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NBA professional basketball team season
The 2020–21 Miami Heat season was the 33rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The Heat entered the season as both the defending Southeast Division and Eastern Conference champions. The season began just 72 days after the completion of the 2020 Finals , giving the Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers the shortest off-season in league history.[ 1] With a win over the Boston Celtics 129–121, the Heat returned to the playoffs for the second straight year on May 11. They attempted to make back-to-back NBA Finals appearances for the first time since 2013 and 2014 , but fell to the eventual champion Milwaukee Bucks in the first round in a four-game sweep in a rematch of last season's Conference semifinals in which the Heat won in five games. This is the first time that the Heat were swept in the playoffs since 2007 which was also in the first round against the Chicago Bulls . It was also the first time since 2014 that Andre Iguodala missed the NBA Finals. Iguodala would return to the Golden State Warriors the following season after two seasons with the Heat.
2020–21 Miami Heat roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
F
5
Achiuwa, Precious
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1999-09-19
Memphis
F/C
13
Adebayo, Bam
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
1997-07-18
Kentucky
F
8
Ariza, Trevor
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1985-06-30
UCLA
F
70
Bjelica, Nemanja
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
234 lb (106 kg)
1988-05-09
Serbia
F
22
Butler, Jimmy
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1989-09-14
Marquette
C
21
Dedmon, Dewayne
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1989-08-12
USC
G
7
Dragić, Goran
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1986-05-06
Slovenia
F
40
Haslem, Udonis
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1980-06-09
Florida
G
14
Herro, Tyler
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2000-01-20
Kentucky
G/F
28
Iguodala, Andre
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1984-01-28
Arizona
G
25
Nunn, Kendrick
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1995-08-03
Oakland
G/F
11
Okpala, KZ
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1999-04-28
Stanford
G
4
Oladipo, Victor
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
213 lb (97 kg)
1994-05-04
Indiana
G
55
Robinson, Duncan
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1994-04-22
Michigan
G/F
31
Strus, Max (TW)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1996-03-28
DePaul
G
2
Vincent, Gabe (TW)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1996-06-14
UC Santa Barbara
C
77
Yurtseven, Ömer
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
275 lb (125 kg)
1998-06-19
Georgetown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(GL) On assignment to G League affiliate(TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured
Roster Last transaction: May 14, 2021
Notes
z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
y – Clinched division title
x – Clinched playoff spot
pb – Clinched play-in spot
o – Eliminated from playoff contention
* – Division leader
2020 preseason game log Total: 1–1 (home: 0–1; road: 1–0)
Preseason: 1–1 (home: 0–1; road: 1–0)
2020–21 season schedule
2020–21 game log Total: 40–32 (home: 21–15; road: 19–17)
December: 2–2 (home: 2–1; road: 0–1)
January: 5–10 (home: 3–4; road: 2–6)
February: 10–5 (home: 5–2; road: 5–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
20
February 1
Charlotte
L 121–129
Jimmy Butler (25)
Adebayo , Butler (9)
Dragić , Herro (8)
American Airlines Arena Limited seating
7–13
21
February 3
Washington
L 100–103
Tyler Herro (20)
Adebayo, Olynyk (11)
Jimmy Butler (9)
American Airlines Arena Limited seating
7–14
22
February 5
Washington
W 122–95
Kendrick Nunn (25)
Andre Iguodala (10)
Jimmy Butler (9)
American Airlines Arena Limited seating
8–14
23
February 7
@ New York
W 109–103
Bam Adebayo (24)
Bam Adebayo (11)
Jimmy Butler (9)
Madison Square Garden 0
9–14
24
February 9
New York
W 98–96
Jimmy Butler (26)
Jimmy Butler (8)
Jimmy Butler (10)
American Airlines Arena Limited seating
10–14
25
February 11
@ Houston
W 101–94
Jimmy Butler (27)
Adebayo, Olynyk (13)
Jimmy Butler (10)
AT&T Center 3,251
11–14
26
February 13
@ Utah
L 94–112
Kendrick Nunn (23)
Adebayo, Olynyk (10)
Adebayo, Herro (6)
Vivint Arena 3,902
11–15
27
February 15
@ L. A. Clippers
L 118–125
Bam Adebayo (27)
Bam Adebayo (12)
