year.
- June 15: Their season ended when they lost to the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the 2014 NBA Finals, 104–87. Their loss also marked the first time that the Heat have been eliminated from title contention since their loss to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 6 of the 2011 NBA Finals.
Draft picks
editThe Heat did not have a pick in the 2013 NBA draft.
Future draft picks
editCredits
edit2014 or 2015 first-round draft pick from Philadelphia
Philadelphia's first-round pick to Miami protected for selections 1-14 in 2014 or 1-14 in 2015; if Philadelphia has not conveyed a first-round pick to Miami by 2015, then Philadelphia will instead convey its 2015 2nd round pick and 2016 2nd round pick to Miami [Miami-Philadelphia, 6/28/2012]
Debits
edit2015 first round draft pick to Cleveland
Miami's 1st round pick to Cleveland protected for selections 1-10 in 2015 or 1-10 in 2016 or unprotected in 2017 [Cleveland-Miami, 7/9/2010]
2017 second-round draft pick to Atlanta
Miami's second-round pick to Atlanta protected for selections 31–40 in 2017 or unprotected in 2018 [Atlanta-Miami, 6/27/2013]
Roster
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Pre-season
editRegular season
editStandings
editSoutheast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y-Miami Heat | 54 | 28 | .659 | – | 32–9 | 22–19 | 12–4 | 82 |
x-Washington Wizards | 44 | 38 | .537 | 10.0 | 22–19 | 22–19 | 10–6 | 82 |
x-Charlotte Bobcats | 43 | 39 | .524 | 11.0 | 25–16 | 18–23 | 6–10 | 82 |
x-Atlanta Hawks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16.0 | 24–17 | 14–27 | 8–8 | 82 |
Orlando Magic | 23 | 59 | .280 | 31.0 | 19–22 | 4–37 | 4–12 | 82 |
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1 | c-Indiana Pacers * | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 82 |
2 | y-Miami Heat * | 54 | 28 | .659 | 2.0 | 82 |
3 | y-Toronto Raptors * | 48 | 34 | .585 | 8.0 | 82 |
4 | x-Chicago Bulls | 48 | 34 | .585 | 8.0 | 82 |
5 | x-Washington Wizards | 44 | 38 | .537 | 12.0 | 82 |
6 | x-Brooklyn Nets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 12.0 | 82 |
7 | x-Charlotte Bobcats | 43 | 39 | .524 | 13.0 | 82 |
8 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 18.0 | 82 |
9 | New York Knicks | 37 | 45 | .451 | 19.0 | 82 |
10 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 23.0 | 82 |
11 | Detroit Pistons | 29 | 53 | .354 | 27.0 | 82 |
12 | Boston Celtics | 25 | 57 | .305 | 31.0 | 82 |
13 | Orlando Magic | 23 | 59 | .280 | 33.0 | 82 |
14 | Philadelphia 76ers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 37.0 | 82 |
15 | Milwaukee Bucks | 15 | 67 | .183 | 41.0 | 82 |
Game log
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October: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
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November
: 12–2 (home: 7–1; road: 5–1)
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December
: 11–4 (home: 6–1; road: 5–3)
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January
: 8–6 (home: 5–2; road: 3–4)
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February
: 9–1 (home: 3–0; road: 6–1)
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March
: 10–8 (home: 7–2; road: 3–6)
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April
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2013–14 season schedule |
Playoffs
editGame log
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First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
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Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
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Conference Finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
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NBA Finals: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
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2014 playoff 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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Norris Cole | PG | 82 | 6 | 2,014 | 160 | 248 | 77 | 5 | 527 | 24.6 | 2.0 | 3.0 | .9 | .1 | 6.4 |
