2006–07 Miami Heat season

2006–07 Miami Heat season
Division champions
Head coachPat Riley
General managerRandy Pfund
PresidentPat Riley
Owner(s)Micky Arison
ArenaAmerican Airlines Arena
Results
Record44–38 (.537)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Southeast)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Bulls 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFSN Florida, Sun Sports
RadioWIOD
< 2005–06 2007–08 >

The 2006–07 Miami Heat season was the 19th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Heat, for the first time in franchise history, entered the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the Dallas Mavericks in the 2006 NBA Finals in six games. On January 3, 2007, head coach Pat Riley took a leave of absence citing hip and knee problems and was replaced by Ron Rothstein. Despite injuries to several players, including Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade, the Heat repeated as Southeast division champions. With a record of 44–38, it was clear that the Heat was not the same team of years past.[citation needed] The Heat ended the season with a four-game playoff loss in a sweep to the Chicago Bulls in the first round and the Heat became the first defending NBA champions since the Philadelphia Warriors back in 1957 to be swept in the first round. Following the season, Gary Payton retired.

Key dates

Offseason

2006 NBA draft

The Miami Heat had no selections in the 2006 NBA draft after the following trades:

Roster

2006–07 Miami Heat roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 30 Barron, Earl 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1981-08-14 Memphis
F/C 51 Doleac, Michael 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 262 lb (119 kg) 1977-06-15 Utah
F 40 Haslem, Udonis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980-06-09 Florida
G 6 Jones, Eddie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1971-10-20 Temple
G/F 24 Kapono, Jason 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1981-02-04 UCLA
C 33 Mourning, Alonzo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 261 lb (118 kg) 1970-02-08 Georgetown
C 32 O'Neal, Shaquille 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 325 lb (147 kg) 1972-03-06 LSU
G 20 Payton, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1968-07-23 Oregon State
F 42 Posey, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1977-01-13 Xavier
G 11 Quinn, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983-09-27 Notre Dame
F 25 Simien, Wayne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1983-03-09 Kansas
G 3 Wade, Dwyane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1982-01-17 Marquette
F 8 Walker, Antoine 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1976-08-12 Kentucky
G 55 Williams, Jason 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1975-11-18 Florida
F 1 Wright, Dorell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1985-12-02 Leuzinger HS (CA)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 1, 2007

Pre-season

2006 Pre-season Game Log: 2–5–0 (home: 1–2–0; road: 1–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Venue Record Recap
1 October 10 Detroit Pistons 84–64 Miami Heat Loss Coliseo Puerto Rico (San Juan, Puerto Rico) 0–1
2 October 14 Miami Heat 81–91 Atlanta Hawks Loss Philips Arena 0–2
3 October 17 New Orleans Hornets 105–109 Miami Heat Win American Airlines Arena 1–2
4 October 20 Miami Heat 95–96 Memphis Grizzlies Loss FedEx Forum 1–3
5 October 21 Miami Heat 93–103 San Antonio Spurs Loss AT&T Center 1–4
6 October 24 Miami Heat 92–82 Orlando Magic Win TD Waterhouse Center 2–4
7 October 25 Houston Rockets 96–71 Miami Heat Loss American Airlines Arena 2–5

Regular season

Standings

Southeast Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Miami Heat 44 38 .537 - 27–14 17–24 9–7
x-Washington Wizards 41 41 .500 3 26–15 15–26 8–8
x-Orlando Magic 40 42 .488 4 25–16 15–26 9–7
Charlotte Bobcats 33 49 .402 11 20–21 13–28 9–7
Atlanta Hawks 30 52 .366 14 18–23 12–29 5–11
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Detroit Pistons 53 29 .646 –
2 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 50 32 .610 3
3 y-Toronto Raptors 47 35 .573 6
4 y-Miami Heat 44 38 .537 9
5 x-Chicago Bulls 49 33 .598 4
6 x-New Jersey Nets 41 41 .500 12
7 x-Washington Wizards 41 41 .500 12
8 x-Orlando Magic 40 42 .488 13
9 Philadelphia 76ers 35 47 .427 18
10 Indiana Pacers 35 47 .427 18
11 New York Knicks 33 49 .402 20
12 Charlotte Bobcats 33 49 .402 20
13 Atlanta Hawks 30 52 .366 23
14 Milwaukee Bucks 28 54 .341 25
15 Boston Celtics 24 58 .293 29

Record vs. opponents

2006-07 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOK NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta – 3–1 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–4 1–2 2–0 1–2 0–2 1–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–3
Boston 1–3 – 2–2 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–3 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–3
Charlotte 3–1 2–2 – 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–1 2–2
Chicago 4–0 3–0 2–1 – 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 0–2 1–3 2–0 3–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 3–1
Cleveland 3–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 – 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1
Dallas 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 – 3–1 1–1 0–3 3–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 3–0 4–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 1–2 1–1
Denver 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 – 0–2 3–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–2 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–1
Detroit 2–1 4–0 2–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–0 – 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 0–2 2–2
Golden State 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–0 1–3 2–0 – 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–4 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–1 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–1
Houston 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–2 – 1–1 3–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 3–0 2–2 3–0 1–1 1–3 2–0
Indiana 3–1 3–1 2–1 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 – 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–0 0–2 0–4 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–3
L.A. Clippers 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–2 1–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 – 2–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–2 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–3 1–1
L.A. Lakers 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 – 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–2 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–1
Memphis 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 0–3 2–2 – 0–2 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–2 1–2 1–3 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–1
Miami 4–0 2–1 2–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 – 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–1
Milwaukee 2–1 2–2 2–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–0 0–2 0–4 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–2 – 2–0 1–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–3
Minnesota 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–4 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–3 1–2 0–2 0–2 – 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 1–1
New Jersey 2–1 2–2 2–1 3–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 – 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 4–0
New Orleans/Oklahoma City 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 – 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–2 3–1 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–2 1–1
New York 2–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 0–2 0–4 0–2 – 2–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–2
Orlando 1–3 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 – 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–4 2–0 2–2
Philadelphia 3–1 3–1 2–2 1–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–2 – 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–3
Phoenix 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 – 4–0 3–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–3 1–1
Portland 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–3 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–3 2–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 – 2–2 0–4 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–0
Sacramento 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–4 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–3 2–0 2–2 1–3 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 – 0–4 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–2
San Antonio 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 4–0 4–0 – 4–0 2–0 2–2 2–0
Seattle 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–3 2–0 2–2 1–3 2–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–2 0–4 – 1–1 2–2 0–2
Toronto 2–2 3–1 3–0 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 – 0–2 3–1
Utah 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 – 1–1
Washington 3–1 3–0 2–2 1–3 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 2–2 2–2 3–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 —