Jimmy Butler (10)
Staples Center 0
11–16
28
February 17
@ Golden State
L 112–120 (OT)
Bam Adebayo (24)
Tyler Herro (15)
Jimmy Butler (11)
Chase Center 0
11–17
29
February 18
@ Sacramento
W 118–110
Tyler Herro (27)
Bam Adebayo (12)
Bam Adebayo (10)
Golden 1 Center 0
12–17
30
February 20
@ L. A. Lakers
W 96–94
Kendrick Nunn (27)
Adebayo, Robinson (10)
Bam Adebayo (6)
Staples Center 0
13–17
31
February 22
@ Oklahoma City
W 108–94
Duncan Robinson (22)
Bam Adebayo (13)
Butler, Nunn (9)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 0
14–17
32
February 24
Toronto
W 116–108
Jimmy Butler (27)
Bam Adebayo (12)
Jimmy Butler (10)
American Airlines Arena Limited seating
15–17
33
February 26
Utah
W 124–116
Jimmy Butler (33)
Bam Adebayo (11)
Jimmy Butler (8)
American Airlines Arena Limited seating
16–17
34
February 28
Atlanta
W 109–99
Kendrick Nunn (24)
Bam Adebayo (13)
Kendrick Nunn (7)
American Airlines Arena Limited seating
17–17
March: 7–7 (home: 2–5; road: 5–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
35
March 2
Atlanta
L 80–94
Dragić , Robinson (14)
Kelly Olynyk (6)
Goran Dragić (4)
American Airlines Arena Limited seating
17–18
36
March 4
@ New Orleans
W 103–93
Jimmy Butler (29)
Kelly Olynyk (10)
Jimmy Butler (9)
Smoothie King Center 2,700
18–18
37
March 11
Orlando
W 111–103
Jimmy Butler (27)
Jimmy Butler (8)
Jimmy Butler (11)
American Airlines Arena Limited seating
19–18
38
March 12
@ Chicago
W 101–90
Jimmy Butler (28)
Goran Dragić (7)
Jimmy Butler (8)
United Center 0
20–18
39
March 14
@ Orlando
W 102–97
Jimmy Butler (22)
Butler, Olynyk (7)
Jimmy Butler (9)
Amway Center 3,264
21–18
40
March 16
Cleveland
W 113–98
Jimmy Butler (28)
Jimmy Butler (12)
Goran Dragić (9)
American Airlines Arena Limited seating
22–18
41
March 17
@ Memphis
L 85–89
Jimmy Butler (24)
Bam Adebayo (12)
Bam Adebayo (6)
FedExForum 2,217
22–19
42
March 19
Indiana
L 110–137
Bam Adebayo (20)
Adebayo, Butler (8)
Bam Adebayo (5)
American Airlines Arena Limited seating
22–20
43
March 21
Indiana
L 106–109
Bam Adebayo (9)
Jimmy Butler (15)
Jimmy Butler (7)
American Airlines Arena Limited seating
22–21
44
March 23
Phoenix
L 100–110
Kendrick Nunn (25)
Jimmy Butler (11)
Bam Adebayo (6)
American Airlines Arena Limited seating
22–22
45
March 25
Portland
L 122–125
Bam Adebayo (29)
Bam Adebayo (7)
Bam Adebayo (9)
American Airlines Arena Limited seating
22–23
46
March 26
@ Charlotte
L 105–110
Butler, Robinson (20)
Trevor Ariza (9)
Jimmy Butler (9)
Spectrum Center 4,215
22–24
47
March 29
@ New York
W 98–88
Jimmy Butler (27)
Bam Adebayo (17)
Jimmy Butler (6)
Madison Square Garden 1,981
23–24
48
March 31
@ Indiana
W 92–87
Duncan Robinson (20)
Adebayo, Robinson (8)
Bam Adebayo (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0
24–24
April: 10–7 (home: 8–3; road: 2–4)
May: 7–2 (home: 2–1; road: 5–1)
2020–21 season schedule
2021 playoff game log Total: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
First Round: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
2020 playoff schedule
Player
POS
GP
GS
MP
REB
AST
STL
BLK
PTS
MPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Duncan Robinson
SF
72
72
2,262
250
127
43
20
942
31.4
3.5
1.8
.6
.3
13.1
Bam Adebayo
C
64
64
2,143
573
346
75
66
1,197
33.5
9.0
5.4
1.2
1.0
18.7
Andre Iguodala
SF
63
5
1,339
221
142
57
35
275
21.3
3.5
2.3
.9
.6
4.4
Precious Achiuwa
PF
61
4
737
208
29
20
28
304
12.1
3.4
.5
.3
.5
5.0
Kendrick Nunn
PG
56
44
1,650
179
148
52
14
816
29.5
3.2
2.6
.9
.3
14.6
Tyler Herro
SG
54
15
1,635
268
184
35
17
815
30.3
5.0
3.4
.6
.3
15.1
Jimmy Butler
SF
52
52
1,745
359
369
108
18
1,116
33.6
6.9
7.1
2.1
.3
21.5
Goran Dragić
PG
50
11
1,337
169
219
33
8
672
26.7
3.4
4.4
.7
.2
13.4
Gabe Vincent
PG
50
7
655
56
67
21
2
242
13.1
1.1
1.3
.4
.0
4.8
Kelly Olynyk †
C
43
38
1,157
261
91
40
26
432
26.9
6.1
2.1
.9
.6
10.0
Max Strus
SF
39
0
507
41
24
11
2
236
13.0
1.1
.6
.3
.1
6.1
KZ Okpala
PF
37
9
447
68
19
10
11
92
12.1
1.8
.5
.3
.3
2.5
Trevor Ariza
SF
30
27
841
144
55
31
18
282
28.0
4.8
1.8
1.0
.6
9.4
Dewayne Dedmon
C
16
0
210
86
12
9
6
113
13.1
5.4
.8
.6
.4
7.1
Maurice Harkless †
SF
11
3
124
13
7
2
4
15
11.3
1.2
.6
.2
.4
1.4
Nemanja Bjelica †
PF
11
2
156
27
20
7
3
55
14.2
2.5
1.8
.6
.3
5.0
Chris Silva †
PF
11
0
83
25
6
1
5
30
7.5
2.3
.5
.1
.5
2.7
Avery Bradley †
SG
10
1
211
18
14
7
1
85
21.1
1.8
1.4
.7
.1
8.5
Victor Oladipo †
SG
4
4
111
14
14
7
2
48
27.8
3.5
3.5
1.8
.5
12.0
Meyers Leonard
C
3
2
29
7
2
0
0
10
9.7
2.3
.7
.0
.0
3.3
Udonis Haslem
C
1
0
3
1
0
0
0
4
3.0
1.0
.0
.0
.0
4.0
† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Heat only.
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