Chris Bosh | C | 79 | 79 | 2,531 | 522 | 87 | 80 | 78 | 1,281 | 32.0 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16.2 |
LeBron James | PF | 77 | 77 | 2,902 | 533 | 488 | 121 | 26 | 2,089 | 37.7 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 1.6 | .3 | 27.1 |
Mario Chalmers | PG | 73 | 73 | 2,178 | 214 | 357 | 119 | 16 | 716 | 29.8 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 1.6 | .2 | 9.8 |
Shane Battier | SF | 73 | 56 | 1,468 | 138 | 63 | 50 | 39 | 298 | 20.1 | 1.9 | .9 | .7 | .5 | 4.1 |
Ray Allen | SG | 73 | 9 | 1,936 | 205 | 143 | 54 | 8 | 701 | 26.5 | 2.8 | 2.0 | .7 | .1 | 9.6 |
Chris Andersen | C | 72 | 0 | 1,396 | 379 | 19 | 32 | 97 | 477 | 19.4 | 5.3 | .3 | .4 | 1.3 | 6.6 |
Rashard Lewis | SF | 60 | 6 | 971 | 110 | 57 | 53 | 8 | 268 | 16.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .9 | .1 | 4.5 |
Michael Beasley | SF | 55 | 2 | 831 | 172 | 42 | 23 | 21 | 436 | 15.1 | 3.1 | .8 | .4 | .4 | 7.9 |
Dwyane Wade | SG | 54 | 53 | 1,775 | 241 | 252 | 79 | 29 | 1,028 | 32.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 1.5 | .5 | 19.0 |
Udonis Haslem | PF | 46 | 18 | 653 | 175 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 173 | 14.2 | 3.8 | .3 | .2 | .3 | 3.8 |
Toney Douglas† | PG | 27 | 17 | 410 | 61 | 49 | 13 | 3 | 114 | 15.2 | 2.3 | 1.8 | .5 | .1 | 4.2 |
Roger Mason Jr. | SG | 25 | 2 | 260 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 74 | 10.4 | .9 | .8 | .2 | .0 | 3.0 |
Greg Oden | C | 23 | 6 | 212 | 54 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 67 | 9.2 | 2.3 | .0 | .3 | .6 | 2.9 |
James Jones | SF | 20 | 6 | 236 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 97 | 11.8 | 1.2 | .5 | .2 | .2 | 4.9 |
Joel Anthony† | C | 12 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3.1 | .6 | .0 | .0 | .3 | .5 |
Justin Hamilton† | C | 7 | 0 | 68 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 9.7 | 1.0 | .0 | .6 | .0 | 3.7 |
DeAndre Liggins | SG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
- † 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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LeBron James | PF | 20 | 20 | 763 | 141 | 95 | 36 | 11 | 548 | 38.2 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 1.8 | .6 | 27.4 |
Dwyane Wade | SG | 20 | 20 | 693 | 77 | 77 | 30 | 5 | 356 | 34.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1.5 | .3 | 17.8 |
Chris Bosh | C | 20 | 20 | 686 | 112 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 298 | 34.3 | 5.6 | 1.1 | .9 | 1.0 | 14.9 |
Mario Chalmers | PG | 20 | 19 | 535 | 46 | 72 | 19 | 6 | 128 | 26.8 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 1.0 | .3 | 6.4 |
Ray Allen | SG | 20 | 1 | 527 | 67 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 185 | 26.4 | 3.4 | 1.6 | .7 | .2 | 9.3 |
Norris Cole | PG | 20 | 0 | 404 | 22 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 92 | 20.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | .5 | .1 | 4.6 |
Rashard Lewis | SF | 18 | 8 | 319 | 37 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 95 | 17.7 | 2.1 | .3 | .4 | .3 | 5.3 |
Chris Andersen | C | 18 | 0 | 317 | 107 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 92 | 17.6 | 5.9 | .3 | .3 | 1.0 | 5.1 |
Shane Battier | SF | 16 | 6 | 202 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 12.6 | .6 | .3 | .3 | .1 | 2.3 |
Udonis Haslem | PF | 16 | 6 | 169 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 10.6 | 2.6 | .3 | .1 | .2 | 2.5 |
James Jones | SF | 15 | 0 | 126 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 8.4 | .7 | .3 | .2 | .1 | 3.5 |
Toney Douglas | PG | 10 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.9 | .4 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
Michael Beasley | SF | 4 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5.8 | 1.0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 2.8 |
Greg Oden | C | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .0 | .0 |
Transactions
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