Game log

October:4-4

Miami Heat 101 Oklahoma City Thunder 88 1–0 Dwyane Wade 57 Points

Miami Heat 368 Brooklyn Nets 367 2–0 Dwyane Wade 204 points Berekia Kabamba 108 points

Playoffs

2007 playoff game log
First Round: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 April 21 @ Chicago L 91–96 Dwyane Wade (21) O'Neal, Haslem (6) five players tied (3) United Center
22,183 		0–1
2 April 24 @ Chicago L 89–107 Dwyane Wade (21) O'Neal, Posey (8) Dwyane Wade (7) United Center
23,097 		0–2
3 April 27 Chicago L 96–104 Dwyane Wade (28) Shaquille O'Neal (13) Dwyane Wade (5) American Airlines Arena
20,280 		0–3
4 April 29 Chicago L 79–92 Dwyane Wade (24) James Posey (18) Dwyane Wade (10) American Airlines Arena
20,283 		0–4
2007 schedule

Player statistics

Regular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Udonis Haslem PF 79 79 2,483 654 97 49 26 844 31.4 8.3 1.2 .6 .3 10.7
Antoine Walker PF 78 15 1,818 339 130 48 17 660 23.3 4.3 1.7 .6 .2 8.5
Alonzo Mourning C 77 43 1,572 350 18 13 178 661 20.4 4.5 .2 .2 2.3 8.6
James Posey SF 71 19 1,919 357 94 71 23 550 27.0 5.0 1.3 1.0 .3 7.7
Gary Payton PG 68 28 1,503 132 201 43 3 358 22.1 1.9 3.0 .6 .0 5.3
Jason Kapono SF 67 35 1,767 180 81 38 2 730 26.4 2.7 1.2 .6 .0 10.9
Dorell Wright SF 66 19 1,292 272 95 41 46 393 19.6 4.1 1.4 .6 .7 6.0
Jason Williams PG 61 55 1,865 141 322 58 1 664 30.6 2.3 5.3 1.0 .0 10.9
Michael Doleac C 56 0 698 155 22 18 15 200 12.5 2.8 .4 .3 .3 3.6
Dwyane Wade SG 51 50 1,931 239 384 107 62 1,397 37.9 4.7 7.5 2.1 1.2 27.4
Chris Quinn PG 42 1 408 30 65 15 0 141 9.7 .7 1.5 .4 .0 3.4
Shaquille O'Neal C 40 39 1,135 297 79 8 55 690 28.4 7.4 2.0 .2 1.4 17.3
Eddie Jones† SG 35 27 1,033 129 76 46 8 332 29.5 3.7 2.2 1.3 .2 9.5
Earl Barron C 28 0 203 41 5 6 4 65 7.3 1.5 .2 .2 .1 2.3
Robert Hite SG 12 0 136 16 8 3 2 51 11.3 1.3 .7 .3 .2 4.3
Wayne Simien PF 8 0 93 11 4 2 0 23 11.6 1.4 .5 .3 .0 2.9
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Heat only.

Playoffs

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dwyane Wade SG 4 4 162 19 25 5 2 94 40.5 4.8 6.3 1.3 .5 23.5
Shaquille O'Neal C 4 4 121 34 5 1 6 75 30.3 8.5 1.3 .3 1.5 18.8
Jason Williams PG 4 4 112 8 14 5 1 23 28.0 2.0 3.5 1.3 .3 5.8
Udonis Haslem PF 4 4 103 21 4 1 2 30 25.8 5.3 1.0 .3 .5 7.5
James Posey SF 4 1 139 31 6 8 5 31 34.8 7.8 1.5 2.0 1.3 7.8
Jason Kapono SF 4 1 77 5 2 2 0 20 19.3 1.3 .5 .5 .0 5.0
Antoine Walker PF 4 0 92 9 6 2 1 47 23.0 2.3 1.5 .5 .3 11.8
Alonzo Mourning C 4 0 55 8 1 0 3 25 13.8 2.0 .3 .0 .8 6.3
Eddie Jones SG 3 2 66 6 5 1 1 10 22.0 2.0 1.7 .3 .3 3.3
Gary Payton PG 2 0 32 4 3 0 0 0 16.0 2.0 1.5 .0 .0 .0
Michael Doleac C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Dorell Wright SF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

All-Star

Season

Records

Milestones

Injuries and surgeries

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

References

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  2. ^ "Raptors Trade Aaron Williams". NBA.com/Raptors. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 31, 2006. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
  3. ^ "Celtics Acquire Point Guard Dan Dickau". NBA.com/Celtics. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 30, 2005. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
  4. ^ "Heat Acquire Antoine Walker, Jason Williams & James Posey". NBA.com/Heat. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. August 8, 2005. Retrieved May 13, 2009.